Motorists paid almost €100m in Vat on foot of flawed directionECJ says State had no right to charge Vat but M50 owner says it wants to keep the moneySat Apr 01 2017 - 01:00
Dublin’s East Link Bridge toll to be cut after Vat rulingTolls at Port Tunnel and barrier-free West-Link to remain same despite EU court decisionSat Apr 01 2017 - 01:00
Hauliers set to lose out on Vat refunds for using M50 tollTax is to be removed from the calculation of toll charges, but costs to hauliers will not fallSat Apr 01 2017 - 01:00
Maynooth and Cobh added to 4% rent cap listStillorgan, Dundrum, Killiney and Howth no longer meet criteria but remain in zonesWed Mar 29 2017 - 18:25
Rent report could add new towns as pressure zonesGreystones, Maynooth and Cobh may be affected by Residential Tenancies Board figuresWed Mar 29 2017 - 01:00
Kerry County Council to charge for recycling plastic and paperCharges necessary because of increased processing charges, councillors toldTue Mar 28 2017 - 05:45
Series of scrub and gorse fires blamed on farmers‘Grim predictability’ in dry spell producing surge of wild fires, says Irish Wildlife TrustMon Mar 27 2017 - 19:38
South Dublin council first to resolve ghost estates problemBankrupt developer loans sold on to investors, leaving Nama in charge of just 15 estatesTue Mar 21 2017 - 20:07
6,000 rescued between Libya and Italy in last few daysSligo doctor assists with rescue of 946 migrants, a record for Médecins Sans Frontières vesselTue Mar 21 2017 - 15:48
One in four road deaths work-related, safety body findsOf 833 road deaths in Ireland between 2008 and 2011, 193 (23%) are linked to work - IOSHTue Mar 21 2017 - 13:06
Commuters warned to expect snow and ice on Tuesday morningRoad Safety Authority publishes advice for drivers and pedestrians to avoid incidentsMon Mar 20 2017 - 19:18
Cost to clean up former dump at Bray could be €12mReport for Dún Laoghaire-Rathdown County Council says ‘do nothing’ is not an optionSat Mar 18 2017 - 01:00
Irish towns encouraged to undergo ‘health checks’Heritage Council initiative aims to make towns more attractive places to live and workThu Mar 16 2017 - 18:37
Helicopter involved in Mayo search operation checked for safety in JanuaryCoast Guard has five Sikorsky S92 helicopters with a top speed of 185km/hTue Mar 14 2017 - 09:59
Pressing need for vote on Irish unity, says Sinn FéinBritain’s Brexit agenda turns deaf ear to concerns of Northern Ireland, claims O’NeillMon Mar 13 2017 - 20:37
Leo Varadkar says Government ‘cannot seize church lands’‘It is not in the power of the Government to confiscate anyone’s property,’ says MinisterMon Mar 13 2017 - 19:15
Father and son remain in hospital after helicopter crashDonie Marron’s brother killed in 1984 Eastbourne plane crash alongside nine othersMon Mar 13 2017 - 09:31
Luas Cross City to return famous Dublin featuresLady Grattan Fountain among the items being reinstated following tram worksSat Mar 11 2017 - 01:00
Listed La Touche Hotel in Greystones suffers partial collapseLandmark Victorian structure closed since 2004 and derelict for best part of a decadeFri Mar 10 2017 - 15:09
Is your water from a private supply? EPA finds these are among worst for qualityFifth of population get drinking water from small private wells, says reportThu Mar 09 2017 - 07:39
Half of water from reservoirs, rivers and wells leaks out before useIrish Water says 5% of households use a third of the water supplied to householdsWed Mar 08 2017 - 17:07
An Post chief signals redundancies and office closuresDavid McRedmond says wages for over 9,500 staff will be paid in April, but changes on wayWed Mar 08 2017 - 14:52
Group finds more babies who died at Protestant Bethany Home‘The only difference between us and the children in Tuam is that we had the names’Wed Mar 08 2017 - 01:00
Kildare woman’s art depicts life at mother and baby homesArtist’s works depict adoption papers, coffin orders, birth certificates and pinaforesWed Mar 08 2017 - 01:00
Tributes paid to kayaker who died after incident on Lough Ree‘He lived for his kids’: Eamonn O’Donohoe got into difficulty during exercise on SundayMon Mar 06 2017 - 14:03
