Mixed reaction in Ballsbridge as locals give cautious welcome to asylum seeker centreSt Mary’s Home, a disused former nursing home in Dublin 4, will accommodate 220 refugeesThu Jan 04 2024 - 18:28
Carers to benefit from contributions counting towards State pensionUnder scheme launched this week, long-term carers can apply for contributions equivalent to PRSI paymentsWed Jan 03 2024 - 19:27
‘It’s difficult - there’s nowhere to sleep’: 376 newly-arrived asylum seekers without accommodationIrish Refugee Council describes accommodation shortage as a ‘most serious situation that puts people at risk’Wed Jan 03 2024 - 07:25
Homelessness chief defends communication strategy amid criticism following Ringsend arson attackDublin Region Homeless Executive defends service following stinging criticism from local politiciansWed Jan 03 2024 - 05:00
‘It’s not worth the heartache’: the independent cafes closing down under cost pressuresThe cost of utilities, tax and ingredients plus the long, stressful hours have combined to make many small business owners feel they can’t carry onTue Jan 02 2024 - 05:00
Two rescued by Howth RNLI after yacht gets into difficulty in high windsVolunteer lifeboat crew rescues yacht blown offshore south of Lambay IslandSat Dec 30 2023 - 13:05
Man (22) charged with murder of Tristan Sherry in Blanchardstown restaurant on Christmas EveMicheal Andrecut of Blanchardstown remanded into custody until January 2ndSat Dec 30 2023 - 11:57
‘Words can’t describe how we are feeling’: Father pays tribute to daughter (21) killed in road crashLydia Ross, from Ballymoney, Co Antrim, died in the single vehicle crash in Aghadowney on ThursdayFri Dec 29 2023 - 19:16
Ten newborns at Rotunda Hospital on a Christmas Day to remember Baby Margot born at 5.16am to parents Johanna and Darren Fourie while Holly and Noah most popular names in December 2022Mon Dec 25 2023 - 18:50
‘A lot warmer than last year’: Swimmers take the Christmas Day plunge in Dublin BayFestive swimmers at Forty Foot in Sandycove enjoy sea temperature of 10 degrees, closing out a year of unseasonably warm Irish coastal watersMon Dec 25 2023 - 15:09
Sliver of sunlight breaks through to Newgrange burial chamber on overcast winter solstice morningHundreds of people, including drummers and dancers, gather at Co Meath neolithic passage tomb at sunriseThu Dec 21 2023 - 13:30
Met Éireann issues status yellow weather warning as clouds cast shadow over Newgrange solsticeDifficult driving and cycling conditions expected with a cold Christmas Day aheadThu Dec 21 2023 - 08:17
‘I feel guilty for leaving my father there to die’: Palestinians in Ireland plead for help bringing family members out of GazaPeople Before Profit TD Richard Boyd Barrett urges Government to do more for Irish citizens and those with Irish connections who are trapped in the conflict zoneTue Dec 19 2023 - 19:07
Comments by Fianna Fáil councillors in wake of Galway hotel fire referred to party’s internal rules committeeTaoiseach: Ireland must have ‘open and honest debate’ on migration after fire at Galway hotel designated to house refugeesMon Dec 18 2023 - 17:51
Half of those suffering with mental health difficulties will not seek help due to stigma, survey findsDespite 92% of respondents accepting mental health difficulties can ‘affect anyone’, many reported feelings of self-stigmaSun Dec 17 2023 - 20:14
Serial planning objector sought confidential €40,000 from developer Payment pursued as compensation for alleged environmental impact from construction activity near Co Meath homeSat Dec 16 2023 - 06:00
Friends of the Elderly Christmas dinner: ‘Companionship, and mostly importantly, a bit of craic’Some 130 older people gather at Drumcondra hotel for three-course meal including traditional turkey and ham option, with MC and singer performing Neil Diamond-heavy set listFri Dec 15 2023 - 19:01
Two men arrested in connection with fatal Monaghan debs crash releasedMen, one in his 60s and one in his 40s, had been arrested in connection with crash that killed two teenagers in JulyFri Dec 15 2023 - 10:20
Eight students and two teachers among 12 injured in Co Kilkenny crash involving bus and lorrySecondary school pupils from Roscrea, Co Tipperary, were travelling to Kilkenny by bus when the crash occurredThu Dec 14 2023 - 16:15
George Nkencho inquest adjourned for six months as DPP direction awaited on Gsoc fileCoroner extends condolences to family of 27-year-old shot by gardaí in Clonee in December 2020Thu Dec 14 2023 - 11:42
Vast majority of people with chronic kidney disease unaware they suffer from conditionTCD study finds 15.6% of people aged over 50 in Ireland have condition but 98% are obliviousThu Dec 14 2023 - 06:41
Woman carrying baby with fatal foetal anomaly is denied a termination, Dáil hearsPeople Before Profit TD Bríd Smith says woman will be forced to travel to UK for abortionWed Dec 13 2023 - 18:53
Girl (4) who died of strep A complications may have survived if clinicians acted on evidence, inquest hears Inquest into death of Ahana Singh, who died in December 2022, records verdict of medical misadventureTue Dec 12 2023 - 21:12
Trevor Deely disappearance: Garda investigation identifies man caught on CCTV Mark Deely, brother of the missing man, said that gardaí have since spoken to the identified man, and are now ‘totally happy’ there is ‘nothing sinister’ involved in the man’s recorded movementsWed Dec 06 2023 - 18:48
Woman (80s) killed in Co Longford road crashFatal incident occurred on N4 at Lisnagrish, Edgeworthstown, on Monday eveningTue Dec 05 2023 - 09:47
