Case of Irish-Russian woman in Australia highlights Republic’s ‘security complacency’Former head of Army Ranger Wing, Cathal Berry TD, says no vetting in place for parliamentary assistantsMon Feb 27 2023 - 13:15
Q&A: What is happening on the Northern Ireland protocol?Long-running dispute on post-Brexit trade rules has led to political stalemate in Northern Ireland but EU and UK are close to dealMon Feb 27 2023 - 09:58
Delay in ban on new fossil-fuelled car sales branded ‘hugely disappointing’Electric vehicle association says Ireland had ‘opportunity to lead the way’ as Brussels tells Government to delay measure until EU-wide ban in 2035Sun Feb 26 2023 - 19:11
Irish citizen of Russian origin has Australian visa cancelled on security groundsAustralian authorities gradually forcing some Russians, or people they claim have direct or indirect links to Russia, to leave Australia by cancelling their visasSun Feb 26 2023 - 16:52
Irish dancing body to review court ruling’s impact on suspensions over alleged ‘feis fixing’High Court grants injunction halting suspension of feis adjudicator but refuses to stop An Comisiún Le Rinci Gaelacha disciplinary processFri Feb 24 2023 - 18:10
AIB agrees to answer questions on DJ Carey debt write-down at Oireachtas committee Bank to answer questions on debt forgiveness in wake of controversy around settlement dealWed Feb 22 2023 - 19:49
Sharp increase in number of older people at risk of poverty, CSO findsFurther 76,000 became at risk of falling into poverty last year, State agency’s Survey on Income and Living Conditions suggestsWed Feb 22 2023 - 12:49
DJ Carey debt: eye-watering write-off deals now common on Celtic Tiger loansAIB’s settlement with Kilkenny hurling star is typical in High Court-approved personal insolvency arrangementsTue Feb 21 2023 - 20:00
Sale of golf properties linked to DJ Carey raised €1.8m towards his AIB debtFormer hurling star had about 80 per cent of his €9.5 million debt written off after salesTue Feb 21 2023 - 19:14
AIB defends debt deals following DJ Carey criticismMajority State-owned bank addresses debt write-down for Kilkenny hurling star in circular to staffTue Feb 21 2023 - 16:51
Former sports star approached GAA figures seeking moneyRetired player stayed rent-free in house for 14 months, resisting removal efforts, after claiming to need the property for just a few weeksTue Feb 21 2023 - 06:10
Agency-employed Covid-19 contact tracers will not get €1,000 pandemic bonusHSE rejects appeal to receive extra payment on grounds contact tracers were employed by outside agencyTue Feb 21 2023 - 05:00
Explainer: How a deal might be reached on the Northern Ireland ProtocolDisagreement on post-Brexit trade led to political stalemate in North but agreement between EU and UK could finally be reachedSat Feb 18 2023 - 05:00
What is the Northern Ireland protocol?EU-UK deal was hammered out in wake of Brexit but has proved controversialFri Feb 17 2023 - 12:33
Former GAA star under investigation for alleged fraud sought cancer treatment money almost a decade agoRetired player requested €10,000 appearance fee at 2013 GAA finals in Asia that he claimed would go towards specialist medical treatment in USFri Feb 17 2023 - 06:20
Former GAA star sought bailout help from well-known Irish-AmericanEx-player accused of fake cancer fraud called prominent figure ‘out of the blue’ looking to tap wealthy Irish-Americans from his home county for a significant sumThu Feb 16 2023 - 06:12
State paid out ‘single-digit millions’ on private nursing home claimsRobert Watt says there are about 200 legal claims outstanding over historical private nursing home chargesWed Feb 15 2023 - 13:51
GAA star ‘golfing’ in Ireland when claiming to be receiving cancer care in USBusinessman gave well-known figure at centre of fraud inquiry a six-figure sum after being told of alleged illnessTue Feb 14 2023 - 05:00
Controversial Chinese cameras widely used throughout Leinster House complex, says Green Party TDPatrick Costello has asked for review of security around cameras which have been banned in other countriesMon Feb 13 2023 - 08:29
GAA star under investigation was hit with debt judgmentBusinessman secured judgment running to tens of thousands of euro over money given to the retired athlete that he claimed he needed for cancer treatment abroadMon Feb 13 2023 - 05:00
National security concerns raised over use of Chinese cameras at Leinster HouseSurveillance cameras operated by Chinese state-backed Hikvision should be removed immediately over spying fears, says groupSun Feb 12 2023 - 16:37
Phone ban for judges among new Irish dancing competition rules in wake of fixing scandalChanges to be introduced at this weekend’s All Ireland Championships in Co KerryThu Feb 09 2023 - 15:00
Laois man whose nursing home costs claim was settled by State rejects AG’s reportRetired businessman Joseph Conroy says State settled with him because he had ‘a strong case’ and ‘a legal right’ to a State refund for his mother’s private nursing home feesThu Feb 09 2023 - 12:49
All HSE properties identified for refugees deemed ‘not suitable’Department of Integration said 300 properties offered last year as possible refugee accommodation would require ‘significant refurbishment’Wed Feb 08 2023 - 18:04
Nursing home charges advice ‘sound, accurate and appropriate’, Attorney General concludesRossa Fanning argues that litigation is by nature ‘adversarial’Tue Feb 07 2023 - 21:11
Legal advice on nursing home charges was ‘sound, accurate and appropriate’, Attorney General concludes Attorney General Rossa Fanning has defended the legal advice given to the StateTue Feb 07 2023 - 16:51