Mother of ‘Grace’ says she did not learn of abuse claims until 2009HSE regrets Grace’s mother cannot accept its apology but said it can fully understand whyMon Mar 06 2017 - 13:59
Circus performers forced to flee floodwaters in Co CorkCast and crew of Circus Vegas camp out on road in Mallow after abandoning main tentSun Mar 05 2017 - 11:02
Dublin could introduce restrictions on diesel vehiclesNaughten launches plans proposing taxes to encourage switch to sustainable transportThu Mar 02 2017 - 16:49
Councils failed to spend €51 million provided for housing , C&AG saysExpenditure under voluntary and co-operative housing fund €7.8m less than provided, PAC toldThu Mar 02 2017 - 13:25
Brexit biggest threat to food industry ‘since economic war’John Bruton says he believes EU members would be willing to give UK extra year to leaveTue Feb 28 2017 - 15:34
‘Slow tourism’: New Fáilte Ireland brand to promote lakelandsInitiative due later this year to push walking, cycling and boating routes in midlands areasTue Feb 28 2017 - 15:28
Hotels to tackle waste through portion size and food box optionsAbout one million tonnes of food waste is disposed annually by the catering industryMon Feb 27 2017 - 12:30
Hoteliers to crack down on bogus insurance claimsHotel federation chief calls for review of average valuation of injury compensationMon Feb 27 2017 - 05:05
Rising insurance costs blamed on ‘excessive’ awards for injuryCourt fines are higher than elsewhere in EU says insurance industry, hoteliers and firmsMon Feb 27 2017 - 01:00
Dump spilling toxic asbestos on to Bray beachFormer local authority landfill exposed along 200m stretch and falling into the seaMon Feb 27 2017 - 01:00
Trump’s Doonbeg resort sees another planning setbackClare County Council seeks additional information on coastal defence schemeFri Feb 24 2017 - 16:08
Coveney defends ‘independent selection’ in rental capsMinister for Housing says areas must meet criteria and ‘shouldn’t be a political decision’Wed Feb 22 2017 - 01:00
Tackling litter louts requires cross-governmental actionDenis Naughten says cites difficulty in tracking people with ‘fluid’ addressesTue Feb 21 2017 - 01:00
Two-thirds of litter fines going unpaid in Dublin cityAnnual cost burden of collecting illegally dumped rubbish in region of €650,000Tue Feb 21 2017 - 01:00
‘False alarm’ as fire brigade attends Weir and Sons jewellersEmergency services arrive to Grafton Street store after anti-theft device activatedSun Feb 19 2017 - 19:03
Kenny to address leadership issue at Fine Gael meetingCoveney says Taoiseach should remain in role until after St Patrick’s Day visit to USSun Feb 19 2017 - 18:19
One-third of people ‘get less than six hours sleep a night’Ikea-commissioned survey also reveals that almost half of couples sleep back-to-backFri Feb 17 2017 - 17:57
European Commission may fine State over sewage pumped into rivers and seaSenior EU official says Ireland not exempt from domestic water chargesWed Feb 15 2017 - 20:16
Shannon pipeline application to be lodged by end of yearIrish Water chief says Dublin faces water shortages in 10 years without the projectWed Feb 15 2017 - 17:44
Shauntelle Tynan: Video prompts surge in donations to treatment fundDonations for Carlow teen’s cancer care in US increased from €50,000 to €585,000 in 48 hoursTue Feb 14 2017 - 21:04
Irish Water: Households wasting less than thoughtManaging director Jerry Grant: 765m litres a day still being lost in public pipe networkTue Feb 14 2017 - 16:55
Health and safety breaches found in four disability centresHiqa finds women forced to leave bungalow to access bathroom in Gweedore facilityMon Jan 30 2017 - 23:17
Ardmore Studios owners insist on sale as ‘a going concern’Over 400 people gathered in Bray to express concern about future of local film industrySun Jan 29 2017 - 09:09
Firearms, alligator heads and ivory among items seized in mailCocaine, heroin and amphetamines blocked by Revenue officials last yearSat Jan 28 2017 - 16:41
Renewed call for information over Skerries hit-and-runMale pedestrian remains in a serious condition in hospital a month after being struck by a vehicleSat Jan 28 2017 - 15:52
