An injunction preventing the new landlord of a Dublin city centre hotel from taking possession of the premises in a dispute over rent has been granted by the High Court.

A Garda and an employee of the Sunday World yesterday told the High Court they saw former Premier League star David Speedie in the company of an alleged gangland figure.

WHAT would you give a man who has been secretary general of three government departments, including the Department of Finance, a man who in local bureaucratic terms has had everything?

On the 70th anniversary of the V-E riot in Dublin, Ryle Dwyer notes how the burning of the Tricolour spurred two young UCD students and future taoisigh into action.

Dublin has gone green for Patrick’s Day, with festivities culminating in a street party tomorrow, expected to attract more than 500,000 spectators. 

A robber described as a “menace to society who caused fear and terror” when he held up six Dublin businesses armed with a knife has been jailed for 10 years with three suspended.

Irish Water myths:

For a number of years now, I’ve gone over to Buswells Hotel near the Dáil with colleagues from our sector to listen to the budget announcement, and to respond quickly to any media requests for comment.

Gardaí are hoping to bring charges against 10 suspected members of a teenage gang responsible for violent robberies and serious assaults on people in central Dublin.

An incident on Dublin's Dame street is causing a traffic standstill in the area.

Irish start-up firm Tapastreet hopes to use the World Cup in Brazil to showcase its technology, which captures geo-tagged photographs taken by fans and facilitates their use online, writes Trish Dromey.

Weekend food columnist and McKenna’s Guide contributing editor Joe McNamee is back with his annual accolades. Read on for his best in fine dining, pub grub, afternoon tea and much more, in Cork and around the country.

A pedestrian is in a serious condition following a collision in Dublin City this morning.

NEVER mind economic sovereignty. That’s so last year. How about Ireland getting calendar sovereignty?

Gardaí were questioning two people last night in connection with the death of a homeless Polish man two weeks ago.

Gardaí investigating the death of a homeless Polish man are examining suspicions he may have been assaulted before he ended up in a large wheelie bin.

It might not be the biggest parade in the world but Dublin is surely one of the best spots to be for the St Patrick’s Day bash.

Mortgage holders who missed payments due to the liquidation of IBRC will have to check their accounts are up to date by the end of April or else their credit rating will be affected.

New restaurants in Dublin are to create nearly a 100 jobs.

New restaurants in Dublin are to create nearly a 100 jobs.

We have absolutely no idea what's going on here.

The new banking union proposals that are now emerging from the wreckage of the European economy are to be given a very cautious welcome.

A male pedestrian has been seriously injured in a collision with a bus in Dublin city centre this evening.

Hugh O’Regan, who has died unexpectedly at the age of 49, has been described by friends as a visionary and a gentle soul.

The Dublin-based Jo’Burger restaurant group has announced plans to open three or four restaurants next year with the creation of 120 jobs.

The Central Bank is set to buy a vacant building that was originally supposed to be the headquarters of the former Anglo Irish Bank from Nama for €7m.

Members of the Occupy Dame St protest last night converged once more on Dublin’s Central Bank with the intention of resurrecting the camp which had been dismantled by gardaí earlier in the day.

A host of celebrities and cultural ambassadors will help attract tourists to Ireland next year as part of “The Gathering”, which it is hoped will attract 300,000 overseas visitors next year.

HE didn’t part the Red Sea, but Barack Obama did transform Dublin’s Dame St into a human river of hope — and for a nation so tired of being on its knees that was miracle enough.

Motorists are being warned to expect major traffic restrictions in Dublin city on Monday afternoon, during an address by the US President Barack Obama.

A protest by a group called ‘The Irish Taxi Council’ caused severe traffic delays for Dublin commuters from 8am right through the day, and on into evening rush hour, according AA Roadwatch.

The former leader of the INLA in Dublin, Declan `Whacker’ Duffy, has been jailed for four years for membership of the organisation.

A limited number of concert tickets for REM’s packed five-night Dublin showcase will be sold to combat ticket touts, organisers announced today.

Three Dublin retailers have been convicted of pricing offences following prosecutions taken by the Director of Consumer Affairs and the National Consumer Agency.

Dublin’s Luas light rail system made a profit a full year ahead of schedule, making it the only transport network in the country not in need of Government subsidies, it was revealed today.

An expert witness told a jury at Dublin Circuit Criminal Court that Garda Paul Daly hit a protester with his baton on the junction of Parliament St and Dame St during the "Reclaim the Streets" demonstration on May Day 2002.

A teenage girl who created havoc in Temple Bar by mugging a street performer and accosting innocent bystanders, has been detained for three months, on her 50th conviction.

A spokesman for an alliance of parties organising a May Day march in Dublin have hit out at the Government "security build-up" to the march.

SIXTEEN children, each representing one million Iraqis said to be surviving on food rations, released 250 paper doves towards the tip of the new Spire of Dublin and beyond, during a city-centre peace vigil yesterday.

The Labour spokesperson on justice has called for emergency legislation to establish an independent Garda inspectorate.