‘They tell me I am destroying the hedge, but I am here to maintain it’

Paraic O’Brien is disappointed by the Minister’s decision to abandon plans for August hedge-cutting

Explore Irish biodiversity– all week long

Broad range of events nationwide with a particular focus this year on pollinators and gardening

Eileen Battersby funeral takes place in Drogheda

Former Irish Times literary correspondent died in crash on December 23rd

First Look: Clontarf Baths after €2.4m revamp

Amenity to have 250-seat bar and restaurant, but limited access to pool initially

Council for dealing with judicial misconduct is long sought

Proposed body could investigate and rebuke, but publication of decisions to be forbidden

Irish consumers do not feel short-changed by rounding policy

New report shows positive response to the decommissioning of 1c and 2c coins

TV3 blasts RTÉ aside to take Six Nations from 2018

Four-year deal will cost station over €22m in another significant sports coup

UK retail exhibition heading for Dublin

More than 300 retailers will be in attendance including 200 representatives from UK

Many HSE paramedics lack Garda clearance

Inpection reports find clinical records stored in open on shelves and in baskets

Luka Bloom: Head & Heart

Business to Arts brings the best of both worlds

It will be lucky for some as Allianz prepares for 13th year at the helm

Need for end of life care for older homeless, report finds

Most fear dying alone or in nursing homes, research for Simon shows