Fergal O'Brien

Business Correspondent

The incident occurred on Fownes Street Upper in Temple Bar on 11 August (File image)

Boy charged over Temple Bar assault and robbery

A 16-year-old boy has appeared before Dublin District Court charged in connection with a robbery and assault of a number of English tourists earlier this month.

Dublin • 22 Aug 23

The man appeared before Dublin District Court (File image)

Man charged over stabbing on Dublin's Grafton Street

A 30-year-old man has appeared before Dublin District Court charged in connection with a stabbing yesterday.

Courts • 21 Aug 23

Pickets had been placed across 200 retained fire stations during ten weeks of industrial action

Retained firefighters suspend industrial action

Retained firefighters have suspended their industrial action over pay and conditions following talks at the Workplace Relations Commission.

Ireland • 17 Aug 23

The negotiations involving the union and management are taking place at the Workplace Relations Commission

Firefighter talks approached 'with extreme caution'

SIPTU has said it was approaching talks aimed at resolving a dispute over pay and conditions for retained firefighters with "extreme caution".

Ireland • 16 Aug 23

Simon Harris said people are not benefiting in terms of the interest rate increase on their savings

'Laggard' banks criticised over rate rises for savers

The Minister for Further and Higher Education has said it is "utterly offensive" for Irish banks to be "complete and utter laggards" in passing on interest rate increases to savers.

Ireland • 13 Aug 23

The incident occurred on Fownes Street Upper in Temple Bar

Three tourists hospitalised after assault in Temple Bar

Three tourists from the UK have been taken to hospital following an assault in Dublin city centre last night.

Dublin • 12 Aug 23

Retained firefighters and supporters at a protest in Greystones, Co Wicklow, this morning

Retained firefighters escalate industrial action

Retained firefighters are escalating their campaign of industrial action in a row over pay and conditions.

Ireland • 12 Aug 23

Mike (L) and Jesse (R) Rizzuto, the sons of Stephen Termini

Sons of attacked US tourist say father is out of coma

The sons of the US tourist who was seriously assaulted in Dublin last week say their father has come out of a coma.

Ireland • 29 Jul 23

From left, Patrick Sweeney, Paul Beirne and Martin O'Toole were found guilty of 15 of the 17 charges they faced

Three jailed for 15 years each for Strokestown attack

Three men have been sentenced to 15 years each in prison for multiple charges in connection with a "mob" attack on security guards protecting a repossessed house in Co Roscommon in 2018.

Courts • 28 Jul 23

The blaze occurred on the nouthbound carriageway between the Carrickmines and Dundrum North exits (Pics: Dublin Fire Brigade)

Traffic diversions after bus catches fire on M50

Traffic diversions were put in place on the M50 earlier this evening after a bus went up in flames.

Dublin • 25 Jul 23