1+ hour, 57+ min ago  (502+ words) THE INCREASE IN fuel prices has been "driven by increases in wholesale costs, not price gouging by individual companies, according to a new report." The price of home heating oil rose by 67. 5% in the month between February and March and…...

7+ hour, 49+ min ago  (1794+ words) LAST UPDATE | 14 mins ago PROTESTS OVER THE government's response to rising fuel prices are continuing this afternoon, with the Defence Forces set to be deployed to remove vehicles blocking critical infrastructure." The National Emergency Coordination Group met this afternoon to…...

4+ hour ago  (614+ words) LAST UPDATE | 6 mins ago FUEL PRICE PROTESTERS who don't move their vehicles out of the way will "face the full rigour of the law, garda" say, as the army has been called to help dismantle blockades. "The blocking of critical…...

22+ hour, 1+ min ago  (645+ words) LAST WEEK SAW the world of journalism get itself in a tizzy over plagiarism and, you guessed it, artificial intelligence. Eagle-eyed readers spotted that a New York Times book review of Jean Baptiste Andrea's "Watching over Her' was very similar…...

8+ hour, 11+ min ago  (960+ words) THE EUROPEAN UNION'S top diplomat has called on Israel to stop launching strikes on Lebanon, saying that they were threatening the already-shaky ceasefire between the United States and Iran. It followed Lebanon declaring a national day of mourning after Israeli…...

7+ hour, 42+ min ago  (634+ words) LAST UPDATE | 13 mins ago PROTESTS OVER THE Government's response to rising fuel prices are entering a third day, with actions so far involving the blocking of major routes and a refinery. The Luas Green Line is currently not operating'between St....

13+ hour, 1+ min ago  (591+ words) ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE COULD displace around'one in every 14 jobs in Ireland in the coming years, with middle and higher-income households most exposed, according to new research. A report from the Economic and Social Research Institute (ESRI) examining how AI adoption may…...

23+ hour, 30+ min ago  (444+ words) AN ACTOR AND playwright with motor neurone disease (MND) who won a prestigious drama award for his portrayal of Richard III at the Lyric Theatre in Belfast has died at the age of 35. Michael Patrick, also known as Michael Campbell,…...

2+ day, 2+ min ago  (756+ words) THE SECOND PHASE of the evaluation of Ireland's response to the pandemic finished last week. Listening to excerpts on the radio from expert witnesses triggered nasty flashbacks. Back to those frightening days when no one knew what was happening. In…...

1+ day, 4+ hour ago  (687+ words) PROTESTS OVER THE cost of fuel have shut down cities, towns and key roads across the country over the last 48 hours. As commuters abandoned public transport and drivers sat in traffic in Dublin's city centre this morning, some directed their…...