Rosanna Cooney
@rosannacooneyFears cyclists will be reluctant to report dangerous driving
Call for online portal where dangerous driving incidents can be uploaded after one cycling campaigner’s own footage was used to fine him
Most Pandemrix plaintiffs settle with state over swine flu vaccine
Claimants say they developed narcolepsy after getting Pandemrix vaccine for which state gave drug maker GSK indemnity
Constitutional challenge to Seanad voting rules heads to High Court
Case brought by UL graduate Tomás Heneghan contends that current rules about who can be an elector are unconstitutional
The gender investment gap: why do women fall behind on money matters?
Many women feel locked out of the investment game due to stereotyping and historical factors. Could that be about to change?
Martin appeals directly to Chinese premier for release of Irish citizen
Richard O’Halloran has been detained in China for two years due to a legal dispute between Chinese authorities and the firm he works for
Court ruling ‘frees up’ firms to fire badly performing staff
Court of Appeal finding will ‘rebalance power dynamic’, making it harder to sue over dismissal during a probationary period
State must consult family members over mother and baby home burials
Government bill covering institutional burials under legal duty to investigate mass graves and protect evidence at the sites
‘I felt our government would protect us, that somebody would step in’
Richard O’Halloran has been held as a so-called ‘economic hostage’ in China since February 2019, enduring a Kafkaesque nightmare in a Shanghai hotel
Supermac’s boss takes property fund to court over ‘Monster House’
Pat McDonagh has moved to block the sale of a building in Kilkenny tenanted by one of his fast food outlets
Trading places: the rise of the citizen investor
In the gamification of the stock market, increasing numbers of Irish people are playing the markets alone on free apps or in large groups inside private chat rooms such as Discord
Government to look at setting up ‘one-stop-shop’ to accept notifications of person’s death
Relatives have to contact numerous branches of the state to cancel things such as services and payments after bereavements
The Profile: Mahmud Kamani and Carol Kane, owners of Boohoo
The owners of online fast-fashion business Boohoo, a huge success despite allegations of dangerous practices in suppliers’ factories, have just bought Debenhams at a knockdown price of €55 million
The Profile: Alexei Navalny, Russian opposition leader
Alexei Navalny has for years been a thorn in the side of Vladimir Putin, but last September the Kremlin finally decided to take him out by poisoning him with the nerve agent Novichok. Navalny survived the attempt but, now back in Russia, he is in jail facing trial on February 3
Restrictive rules may have played part in ‘flawed’ mother and baby home report
The public outcry against the mother and baby homes report has led to calls for it to be reviewed, but what led to its findings being universally criticised?
Mother and baby homes survivors: ‘We were treated as second best, it was insulting’
The report of the investigation into what happened in Ireland’s mother and baby homes has been met with dismay and distrust by many survivors
Up to 130k survivors may be eligible for mother and baby homes redress
An average payment of €5,000 to each of the remaining survivors of the homes would cost €650 million
Dundrum Town Centre owner launches High Court action against Fallon and Byrne
The gourmet food retailer was due to open a branch in the Dublin shopping centre in April 2020 but did not take up the tenancy
Clinics claim ‘Zoom Boom’ in cosmetic surgery treatments
Clinics report increases in expensive plastic surgery such as tummy tucks and nose jobs as well as liposuction and Botox injections
Food Safety Authority weighs up legality of oral nicotine pouches
Officials are examining the health implications of a product marketed as a discreet alternative to smoking