Hugh Dooley
@HughPDooley
Business journalist with @IrishTimes, former Editor of @CollegeTribune and 2x Smedia Award Winning Satirist. UCD PPE.
Thank you so much to all the students who shared their experiences with me and @HughPDooley! Huge thanks also to @MarkHennessy and @carlobrien for helping us to shed a light on the obstacles students from NI face when applying to university in the South. irishtimes.com/ireland/educat…
Liquidator appointed over Killarney Brewing and Distilling irishtimes.com/business/2025/…
Killarney Brewing company and Revenue in dispute over appointment of liquidator irishtimes.com/business/2025/…
Older workers will have to delay retirement as fertility ‘plummets’, warns OECD irishtimes.com/business/2025/…
Have you had a negative experience on the DART or on a train in Ireland? I want to tell your story for a piece in the @IrishTimes. Whether it's fighting or anti-social behaviour you have a story to tell. Either DM me here or email me at [email protected] #journorequest

Profits soar at Dublin’s famous O’Donoghue’s pub :) irishtimes.com/business/2025/…
🎙️ Coming up on Déise Today with @damienwlr thanks to @EirGrid ✈️ @HughPDooley from @WaterfordNS has an update on @WATairport 🚘 We hear from Jim Darcy local councillor about the review underway of the Farronshoneen roundabout 📲 #ListenIn wlrfm.com
Councillors in Waterford concerned over 'starship prices' for hotels amid discussion on tourism industry waterford-news.ie/news/councillo…
Fears arise of demographic cliff edges in Waterford waterford-news.ie/news/fears-ari…
You can read my deep-dive on Waterford's CAMH service here: "CAMHS appointments have dropped by 30 per cent since 2021, with nearly 20 per cent of all appointments being cancelled or going unattended." Staffing levels are partly to blame. waterford-news.ie/news/year-on-y…
My latest for @IrishTimes: Delay on offshore wind farm construction ‘disappointing’ - Energia “There were opportunities to fast-track that, so it is disappointing that we could be five years waiting." irishtimes.com/business/2025/…
EXCLUSIVE: University Hospital Waterford has just completed the recruitment stage for weekend cardiac coverage with a commencement date to be announced this week "based on start dates" for the new staff members! For @WaterfordNS waterford-news.ie/news/exclusive…
"We fear that WIDA is in a state of imminent collapse and we worry that our loved ones will be scattered to the four winds." My latest for @WaterfordNS looking at a charity in Waterford... waterford-news.ie/news/majority-…
One of the best sports articles I have ever read.
Chelsea are good. What does it mean? Is spending billions actually good? Is Todd Boehly good? Is hotel finance wangling now good? Is Cole Palmer the most exciting footballer in the world? theguardian.com/football/2024/…
Chelsea are good. What does it mean? Is spending billions actually good? Is Todd Boehly good? Is hotel finance wangling now good? Is Cole Palmer the most exciting footballer in the world? theguardian.com/football/2024/…
The full story of the General Election in Waterford... all the counts, all the transfers, all the data! So proud of adding to this incrementally over the past three days for @WaterfordNS!

Great to shed some light on the costs of election campaigns for independent candidates, thanks to @killianm97 for speaking to me!
I'm really glad to have been able to contribute to this article about financial transparency and how much each candidate is spending in the General Election! waterford-news.ie/news/local-pol… #Waterford #GE2024 #GE24 #FinancialTransparency #IrishElection #IrishElection2024 #Democracy
WATCH: Ahead of tomorrow's polling day view the interviews with the Waterford candidates as carried out by Waterford News & Star and waterford-news.ie waterford-news.ie/news/local-pol…
With a General Election date set to be announced in the coming days, you can have an opportunity to put your questions to the candidates running in the Waterford constituency........ waterford-news.ie/news/your-chan…
With the General Election just around the corner, we want to ask Waterford's political candidates questions about the issues that affect you the most. So we want to hear from you! You can suggest questions and topics we should ask the candidates 👇👇👇 forms.gle/FLH6qqDAnwwDV9…