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Dáil protests: Tánaiste labels conduct of demonstrators as ‘fascist-like behaviour’

Dáil protests: Tánaiste labels conduct of demonstrators as ‘fascist-like behaviour’

McEntee says she would not like to see ‘sterile’ zone around Leinster House after some TDs required Garda escort amid protests which saw 13 arrests

Thu Sept 21 2023 - 21:59
‘I have the suit in the car’: Food production and a wedding on agenda at Ploughing Championships

‘I have the suit in the car’: Food production and a wedding on agenda at Ploughing Championships

Farmers at final day of National Ploughing Championships notice change in weather patterns and nature due to climate change

Thu Sept 21 2023 - 19:44
Would you vote for a new rural political party? The view from the Ploughing Championships

Would you vote for a new rural political party? The view from the Ploughing Championships

In Ratheniska on Wednesday, farmers were enthusiastic about a new alliance that would represent them – with some reservations

Wed Sept 20 2023 - 21:51
President ‘overstepping his role’ with comments on diet, says Kerry TD

President ‘overstepping his role’ with comments on diet, says Kerry TD

‘It’s fine for him writing poetry and fancy speeches, but people who have to work hard need meat,’ says Danny Healy-Rae

Wed Sept 20 2023 - 21:28
Ploughing Championships: World record broken for wellies thrown at same time

Ploughing Championships: World record broken for wellies thrown at same time

‘Hundreds of wellingtons flew through the air’: Macra na Feirme says 995 people took part in the record-breaking feat in Co Laois

Wed Sept 20 2023 - 14:50
Micheál Martin defends ‘relevance’ of UN after Michael D Higgins says it is ‘losing credibility’

Micheál Martin defends ‘relevance’ of UN after Michael D Higgins says it is ‘losing credibility’

President criticises record of international body as world leaders gather in New York

Tue Sept 19 2023 - 19:22
Ploughing Championships: Wet weather hits attendance figures as Minister is challenged by farmers

Ploughing Championships: Wet weather hits attendance figures as Minister is challenged by farmers

‘You need to get fighting’: Farming group representative tackles Charlie McConalogue over EU nitrates derogation

Tue Sept 19 2023 - 18:58
Climate change will cause ‘big changes in diet’, says President Higgins

Climate change will cause ‘big changes in diet’, says President Higgins

Speaking at Ploughing Championships, Higgins criticises market-led farming and food production industry in Europe

Tue Sept 19 2023 - 13:57
Usher Celtic and boss Wes Doyle aiming to sideline Bohemians in Leinster Senior Cup final

Usher Celtic and boss Wes Doyle aiming to sideline Bohemians in Leinster Senior Cup final

Inner-city club attempting to join select group as only five non-league teams have lifted the cup since League of Ireland established in 1921

Mon Sept 18 2023 - 06:00
How Ireland’s young farmers are facing up to their generation’s financial, social, and environmental challenges

How Ireland’s young farmers are facing up to their generation’s financial, social, and environmental challenges

Ahead of the National Ploughing Championships in Ratheniska, Co Laois, several young people speak about what it means to be involved in farming today

Sun Sept 17 2023 - 06:00
Fight for Castletown: ‘The community spirit out here, it’s just incredible’

Fight for Castletown: ‘The community spirit out here, it’s just incredible’

Kildare residents mobilise to protect access to the Celbridge park, but their battle isn’t over yet

Fri Sept 15 2023 - 18:14
OPW halts plan for temporary car park at Castletown House

OPW halts plan for temporary car park at Castletown House

Locals fear development could negatively impact biodiversity and add to traffic issues in Celbridge

Wed Sept 13 2023 - 22:38
Irish man in intensive care with suspected botulism after attending rugby in Bordeaux

Irish man in intensive care with suspected botulism after attending rugby in Bordeaux

Woman (32) reported to have died in outbreak, which French authorities suspect linked to sardines served in restaurant

Wed Sept 13 2023 - 21:29
‘Emotions are high’: Kildare locals concerned over development of lands at Castletown House

‘Emotions are high’: Kildare locals concerned over development of lands at Castletown House

Demense is a ‘gem of biodiversity’ and community groups worried about losing access to amenity

Tue Sept 12 2023 - 09:03
Junior Cycle results to issue on October 18th

Junior Cycle results to issue on October 18th

Minister for Education Norma Foley announced the results date on Monday morning

Mon Sept 11 2023 - 13:39
Smithfield Horse Fair protesters: ‘The heritage is gone out of Dublin’

Smithfield Horse Fair protesters: ‘The heritage is gone out of Dublin’

On Sunday horse owners travelled to Smithfield Horse Fair in Dublin from near and far to show their support for a tradition that they say is under threat from recently introduced bylaws

Sun Sept 10 2023 - 19:52
Clones crash blackspot: ‘It’s about enforcement rather than speed limits’

Clones crash blackspot: ‘It’s about enforcement rather than speed limits’

Locals near the scene of one of summer’s worst fatal crashes are sceptical about planned measures

