Colman O'Sullivan

A yellow crane looming over an almost complete apartment building site surrounded by scaffolding

'Contradiction' hampering housing delivery, cttee hears

Irish developers and society as a whole are operating under a "major but rarely discussed contradiction" that is hampering the delivery of homes, an Oireachtas committee has been told.

Politics • 1 hr

Workers outside Fastway holding placards

Couriers in limbo after Fastway receivership - protesters

Fastway couriers and employees have said they are facing a bleak Christmas and have been left in limbo after the company went into receivership last week.

Ireland • 03 Nov

Number of passengers affected by data breach unclear

It has not yet clear how many passengers were affected by the data breach relating to boarding passes issued for flights during August, but RTÉ News understands it may be in the hundreds of thousands.

Ireland • 26 Oct

'We need to do a lot more' to meet climate targets - SEAI

Retrofitted homes will keep Ireland's residential sector within its carbon budget but petrol and diesel vehicles mean the transport sector is missing climate targets, according to a mid-year energy review by the Sustainable Energy Authority of Ireland.

Environment • 21 Oct

A composite photo of Heather Humphreys on the left and Catherine Connolly on the right

FG's Heather Humphreys defends record on disability issue

Fine Gael Presidential Election candidate Heather Humphreys has defended her record on the issue of disability.

Presidential Election • 20 Oct

Firefighters are pictured working on extinguishing a wildfire near the city of Patras in western Greece

Last year saw biggest increase of CO2 in atmosphere

Last year saw the biggest ever recorded annual increase in carbon dioxide in the atmosphere, locking in more long-term global temperature increases, according to a new report from the Wold Meteorlogical Organisation.

Climate Change • 15 Oct

Clifford John standing outside his home in east Galway with solar panels in background

'Some confusion' over off-grid power back-up systems

Clifford John has solar panels and a domestic battery for storing power in his house in Galway.

Ireland • 13 Oct

Candidates react to Martin decision to vote for Humphreys

Fine Gael candidate Heather Humphreys has thanked Taoiseach Micheál Martin for saying he will vote for her in the Presidential Election while Independent candidate Catherine Connolly said Mr Martin's support of Ms Humphreys shows the electorate now has a "clear choice to make".

Presidential Election • 11 Oct

Martin to take 'full responsibility' for FF campaign

Taoiseach Micheál Martin has said that he will take "full responsibility" over what happened to Fianna Fáil's presidential campaign when his parliamentary party meets.

Presidential Election • 08 Oct

The Social Democrats party at the launch of their alternative budget

Social Democrats launch alternative budget

The Social Democrats have launched their alternative budget that they suggest would protect economic security, deal with long-term societal challenges and provide targeted support to hard-pressed households.

Politics • 01 Oct