Minister for Housing Darragh O’Brien described the Planning Bill as the most significant reform in planning legislation since 2000.

Originally from Irishtown and Ballyboden in Dublin, Declan came on a football scholarship to Alabama in 1986 and left with a degree in accountancy

John Evoy told RTÉ radio’s Morning Ireland that there were many benefits for people and communities with remote working

Many more children locally are not officially counted on homeless lists as they are staying with relatives, often in overcrowded properties

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Taoiseach Simon Harris has said the US and other countries should consider what more it can do to bring about a cessation of hostilities

Ms Ward’s body was found at her home on Melrose Street in Belfast on October 1.

It includes changes to An Bord Pleanala and reforming the process for taking judicial reviews.

The National Bus and Rail Union says the lack of bus lanes and enforcement as well as traffic congestion in Cork need to be urgently tackled.

Nursing Homes Ireland said it wanted to raise awareness around the challenges of the Fair Deal scheme.

The teacher claims the evidence was unlawfully garnered from a Snapchat social media account without consent

Youths who broke a teenager's fingers in south county Dublin told him not to mess with lads from their school again

Dermot Brett (57) was jailed last November at the Central Criminal Court on one count of rape at the InterContinental Hotel

Overall, in 2023 there were 2,857 cases of out-of-hospital cardiac arrests where resuscitation continued after the arrival of the emergency medical services.

But the Taoiseach did say proposals which would introduce a charge for asylum-seekers with jobs are expected to be brought to Cabinet this month.

Fine Gael councillor Punam Rane said ‘the entire US economy is ruled by the Jews, by Israel’.

In August, Irish Rail warned customers that departure times were proposed to change on many Dart, Northern Commuter, and Maynooth Commuter services.

The four Executive Office ministers appeared before their scrutiny committee last week.

Michael Laffan (66) from Willow Bank, The Slopes, Monkstown, Co Dublin died at St Vincent’s University Hospital in Dublin on January 5th 2022.

The Taoiseach said Ireland is not immune from Russian influence.