UK property firm U+I has secured planning permission to build 147 homes in south Dublin.

A total of 171 heritage projects around the country — ranging from conserving thatch to restoring the entire cabin where Shackleton spent his last hours — will receive funding of almost €1m.

A farm worker who subjected an elderly man, his daughter and her fiance to a terrifying hostage ordeal involving a double barrelled shotgun is at significant risk of relapse in his mental health.

A farm worker who subjected a gardener, his daughter and her fiancé to a double-barrelled shotgun hostage ordeal yesterday walked free from court.

AN iconic building in Foxrock, Co Dublin, which hit the headlines in July over a rent dispute has been bought, in an off-market deal, for over €1.5m as, separately, a UK investor Development Securities also swept up two other Dublin buys, for a combined €16m.