When the financial consequences finally sink in, people will — perhaps — start taking climate change more seriously and make the tough decisions needed, writes Kyran Fitzgerald.

The Central Bank has spent €130,000 on a light sculpture for its new €140m headquarters on Dublin’s North Wall Quay.

Prosecutors have dropped the most serious charge brought against businesswoman Deirdre Foley over redundancies at Clerys, writes Tom Tuite.

Prosecutors have dropped the most serious charge brought against businesswoman Deirdre Foley over redundancies at Clerys.

Pre-tax profits at the company that operates the five-star Conrad Hotel in Dublin fell by 22% to €1.78m last year.

A judge has refused to throw out a criminal prosecution against businesswoman Deirdre Foley who is facing trial over collective redundancies at Clerys department store.

Ireland’s first floating hotel could be open on Cork’s River Lee by Christmas after planners gave the project the green light.

Ireland U20 head coach Peter Malone is looking forward to having another crack at New Zealand as he prepares to bring his side into battle for this summer’s World Rugby U20 Championships in Georgia, writes Daire Walsh.

Dublin Fire Brigade say part of Custom House Quay has been closed due to a gas leak on North Wall Quay.

Criminal proceedings have commenced over the handling of collective redundancies at Clerys department store.

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The move in coming months by the Central Bank to its new €140 million offices on Dublin’s North Wall Quay has resulted in the eagerly anticipated arrival to market of the iconic Sam Stephenson-designed tower by College Green and Temple Bar, along with two other lots, all with a combined value of €80 million.

The Central Bank’s famous Crann an Óir sculpture will remain in its current city centre location after the bank confirmed it would not be seeking to move the landmark to its new headquarters at North Wall Quay.

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An Armagh man is to face trial after a motorcyclist was killed in a collision on the quays in Dublin city-centre.

Marketing software company HubSpot wants to create a business with “strong Dublin roots” after adding 320 new employees to its Irish workforce and moving into its new office space in the capital’s thriving Silicon Docks.

Ireland diverted from European road safety trends last year with rising numbers of deaths here, according to a report.

A motorcyclist is in a critical condition following a crash on North Wall Quay in Dublin this morning.

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The spend by the Central Bank on third-party legal services last year increased by 23% to €3.2m, or a weekly average spend of €61,538.

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The Central Bank has paid a security firm almost €300,000, to date, to secure the site of the ill-fated former Anglo Irish Bank building on Dublin’s North Wall Quay.

The Central Bank of Ireland is to spend €500,000 to move its iconic golden ball from outside its current headquarters on Dame Street in Dublin to its new base on North Wall Quay.

The National Asset Management Agency is to redeem another €500m of senior bonds — bringing its cumulative debt redemption to more than €16bn.

Some 50 jobs are being created in Dublin at two Eddie Rockets stores.

Nama-controlled sites have the capacity to cater for 40%-50% of Dublin’s residential housing demand over the next five years, according to the agency’s chairman.

The completion of the ill-fated former Anglo Irish Bank building on Dublin’s North Wall Quay has moved a step closer.

To mark the fact that Giro d’Italia's race leader wears an iconic Pink Jersey, spectators in Ireland are being urged to wear pink at the race's inaugural visit.

A Polish man has appeared in court charged with the murder of a squatter in the Dublin city centre.

A man will appear in court this morning in connection with a fatal stabbing in Dublin's inner city on Wednesday night.

A forensic examination is underway at the scene of last night's fatal stabbing in Dublin city centre.

Canadian-based construction companies are hoping to recruit 535 people in Ireland this week.

Construction worker unions in Canada have criticised a recruitment drive for hundreds of workers here to take on roles which, the unions say, should be filled by homegrown talent.

A second person injured in a crash involving a stolen taxi in Dublin has died.

A man who took part in a suspected hijacking of a taxi in Dublin early yesterday morning was killed moments later when the car smashed into a bridge near the River Liffey.

One man was killed and two others were injured when a stolen taxi crashed into a lock bridge along the River Liffey.

The half-finished, former headquarters of the Anglo Irish Bank has been defaced with anti-Zionist and anti-Semitic graffiti.

A man in his 60s has agreed to keep away from a 27-year-old receptionist who claims he physically, emotionally, and sexually harassed her.

Nama will roll out €2bn to develop top-end office accommodation mainly around Dublin’s docklands in an effort to attract foreign direct investment.

A German company contracted to carry out “no expense spared” glazing works for the facade of the proposed flagship Dublin headquarters of Anglo Irish Bank has lost its action for compensation when the project did not proceed.