Justin McCarthy

The 261 acres of land, situated between the North and South runways, was put up for sale in May

Co-owner of land at airport ready to sell to fund

A businessman who co-owns a critical land bank at Dublin Airport has said he will sell it to an international investment fund after daa made a "derisory" offer to purchase it.

Ireland • 10 Sep 23

John Gilligan pictured in 2016 (Pic: RollingNews.ie)

Minister has 'grave concern' over Gilligan documentary

The Minister responsible for the National Drugs Strategy has said she has "grave concerns" over a decision by Virgin Media to air a television documentary featuring interviews with convicted drug trafficker John Gilligan.

Ireland • 04 Sep 23

Taoiseach Leo Varadkar said he is concerned that Ireland is 'now going backwards when it comes to road safety'

Motorists could face increased penalty points

Motorists who commit more than one offence will face increased penalty points under a plan going to Government.

Ireland • 04 Sep 23

Crowds attending the first day of the Ploughing Championships last September (Pic: RollingNews.ie)

Ploughing organisers defend move to cashless ticketing

The organisers of the National Ploughing Championships have defended a decision to move to cashless ticketing for this year's event.

Ireland • 30 Jul 23

GAAGO is a commercial company jointly owned by RTÉ and the GAA (Photo credit: Sportsfile)

Competition commission opens inquiry into GAAGO

The Competition and Consumer Protection Commission has opened an inquiry into the GAAGO platform, to determine whether it complies with competition law.

Ireland • 17 Jul 23

Commercial success of GAAGO means it is here to stay

Anybody watching the Oireachtas Committee on Sport and Media will be clear on one thing: GAAGO is here to stay. This is because it is too important for both the GAA and RTÉ, writes Justin McCarthy.

Analysis and Comment • 12 Jul 23

The main topic of interest for politicians today will be the GAAGO controversy

5 key questions for RTÉ and GAA ahead of committee

The GAAGO controversy emerged in late spring when disgruntled fans voiced their anger because some of their favourite matches were not available free-to-air, but instead were put behind a paywall on the GAAGO online platform.

Ireland • 12 Jul 23