Jacob E Safra resides for periods on his private Garinish Island off Kenmare Bay and is the co-owner of Parknasilla Hotel and owner of Rossdohan Island

The INMO has called for elective operations to be reduced to make room for the rising number of emergency patients

The minister referred to the cost to the Exchequer of SUVs if Ireland doesn't meet our European commitments on climate change

The acrimony and ambivalence which accompanied coverage of the centenary of Henry Kissinger, is a reminder of the continuing divisions over his legacy 

But Finance Minister Michael McGrath said he takes comfort from the overall outlook, which remains broadly positive

There are five key areas that require particular attention for a chance to make Cop28 a success

Among those marking UN International Day of Solidarity with the Palestinian People will be two descendants of Irish War of Independence hunger strikers

While this wasn’t a vote of confidence and the Government’s future did not depend on it, TDs and the Justice Minister fought like it did

Just why Ireland has such a supply of men high on unjustified anger, and ready to take action on what they wrongly perceive to be injustice, is worth examination

Navillus executives Dónal O’Sullivan, 62, and Pádraig Naughton, 52, were allowed spend Thanksgiving with their families before they begin their sentences today

Pádraig Naughton will be incarcerated at Federal Correctional Institution Fort Dix in New Jersey, while Dónal O’Sullivan will present at Federal Prison Camp Pensacola in Florida

"We would like to thank everyone who has helped and supported us throughout this whole 50 days. You have been great. We can't do it without you"

The Tánaiste said he hopes that nine-year-old Emily Hand is among the hostages released as Gaza enters into its second day of ceasefire

While shopkeepers and store owners restored their premises for what should have been one of the busiest pre-Christmas days of the year, the consumer bonanza which is known as Black Friday, schools in Dublin were closing for the day

Children, lots and lots of them, had gathered in Clifden’s town square for the broadcaster’s arrival. The event was scheduled to take place a good three hours before the Toy Show was due on air

If elected he would follow in the footsteps of his father Donal, who served as an MEP from 1973 to 1977

TransCentury Festival said: 'Lankum represents a political stance that we as a venue and festival do not represent. In consultation with the artists, we have agreed to cancel the concert'

Just over a month has passed since catastrophic flooding hit the town after a month’s worth of rain fell in just 24 hours

Revenue’s online portal for the new tax saw 50,000 properties reported as of Monday, with some 5,000 declared vacant

Indian community in Cork celebrate festival of lights with music, dance, and gifts — and ambitious plans for a cultural centre including a temple and apartments

Social Protection Minister Heather Humphreys is bringing forward legislation to provide pensions for long-term carers when they retire

The seemingly never-ending disparity between the haves and the have-nots has come into even sharper focus recently

New proposals to repeal archaic censorship laws are due to come before Cabinet today. Justice Minister Helen McEntee will seek Cabinet approval to draft legislation that would allow for the Censorship of Publications Act to be repealed.

Independent TD for Wexford Verona Murphy said the concerns raised are solely a 'planning issue and there is no racist element here' 

Ivan Gilder, originally from Scotland, entered guilty pleas to seven charges under the Offences Against the State and the Criminal Justice Acts

The Private Security Authority reports a 7% rise in turnover, with more than half of it earned for the provision of 27,300 private security guards

The Public Expenditure Minister's comments follow reports that RTÉ bosses are planning to offer golden handshake payments worth up to two years’ salary in a bid to tempt staff to leave

Minister Simon Harris said he has “never hidden” his ambitions when asked if he aims to lead his party and become Taoiseach.

Built in the early 1970s, the Waterford Crystal plant at Kilbarry was among the largest manufacturing units of its type in the world at the time, employing up to 1,000 people

It came as research found that more than half of Irish households had admitted to wasting water

In a phone call with Qatar prime minister Sheikh Mohammed bin Abdulrahman bin Jassim Al Thani, Leo Varadkar raised the case of nine-year-old Emily Hand

Ben Dunne's life could have been very different if he hadn't been held for ransom. But after that trauma and subsequent controversies, he created a further chapter in business

New European Commission figures show rate of increase of Ukrainians arriving in Ireland since September 2022 was ten times higher than the EU average

State had to charter €7,000-an-hour aircraft to bring Tánaiste to Middle East after Learjet broke down again

There have been plenty of indications in recent months that a crisis is brewing in second-level education, with schools all over Ireland struggling to fill vacancies

We should all accept the principle of greenways designed and developed precisely for the safe use of pedestrians and non-motorised cyclists

A recent survey found that some 70% of primary schools said they did not know if they'd be financially viable after Christmas

The annual list features researchers in the top 1% of the Web of Science citation index and recognises those that have contributed to their desired field

Commercial rates and the cost of parking on-street or in Cork City's public car parks will not increase next year

Inflation has driven Cork’s city annual boundary compensation payment to over €15m — a figure which is no longer sustainable, the city council’s chief executive has warned.

As opposed to the norm of presenting an 80,000 word thesis in up to nine hours, eight PhD students from across Ireland went head to head on Wednesday, presenting their research in just three minutes.

The Irish Examiner's tribute to the late Vicky Phelan picked up the award for Front Page of the Year at the Irish Journalism Awards on Wednesday evening.

News that children in a Cork school fell ill last week after vaping gave many readers pause

More than 12,000 households reached out to a charity last year over fears they would be made homeless, an increase of 12% on the previous year.