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# Work
A warehouse manager fired for leaving work to help his 'trapped wife' has been awarded €20k
The man’s spouse was stuck in a hostile situation with young men carrying weapons.
# Social Media
Here's what you need to know about Facebook's rejigged tax model
Potential long-term changes could have a major impact on how Ireland attracts foreign investment.
# resource and energy
'Seas of steel' and 'hell on Earth': Why dozens of solar farms are in planning limbo
Locals have appealed 27 projects to the national planning board in the past year.
'A victory for common sense': New rules clear the way for dogs in cafés and pubs
A business group supported by Google campaigned for the changed guidelines.
# pupp cafe
'A victory for common sense': New rules clear the way for dogs in cafés and pubs
A business group supported by Google campaigned for the changed guidelines.
# Policy
Zero-hour contracts will be outlawed in most cases under new laws
A bill aims to tackle the casualisation of work in Ireland.
# media and arts
Veteran broadcaster Tom McGurk was hit with a tax bill of €75,000
Horse trainers and hospital consultants were also named on Revenue’s latest defaulters list.
# Policy
Apple has agreed to hand over €13bn in back taxes to Ireland
But the Government is still fighting the EU ruling that led to the payout.
# Transport
'It's damaging the image of the city': Galway's traffic could be costing it jobs
The western hub has been ranked as having the worst congestion in the country.
# food and drink
'A victory for common sense': New rules clear the way for dogs in cafés and pubs
A business group supported by Google campaigned for the changed guidelines.
# metro notions
The overdue Metro North is holding back plans for a 'civic space' at Stephen's Green
Dublin council still wants to finish the café-friendly plan – but it’s waiting for clarity on the long-delayed rail line.
# western congestion
'It's damaging the image of the city': Galway's traffic could be costing it jobs
The western hub has been ranked as having the worst congestion in the country.
# Waiting Game
The overdue Metro North is holding back plans for a 'civic space' at Stephen's Green
Dublin council still wants to finish the café-friendly plan – but it’s waiting for clarity on the long-delayed rail line.
# media and arts
The TV licence fee 'should be replaced' with a Revenue-enforced household charge
A report has suggested a number of changes to how the charge is collected and distributed.
# Policy
'A rigged system': Oxfam claims Ireland is a tax haven by EU standards
A new report claims the country fails to meet European criteria on fair taxation.
# Policy
Poll: Should Ireland introduce a land tax?
Economist David McWilliams has suggested such a levy would fix the housing crisis.
# Policy
Why bookies are fighting for laws that would see them face tougher regulation
A gambling bill has been gathering dust in Leinster House for years, but all sides say it’s needed now.
# Transport
The overdue Metro North is holding back plans for a 'civic space' at Stephen's Green
Dublin council still wants to finish the café-friendly plan – but it’s waiting for clarity on the long-delayed rail line.
# another way
How officials stop tourists overrunning Ireland's 'golden geese' of attractions
Visitors are slowly being diverted away from some of the country’s most iconic monuments.
# Transport
'It's damaging the image of the city': Galway's traffic could be costing it jobs
The western hub has been ranked as having the worst congestion in the country.
# student blocks
Locals stall plans from 'bad neighbours' Trinity College to rent student beds to tourists
The accommodation in Dartry can cater for up to 1,000 students.
# national planning
'We need high-quality public transport. Cork and Galway should get light rail'
Plans for how Ireland will be developed over the next two decades are already under fire.
# Tourism
How officials stop tourists overrunning Ireland's 'golden geese' of attractions
Visitors are slowly being diverted away from some of the country’s most iconic monuments.
# building and property
Locals stall plans from 'bad neighbours' Trinity College to rent student beds to tourists
The accommodation in Dartry can cater for up to 1,000 students.
# Retail
Ikea ordered to pay €35k to a man who hit his head on an advertising board
The accident occurred in the car park of the retailer’s Ballymun store.
# Policy
Irish insurance brokers could soon be made to reveal their commissions
New rules would mean financial advisers will have to be more transparent with customers.
# Financial Services
Dublin loses out on bid to host European Banking Authority after Paris picked out of hat
Another cruel loss for Ireland.
# Tourism
How officials stop tourists overrunning Ireland's 'golden geese' of attractions
Visitors are slowly being diverted away from some of the country’s most iconic monuments.
# Policy
'We need high-quality public transport. Cork and Galway should get light rail'
Plans for how Ireland will be developed over the next two decades are already under fire.
# building and property
Locals stall plans from 'bad neighbours' Trinity College to rent student beds to tourists
The accommodation in Dartry can cater for up to 1,000 students.
# Policy
'There's a lesson to be learned': Push to reveal details of Sugarman bank probe
The Central Bank is being pressed to make public its investigation into Unicredit breaches.
# Retail
Retailers say they're being targeted with rates hikes to pay for discounts elsewhere
More than half of all stores in some regions will have to pay more next year.
# Policy
Here are the key leaks from the Paradise Papers - and why they matter
From Bono to Apple, scores of high-profile people and firms have had their offshore tax dealings exposed.
# Policy
New stats reveal Limerick has some of Ireland's most disadvantaged areas
New statistics show the city and county were among the hardest hit areas during the recession.
# Health
An Ireland-based company is being probed over how it pushes anti-addiction drugs
There have been claims that Alkermes has been artificially boosting sales of its treatment.
# Policy
From Mrs Brown to Mr O'Brien: The Paradise Papers' Irish connections
A number of well-known faces have cropped up in the historical data leak.
# Policy
Bono says he's 'extremely distressed' by Paradise Papers leaks about his financial affairs
The U2 frontman joins the likes of tech giant Apple in having their tax affairs exposed in the documents.
# data and security
Clare wants to exploit its 'cool temperate climate' to become a data centre hub
The local council is calling on landowners to suggest potential sites for such facilities.
# Policy
Bono and Queen Elizabeth are among the world's super rich exposed in the Paradise Papers
The Guardian reports U2′s frontman used a company based in Malta to buy a Lithuanian shopping centre.
# Policy
The multimillion-euro project to pedestrianise College Green has hit a setback
An Bord Pleanála has delayed its decision on the development plan.