Lack of English cited by Ukrainian refugees as main barrier to workSurvey shows obstacles facing new arrivals from Ukraine finding employment, despite high levels of university education among refugeesMon Feb 06 2023 - 01:00
Some 20,000 people in long-term mortgage arrears to be targeted in debt deals campaignThose in arrears for years to be targeted with ads encouraging personal insolvency arrangementsMon Feb 06 2023 - 00:00
Legal strategy on nursing home claims continued after Harris-McEntee ‘review’Previously undisclosed internal Department of Health record shows litigation policy was ‘confirmed’ following ‘high-level strategy review’ by two FG ministers in 2017Fri Feb 03 2023 - 05:00
Nursing home charges: Government’s defence of legal strategy rejected by former investigatorTaoiseach Leo Varadkar defended the use of a legal strategy aimed at containing the State’s potential liability on private nursing home charges describing it as ‘legitimate’ in the DáilWed Feb 01 2023 - 10:09
Q&A: Controversy around State’s legal strategy on refunds for nursing home chargesWhistleblower’s disclosure raised questions around how successive ministers signed off on a strategy to manage legal claims from public seeking refunds for long-term care over 30 yearsTue Jan 31 2023 - 21:13
Nursing home charges: Whistleblower says he alerted Varadkar in 2019Department of Health official Shane Corr told Taoiseach in an email three years ago that long-stay refunds were being put ‘out of reach’ of older peopleTue Jan 31 2023 - 05:00
Mothers in Republic work longer hours and rely on childcare more than NI mothersNew ESRI research finds mothers in Republic face ‘starker choice’ between full-time employment and not workingMon Jan 30 2023 - 00:00
Role of debt-collecting sheriffs to be reviewedReview group led by Department of Justice and Revenue Commissioner to look at whether there is a ‘more efficient and cost effective system of debt collection’Sun Jan 29 2023 - 19:55
Opposition wants State records on illegal nursing home charges publishedSinn Féin and Labour want facts established around State’s legal strategy since 2011 to limit refunds of nursing home fees charged to public patients over 30-year periodSun Jan 29 2023 - 19:47
‘All he did was put up those bleeding posters’ - Dublin inner city laments departure of Michael StoneBusinessman’s resignation from inner city project sparks concern that others in private sector will ‘run a mile’ from public serviceSat Jan 28 2023 - 06:00
More than one million VHI customers face price increases The State’s largest private health insurer said it would increase prices by an average 4.8% across its health insurance plans due to increased demand for healthcare and rising costsThu Jan 26 2023 - 18:22
Co Galway family-run nursing home to close citing high energy costsCorrandulla Nursing Home, which has been owned and run by the Hayden family for more than three decades, will close with the loss of 21 bedsWed Jan 25 2023 - 21:30
Profile: Michael Stone, the private man behind the public headlinesBusinessman said to be ‘shell-shocked’ over Donohoe posters controversyTue Jan 24 2023 - 12:06
Irish dancing body seeks ‘change management’ consultant in wake of controversyAn Coimisiún Le Rincí Gaelacha is recruiting a consultancy to review the organisation and its adjudication rules following alleged competition-fixingMon Jan 23 2023 - 20:53
Celtic Tiger publican couple secure court write-off of €2.8m debtPersonal insolvency arrangements approved for Graham and Bernie Canning who owned pubs in Dublin and Meath and later ran food businessesMon Jan 23 2023 - 17:16
Maria Bailey on ‘swing-gate’ and Varadkar: ‘Leo threw petrol on a fire’Former Fine Gael TD says she was treated badly by her party leader over her personal injuries claimSat Jan 21 2023 - 04:00
Relying on private sector to build houses a ‘vulnerability’, officials sayDepartment of Public Expenditure warns 2023 housing target will be ‘challenging’ to achieve due to high construction costs and rising interest ratesFri Jan 20 2023 - 19:32
Catherine Martin welcomes planned changes to judging of Irish dancing competitionsMinister for Culture says reforms in wake of alleged competition fixing must ensure competitors are treated fairlyTue Jan 17 2023 - 18:40
Ronan O’Gara’s pub partner rejects claim he misappropriated €15,725O’Gara claims courts were misled by fellow shareholder John O’Driscoll when he got debt dealMon Jan 16 2023 - 17:32
Further funding supports for nursing homes being consideredMinister for Older Persons Mary Butler in talks with department officials to expand the scope of funding schemesMon Jan 16 2023 - 01:00
Our ageing population: Can the Irish system cater for healthcare complexities as we grow older?Proportion of Irish population aged 65 and over will rise from one in seven to one in five. We need tailored solutions to assist that older demographic and preserve their dignitySat Jan 14 2023 - 05:00
Post-Covid travel boom leads to surge in DFA consular casesIrish diplomats handled 55 per cent increase in cases involving deaths of citizens abroad in 2022Wed Jan 11 2023 - 13:29
‘They didn’t have time to do their job properly’: Dublin hospital missed patient’s fractured spineWoman with osteoporosis discharged on painkillers later told hospital missed three fractured vertebraeMon Jan 09 2023 - 15:43
Russian Twitter campaign targeting US election did not sway voters - studyResearchers, including TCD academic, find exposure to Russian disinformation was highly concentrated among highly partisan RepublicansMon Jan 09 2023 - 10:00
