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Some 8,000 workers are needed for Metrolink alone, but the NTA has warned of a ‘brain drain’ across the public sector affecting major works.

Fianna Fáil TDs are understood to be frustrated that their Coalition colleagues began publicising details of the scheme before it had been finalised.

Sam Altman said the industry must exercise “extreme care”, while Dario Amodei pledged to slow new releases if necessary for safety.

The restaurant will leave its home of 15 years at 12 South Great George’s Street, as the search for a new venue continues.

The pair stopped into the New York Irish Center this afternoon before taking a trip on the subway together.

A longstanding storytelling festival brings people in their droves to the island of Cape Clear.

The escalation comes days after a separate discipline threat against a senior representative body member.

The RAF has temporarily paused operations involving its Hawk training jets while an investigation into the incident is carried out.

Dublin Fire Brigade had responded to reports of the ‘well-developed’ fire shortly after 1am on Tuesday.

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We are all living longer, but in Pensions Awareness Week, Ralph Benson examines the impact this has on our pension pots, and what we should be doing to prepare.

A snap poll of builders at a housing summit found that 61% were not confident in whether the government’s target of 300,000 homes by 2030 can be achieved.

James Lawlor can now leave Limerick prison after the judge struck out all charges.

Marco Rubio said the summit could offer Putin an opportunity to engage with Trump and other world leaders.

U2 reshaped the world’s view of Ireland, and we had a plethora of brilliant rock bands to choose from, writes Lise Hand.

Why are services tightening access as demand rises, what happens to women who fall through the gaps, and will promised reforms make a difference?

Sense and Sensibility is the latest remake of a classic novel.

Unions say senior staff have waited years for promised changes to a pay and grading system based on the health service of 1999.

The NI Fiscal Council said there is a ‘structural tension between the cost of maintaining the workforce and the funding available to do so’.

Foley told the High Court that he had secured a six-figure sum “from a private individual known to me”.

The accused was aged 13 at the time of the offending and pleaded guilty to seven car thefts at locations in Limerick, Clare and Tipperary in 2024 and the early part of 2025.

The band announced Carnaval de Luz as they prepare to mark 50 years since their first rehearsal together.

The media mogul was facing charges over a 2006 assault

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The schemes will be made available on top of existing home retrofit grants.

‘It would be perverse if the cost of disposing of seized nitrous oxide was acting as a deterrent to Revenue from carrying out seizures,’ said John Brady.

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The Ryanair boss told reporters in London that flight prices were going ‘significantly upward’.

The proposed sign reads: ‘As you admire this salmon, spare a thought for the millions who are confined and killed on fish farms each year.’

Gary Anderson failed to return to prison on 14 September while on day release.

For the first time ever, the president of a country at war with the US addressed the UN in New York this afternoon.

Labour has called for the government to commit to back a ‘Safe Fund’ which would provide financial support and be administered by Women’s Aid.

Seafra O’Donovan (36), a Bauer Media employee, is charged with unlawful possession of cannabis in a parcel sent from the United States, and having it for sale or supply.

The amended legislation is due to come into effect in March 2028.

Swift released the album last October, and it became the global best-selling album of 2025.

The council hopes a new beauty shop to replace Victoria’s Secret will be good for footfall

Mar gheall ar ró-iascaireacht dhian, tá an ronnach Atlantach á chur i mbaol a thitime.

The Taoiseach also defended New York Mayor Zohran Mamdani ahead of a meeting with him later today.

Both men, aged 27 and 25, are in custody and appeared before Galway District Court today.

Several of those named have terrorist convictions or have been identified as senior members of the Real IRA.

Meanwhile, Odalys has strengthened from a tropical storm to a Category 1 hurricane.

The season had a couple of snags, but still made for an enjoyable watch – with an end none of us saw coming.

No extra Irish shows have been added and those who pre-registered for tickets will find out their fate between Thursday and Sunday this week.

The meeting between Volodymyr Zelenskyy and John Ratcliffe took place as the two stopped over to refuel their aircraft as they travelled to and from America.

The 17-year-old boy pleaded guilty at the Dublin Children’s Court to possessing and producing child pornography.

Labour’s Bill will be discussed at the Oireachtas Committee on Employment.

The committee heard that an average of 77 wrong-way driving incidents were recorded every year between 2021 and 2025.

TikTok, Facebook and Instagram owner Meta, and Google, which also owns YouTube, will appear before the media committee today.

Stand-in captain Dara O’Shea insists squad will not ‘brush over’ debate as they keep focus on Kosovo game for now.

The study says that farmers must not treat this summer as a “one-off”.