7 h. ago Denis O’Brien paid €5.8 million for Moriarty Tribunal legal costs

Payment from State Claims Agency believed to be largest ever for tribunal witness

Economics

8 h. ago State pays Denis O'Brien €5.8m over legal costs related to Moriarty Tribunal

The businessman gave evidence at the tribunal on nearly two dozen occasions between 2001 and 2010.

Economics

8 h. ago Michael O'Brien, RIP: His intervention was a watershed moment in our reckoning with institutional abuse

Dr Sinéad Ring of Maynooth University says Ireland owes a huge debt of gratitute to Michael O’Brien, survivor of abuse, who passed away this week.

Events

8 h. ago Opinion: Michael O'Brien's intervention was a watershed moment in our reckoning with abuse

Dr Sinéad Ring of Maynooth University says Ireland owes a huge debt of gratitute to Michael O’Brien, survivor of abuse, who passed away this week.

Events

11 h. ago Clerical abuse survivor Michael O’Brien gave 'a voice to the voiceless', funeral hears

Mr O’Brien of Oliver Plunkett Terrace in Clonmel, Co Tipperary, died on Tuesday at his daughter Geraldine's residence.

Events

11 h. ago Michael O’Brien ‘gave a voice to those suffering and created hope’, funeral hears

Abuse survivor leaves ‘great legacy’ after influencing people all over the country, mourners told

Politics

16 h. ago Huge crowds expected at Vatican for second day of pope lying in state

Yesterday, each mourner was ushered past the casket within seconds, many hurriedly catching the moment on their smartphones.

Politics

18 h. ago Returning home from Chad, I feel there’s a glitch in western empathy

The Sudan war is the world’s biggest humanitarian disaster, but it seems our human compassion is taken up by other conflicts

Politics

18 h. ago Downsizing is fine in theory. In reality, it’s rearranging property deckchairs on the Titanic

Today’s downsizers are closer to 70 and in no mood to rewire and replaster. They want a new build, which means they’ll be outbidding younger couples on a three-bed semi

Society

27 h. ago ‘I couldn’t believe the bravery’: Abuse survivors pay tribute to Michael O’Brien and his ‘powerful’ RTÉ testimony on child sex abuse

One in Four founder Colm O'Gorman among those to pay tribute

Events

29 h. ago Opinion: AI is changing how we connect – but we still need each other as human beings

Finian Murphy says techology has upended so much of how we interact, and now that AI is here, it’s speeding up again.

Politics

30 h. ago When Francis met abuse survivors in Ireland: ‘He drew a picture of a toilet. Anything that goes into that is caca’

When Francis met abuse survivors in Ireland: ‘He drew a picture of a toilet. Anything that goes into that is caca’  The Irish Times

Events

30 h. ago When Pope Francis met abuse survivors in Ireland: ‘He drew a picture of a toilet. Anything that goes into that is caca’

Pope met eight Irish survivors of clerical abuse when he visited Ireland in August 2018

Events

38 h. ago Michael O'Brien, abuse survivor and former mayor of Clonmel, dies aged 92

O’Brien detailed his experience with clerical abuse at St Joseph’s Industrial School in Tipperary during a live RTÉ television show.

Events

38 h. ago Which world leaders are attending the Pope's funeral this weekend?

President Michael D. Higgins and Taoiseach Micheál Martin are among the leaders due to be in attendance.

Politics

39 h. ago Former Tánaiste Frances Fitzgerald rules out Presidential bid

She's told the Irish Times she will not be seeking the Fine Gael nomination to replace Michael D. Higgins.

Politics

41 h. ago Tributes paid to abuse survivor Michael O'Brien following his death

Mr O’Brien was addressing then-government Minister Noel Dempsey, following the publication of the Ryan report into clerical abuse. Mr O’Brien also served as a Fianna Fáil Lord Mayor of Clonmel in 1993.

Events

42 h. ago Mary McAleese: Pope Francis was a man of love who ultimately took the timid path

The myth machine applauds the synodal pontiff, the one who has given jobs to women, who does not judge homosexuals, who protects victims of clerical abuse. But these are illusions

Politics

42 h. ago Pope Francis was a man of love who ultimately took the timid path

The myth machine applauds the synodal pontiff, the one who has given jobs to women, who does not judge homosexuals, who protects victims of clerical abuse. But these are illusions

Politics

48 h. ago Michael O’Brien, former lord mayor of Clonmel who spoke on RTÉ programme of childhood abuse, has died

Michael O’Brien appeared on RTE television programme where he outlined details of his experiences in industrial school

Events