Inquiry into handling of Maurice McCabe file to be held in privateSocial workers face allegations of professional misconduct over handling of file containing false allegation against Garda whistleblowerMon Dec 04 2023 - 14:25
Asylum seekers forced to sleep rough can avail of ‘drop-in’ centresGovernment is currently not in a position to provide accommodation to all international protection applicants, Department of Integration has saidMon Dec 04 2023 - 13:18
Pole-wrecker woodpeckers blamed for power outages as crews repair damaged electricity infrastructure The great spotted woodpecker, new to Irish woodland in recent decades, is causing major headaches for the electricity supply network and even power outages in some areasTue Nov 28 2023 - 06:00
Late Late Toy Show: Patrick Kielty awaits the verdict of his ‘fiercest critics’ - his kidsHost promises an Elf-themed show and says the preparations are ‘pretty all-consuming’Fri Nov 24 2023 - 06:00
Man (20s) killed after van collides with bridge on M7 in KildareSingle-vehicle incident occurred early on Wednesday morning near Newbridge and gardaí are appealing for witnessesWed Nov 22 2023 - 18:55
Sister of Denise Morgan, Irish woman killed in NY murder-suicide, warns of abusive relationshipsCo Louth woman was in the process of moving out of property she shared with Joed Taveras before she was killedWed Nov 22 2023 - 07:07
Man arrested in relation to investigation into romance fraud operationThe Garda investigation has identified a total of 15 potential victims, collectively scammed out of over €275,000Tue Nov 21 2023 - 21:38
Irish-Palestinian Zak Hania ‘not really sure’ why he is not on list of Gaza evacueesMr Hania’s wife and children have already left for Ireland through Rafah CrossingTue Nov 21 2023 - 19:02
Gardaí launch murder investigation following postmortem on body of man found in TallaghtMan (50) was found unresponsive outside a house in Dromcarra Avenue on Wednesday and later diedSat Nov 18 2023 - 19:09
Thousands march in Dublin and Cork in support of PalestineIrish-Palestinian man Ibrahim Alagha, who had spent several weeks trapped in Gaza, joined protest hours after arriving back in Ireland following escapeSat Nov 18 2023 - 19:03
Irish citizens who fled Gaza conflict arrive in DublinEmotional scenes at Dublin Airport as Irish citizens who crossed to safety at the Rafah border say they feel lucky to be back in IrelandSat Nov 18 2023 - 16:07
‘It makes no sense’: Locals struggle to understand suspected murder-suicide that has shocked people of ClareGarda are continuing to investigate the circumstances around why Joe Collins killed his wife Claire and then took his own lifeSat Nov 18 2023 - 07:00
‘There’s no way in hell that a 9-year-old child should be hostage’Emily Hand’s birthday is celebrated by family and members of the Irish-Israeli community in Dublin, amid hope she will be released soonFri Nov 17 2023 - 17:04
More than 50 Irish and dependants exit Gaza into Egypt as Martin praises Irish diplomats’ effortsSara and Ali el-Astal, the children of Irish-Palestinian man Khalid el-Astal, crossed into Egypt on FridayFri Nov 17 2023 - 12:42
Tánaiste warns Israel’s war could fuel Palestinian radicalisation as more Irish citizens escape GazaAyman Shaheen, another who crossed border with family, still waiting for mother to arrive in EgyptThu Nov 16 2023 - 18:32
‘I just made it to Egypt now. I am exhausted’: Irish citizens leave Gaza and cross to safety at Rafah Ibrahim Alagha and his family confirmed they had made it across the border, but Zak Hania expects to be left off listWed Nov 15 2023 - 19:47
It would make no sense to sell RTÉ's Donnybrook campus, says BakhurstDirector general tells staff that State broadcaster is looking to buy new studios in CorkTue Nov 14 2023 - 21:45
RTÉ crisis: no staff on more than €250,000 under new plan, with some presenters facing cutsJoe Duffy, Claire Byrne and Miriam O’Callaghan will lose out as part of cost-cutting in Bakhurst’s turnaround planTue Nov 14 2023 - 19:29
Tánaiste urges EU to ‘go further’ in calling for ceasefire amid mounting concern over suffering in Gaza hospitalsMicheál Martin called on Hamas to release Israeli hostages and is due to meet the family of eight-year-old Irish citizen Emily Hand during his trip to Egypt, Israel and Palestine this weekMon Nov 13 2023 - 21:33
Emily Hand to spend ninth birthday ‘in Hamas tunnels’, father says amid hopes for her safetyTom Hand travels to Dublin to drum up ‘support and sympathy’ from Irish GovernmentMon Nov 13 2023 - 19:51
Limerick woman seeks to return artefactsMs Walsh believes that some of the artefacts came from an auction at Thornfield House, a 19th-century period home in Ahane, Co Limerick once occupied by Sir Richard BourkeMon Nov 13 2023 - 19:24
Almost half of people say Government not doing enough on climate change, survey findsTemperatures in the seas around Ireland and the UK were 3-5 degrees higher than normal in June - and climate change is to blame. Graphic: NOAAFri Nov 10 2023 - 11:45
Met Éireann issues weather warnings as temperatures set to fall Status yellow rain warning currently in place for counties Clare, Kerry and LimerickThu Nov 09 2023 - 13:02
Ireland in contact with ‘key interlocutors’ to seek Emily Hand’s release‘We’re not aware of any other Irish citizen being held hostage by any group in Gaza,’ says TánaisteTue Nov 07 2023 - 07:42
University staff criticise fellow academics over letter calling for Israeli boycott‘Perfunctory language’ used to describe October 7th attacks by Hamas, says groupTue Nov 07 2023 - 06:00
