Irish vessels near Rockall face ‘increased risk’ of arrestGovernment says European Commission intervention may be required as tensions riseFri Jan 08 2021 - 21:59
Cost of energy increases for Electric Ireland customers in NorthThe price increase equates to an extra £18 per year for the typical residential customerFri Jan 08 2021 - 20:51
Weather warnings issued as snow and ice will lead to ‘treacherous conditions’Cold snap set to continue into weekend, with lows of -5 and ‘severe frost’ on Friday nightWed Jan 06 2021 - 22:30
Covid-19: List of exemptions from construction industry shutdown announcedAll but essential projects will stop from Friday in bid to stop spread of virusWed Jan 06 2021 - 22:29
Brexit: Irish consumers warned of new online shopping chargesNot all retailers will automatically add VAT or customs charges at the online checkoutWed Jan 06 2021 - 00:01
Cork hospital confirms 100 nurses unable to work due to Covid-19Emergency department at Cork University Hospital ‘exceptionally busy’ as large number of very ill patients require admissionMon Jan 04 2021 - 07:48
Coronavirus: 4,962 new cases and seven further deaths reportedRepublic passes 100,000 confirmed cases with hospitals under ‘extreme’ pressureSun Jan 03 2021 - 18:31
RTÉ apologises for ‘blasphemous’ sketch after 1,100 complaintsBroadcaster acknowledges offence caused by satirical clip accusing God of rapeSun Jan 03 2021 - 15:30
Brexit to hit parcel post to and from BritainUK’s departure from EU will not impact on goods and parcels to or from Northern IrelandWed Dec 30 2020 - 19:19
Rise in packaging waste as Irish shoppers buy online during Covid-19 crisisPackaging waste from increased online sales will create influx of waste, Repak saysTue Dec 29 2020 - 15:16
New Ross electoral area sees Covid-19 rate up over 1,000% in a week14-day incidence rate at 659.7 cases per 100,000 people, up from 57.7 a week agoThu Dec 24 2020 - 18:57
Higgins urges ‘hope and solidarity’ at a defining moment for IrelandChristmas message: President seeks renewal of sense of solidarity, sensitivity, forgivenessThu Dec 24 2020 - 15:35
Yellow wind warning for Stephen’s Day as Storm Bella dueMet Éireann warning active in western areas from midday Saturday until 6am on SundayThu Dec 24 2020 - 14:03
Santa letter found behind Cork chimney reunited with writer decades laterChain of people involved in tracking down Yvonne Foley who was six or seven when she wrote letterThu Dec 24 2020 - 13:06
Nine people arrested by gardaí on foot of European arrest warrantsSeven men and two women aged 28 to 63 to appear before High Court on January 8thThu Dec 24 2020 - 11:38
Long delays on State helpline as Irish people stranded in UK try to get home‘Our situation could get a lot worse if we are not allowed on this ferry this afternoon’Tue Dec 22 2020 - 13:33
Covid-19 cases on the rise due to behaviour change, GPs sayShutting hospitality before Christmas would be ‘disastrous’, says restaurants associationTue Dec 22 2020 - 11:53
Man (30s) and teenager arrested in connection with cash-in-transit robberyWorker threatened by lone male while returning to security van in Dublin on TuesdayTue Dec 22 2020 - 09:57
Travel ban? Passengers come to Ireland on multiple flights todayPeople arriving in Belfast and Derry with, in one case, over 100 continuing on to DublinMon Dec 21 2020 - 16:59
More than 99,600 Covid-19 passenger locator forms submitted in NovemberSince their introduction, 11 people have refused to complete the forms on arrivalMon Dec 21 2020 - 16:38
More than 40 flights from Britain landing in Belfast and Derry on MondayPassengers reportedly flying into North to get around ban on UK flights to RepublicMon Dec 21 2020 - 12:30
‘Unbelievable co-operation’ restores burned house for ChristmasRoscommon community combine to get pensioner back to childhood homeSun Dec 20 2020 - 15:37
Holohan concerned at Covid spread as 527 new cases and five deaths reported‘Start this weekend. It is never too late to cut down your contacts, cancel plans, or avoid a crowd’Sat Dec 19 2020 - 17:52
Roy Keane makes surprise visit to Co Cork schoolFootball legend calls into Dunderrow National School after receiving letter from pupilSat Dec 19 2020 - 13:42
Drugs worth almost €139,000 seized at mail centresDetector dogs help Revenue officers find herbal cannabis and magic mushroomsSat Dec 19 2020 - 11:03
‘Country simply cannot cope with this level of infection’, says HolohanOutbreaks in private houses continue to increase with 328 reported last weekFri Dec 18 2020 - 18:12
Bird owners must keep birds in secure buildings to curb spread of bird fluNew measures from Department of Agriculture come into force on MondayFri Dec 18 2020 - 12:51
Mystery of Sligo shipwreck solved 250 years after it sankResearchers discover that 20 people died after ‘butter boat’ got into difficulty in stormy weatherWed Dec 16 2020 - 22:20
Photographers and astronomy lovers invited to ‘reach for the stars’Person with best astrophotographs will win tour of Dunsink ObservatoryWed Dec 16 2020 - 16:37
Rental car fleet halves as bookings slow to ‘trickle’Pandemic decimates industry with huge sell-offs due to restrictions on movementWed Dec 16 2020 - 08:19
Assailant robs box from cash-in-transit workerMale armed with hammer grabs undisclosed sum and makes good his escape on bicycleTue Dec 15 2020 - 21:31
Man (70s) dies in single-vehicle crash in Co LeitrimGardaí are appealing for witnesses to the incident at Killaneen, BallinamoreTue Dec 15 2020 - 20:36
‘Unacceptable’ that disabled children wait years for assessmentDrastic improvement in services needed within year, says Minister of State for DisabilitiesTue Dec 15 2020 - 20:15
Det Garda Colm Horkan to be honoured by local club with memorial pitchMayo club unveils plan to honour murdered garda ahead of what would have been 50th birthdaySat Dec 12 2020 - 07:57
Turkeys culled on Wicklow farm following bird flu outbreakDepartment of Agriculture has established protection zone around area near KnockanannaSat Dec 12 2020 - 07:36
Unemployed people twice as likely to be depressed as those employed, CSO findsSurvey conducted in 2019 and early 2020 finds wealth has significant impact on health statusSat Dec 12 2020 - 07:29
Portmarnock bids farewell to ‘cherished’ couple killed in house fireMass told many people have fond memories of visiting Beatrice and Michael Hurely’s homeFri Dec 11 2020 - 14:53
Achill Island Sea Salt seeks special status approval from EUMinister announces publication of PDO application for product produced by family-run businessThu Dec 10 2020 - 13:21
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
