Appeal for information after protected bird shot dead in Co LaoisBuzzard driven to extinction by early 20th century but recolonised after significant absenceThu Dec 10 2020 - 12:11
December 8th ‘certainly different’ in Dublin with less rural shoppers on streetsCovid-19 restrictions on inter-county travel lessen the rush of shoppers to capital cityTue Dec 08 2020 - 19:36
Ballet schools push for official pirouette on ‘unfair’ Covid restrictionsPrivate dance tutors forced to take classes on to Zoom fear students will give upMon Nov 23 2020 - 01:00
Department in talks with mink farms over plan to cull 120,000 animalsMutated strain of coronavirus could negate efforts to secure effective vaccines, experts sayThu Nov 19 2020 - 20:04
‘We will have Jameson if he wins’: Joe Biden voter in Tuam nursing homeBridie Higgins (85) believes the US needs someone ‘more compassionate’ than TrumpMon Nov 02 2020 - 02:23
Residents fear 169m wind turbine would cast shadow over tourism plansFáilte Ireland has ‘serious concerns’ about siting and scale of proposed developmentMon Oct 26 2020 - 02:36
HSE says it did not abandon nursing home overrun by Covid-19 outbreakOfficials insist rosters at facility are covered despite claims home had been abandonedFri Oct 23 2020 - 05:59
Emergency staff drafted into nursing home at centre of Covid-19 crisisTD says support system has fallen down despite assurances from TaoiseachFri Oct 23 2020 - 01:07
Publican admits entering bar while awaiting Covid-19 test results‘I will put my hands up. I didn’t know I had to self-isolate,’ An Bóthar Rua barman saysThu Sept 24 2020 - 19:59
File into murder of Garda Colm Horkan with local State solicitor, court hearsAccused Stephen Silver deemed unfit to appear by video link at Castlerea courtFri Sept 18 2020 - 13:46
Pensioner who has climbed Croke Patrick for 30 years says ‘I just kept coming’Val Dempsey (73) and his wife climbed ‘just a little bit’ for the exercise and the traditionSun Jul 26 2020 - 18:55
Pilgrims warned off Croagh Patrick to prevent Covid-19-linked ‘chaos’Mayo mountain locals fear infection and rescue health challenges on Reek SundayTue Jul 21 2020 - 20:23
Mary Kenny no longer taking part in festival after questioning ‘draconian’ travel rulesJournalist who was due to travel from England to Roscommon says Covid-19 not the Black DeathMon Jul 13 2020 - 16:20
Man charged with murder of garda remains in Central Mental HospitalStephen Silver (43) accused of fatal shooting of Detective Garda Colm Horkan in CastlereaFri Jul 10 2020 - 13:21
‘Camping fits well into a Covid-19 world’Poor weather is not deterring campers who have opted for holidays at homeWed Jul 08 2020 - 15:48
Man accused of murdering Colm Horkan deemed unfit to attend courtStephen Silver (43) receiving treatment in Central Mental HospitalFri Jun 26 2020 - 13:09
Hundreds gather in Charlestown for cortège of Det Garda Colm HorkanGarda will lie in repose at family funeral home in Co Mayo on Saturday afternoonSat Jun 20 2020 - 11:46
‘Dark cloud’ hangs over Castlerea following death of gardaLoss of a much-loved garda will leave a lasting scar on his community, say localsFri Jun 19 2020 - 21:01
Mayo results: FG’s Michael Ring, SF’s Conway-Walsh elected on first countGreen Party’s rising star Saoirse McHugh was knocked out after the fifth countMon Feb 10 2020 - 03:00
Election 2020 in Co Mayo: ‘Many people are disillusioned with Fine Gael’The regulars at Guiry’s Bar in Foxford are tired of the ‘same old’ politicsMon Feb 03 2020 - 20:59
Hurry up stupid Brexit, say pensioners at South London clubPensioners tired and frustrated with ‘boring election’ and European ‘skullduggery’Fri Dec 13 2019 - 19:31
Training centre for people on the margins seeks help to rebuild after fireBlaze at Matt Talbot centre in Ballyfermot has curtailed support programmesMon Sept 23 2019 - 03:30
Prayers said for ‘both families’ at funeral of farmer shot dead in MayoBrendan Kilduff (67) believed ‘if there isn’t a sing-song it’s a bad night out’, funeral toldSat Sept 21 2019 - 15:18
Drivers warned to stop leaving faeces along Irish motorwaysMaintenance firm says bottles of urine and used needles are regularly picked up by its workersThu Aug 01 2019 - 15:49
