7+ hour, 3+ min ago  (1209+ words) She may have been Ireland’s oldest woman for just a matter of weeks, but Sr Colette Hickey, who died last week at the age of 108, has left a legacy of support and care for the vulnerable on Leeside that will…...

7+ hour, 6+ min ago  (89+ words) The Irish Times Sir, – I have noticed a sharp increase in helicopter traffic over central Dublin, no doubt linked to Ireland’s presidency of the Council of the European Union. As they circle overhead, I wonder how this activity fits with…...

19+ hour, 53+ min ago  (486+ words) Aer Lingus chief executive Lynne Embleton cashed in close to €900,000 worth of shares in the Irish carrier’s owner, International Airlines Group (IAG), at the end of May, figures show. The airline is seeking to cut up to 500 jobs from a…...

19+ hour, 45+ min ago  (606+ words) Tánaiste Simon Harris has been urged to examine the cost of retaining drug smuggling ships after it emerged the State will be unable to recoup the €16 million spent on the MV Matthew. The ship, which has been sold three years…...

1+ day, 6+ hour ago  (637+ words) EU workers have much to be thankful for, according to Mary Parkinson, assistant professor in management at UCD Michael Smurfit Business School. “The EU continues to be a good place to work because worker protection is treated as a critical…...

1+ day, 6+ hour ago  (574+ words) Europe’s future prosperity is inextricably linked to the strength and resilience of its energy system and the recent turbulence in global energy markets has once again underscored the danger of the status quo. That’s according to Barry O’Regan, chief financial…...

1+ day, 1+ hour ago  (135+ words) How Russian password technology made its way into Irish State agencies Video: Alan Betson Editor: Eoin Ronayne The Passwork company says it is an entirely EU-founded firm. Video: Alan Betson and Eoin Ronayne GAA World Games come to Waterford Video:…...

1+ day, 4+ hour ago  (537+ words) Driving consensus through diplomacy is central to Ireland’s role in the European climate action agenda. The European Green Deal, which targets a 55 per cent emissions reduction by 2030 and climate neutrality by 2050, creates both obligations and opportunities for Irish organisations, and…...

1+ day, 7+ hour ago  (1029+ words) Michel Barnier may be Ireland’s favourite Frenchman. As the European Union’s chief negotiator during Brexit, he continually resisted British attempts to isolate Ireland and its concerns about the Border and threw the full weight of the EU and all its…...

1+ day, 18+ hour ago  (442+ words) An Irish company that developed a drug used to treat low blood pressure can market the product in most European countries after a Dutch company failed to get a High Court injunction restraining the full termination of a commercialisation agreement…...