Employment Justice Minister says garda recruitment age limit should be reconsideredLabour Court determined legislation governing force recruitment capping applicants’ age at 35 was unlawful earlier this year
Northern Ireland Search for Disappeared victims of Troubles ‘will never stop until remains found’ - HarrisJustice Minister made the pledge on a visit to Bragan Bog, where a painstaking dig for Columba McVeigh is ongoing
Social Welfare Too early to speculate on Budget 2024 measures - HumphreysSocial Protection Minister says further top-up child support and back-to-school measures to come in the summer
Housing Darragh O’Brien: Homelessness remains main challenge for coalition, tax row “overplayed”It comes as a record breaking 12,000 people access emergency accommodation last month
Politics Jack Chambers “surprised” by FG calls for tax cuts for middle income workersMinister of State says programme for government already commits to tax reductions
Aviation New UK-US airline buys first planeGlobal Airlines, which plans to operate transatlantic flights from London by spring 2024, has acquired an Airbus A380
Politics Turkey returns to polls for presidential election run-offPresident Recep Tayyip Erdogan, who has been at Turkey’s helm for 20 years, is favoured to win
Politics Budget tension is ‘fake fight orchestrated by Fine Gael’ - Sinn Féin’s Pearse DohertyParty finance spokeperson says move is a response to poor polling figures
US Politics ‘Agreement in principle’ reached in US debt crisis talksDeal is believed to include a debt-limit increase and enhanced work requirements for food aid
Media Phillip Schofield denied rumours of a relationship during 2020 investigation, ITV saysVeteran TV presenter resigned from the broadcaster and was dropped by his talent agency after admitting to an ‘unwise, but not illegal’ affair with a young male colleague on This Morning
Politics Fianna Fáil ‘not target audience’ for newspaper budget article, says Fine Gael ministerSpeaking on RTE’s Today With Claire Bryne, Martin Heydon said there was a need for a debate on the current surplus in the State finances
Fast Fashion Asos secures £75m fundraising to support turnaround planCompany said it has entered into a revolving facility with Bantry Bay Capital
Dublin Major burst on high-pressure water main repaired in DublinCrews worked through the night before the burst was finally repaired at approximately 2am
United States FBI files reveal 'ever present' threats to Queen Elizabeth by the IRAThe file states that a phone call was made by “a man who claimed that his daughter had been killed in Northern Ireland by a rubber bullet”
Retail UK retail sales rebound in April despite inflation pressureEconomists had only predicted an increase of 0.3 per cent for the month
Economy ‘Uninterrupted economic growth cannot last forever’ - Tánaiste Micheál Martin says the 500 Meta job losses are ‘very significant'
Banking Ex-AIB COO Anne Boden steps down as Starling Bank boss in ‘best interests’ of lenderThe Starling founder said her role conflicts with her position as part-owner of the bank of which she owns 4.9%
Companies Cineworld says it expects to exit bankruptcy in JulyThe world’s second-largest cinema group, which operates Ireland’s largest cinema complex on Parnell Street, filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy in the US last year
US Stocks fall on Wall Street over fears of US government debt defaultIt comes as Fitch Ratings placed the US on credit watch, a sign of unease about the country’s ability to avert a first-ever default
Refugees Flotels are not a ‘silver bullet’ for migrant accommodation - McGrathFinance Minister says government’s preference is to use vacant or unused building stock
