Early Edition

Around 20 male International Protection applicants slept rough on a wintry Tuesday despite thousands of beds available . Sources have told Kitty Holland officials want to them to “demonstrate homelessness” in order to prove their need. Meanwhile Pat Leahy analyses Justice Minister Jim O’Callaghan’s claim that immigration is increasing at the fastest rate in the EU, and Ireland can’t cope. The HSE...

“Flying blind” and “budgeting like there’s no tomorrow” – the government’s management of the economy is being roundly criticised by the Irish Fiscal Advisory Council . A group of Ranelagh residents have launched a legal challenge to the Metrolink project – with the potential to stall the long-awaited underground rail line. Consumer Affairs correspondent Conor Pope is urging caution in the Black Fr...

The Minister for Justice and the Chief of Staff of the Defence Forces must hand over the names and contact details of people who may have blocked, or simply ignored, complaints of abuse within army ranks. Ellen Coyne has the details. Nursing home owners want immigration rules relaxed so they can hire more workers from outside the EU, UK and European Economic Area. Martin Wall says they’re seeking...

The crisis-hit homeless charity, the Peter McVerry Trust, has revealed a former CEO signed off on spending for a peacock enclosure at one of its residential sites. Sarah Burns is reporting on the astounding revelation at the Public Accounts Committee yesterday. The Republic of Ireland men’s team will face Czechia in the first of potentially two qualifying play-offs next year. Is that a game we can...

A suspected Russian spy ship , off the coast of Scotland, is believed to planning to enter Ireland’s wider waters. Conor Gallagher is writing about the Yantar today and why it’s provoking a strong diplomatic response in Westminster. Plans for the long-awaited Metrolink project could require up to 8,000 workers ; many of whom may have to be housed in Ireland for the duration of construction. Martin...

Finance Minister Paschal Donohoe ’s surprise resignation yesterday prompts a cabinet reshuffle and questions over Ireland’s future fiscal strategy. Child and family agency, Túsla, has been criticised over its welfare and protection services in Dublin’s north inner city. Kathy Sheridan is taking umbridge with the Housing Minister James Browne over the issue of subdividing family homes into flats ....

Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs Simon Harris asked his Polish counterpart for help in resolving a child abduction case involving a young girl with dual Irish-Polish citizenship . Orla Ryan has the story. A leading psychologist diagnoses the causes behind Ireland's lengthy waiting lists for child mental health services . Winter arrives early this week in the form of an ' arctic air mass '...

Ireland’s dream of returning to the World Cup is still alive after the men’s national team beat Hungary in Budapest on Sunday afternoon. What next for the boys in green ? Read our match report and Ken Early’s soccer column.     In this era of scarce and unaffordable housing, Ireland’s suburbs are undergoing a transformation, with old patterns reversing. Our new series look...

The government really understands this is its last chance to get housing right, writes political correspondent Ellen Coyne, who has been analysing the latest strategy to solve the housing crisis . “I’m nearly 70 and he would still slip me a fiver,” John Mackey’s niece Pat Schan tells Mark Paul. The family of the murdered Irish man in London has been speaking fondly of their uncle , following the c...

A teacher at Scoil Aoife near Citywest in Dublin tells Kitty Holland that pupils living in the International Protection centre are being harassed and intimidated . Conor McGregor’s attempt to overturn a civil jury’s finding that he was responsible for the rape of Dublin woman Nikita Hand, is to be examined by a panel of Supreme Court judges today. Mary Carolan explains the process. Donald Trump’s...

Early Edition is a new podcast from The Irish Times, bringing you four of our top stories in under ten minutes each morning from Monday to Friday. On today’s episode: There’s a plot twist in the row between DAA, which runs Dublin and Cork airports, and its CEO Kenny Jacobs over a €1m exit deal. Current affairs editor, Arthur Beesley breaks it down . There’s been a sharp increase in the number of I...

Today on Early Edition: President-elect Catherine Connolly will be inaugurated this afternoon. Follow our live blog on irishtimes.com . Caroline O'Doherty has the latest from the Cop 30 climate summit in Brazil . A well-known burger restaurant is going to court to argue that it is not 'fast food' . And meet the patients fighting for small but meaningful improvements to our health care system . Hos...

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