Two extraordinary, last-minute actions by the Government make Ireland look less and less like an open and transparent democracy, and more like a state beholden to and manipulated by powerful interests.
An investment firm co-owned by prominent Tory Brexiteer Jacob Rees-Mogg has launched a new investment vehicle in Dublin that warns of the potential risks of a hard Brexit
The Government will enter negotiations directly with the European Commission about where to situate customs checks for cross-Border trade in the event of a no-deal Brexit
Huawei has transferred its mobile software services business to Ireland, with its CEO saying Ireland will become very important option for Chinese companies post-Brexit.
Primark has set up a fund to pay the wages of factory employees who worked on clothing orders that were cancelled by the budget fashion chain because of the coronavirus pandemic (via
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Ferry operator Stena Line is doubling weekly sailings on its Rosslare-Cherbourg route to meet demand for direct services to mainland Europe to bypass post-Brexit checks at UK borders.
Welsh first minister: The London government's plan for saving the union involves reversing devolution “while singing ever louder choruses of Rule Britannia”
An Irish project to develop easy-to-assemble mechanically-operated ventilators that could be used in the treatment of patients with Covid-19 is progressing well
Ever wish your smartphone battery would last longer? A breakthrough by Irish academics could improve batteries, save you frustration and also help save the planet.
Surface-coating technology developed by Irish company Kastus is effective against the coronavirus that leads to Covid-19, a leading US testing laboratory has confirmed
Investors wiped more than $10 billion off the market value of the main Covid-19 vaccine makers on Monday after US president Joe Biden said ‘the pandemic is over’, via
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Up to 5,000 new homes could be built on the grounds of Clontarf Golf Club if the site is rezoned for residential purposes, and if members of the club agree to move to a new course on the former Haughey estate.
A robotics breakthrough by a team of researchers at NUI Galway, MIT and Amber could lead to better outcomes for pacemakers, diabetes treatments and other implanted devices.
An Irish project to develop easy-to-assemble mechanically-operated ventilators that could be used in the treatment of patients with Covid-19 is progressing well
Excessive use of consultants by government and/or the infiltration of government by the Big Four has led to a 'hollowing out of capacity in the public sector', the senator who spearheaded the investigation into PwC Australia said in Dublin.