A landmark €190 million development is set to transform an eight-acre site in south Dublin’s Cherrywood into Ireland’s first dedicated winter sports and entertainment arena. Backed by Dún Laoghaire-Rathdown County Council, the project is led by Prime Arena Holdings, which aims to submit planning documents by September. The venue will serve as the future home … Read more
Revolut has confirmed plans to enter the Irish mortgage market, with a soft launch expected later this year, RTE reported. The fintech bank aims to begin testing home-loan services in Q3, followed by a full rollout in Q4 2025. Joe Heneghan, CEO of Revolut Europe, said the company is advancing its preparations and will initially … Read more
Marks and Spencer has temporarily suspended online orders via its website and app as it continues to address a “cyber incident” that occurred during the bank holiday weekend. Contactless payment services at stores throughout Ireland and the UK have also been disrupted by the attack. The popular retailer issued an apology to customers, stating: “Our … Read more
New data from the Central Statistics Office (CSO) reveals that over 90% of apprentices who qualified in 2020 were employed two years later, earning a median weekly wage of €935. The study, which marks the CSO’s first dedicated analysis of apprenticeship outcomes, shows significant improvement since the economic recession. The percentage of qualified apprentices neither … Read more
A fundraising campaign has been launched following the sudden death of Vijayakumar P Narayanan, an Indian national who passed away Wednesday night in Dublin. Vijayakumar, who had been working for Eirebus in Ireland for just 18 months, leaves behind a wife and two children—aged 13 and 11—in India who were dependent on his income. The … Read more
Health experts and politicians are urging the establishment of a nationwide scheme allowing people to return unused or expired medications to pharmacies amid growing concerns over safety risks and environmental damage. Ireland currently lacks a funded national program for safe medicine disposal, putting it out of step with many other countries. The Dispose of Unused … Read more
Major changes are on the way for rail users in Dublin and surrounding areas, with Irish Rail introducing its new “Dublin Commuter Zone” fare structure, taking effect from Monday. The new system divides the commuter belt into four zones, extending Leap card access to passengers traveling within 50km of Dublin. Commuters in towns such as … Read more
Nearly one in four renters in Ireland believe that they will never be able to buy a home, according to a recent survey that highlights the country’s ongoing housing challenges. The survey, conducted by Aviva Insurance Ireland DAC, found that 29 per cent of respondents cited the lack of affordable housing options as the primary … Read more
The “My Voice, My Choice” campaign has gathered more than 1.2 million signatures on a European Citizens’ Initiative calling for the European Commission to provide financial support for safe and legal abortion services across the EU. The year-long signature collection effort, which concluded today, has successfully surpassed the one million threshold required to compel an … Read more
A new global survey has revealed that one in five Irish people would not take a traditional vaccine, while one in four would refuse an mRNA vaccine, with hesitancy higher among parents of dependent children. The findings emerge from research conducted by the Worldwide Independent Network of MR (WIN), which surveyed over 33,000 people across … Read more
Households in Dun Laoghaire-Rathdown have the highest median income in Ireland at €84,991, according to new figures released by the Central Statistics Office (CSO) for 2022. The area significantly outpaces Longford, which recorded the lowest median household income in Leinster at €47,217. The CSO’s “Geographical Profiles of Income in Ireland” revealed stark regional disparities, with … Read more
Underlining Ireland’s prevalent housing crisis, the government missed its target for new build social homes in 2024, falling short by more than 1,400 homes, according to figures released today. Under the Housing for All plan, the aim was to deliver 9,300 new social homes last year, but only 7,871 were completed. The total number of … Read more
Ireland’s Education Minister Helen McEntee has committed to unveiling further measures aimed at encouraging Irish teachers working abroad to return home, as the country grapples with a growing recruitment and retention crisis. Speaking at the Teachers’ Union of Ireland (TUI) annual conference in Co Wexford on Wednesday, Minister McEntee said her department is actively exploring … Read more
Wind farms generated 38 per cent of Ireland’s electricity during the first quarter of 2025, according to the latest figures from Wind Energy Ireland. March saw a slight increase in electricity demand, reaching 3,673 gigawatt-hours (GWh), up from 3,598 GWh in the same month last year. While wind energy met 33 per cent of March’s … Read more
The European Commission has imposed hefty fines totaling €700 million on tech giants Apple and Meta for breaching the EU’s Digital Markets Act (DMA), marking the first penalties issued under the new legislation aimed at ensuring fairer digital marketplaces. Apple received the larger penalty of €500 million for failing to allow alternative app stores on … Read more