Sat Sept 09 2023 - 06:00
‘It’s a reality that you have to pay for things’: foster carers call for support

‘It’s a reality that you have to pay for things’: foster carers call for support

Demonstrating foster families say there is an ‘urgent need’ to raise allowance amid inflation

Wed Sept 06 2023 - 18:57
Ryan Tubridy returns to airwaves as guest on Chris Evans’s UK breakfast show

Ryan Tubridy returns to airwaves as guest on Chris Evans’s UK breakfast show

DJ Evans introduced Tubridy as an ‘absolute legend of Irish broadcasting’ but didn’t discuss pay controversy

Wed Sept 06 2023 - 14:31
Girl (7) who drowned while swimming at Fountainstown Beach in Co Cork named

Girl (7) who drowned while swimming at Fountainstown Beach in Co Cork named

Body of child, who lived with family in Crosshaven, discovered at 7:30pm, three hours after search began

Wed Sept 06 2023 - 12:13
Body of eight-year-old girl recovered from water after search operation off Cork coast

Body of eight-year-old girl recovered from water after search operation off Cork coast

In separate incident in Co Wexford, a man in his 80s died after getting into difficulty swimming at Curracloe Beach

Tue Sept 05 2023 - 22:19
More than 5% of Irish adults living with long Covid symptoms

More than 5% of Irish adults living with long Covid symptoms

Independent TD Denis Naughten calls on Government to ‘expedite the delivery of a national action plan on long Covid’

Mon Sept 04 2023 - 16:37
Caesarean sections at Rotunda Hospital reach highest level ever

Caesarean sections at Rotunda Hospital reach highest level ever

Procedure was used in 39% of deliveries last year at busiest maternity hospital in the Republic

Wed Aug 30 2023 - 05:00
Irish flight disruption could last for days after 20 cancelled at Dublin Airport on Tuesday

Irish flight disruption could last for days after 20 cancelled at Dublin Airport on Tuesday

Hundreds slept on floor at Dublin Airport on Monday night following air traffic control faults in UK

Tue Aug 29 2023 - 21:24
Enoch Burke returns to protest at Wilson’s Hospital school at beginning of new term

Enoch Burke returns to protest at Wilson’s Hospital school at beginning of new term

Mr Burke was previously dismissed by the school and has been involved in a lengthy court battle with his former employer

Mon Aug 28 2023 - 11:15
Clonmel crash: ‘Very difficult few days’ ahead with funerals of four victims

Clonmel crash: ‘Very difficult few days’ ahead with funerals of four victims

Funeral of siblings Luke and Grace McSweeney will take place on Friday morning in St Peter and Paul’s Church

Mon Aug 28 2023 - 08:56
Clonmel crash: Heavy rain suspected to have played ‘significant role’

Clonmel crash: Heavy rain suspected to have played ‘significant role’

Gardaí continue to investigate other potential contributory factors to Tipperary collision that killed four people

Mon Aug 28 2023 - 01:00
Clonmel crash: Thousands gather for vigil to remember car crash victims

Clonmel crash: Thousands gather for vigil to remember car crash victims

Outpouring of collective grief at town’s Kickham Barracks Plaza in Tipperary as thousands gather to mourn deaths of Nicole Murphy, Zoey Coffey, Grace McSweeney and Luke McSweeney

Sun Aug 27 2023 - 21:28
People of Clonmel gather in effort to make sense of tragedy that claimed four lives

People of Clonmel gather in effort to make sense of tragedy that claimed four lives

Nicole Murphy, Zoey Coffey, Grace McSweeney and Ms McSweeney’s brother Luke killed in car crash on Friday

Sun Aug 27 2023 - 21:10
Clonmel crash: The four young people who lost their lives

Clonmel crash: The four young people who lost their lives

Short profiles of Grace McSweeney, Zoey Coffey, Nicole Murphy and Luke McSweeney

Sun Aug 27 2023 - 19:00
Clonmel crash: Community ‘grieving together’ after loss of four young people

Clonmel crash: Community ‘grieving together’ after loss of four young people

Vigil on Sunday evening will see town come together as it deals with ‘nearly unbearable’ grief

Sun Aug 27 2023 - 13:36
Man charged over damage to Dublin’s Gate theatre

Man charged over damage to Dublin’s Gate theatre

Theatre said its performance schedule has not disrupted by the incident

Thu Aug 24 2023 - 18:51
Newly crowned Rose of Tralee rejects criticism that festival is outdated

Newly crowned Rose of Tralee rejects criticism that festival is outdated

New York’s Róisín Wiley says event is about celebrating women and Irish culture

Wed Aug 23 2023 - 14:42
‘There doesn’t need to be a teacher shortage’: Educators want experience gained abroad recognised

‘There doesn’t need to be a teacher shortage’: Educators want experience gained abroad recognised

Refusal to recognise teaching experience in private secondary schools outside the EU is dissuading Irish teachers from returning home

