Carrickmines families move into temporary south Dublin siteTravellers rehoused in car park after residents blocked access to Rockville Drive siteSun Oct 25 2015 - 12:12
A rabbi walks into the Vatican and asks the Pope....US rabbi appointed comedic advisor to Pope Francis after winning online competitionSun Oct 11 2015 - 22:27
Kenny intends to hold the election in the Spring of 2016Taoiseach says he sees no reason to change mind on dateSun Oct 11 2015 - 13:49
Massive Attack announce Dublin concertEuropean tour announcement timed to coincide with news of new music releaseTue Oct 06 2015 - 09:57
Visit of Pope Francis to Ireland to be discussed at Rome synodSpeculation mounts that visit will coincide with 2018 ‘World Meeting of Families’ eventMon Sept 28 2015 - 11:27
Joan Collins TD facing charges over April protestDublin South Central TD says charges an attempt to break water charges movementSat Sept 19 2015 - 08:30
State funeral for executed 1916 rebel Thomas KentFuneral ‘writes the final chapter in a long ordeal for the Kent family’Fri Sept 18 2015 - 16:15
Ireland to take 4,000 refugees in new programmeBurton says total will be ‘signficantly higher’ as family members join under reunification rulesThu Sept 10 2015 - 12:43
The Specials’ trombonist Rico Rodriguez dies aged 80Tributes paid to prolific ska and reggae trombonist Emmanuel ‘Rico’ RodriguezSat Sept 05 2015 - 15:40
Detained journalists 'moved to high-security Turkish prison'Rights groups condemn terrorism charges lodged against three Vice News reportersWed Sept 02 2015 - 12:59
Meet the two Irish sisters dancing can-can at the Moulin RougeClaudine and Isabelle Van Den Bergh from Sutton are part of the Paris theatre’s chorus of high-kicking dancersSun Aug 23 2015 - 12:00
Owner of @alphabet handle awaits Google’s callMan of letters shifts focus to numbers as he looks to cash in on Google name changeTue Aug 11 2015 - 09:15
Nasa camera reveals ‘dark side’ of moon from 1.6m km awayImages shows the fully illuminated dark side of the moon that is never visible from EarthThu Aug 06 2015 - 10:27
Kenny criticised for comments about appointment of Minister for GaeltachtTaoiseach appointed non-Irish speaker partly because he’d ‘been around for a while’Mon Jul 27 2015 - 01:00
Kenny criticised over comments on decline of IrishTaoiseach’s claim that Irish is increasing in Gaeltacht areas disputed by language groupSat Jul 25 2015 - 20:42
9/11: Newly released photos show US leaders in aftermath of attacksPhotographs show George W Bush, Dick Cheney and Condoleezza Rice reacting to September 11th 2001 attacksSat Jul 25 2015 - 16:25
Player with Birmingham GAA club among Tunisia deadJoel Richards described by James Connolly’s GFC as an ‘exceptionally talented footballer’Sun Jun 28 2015 - 22:08
‘It feels like everyone is gay in Dublin today’Thousands celebrate Gay Pride just weeks after Ireland voted for same-sex marriageSat Jun 27 2015 - 16:08
€3.5m Kerry Gaeltacht enterprise centre openedOver 2,500 students to attend courses at centre worth €7 million to local economySat Jun 27 2015 - 14:05
Government position on Finucane inquiry ‘remains unchanged’Minister Charlie Flanagan says British commitments on independent inquiry ‘should be honoured’Fri Jun 26 2015 - 12:11
Courtney Love tweets her Uber rage over France taxi protestsUS singer calls on US to ban all travel to France after she is caught up in taxi protestFri Jun 26 2015 - 10:39
Lexus claims creation of working ‘hoverboard’Footage does not show device in operation but claims ‘amazing frictionless movement’Thu Jun 25 2015 - 13:36
Woman gives birth after pioneering ovarian transplantPioneering procedure saw ovarian tissue removed and frozen following a childhood illnessWed Jun 10 2015 - 08:36
School renovations reveal century old blackboard lessonsSketchings dating from 1917 feature colourful drawings, math tables and history lessonsMon Jun 08 2015 - 11:14
Drivers breaking red lights at Luas junction to get pointsDrivers who break red light at junction will automatically receive three penalty pointsThu Jun 04 2015 - 14:15
