Bus Éireann and Dublin Bus have not ruled out legal action over lost revenue against its drivers’ unions in spite of a deal that averted today’s 48-hour bus strike.

The National Transport Authority has denied that the tendering out of 10% of public bus routes to private operators is “privatisation” as it will continue to have full control of how those services are delivered.

Children’s Minister James Reilly has accused the no side in the marriage equality referendum of a “bogus and misleading” approach by using children as pawns to spread fear.

New technology is being developed which will simplify how users top up their Leap Cards.

The Children’s Minister says he’ll soon bring the heads of a Bill to Government - setting out the legal footing for adopted people to trace their birth information.

Rail passengers are facing further disruption this morning in the second day of strike action at Iarnród Éireann.

The National Transport Authority has arranged for 20 bus operators to offer alternative travel options for people affected by the upcoming rail strike.

The National Transport Authority has announced free transport for all children aged between four and 18 who have a Leap Card in August.

Ryanair has said it will appeal a €370,000 fine for violating its online booking system.

There has been a startling increase in the number of road fatalities over the last two months.

The methodology for the next round of bank stress tests scheduled for July still has to be decided, although the outcome will have huge implications for the banks.

The Broadcasting Authority of Ireland (BAI) has expressed its "dismay and disappointment" that information regarding the ongoing investigation into RTÉ has entered the public domain.

ONE in every four parents would object if a child with mental health issues was in a class with their own kids, a damning survey has found.

A decision on any adjustments to the British Horseracing Authority’s controversial new whip rules is expected by the end of this week.

A STUDY of Europe-wide police road safety operations has revealed drink- and drug-driving detection rates in Ireland are among the highest on the continent.

THE thousands of farmers who converged on Dublin yesterday did so for two reasons — frustration at Government inertia on curbing retailer dominance, and anger over the raid by the Competition Authority’s raid on IFA’s head office two weeks ago.

The Road Safety Authority has revealed radical new plans to overhaul the learner driver system.

THE Broadcasting Authority has confirmed the receipt of emails complaining about TV3’s news report on Finance Minister Brian Lenihan’s health.

The British Horseracing Authority are to modernise their equine drug testing procedures next year following a review.

WASTE management specialist Greenstar has reached agreement to acquire the Irish-based commercial waste and recycling operations of French company Veolia Environmental Services, for an undisclosed sum. The deal is dependent on Competition Authority approval.

Independent News & Media has announced a 52% drop in operating profits to €73.2m (from €153.8m) for the six months to the end of June.

The High Court has been asked to decide whether two publicans' organisations are in contempt of Court arising from their announcement of a drinks price freeze.

THE Competition Authority said its experience does not support the view there are widespread demands on producers to pay illegal “hello fees” to get their products onto shop shelves.

A TWO-week blitz of farm inspections by the Health and Safety Authority (HSA) began yesterday in an effort to reduce the number of accidents that occur in agriculture each year.

A Co Kildare company director was given a nine months suspended prison sentence and fined a total of €100,000 for fixing car prices as a member of a cartel by a judge at the Central Criminal Court in Dublin today.

The Financial Regulator is investigating officers in both Irish Life and Permanent and Anglo Irish Bank.

The chairman of the Financial Regulator said today that the behaviour of some individuals at the top of our financial institutions had been totally unacceptable.

THE Supreme Court has been urged to rule that Portmarnock Golf Club is a discriminatory club on grounds its “principal purpose” is to play golf and not, as the club claims, to cater only for the needs of men.

Residential centres for people with disabilities may soon be subject to inspection.

The Competition Authority has today claimed that the current planning guidelines are hindering competition in the grocery sector.

REOX may be forced back into the marketplace to seek a repeat deal offering the “compelling value” which had swung its decision to sell its Breeo division to Kerry Group.

PROPERTY developer Sean Dunne has brought legal proceedings challenging a decision by the Dublin Docklands Development Authority that a €200 million development on Dublin’s north quays, which surrounds on three sides development lands owned by Mr Dunne, is exempted development.

THE Competition Authority announced yesterday it has approved the proposed acquisition by Glen Electric Ltd, a Northern Ireland-based wholly owned subsidiary of Glen Dimplex Group, of Applied Energy Holdings Ltd.

IRISH EXAMINER owner Thomas Crosbie Holdings (TCH) has received formal approval from the Competition Authority for the proposed acquisition of a majority shareholding in radio stations WLR and Beat 102-103.

THE Competition Authority has announced that it has decided to carry out a full (Phase 2) investigation in relation to the proposed acquisition by Galco Steel Limited of Sperrin Galvanisers (Irl) Limited and Sperrin Galvanisers Limited.

The European Commission has issued a final warning to the National Roads Authority concerning the building of the M3 motorway in Meath.

The ISEQ closed up 35.39 points at 8575.08 today.

Jockeys Robert Winston, Fran Ferris, Robbie Fitzpatrick and Luke Fletcher are set to face a Horseracing Regulatory Authority hearing in January.

The company at the heart of the troubled British National Health Service (NHS) computer upgrade today said the UK’s financial watchdog had launched an investigation into possible accounting irregularities at the firm.

Fine Gael leader Enda kenny has rejected calls for the resignation of the Road Safety Authority chief Gay Byrne.

ADS for children’s bedclothes branded with the Playboy logo and offered for sale by Argos have been stripped by the advertising standards authority.

The family of a worker who was crushed to death by a truck today called for health and safety legislation to be fully enforced.

Answering a call while at the wheel could have fatal consequences, the Transport Minister warned today as he launched a crackdown on mobile phone use.

Palestinian militants, angry at the jailing of their leader by the Palestinian police, today stole two bulldozers and rammed through a wall near the border with Egypt, hours after they blocked the official border crossing and took over government buildings.