Wed Aug 23 2023 - 05:00
New York’s Róisín Wiley wins Rose of Tralee 2023: This is ‘something I’ve hoped for my whole life’

New York’s Róisín Wiley wins Rose of Tralee 2023: This is ‘something I’ve hoped for my whole life’

On the streets of the Co Kerry town, opinions on the festival swung from apathy to gentle endorsement

Tue Aug 22 2023 - 23:55
‘The Rose of Tralee is a celebration of Irish women’: Search for the next Rose enters its final phase

‘The Rose of Tralee is a celebration of Irish women’: Search for the next Rose enters its final phase

Some 18 Roses took to the stage in Co Kerry for the first of two selection nights, as Kathryn Thomas joins Dáithí Ó Sé as the event’s first ever co-host

Mon Aug 21 2023 - 22:05
‘We’ve been booked out since February’: Tralee businesses gear up for the Rose festival

‘We’ve been booked out since February’: Tralee businesses gear up for the Rose festival

Thronged bars, céilí tents and busy streets dominate the highlight of the Kerry calendar

Sun Aug 20 2023 - 19:42
Liam MacDaid, former Bishop of Clogher, dies aged 78

Liam MacDaid, former Bishop of Clogher, dies aged 78

Donegal native passed away suddenly while on holiday in France

Thu Aug 17 2023 - 19:00
‘It’s a nightmare’: Lack of affordable housing fuelling teacher shortage, principals say

‘It’s a nightmare’: Lack of affordable housing fuelling teacher shortage, principals say

Filling of vacant ‘specialist’ teaching roles – such as home economics, technology and woodwork – becoming increasingly difficult

Wed Aug 16 2023 - 16:04
Roses seek to set themselves apart ahead of big day in Tralee

Roses seek to set themselves apart ahead of big day in Tralee

Thirty two hopefuls, including first ever married contestant, to compete for crown in five-day festival

Tue Aug 15 2023 - 18:33
‘Yesterday was like a dream come true’: Dublin women’s football team welcomed home

‘Yesterday was like a dream come true’: Dublin women’s football team welcomed home

‘We look up to them so much because that’s where we want to be in a few years,’ one fan said

Mon Aug 14 2023 - 22:17
Colour, dance and shared visions as hundreds celebrate India Day

Colour, dance and shared visions as hundreds celebrate India Day

Taoiseach tells crowd ‘Irish and Indian histories are both similar and deeply intertwined’

Sun Aug 13 2023 - 18:51
‘Small village, big dreams’: the Naul gets behind Dubs as local hero leads out Girls in Blue

‘Small village, big dreams’: the Naul gets behind Dubs as local hero leads out Girls in Blue

In Castleisland, Co Kerry, local players are driving a new interest in the ladies’ game

Sat Aug 12 2023 - 05:00
New bridge over Shannon links Athlone and Maynooth by greenway

New bridge over Shannon links Athlone and Maynooth by greenway

Milestone marks delivery of route for cyclists and pedestrians that will eventually link east and west coasts

Tue Aug 08 2023 - 19:53
Monaghan town left reeling after ‘heartbreaking’ debs crash tragedy

Monaghan town left reeling after ‘heartbreaking’ debs crash tragedy

Kiea McCann (17) and Dlava Mohamed (16) died in a single-vehicle crash near Clones on the way to a debs ball on Monday

Fri Aug 04 2023 - 17:30
Monaghan crash: Girls’ hands were touching as first responders arrived, funeral hears

Monaghan crash: Girls’ hands were touching as first responders arrived, funeral hears

Funeral service for Kiea McCann (17) told of frantic efforts to revive Kiea and her best friend Dlava Mohamed (16) at scene of the crash

Thu Aug 03 2023 - 19:23
Monaghan crash: Hands of victims were touching at scene of incident, Kiea’s funeral hears

Monaghan crash: Hands of victims were touching at scene of incident, Kiea’s funeral hears

Services take place for Kiea McCann (17) and Dlava (16) in Clones and Dublin respectively on Thursday

Thu Aug 03 2023 - 15:31
Best friends Dlava and Kiea are laid to rest

Best friends Dlava and Kiea are laid to rest

Best friends Dlava Mohamed (16) and Kiea McCann (17) who died together in a car crash in Clones on their way to a debs dance, have been laid to rest.

Thu Aug 03 2023 - 15:08
Monaghan crash: Hundreds gather in Clones to pay respects to Dlava Mohamed after debs night tragedy

Monaghan crash: Hundreds gather in Clones to pay respects to Dlava Mohamed after debs night tragedy

Family to travel to Clonskeagh Mosque on Thursday, with Kiea McCann’s funeral to take place in Co Monaghan town

Wed Aug 02 2023 - 21:00
Fatal crash two decades ago occurred on same stretch of road where Monaghan teenagers were killed

Fatal crash two decades ago occurred on same stretch of road where Monaghan teenagers were killed

Ashley McCluskey (20) died in apparently identical circumstances when car went off road

Wed Aug 02 2023 - 19:59
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