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For the first time since its launch in February, the Deposit Return Scheme for plastic bottle and drinks cans has seen over three million items returned in one day.
That is according to Re-turn, which operates the scheme.
The new high was achieved last Sunday and it brings the total number of...
The Taoiseach has said yesterday's High Court judgment in Belfast relating to Rwanda flights is being studied carefully by the Government.
A judge ruled that provisions of the UK's Illegal Migration Act should be disapplied in Northern Ireland, as they undermine human rights protections...
Some €120m of outstanding tax debt dating back to the Covid 19 pandemic has been deemed uncollectable by the Revenue Commissioners, according to the Minister for Finance Michael McGrath.
The written-off tax income relates to companies that became insolvent or bankrupt.
Speaking in Brussels, Mr...
The Minister for Finance Michael McGrath has hinted that the Government could provide financial support to micro-chip giant Intel amid reports that the company is to set up a new plant in Ireland.
The Wall Street Journal has reported that Intel was in advanced negotiations with Apollo Global...
Extreme weather in recent years and rising production costs have put many farmers to the pins of their collars.
However, some are benefitting from the Agri-Climate Rural Environment Scheme (ACRES), the farm-environmental payments scheme, which rewards measures taken to protect nature, and is...
An elderly woman who was assaulted in Dundalk on 3 May has died.
Patricia 'Pat' Muckian, who was aged in her 80s, died in a Dublin hospital yesterday - ten days after the incident at the Glenwood Estate in Dundalk.
Two other women, aged in their 40s and 70s, were injured in the same incident...
Ireland is leading a call for European Union member states to vote to adopt the controversial Nature Restoration Law at the next EU council meeting in June.
A letter urging fellow ministers across the EU to approve the law, sent by Minister for the Environment Eamon Ryan and Minister for Nature...
There are now 48 tents along a section of the Grand Canal in Dublin sheltering unaccommodated asylum seekers, an increase from last Thursday when there were 26.
The tents are along the north side of the canal between Baggot Street and Leeson Street.
The first tents were pitched on this stretch...
The Electoral Commission is calling on people to register to vote ahead of the local and European elections next month.
Monday 20 May is the last possible date for people to register to vote in time for the elections on 7 June.
People can register to vote on checktheregister.ie or by filling...
Ukrainian refugees who came to Ireland in 2022 and 2023, and who are in State-provided accommodation, will have their payments cut from €232 a week to €38.80, under a memo going to Cabinet.
Ministers will consider a memorandum which will lead to all recipients of temporary protection status...
A total of 473 legal proceedings have been taken against the Health Service Executive (HSE) arising from the 2021 cyberattack.
Figures obtained by RTÉ News show that in addition, there were 140 pre-action letters issued to the HSE.
The proceedings relate to data protection claims.
The State...
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The Students' Union at Trinity College has told the university that it does not intend to pay a bill of €214,000 that was levied on the union for what the college’s Financial Services Division says were losses it incurred as a result of protests backed by the Students’...
The former senior police officer responsible for investigating the 1974 Dublin and Monaghan bombings has said he received access to never-before-seen top secret material.
Iain Livingstone is leading a number of historic investigations into the Troubles.
These include Operation Denton, an...
A public transport briefing following last year's rioting in Dublin said the cost of damage to vehicles was likely to be around €5 million and that a rethink of updates for the public during a crisis was needed.
A note prepared for the board of the National Transport Authority (NTA) said travel...
Former solicitor Michael Lynn has brought a High Court challenge against the Department of Justice's (DoJ) refusal to pay his lawyers for certain works carried out during the course of his lengthy criminal trial.
Lynn, who is currently detained at Mountjoy Prison, was imprisoned for...
A 32-year-old man who tried to kill his mother by repeatedly stabbing her while he was suffering from psychosis has been jailed for ten years.
Gearoid Coughlan, from Ballycoughlan, Inishannon, Co Cork, had earlier pleaded guilty to attempting to murder his mother on 4 June 2021 at her home in...
A judge has ruled that provisions of the UK's Illegal Migration Act should be disapplied in Northern Ireland, as they undermine human rights protections guaranteed in the region under post-Brexit arrangements.
Mr Justice Humphreys also said aspects of the Act were incompatible with the European...
Changes will be made to the way the 'Portal' installation in Dublin is operating due to the "inappropriate behaviour" of some of those who are using it, Dublin City Council has said.
The "technical solutions" will go live in the next 24 hours, the council said, adding that it will continue to...
Cabinet will consider approving a new enterprise support package tomorrow to assist retail and hospitality businesses hit hard by higher costs.
Enterprise Minister Peter Burke will fund the plan by tapping unused funds from a €257 million business support scheme.
It allowed businesses to claim...
The Health and Safety Authority (HSA) has launched a two-week quarry safety inspection campaign focussing on the management of contractors.
It will concentrate on key safety areas of concern including management and supervision of contractors while on site, employer cooperation and coordination...