Going deep: Plastics found 2,100m under the sea off Co Kerry coastUCC researchers made discovery during study of Porcupine Bank Canyon in Atlantic OceanTue Jul 30 2019 - 12:01
Disability centre residents exposed to shouting and pushing – HiqaGroup home run by St Michael’s House found to be in breach of 15 out of 17 regulationsThu Jul 25 2019 - 21:25
Shane Lowry: Thousands flock to Clara for ‘relatable’ golfer’s homecoming‘I don’t have enough time to take it all in. You’d love to be allowed stand there forever’Tue Jul 23 2019 - 15:43
Shane Lowry’s victory ‘the biggest thing to happen to Offaly ever’Locals at Esker Hills club recall ‘mischievous’ teenager who became British Open championMon Jul 22 2019 - 19:17
‘They tell me I am destroying the hedge, but I am here to maintain it’Paraic O’Brien is disappointed by the Minister’s decision to abandon plans for August hedge-cuttingThu Jul 18 2019 - 17:40
Plans to allow limited roadside hedge cutting scrappedProposal to permit cutting hedges in August abandoned in favour of protecting natureTue Jul 16 2019 - 17:03
Tributes paid to ‘force of nature’ Fair City actor Karl Shiels (47) following deathShiels, best-known for role as Robbie Quinn, was founding member of Theatre UpstairsMon Jul 15 2019 - 18:04
Four hospitals fail to control spread of superbugAging hospital infrastructure and lack of isolation facilities partly to blame – Hiqa reportFri Jul 12 2019 - 12:06
Rent cap ‘moderating’ tenancy price inflationResearch indicates rises in rent pressure zones would be 3% higher in absence of restrictionsThu Jul 11 2019 - 21:29
Students have only hours left to apply for study grants‘Leaving Cert students do not need their results or their final course choice to apply’Thu Jul 11 2019 - 14:55
Brexit: EU cash for cross-Border co-operation ‘vital for North’Oireachtas group flags ‘urgent need for certainty on funds’ to swerve return of TroublesWed Jul 10 2019 - 20:34
Protesting farmers say beef industry ‘as good as dead’Farmers gather at Dáil to protest at Mercosur trade dealWed Jul 10 2019 - 16:38
‘New Orleans vibe’ on Grafton Street as buskers get people dancingJazzy rhythms see young and old tapping and twirling on warm summer nightMon Jul 08 2019 - 16:34
‘I don’t believe the 3.6 million Irish abroad should have the right to vote’Many want vote for emigrants. Others fear unintended consequencesMon Jul 08 2019 - 10:03
Dublin Docklands: is the area a victim of too much success?Most workers unable to buy or rent in locality due to rising costs, says Owen KeeganFri Jul 05 2019 - 10:42
Price of docklands ‘progress’ a costly one for local residents‘If someone had told me 20 years ago this would still be going on ... I would have gone’Fri Jul 05 2019 - 01:00
‘People are not spending their money here’: The slow recovery of NaasAfter setbacks during the recession, many shops in the Kildare town are still emptyThu Jul 04 2019 - 01:00
Irish fur farmers feel the chill as ban phased in across EUFur farming is deemed contrary to animal welfare. But what of those who work in it?Tue Jul 02 2019 - 09:10
Bushy Park to get signs warning dog owners of danger from swansVisitors to Terenure pond express understanding of birds’ protective actionsMon Jul 01 2019 - 20:11
'Gucci mink pimp' Conor McGregor criticised for 'ostentatious' fur coat boastMMA fighter’s social media post called ‘ostentatious display’ of wealth and animal crueltyMon Jul 01 2019 - 18:26
Dog attacked and killed by swan in Dublin’s Bushy ParkPark ranger says he has ‘never heard of anything like this happening before’Mon Jul 01 2019 - 12:25
Man suffers serious burns while attempting to recover droneDevice became caught in 10,000-volt power line in south Dublin parkFri Jun 28 2019 - 14:03
What is the Velo-City conference?World’s largest cycling conference rolls into DublinWed Jun 26 2019 - 21:54
Lack of e-bikes in climate action plan criticisedElectric cars should not be main focus for transport improvement, say expertsWed Jun 26 2019 - 21:53
Dublin disability centre sanctioned over ‘high-risk issues’Hiqa says St John of God centre ‘failed to protect all residents from all forms of abuse’Wed Jun 26 2019 - 10:45
