Fiona McHugh, former Sunday Times Ireland editor and Fallon & Byrne co-founder, dies aged 57
Journalist and businesswoman remembered as person of vision and generosity who championed friends and colleagues
Laois food wholesaler hit with closure order as six mouse carcasses and ‘large number’ of rodent droppings found
A food wholesaler and distributor in Co Laois has been served a closure order by the HSE after numerous mouse carcasses along with a “large number” of rode...
Planning approvals for new homes drop 21% in 2024 as apartment permissions plummet
CSO reports a 21% drop in planning approvals for housing in 2024, with apartment permissions falling by 39%
HSE issues closure order after droppings and dead mice found at Laois food warehouse
Dead mice and out of date food were discovered at the Portlaoise premises during an inspection in February
Billionaire businessman convicted of attacking bailiff in plush Paris apartment
The 70-year-old tycoon, who owns a whisky distillery in Ireland with U2 frontman Bono, was not in court in the French capital on Wednesday as judgement was handed down against…
Paris court convicts Paddy McKillen of being physically and verbally aggressive towards bailiff
Property developer (70) fined €10,000 over incident involving baliff, but judge rejected prosecution demands for suspended sentence
Wall Street sell-off continues due to escalation in Trump trade war
Wall Street’s sell-off continued yesterday following US president Donald Trump’s latest escalation in his trade war, briefly pulling the US stock market 10...
Several farmers on latest Revenue list of tax defaulters
Several farmers are included in the latest list of tax defaulters which has been published today (Tuesday, March 11) by Revenue.
New social welfare rates & €14.75 wage warning weeks before one-off credits cut
THE government should prioritise benchmarking core social welfare rates to average earning and introducing a €14.75 hourly wage, according to Social Justice Ireland. The call comes after figures re…
Almost a third of households struggle to meet costs of running a home
Close to a third of households are struggling to meet the costs of keeping a roof over their heads.
X went down, a SpaceX rocket exploded, Tesla stock plummeted. Musk’s companies have had it rough
Elon Musk spent the weekend with President Donald Trump at Mar-a-Lago, getting a round-trip ride on Air Force One. While Musk has spent an increasing amount of time with Trump,…
Employment in construction down in February
Employment fell in the construction sector last month, ending a five-month period of jobs growth. The AIB Ireland Construction PMI report in February shows staffing levels were scaled back midway…