Department of Public Expenditure figures show top 20 lump sums for last year cost a combined €4.67m. Stock image. Five civil servants have each retired with lump-sum payments worth more than €300,000 over the past three years. These payments were made to officials with long service in the public sector to go along with an … Read more
Michael Flatley at the Castlehyde estate, in Co Cork Lord of the Dance star Michael Flatley has repaid a loan at the centre of a dispute which led to the appointment of a receiver over his Co Cork mansion, the Commercial Court heard. On Tuesday, Kelley Smith SC, for the lender involved, Novellus Finance Ltd, … Read more
Ireland’s Joe McCarthy in the sin-bin after being shown a yellow card against France at the Aviva Stadium. Photo: Seb Daly/Sportsfile Ireland backs coach Andrew Goodman has branded Joe McCarthy’s yellow card against France last weekend as ‘stupid’ and ‘costly’. The Ireland second-row was sin-binned midway through the opening half of Ireland’s 42-27 defeat to … Read more
Defeat to France was startling but there’s still plenty of questions to be answered in Six Nations finale Ireland players after defeat to France Can Ireland build from the ruins in Rome? Our experts answer the burning questions after Saturday’s crushing defeat against France. Cian Tracey: It was jarring to see how helpless Ireland were … Read more
The woman said the criminal process is long and daunting, and “then you get to the courts and your character is obliterated” Fabio Vicente, Matin Zolfaghari and Anthony Hickey A woman who was raped by “three complete strangers” she encountered in a Dublin nightclub said the men preyed and took advantage of her, treating her … Read more
The High Court has granted permission to the owner of Blarney Castle in Cork to pursue a legal challenge to two road traffic convictions over allegedly deleted CCTV evidence in his case. Charles Colthurst is seeking a judicial review of the two convictions he received for drink driving and dangerous driving handed down by Fermoy … Read more
Ideal Care Services director, Karen Akwuobi was handed a six-month suspended sentence Karen Akwuobi (IrishPhotoDesk.ie) A judge has slammed a care home for vulnerable children which used “altered” garda staff vetting and fake background checks as being “at the high water mark of criminality”. Ideal Care Services was fined €3,000 and must pay €2,000 in … Read more
Apple’s new ‘age assurance’ system for iPhones, iPads and the App Store is designed to clamp down on children getting access to age-inappropriate content. It won’t work, because a majority of Irish parents think it’s okay to let under-13s use social media There’s been a public battle for years over who should take ultimate responsibility … Read more
The presenter, who is gay, shared his experience online this morning, warning others to “be careful” as he asked “what’s going on” in the capital. He said he believed the attack may have been because he was gay and that his attackers may have recognised him from his TV work, which was perfect “fodder for … Read more
Breaking | David Coote has been banned by Uefa until June 2026 Uefa has banned disgraced ex-Premier League referee David Coote from any officiating activity until June 2026. Coote was sacked by Premier League Match Officials Ltd (PGMOL) in December, having suspended him the previous month, after a video showing him making derogatory comments about Liverpool … Read more