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The importance of ESG principles has become increasingly evident. Sustainability stands as the paramount and most pressing issue of our era. According to EPA projections, Ireland will achieve a reduction of just 29 per cent in greenhouse gas emissions by 2030 compared to a national target of 51 per cent unless all sectors of the economy play their part and offer sustainable solutions to the way...

Would you buy a house purely on the strength of an en suite bathroom? Probably not, but the luxurious, light-filled main bedroom en suite at Mulberry in Dublin 4 could certainly sway potential buyers, if they haven't already been captivated by this vibrant, double-fronted detached home in a prime south city location. The en suite, fully tiled with gorgeous Italian marble, is a generous 2.02m x 4.5

Open culture war has broken out between the DUP and Alliance. An Alliance motion in the Assembly on Monday called on the DUP to implement a compulsory new sex education curriculum, introduced by the Northern Secretary under direct rule last year. Paul Givan, the DUP Minister for Education, replied it would be "fundamentally undemocratic" to overrule parental choice. DUP MLA Jonathan Buckley added

The former Brazilian Deliveroo rider who intervened in the knife attack outside a school on Parnell Square helping to rescue a five-year-old child said he "could be a voice" representing the immigrant community as he will be standing as Fianna Fáil candidate in the local elections.

Late filing of crucial financial documents with the Companies Registration Office (CRO) is a symptom of Covid-19 that Ireland's business community is struggling to shake off. Anecdotally at least, Cantillon has seen a rise in the number of companies filing annual returns and accounts that are at least one but sometimes two years out of date. One accountant said this week the phenomenon is...

The greatest basketball player in the world has a vertical leap of a paltry 17 inches, often lumbers up and down the court like he's carrying excess timber around the middle, and might just be the best passer in the history of the sport. He turned up for his first play-off game of the season last weekend dressed as Felonious Gru, the supervillain from the Despicable Me movies, goes by the...

More than 100,000 children were denied essential school screening dental appointments in 2023 which could lead to "irreparable harm", according to the Irish Dental Association.

An Egyptian delegation will hold talks in Israel on Friday in an effort to revive discussions on a Gaza ceasefire and hostage release deal as an Israeli attack on the southern Gaza city of Rafah looms.

Russian shelling killed at least three people in Ukraine's eastern Donetsk region on Thursday and a missile attack further north in Kharkiv region hit a railway station, wounding 10, local officials said.

More than once the Sinn Féin Housing spokesperson, Eoin Ó Broin, has come under gentle fire for his cooking habits. Not because they resemble what we tend to associate with the towering heights of Irish cuisine: boiled cabbage, boiled ham, boiled potatoes. But because they seemingly demonstrate his disconnect with the common man. In May 2020 he asked "what's for dinner in the Ó Broin household…?...

Irish consumer sentiment drifted lower for a third consecutive month in April as job worries and a spate of high-profile price increases weighed on the mood of consumers.

Falling timber prices halved profits at State forestry company Coillte to €61 million last year, new figures show.

Pernod Ricard SA said quarterly sales were flat as weak demand in the US and China markets for its pricey booze continued.

The firm behind one of Ireland's best known pubs, O'Donoghue's on Dublin's Merrion Row is toasting a return to profit after recording post tax profits of €215,886 last year.

Ardagh Group is looking at "all options" to reduce the burden of its $12.3 billion (€11.5 billion) of net debt, which grew in the first three months of the year as earnings dropped, according to its chairman Herman Troskie.

Ires Reit said on Thursday that a move to sell all the apartment owner's assets in the current environment "would be challenging to maximise value for shareholders in the short-term", as it continues to carry out a strategic review of its future and its shares continue to trade at a deep discount.

The Revenue Commissioners collected almost €128 billion in 2023, its annual report showed, as voluntary compliance rates continued at high levels.

The Greedy Eagle pub in Glasthule village in south Dublin has been sold by its owners, the Loyola Group, in an off-market deal for €4 million, The Irish Times has learned.

New home completions fell by more than 12 per cent in the first quarter, putting the Government's housing targets for 2024 at risk.

The family of a 41-year-old woman who died three years after her cervical smear sample was reported as showing no abnormalities has settled a High Court action over her death.

CRH apologised at its annual general meeting on Thursday for issues with the management of its share register in the US after it moved its main listing to New York last year.

Reform is "long overdue" of the law that allows those unhappy with decisions of the Data Protection Commissioner (DPC) to bring "a multiplicity of appeals", the Court of Appeal (CoA) has said.

Europe is "falling behind" the US and China in life sciences innovation, the chief executive of AstraZeneca has said, warning that one of the continent's leading industries needs to spend more on research and pay staff better.

A sole objector, concerned over road traffic safety issues, is stalling plans by Larry Goodman's Galway Clinic to expand its operations to treat an additional 14,165 patients annually.

Foreign buyers are driving an increase in demand for high-end country homes in the Republic, property agent Savills has said, amid another busy year for the market in 2023 after a boom in 2022.

The Irish High Court has been asked to formally recognise a €15.41 billion (US$16.5 billion) judgment against the state of Argentina.

Smart building company Clevernet has unveiled a new platform to help cut the carbon footprint of commercial buildings. The Ecco platform, which stands for energy, carbon, clean air optimisation, uses a mixture of wireless technology and software to monitor and control energy usage and carbon emissions to help the owners of commercial buildings reach their sustainability targets.

European stocks dropped on Thursday, hit by bleak earnings from consumer giant Nestle and Dutch digital payments firm Adyen, while sentiment also took a hit following weak economic growth data in the US.

Ireland's consumer watchdog has said the level of penalties big businesses face for breaches of consumer protection is not high enough to deter bad behaviour and changes to the laws are needed.

Hotel group Dalata said trade was lower in Ireland as the increased VAT rate and higher competition hit its business. The company, which owns and operates the Maldron and Clayton hotel brands, said average revenue per room was expected to be 4 per cent behind 2023 for the period of January to April on a like-for-like basis.