Sarah Burns
Irish Times
Dublin, D, Ireland
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Woman (50s) arrested as €130,000 worth of drugs and €39,000 in cash seized by gardaí
Seizure took place in Christchurch area of Dublin 8 as part of Operation Tara → Read More
How to fund a postgraduate degree or MBA
Further study can be expensive but there are ways for prospective students to seek assistance → Read More
Man (50s) in critical condition after being struck by car in Co Kerry
A male pedestrian in his 50s is in a critical condition in hospital after he was hit by a car in Co Kerry on Sunday evening. The incident happened at Spunkane in Waterville, shortly before 8pm. Gardaí and emergency services attended the scene and the man was taken by ambulance to Cork University Hospital, where he remains in a critical condition. The road is closed on Monday morning with local… → Read More
Dáil live: Homeless family told to go to Dublin Garda station, Sinn Féin TD claims
Government does not have homelessness projections for coming months, Dáil told → Read More
Dáil vote on eviction ban set to heap pressure on Government TDs
Sinn Féin plan would bring renewed focus on any divisions within the Coalition on decision to end ban → Read More
Varadkar accuses PBP of ‘bonkers’ conspiracy theory in ‘Left Government’ pamphlet
Left-wing TDs ‘interesting’ to debate with, Taoiseach says, but plot involving ‘teachers, the GAA and taxi drivers’ incredible → Read More
GAA criticised in Dáil over ‘shameful’ decision not to accept cash payment for match tickets
TDs cite cases of older people no longer being able to attend games as they are unable to buy online → Read More
Attorney General warned ‘substantial evidence’ needed to extend eviction ban
Cabinet told extending moratorium would be a ‘breach of trust’ with landlords → Read More
Sinn Féin calls on Government to cut energy costs immediately by capping prices
Ryan says legislation establishing a windfall tax on energy companies would be introduced in the coming weeks → Read More
Varadkar hopes Ireland can avoid ‘culture wars’ between ‘woke and anti-woke’
‘Trans people are people and they exist’, Taoiseach told Dáil, calling education on the subject ‘common sense’ → Read More
Closer co-operation with UK authorities needed to stop illegal border crossings, Varadkar says
Increase in people seeking International Protection in the State after coming from Britain or North → Read More
Varadkar ‘not overly concerned’ about unnecessary public transport trips
Taoiseach said free public transport would create ‘genuine problems’ after Minister Ryan raised objections → Read More
Ending eviction ban could ‘very possibly’ increase homelessness, says Minister for Housing
FF’s Darragh O’Brien and Taoiseach Leo Varadkar defend move ‘in public interest’ amid criticism → Read More
Bus operator Go-Ahead said housing shortage was ‘huge barrier’ for drivers
In a letter to the Department of Transport last November, Go-Ahead said there were ‘challenges closer to home’ in relation to the process for training drivers → Read More
Hotels ending refugee accommodation contracts will be a ‘problem’, Minister says
Joe O’Brien refuses to ‘sugarcoat’ situation and says ‘inadequate’ number of alternative beds currently on offer → Read More
Niall Collins insists planning permission was properly granted
unior minister does not address issue of residence at time of application in personal statement to Dáil → Read More
Man (77) had to ‘scrape himself off the floor’ after getting €1,678 electricity bill
Gerry Clarke, who received bill for 64-day period between December and February, says previous charge for two-month period was €671 → Read More
Niall Collins ‘entirely satisfied’ planning application correctly handled
Limerick TD addresses Dáil over allegations on The Ditch website → Read More
Parents of three-year-old in west of Ireland waiting 10 months for blood test result, Dáil hears
Independent TD Michael Fitzmaurice says blood sent to England for analysis but family received no results → Read More
Dáil live: Tánaiste says Wexford hospital fire a ‘big blow’ to health services in the south west
State owes ‘extraordinary debt’ to emergency services after blaze, and the priority must now be to support patients and their families, Dáil told → Read More