Follow developments as flooding is being reported in parts of the capital, with north Dublin particularly impacted.

By lifting the Dublin Airport passenger cap, delaying funding for public transport that has planning permission and opening the door to commercial LNG imports and rising fossil gas use, Minister Darra...

Mandatory helmets and high-vis for cyclists are now not being looked at by the Government, the Department of Transport has confirmed. The introduction of mandatory Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) for bicycle users is "outside the scope of the current measures" being looked at by the Government, a Department of Transport spokesperson has said this afternoon. The Department issued what it terms a 'clarification' about 24 hours after it said that bicycles were included in a move to make helmets and high-vis mandatory for e-, and hours after the Tánaiste, Simon Harris, contradicted the Department's statement from yesterday.

Mandatory helmets and high-vis for cyclists are now not being looked at by the Government, the Department of Transport has confirmed. The introduction of mandatory Personal Protective Equipment (PP…

Department of Education ‘suddenly very forthcoming once closure happened’

ESB has said that it may need to allow some water to “pass through” from the Poulaphouca reservoir due to its “limited” storage, placing the towns of Clane and Newbridge under direct flood threat.

Sadhbh O’ Neill says that the reduction of road deaths in Ireland is being strangled by a lack of political courage.

2025 was the third warmest year on record

Minister says shortage of construction workers means State needs to ‘do more with less’

One of the reasons this argument has been so effective is because, like all good propaganda, there is an element of truth to it

Reaction to the CRU policy in relation to data centre connections

Irish homebuilder is planning a major residential scheme at Belcamp Hall off the Malahide Road in north Dublin

Property prices in Irelaned continue to rise so is there merit in waiting to buy?

The Government, in its various guises, has created layers of red tape that delay development. But it’s easier to blame objectors. The public isn’t buying it, though.