From left, Deputy Garda Commissioner John Twomey and Garda Commissioner Drew Harris during an official announcement of the new Garda operating model. Photograph: Gareth Chaney/Collins Garda restructuring plans face rural backlash

PAC chairman claims changes will lead to a ‘reduction in policing’

Macron insists any Brexit deal must guarantee stability in North French president Emmanuel Macron welcomes British prime minister Boris Johnson ahead of a meeting at The Élysée Palace in Paris. Photograph: Geoffroy van der Hasselt/AFP/Getty Images

French president agrees to listen to British proposals to change withdrawal agreement

Irish Rail customers face two more years of overcrowding Irish Rail said it was ‘urgently looking to place an order for new trains’.

State company said it is ‘urgently’ seeking new trains after years of underfunding

Stephen Collins: The unsung virtues of Charlie Flanagan Minister for Justice Charlie Flanagan “avoids attracting unnecessary attention by foolish publicity stunts or rushing into comment about issues which have nothing to do with his brief”. Photograph: Dara Mac Dónaill

Minister for Justice does a difficult job well and avoids attracting unnecessary attention

Union warns bus, rail passengers face potential disruption in coming weeks The NBRU is expected to indicate it will seek to increase pressure on the Government to back its campaign for the introduction of a dedicated Garda public transport division. Photograph: Getty Images

NBRU to warn of industrial action over route outsourcing and anti-social behaviour

Twickenham an imposing testing ground for Byrne and Carty Ross Byrne: will start at outhalf for Ireland against England at Twickenham. Photograph: Dan Sheridan/Inpho

Outhalves vying for a place in squad for Japan while Kleyn gets another chance to impress

New test may detect ovarian cancer two years earlier An image of a human ovarian cancer cell which was taken on Crann’s Helium Ion Microscope

Researchers in Belfast find biomarker for disease which affects 315 women in Ireland a year

RSA report recommends making e-scooters legal Electric scooters are currently not regulated in Ireland and are technically illegal. Photograph: Dave Meehan

Minister expected to impose licensing and speed restrictions if e-scooters legalised

Brexit: Macron and Johnson to continue talks in hopes of reaching accord British prime minister Boris Johnson and French president Emmanuel Macron at the Élysée Palace after their meeting. Photograph: Christophe Petit Tesson/EPA

Macron stresses ‘fundamental principles’ of Irish stability and integrity of single market

Bono gets a nod as ‘white saviours’ called out in Uganda Ugandan writer Siima Itabaaza referred to Bono as ‘our favourite white saviour’ at the conference. Photograph: AP/Pool/Juda Ngwenya

Kampala Letter: Activist group calls for end to white people being depicted as heroes in Africa

Drew Harris’s big plan: A guide to the radical shake-up of An Garda Síochána Garda Commissioner Drew Harris held a press conference on Thursday morning in Dublin to unveil his new plans or the force. Photograph: Alan Betson/The Irish Times

Plan is an attempt to decentralise policing power from Garda Headquarters in Dublin

Ireland will have to apply border controls on food after no-deal Brexit, UK group says In a no-deal Brexit, every food consignment crossing from Northern Ireland into the Republic would have to be accompanied by an Export Health Certificate. File photograph: Getty

‘Hard to exaggerate disruption’ no-deal scenario would cause, says food research group

‘I’ll never travel on Irish Rail again’ The Webbs: Frances, Jamie and Samantha from Ballyhaunis, Mayo on the platform. Photograph: Nick Bradshaw

Passengers describe overcrowding chaos as network is pushed to capacity on Thursday

College living: the pitfalls of buying property for your children Over the course of the four years needed for a typical degree, parents could expect to spend €35,200.

Is it possible for parents to buy a property near their children’s college and later sell it at a profit?

The five key trends in global R&D The traditional image of R&D is of a group of scientists in a lab somewhere working on projects together. This has been overtaken by a model where multiple labs and groups around the world work on projects together. Photograph: iStock
Special Report

From following the sun to clean meat, here are the latest developments in research and development

Brought to you by The Irish Times Content Studio

Latest News

Most Read

1 Bono gets a nod as ‘white saviours’ called out in Uganda
2 ‘I’ll never travel on Irish Rail again’
3 Catholic Church teaching on abortion dates from 1869
4 ‘My son wants to leave Ireland for good. He’s not comfortable with what’s going on here’
5 UK on track to price itself out of EU with ‘Canada-minus’ deal
6 Returning to Ireland with your non-EU partner? How the new rules will make it easier
7 Twickenham an imposing testing ground for Byrne and Carty
8 Fintan O’Toole: Parishes of Fermanagh and Tyrone are unravelling Brexit
9 The highest-paid actors of 2019 revealed
10 Leaderless North is now approaching the precipice
Real news has value SUBSCRIBE
2019 Results and Offers Everything you need to know about the 2019 Leaving Certificate results, CAO offers, and other post-secondary options
 
No Child 2020 A special project looking at child welfare and children's issues