While the timeline for completing the Metrolink seems to stretch endlessly into the future, delivery plans for the project are set to come into focus, finally. Two weeks ago, a group of consultants led by Dublin-based Turner & Townsend was appointed to oversee the delivery of Ireland’s first metro railway.more

A former model, influencer and domestic violence campaigner has backed Jason Poole - the brother of murdered Jennie Poole - for the implementation of a Domestic Violence Register.more

Nearly three million hours of home care promised by the HSE could not be provided last year mainly due to shortage of staff, it emerged yesterday. Although it set a target of 23.67 million hours it provided just 20.79 million, despite over 6,000 people on waiting lists.more

The pandemic hiring boom is over, according to data from online recruiter IrishJobs. Vacancies in banking, technology, science and travel have fallen significantly compared with last year and the previous quarter, although the IT sector was still the fourth-largest source of jobs between March and June.more

A European Commission report has said Ireland’s housing targets likely need to be “substantially” revised upwards, even though the government is struggling to hit its existing targets.more

Ireland’s gender pay gap is among the lowest in the EU, updated Eurostat data shows. more

Virtually all small businesses in Ireland – 90pc – are struggling to fill vacancies with qualified staff, according to the results of a survey published this morning by Chambers Ireland. more

Technical faults meant that for several hours on Tuesday, some Bank of Ireland customers could withdraw large sums from cash machines despite having little or no funds in their accounts. more

Border guards detained at Poznan airport a 34-year-old passenger returning from Ireland who was wanted by the Italian justice system for sexual offenses on a European Arrest Warrant, the Border Guard announced yesterday.more

Rental costs across the country rose sharply in the second three months of the year. However, those in Dublin have been virtually stable due to new rental apartment construction and job losses at tech companies weakening demand for places to live, the latest Daft.ie rental report shows.more

Remote work has grown faster in Ireland than anywhere else in the EU, new statistics show. more

Thousands of people gathered along the promenade in Bray on Ireland's east coast yesterday to say goodbye to Sinead O'Connor. The singer, who died in late July at the age of 56, had lived in Bray for almost 15 years.more

UK banking giant Barclays is considering moving its fledging EU headquarters from Dublin to Paris, less than five years after it chose the Irish capital as its European hub as a result of Brexit.more

The majority of Irish consumers have revealed that they are now less loyal to brands compared with two years ago. more

Calls to Ireland’s emergency calls system rose by as much as 50pc this year because of a smartphone glitch that causes mistaken calls from pockets.more

Young people’s shopping habits are increasingly shaped by celebrities or social media influencers, research shows. more

Workers who lose their jobs will receive weekly payments of up to €450 linked to previous earnings, from next year, Social Protection Minister Heather Humphreys has promised.more

Ireland will not offer condolences to Russia if Vladimir Putin dies, Irish Prime Minister Leo Varadkar has announced, quoted by the British daily "Independent".more

Irish singer Sinead O'Connor died at the age of 56, her family announced yesterday evening. The artist was best known for the hit "Nothing Compares 2 U", but also for her uncompromisingly expressed views.more

The majority of people carry some cash when they leave their homes despite the increasing digitalisation of payments. more

An Irish-based company is behind the first-ever birth control pill to be sold over the counter without a prescription in the United States. Perrigo Company plc, whose headquarters are in Dublin, will be part of manufacturing the tablet which is now set to transform reproductive care in America.more

There has been a drop of almost €1m in TV licence fee revenue since the RTÉ secret payments scandal emerged, raising concerns that the broadcaster will need a financial bailout.more

A record number of complaints about taxi drivers last year has been linked to the introduction of a new regulation requiring licence holders to accept cashless payments for fares.more

Britain’s King Charles hopes to make his first visit to Ireland as monarch in the early autumn. more

Drinks and food maker PepsiCo has invested €127m in expanding its facilities in Little Island in Cork, it confirmed on Friday. more