Increases to the minimum wage, changes to sick leave entitlements and a new pension auto-enrolment scheme are among a range of Government measures due to take effect in 2024. Unions have welcomed the enhanced employee benefits but many businesses are warning that they will struggle to cope with the increased …

Former British prime minister Liz Truss has rewarded “champions for the Conservative causes of freedom” in her long-awaited resignation honours list. The list had been fraught with controversy even before being published, with calls for Rishi Sunak to block the handout of honours given the short-lived nature of Ms Truss’ …

Three great movies and an hour of the late and very great Burt Bacharach – here are our telly picks for Saturday The Bridge on the River Kwai, RTÉ One, 2.45pm David Lean’s epic Oscar-winning Second World War drama about a British colonel with a misplaced sense of ethics and …

It was a year in which three of the greats of Irish music died. In June, Aslan’s lead singer, Christy Dignam, passed away aged 63. A month later, Sinéad O’Connor died at the age of 56. In November, Shane MacGowan died aged 65. All gone within six months of each …

A man will appear in court later this morning charged in connection with the fatal assault of a man in a restaurant in Dublin on Christmas Eve. Tristan Sherry, 26, died after he was assaulted during a gun attack at Browne’s Steakhouse in Blanchardstown. The suspect was arrested by detectives …

Chris Dobey sent out a statement with a stunning straight-sets victory over defending champion Michael Smith, as Michael van Gerwen also powered through to the quarter-finals on a dramatic night at the Paddy Power World Darts Championship. Smith’s hopes of defending the Sid Waddell Trophy were dashed by a dazzling …

A man has died following a single car crash in Co Kerry last night. The man, aged in his 40s, died after the vehicle he was driving overturned on the road at Aulaneduff in Abbeydorney at around 9.15pm. His body, which remains at the scene, will be removed to the …

An increase in influenza and Covid-19 cases will lead to increased pressure on hospitals and the wider health service in the coming weeks, Minister for Health Stephen Donnelly has warned. The Health Service Executive (HSE) said there has been a rise in the number of people with respiratory illnesses attending …

On paper, at least, 2023 was a very good for the travel industry. Almost 17.8m people arrived in to Irish air and sea ports between January and October – an increase on the numbers seen in the same, pre-pandemic period of 2019. That has boosted the coffers of airlines like …

In a row of brightly dressed young children taking part in a ballroom dancing contest in Lviv in western Ukraine, Roman Oleksiv is instantly recognisable. The eight-year-old wears blue compressive coverings over his head, face and hands for his burns. On 14 July 2022, he was waiting to see a …