Thousands troop to Foo Fighters concert in SlaneUS rockers joined on bill by Irish acts Ash, Hozier and main support, The Kaiser ChiefsSat May 30 2015 - 16:04
Stark warning for future of Irish in Gaeltacht areasReport says Irish unlikely to be majority language in Gaeltacht areas in 10 yearsFri May 29 2015 - 19:01
Ireland becomes first country to approve same-sex marriage by popular voteYes vote confirmed at 62% against 38% for No side with a turnout of more than 60%Sun May 24 2015 - 12:42
Nepal: Irish woman describes moment earthquake struckEyewitness Dee Ambrose describes when powerful 7.3 magnitude earthquake hitTue May 12 2015 - 14:29
World’s 11th longest cruise ship arrives in Dublin portSplendida docks with more than 4,600 passengers and crew on boardMon May 11 2015 - 11:57
UK election bloodbath spills onlineClegg, Farage and Miliband resign after surprise Tory rout sees Cameron claim victoryFri May 08 2015 - 14:57
TÁ Comhionnanas campaign for Yes vote launchedCampaign aims to secure a Yes vote from the Irish-speaking public in the May 22nd voteThu May 07 2015 - 09:08
Bus workers say industrial action lawfulSome 150 buses out of commission in Cork as drivers picket Capwell garageSat May 02 2015 - 01:03
Union says bus workers’ resolve will harden after legal actionHundreds of thousands of people affected by 48-hour strike action across countryFri May 01 2015 - 14:47
Sports reporter sacked over ‘despicable’ Anzac tweetsCommunications minister denies influencing SBS decision to fire Scott McIntyreMon Apr 27 2015 - 09:46
Actress Joan Collins confirms she was not arrested at water protestUnited Left TD responds saying she would never take an honour from a monarchTue Apr 21 2015 - 10:47
John Perry defends hiring wife as parliamentary assistantFormer FG minister says his wife will step down from role on his political staff next monthFri Mar 20 2015 - 15:20
Sweden shooting: 2 dead in Gothenburg restaurant attackPolice say no indication attack in Sweden’s second largest city was terror-relatedThu Mar 19 2015 - 09:09
Dublin-bound Ryanair flight diverted after bird strikeFR6874 returned safely to Barcelona airport after changing course over MediterraneanThu Feb 26 2015 - 13:29
‘SpongeBob an Scannán’ to hit the big screen as Gaeilge‘Spúinse as Uisce’ the first film to be released in Irish and English by a Hollywood companyWed Feb 25 2015 - 13:16
Be afraid, be very afraid: octopus filmed hunting on landDramatic YouTube footage shows octopus seize crab on land before returning to waterTue Feb 24 2015 - 14:36
Malcolm Rifkind steps down over cash for access claimsFormer foreign secretaries under pressure following undercover ‘dispatches’ stingTue Feb 24 2015 - 11:27
Survey finds majority favours provision of services in IrishNationwide Millward Brown opinion poll measured attitudes towards Irish languageSun Feb 15 2015 - 20:51
25 dead after Taiwan plane crashes into riverLast communication from TransAsia Airways flight was ‘Mayday, Mayday, engine flameout’Wed Feb 04 2015 - 20:32
Over $129,000 raised for US man who walks 21 miles to and from workJames Robertson (56) can’t afford to buy and maintain a car on his wage of $10.55 an hourTue Feb 03 2015 - 11:31
Cuba releases new photos of Fidel CastroState media publishes photos in apparent attempt to quell rumours of poor healthTue Feb 03 2015 - 07:13
North strategies published for Irish and Ulster-ScotsPlan includes repeal of 1737 Administration of Justice (Language) Act (Ireland)Fri Jan 30 2015 - 17:13
Joe Higgins condemns media treatment of Paul MurphySocialist Party deputy ‘maliciously represented’ by some sections of the mediaFri Jan 30 2015 - 10:18
Watch: This is what lightning looks like from spaceAstronaut takes crystal clear photo of phenomenon while traveling at 28, 800 km/hThu Jan 29 2015 - 11:26
Michelle Mulherin: Man held over fire at Mayo TD’s officeFine Gael TD confirmed she repaid €2,000 cost of calls made from Leinster House to KenyaWed Jan 28 2015 - 10:11
