Two high-end cars have been seized by officers investigating a gang member suspected of dealing drugs and trafficking people.

Esther N McCarthy picks rustic rugs, cool ceramics, and handcrafted toys this week.

Pre-tax profits at the Irish branch of the football 'super agency' Gestifute that represents Cristiano Ronaldo last year increased almost three-fold to €52.79 million.

PBR Restaurants Ltd, which is currently insolvent, includes 'Kelly and Coopers' gastropub in Blackrock, 'Ouzos' in Dalkey, 'Fish Shack' in Dun Laoghaire's East pier.

Helen O’Callaghan on the difficulties students face in living away from home.

Croke Park isn’t supposed to be a bundle of fun when three-quarters of the place lies out of bounds and the crowd can be corralled into a few sections of the Lower Hogan Stand.

A serial possessor of child pornography who continued to view images of underage girls after being investigated by gardaí has been jailed for five years.

A 22-year-old man who brandished a machete at a garda pursuing him and his uncle from a shop they had just robbed has been sentenced to six years in prison with the final two suspended.

The Criminal Assets Bureau is examining the beneficial owners of a home in North Cork and another in South Tipperary as part of an ongoing money laundering investigation.

A 22-year-old man brandished a machete at a garda pursuing him and his uncle from a shop they had just robbed, a court has heard.

A man in his 20s has been arrested after being abusive to students in a library at Trinity College Dublin yesterday afternoon.

House prices are now 59% higher than at the lowest point of the economic crash.

Sean Gallagher has hit out at President Michael D Higgins for his "unwillingness to participate in all debates".

A bid to resolve a bitter dispute between a son and his mother concerning ownership of the well-known Kilkenny group of luxury design retail stores has so far yielded “no compromise”.

The IDA Ireland has confirmed it is to move to a new headquarters in Dublin city.

A 36-year-old man is facing trial accused of sexually assaulting a woman after he allegedly put his hand under her skirt as she walked home from work in Dublin.

Irish4Israel welcomes the decision of the American government to recognise Jerusalem as the capital of Israel. For more than 2,000 years the Jewish people have yearned to return to Jerusalem, that desire became a reality in 1967.

Ryanair passengers whose flights have been cancelled may be entitled to compensation.

The amount of vacant business premises remains “stubbornly high” despite the recovery of the economy, with Connacht vastly above the national average, a new economic report has found.

A judge has adjourned the case of a man accused of damaging one of Dublin’s best known gay bars with homophobic graffiti pending possible further charges.

A judge has expressed hope for a successful mediation of a bitter dispute between a son and his mother concerning ownership of the well-known Kilkenny group of luxury design retail stores, employing 300 people.

A bitter dispute between a son and his mother concerning ownership of the Kilkenny group of luxury design retail stores, employing 300 people, has come before the Commercial Court.

A decision on the modifications proposed to part of the Brewery Quarter events centre complex in Cork’s inner city is due within weeks.

Two pharmacists faced claims at a fitness to practice inquiry relating to the supply of a double dose of a powerful drug to a young man who was a minor at the time.

La Cucina opened in April and in recent weeks it has added Giorgio Casari as maitre d’ — former owner of the Unicorn on Merrion Row.

Numerous student accommodation complexes have been proposed over the past year but, as this selection shows, they have had varying levels of success in the planning process.

Shares in Hibernia REIT dipped marginally by 1.01% on the Irish Stock Exchange yesterday as it released its latest trading update covering the period to the end of June 2016.

The latest house price trends could see Dublin becoming an enclave for the rich, an economist has warned.

A doctor who allegedly prescribed antidepressants, benzodiazepines, and sleeping tablets to people who were not his patients was yesterday the subject of a disciplinary inquiry.

The number of properties for sale here has hit a nine-year low, according to the website DAFT.ie.

An Bord Pleanála has given the green light for a new nine-storey office block overlooking the River Liffey opposite the International Financial Services Centre.

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Two burrito bars were among six food businesses to be served closure orders last month, according to the Food Safety Authority of Ireland.

A young doctor’s clinical performance was “deficient” and he failed to take advice or show improvement, a disciplinary inquiry heard yesterday.

A doctor was ‘aggressive’ and ‘intimidating’ with a mother, while he accidentally caused a burn injury to another patient during surgery, a disciplinary inquiry heard yesterday.

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