Ireland a ‘playground’ for Russian spies due to poor security status, says ex-Army Ranger TDCathal Berry says extensive assets and a weak security culture make Ireland ‘ground zero’ for hybrid attacks and influence operations by RussiaMon Oct 07 2024 - 06:00
Safety of Irish troops being ‘monitored’ as Israel criticises President Higgins’s commentsTaoiseach notes President has ‘interests of our peacekeeping troops absolutely to the fore of his heart and mind’Sun Oct 06 2024 - 18:19
Ireland ‘not immune’ to Russian espionage, says TaoiseachReports that a politician working within the Oireachtas is a Russian intelligence assetSun Oct 06 2024 - 17:43
Sinn Féin under growing pressure over references for former colleague later convicted of child-sex offencesTaoiseach Simon Harris calls on Mary Lou McDonald to answer questions about press officer controversySun Oct 06 2024 - 12:31
What are the risks associated with carrying babies in slings?Inquest into death of five-week-old Ruadhán Bradshaw Hall was found unresponsive by his mother who had been carrying him in a slingFri Oct 04 2024 - 19:30
Phone pouches: What school principals, teachers and students are sayingMost agree phones can distract from learning. But is the Budget 2025 allocation of €9m for pouches the best use of funds?Fri Oct 04 2024 - 17:15
Orange alert extended to Co Waterford with weather warnings for seven counties on SaturdayNational Directorate for Fire and Emergency Management and Met Éireann met on Friday ahead of alerts coming into forceFri Oct 04 2024 - 15:22
Five-week-old baby boy died while being carried in sling, inquest hearsCoroner in case to write to HSE to ensure parents are aware of risks associated with use of the baby carriersThu Oct 03 2024 - 20:11
New average speed safety cameras installed on Cavan and Mayo roads with high number of crashesLocations on N3 and N5 chosen as they have ‘numerous road traffic collisions involving injury and fatalities’Thu Oct 03 2024 - 10:01
Reports of illegal online child sexual abuse material more than doubleHotline.ie report also identified 470 reports of illegal sharing of intimate images without consentThu Oct 03 2024 - 08:18
Soldier given suspended sentences for sexually assaulting colleagues Richard Muldarry convicted of various charges including sexual assaulting a number of colleaguesTue Oct 01 2024 - 19:25
Family of Det Supt Colm Fox keen for stresses he faced at work to be explored at inquest Lead investigator into 2016 Regency Hotel gun attack died by suicide at Ballymun Garda station in February 2018Tue Oct 01 2024 - 12:53
Irishman dies in Florida as result of Hurricane Helene Aidan Bowles, a retired lawyer living in the US, thought to have drowned in ‘rising water’ at his homeMon Sept 30 2024 - 16:57
We asked a renter, a landlord, a pensioner, a carer and a wheelchair user what they want from Budget 2025‘It was alright before my husband died. But on my own, coming into the winter, I am worried’Mon Sept 30 2024 - 06:00
Six men and teenager charged over alleged torture of woman in Dublin flatThreats of rape were made against woman during ‘prolonged’ incident linked to drug debt, court hearsSat Sept 28 2024 - 18:19
Family of young girl seriously injured in Parnell Square attack hope she will be home by ChristmasGirl was one of three injured in attack outside school, which was followed by rioting in Dublin city centreThu Sept 26 2024 - 20:49
State postmortem on exhumed remains of Patrick Nugent completedChef was killed in violent and unsolved circumstances in Co Clare in 1984Thu Sept 26 2024 - 20:31
Man died after waiting 11 hours to be seen by doctor in Tallaght Hospital ED, inquest hearsCoroner notes ‘extremely challenging’ work environment facing hospital staff as she returns misadventure verdictWed Sept 25 2024 - 19:36
Eddie Hutch inquest: Investigation ‘has advanced’ gardaí tell coroner Inspector James Clavin told the coroner’s court that there has been ‘correspondence’ between gardaí and DPPTue Sept 24 2024 - 11:35
Tents housing homeless people and asylum seekers ‘thrown into Dublin’s Grand Canal’ Gardaí attend encampment site after it was reportedly attacked by a group of men on Friday morningSat Sept 21 2024 - 10:22
Taxi fares set to rise by 9% after National Transport Authority review Price changes line with rising costs of running a taxi, says authority as increase to take effect from December 1stFri Sept 20 2024 - 19:46
Independent broadcasters question workability of reporting schemesIndependent broadcasters not happyFri Sept 20 2024 - 19:36
Anti-immigration protesters cleared from Dublin city centre with 19 arrestsProtesters blocked traffic for more than an hour during a sit-down demonstration on O’Connell BridgeThu Sept 19 2024 - 20:10
Yacht club commodore drowned in ‘tragic accident’ after slipping into Liffey John Wedick (78) was celebrating Poolbeg Yacht and Boat Club’s 50th anniversary in the hours before he drownedTue Sept 17 2024 - 18:53
Homecare providers informed that HSE will not fund extra hours for existing clients Home and Community Care Ireland urges reversal of decision that will hit Donegal, Sligo, Leitrim, Monaghan and Cavan service-users in need of additional hours to stay at homeFri Sept 13 2024 - 06:00
More than 1,600 people who died in cholera pandemic remembered at Glasnevin CemeteryCeremony in Glasnevin Cemetery to mark the reinterment of the remains of victims of Dublin's cholera pandemic in the 1830s which were discovered during Luas Cross City project excavation worksThu Sept 12 2024 - 17:12
Gardaí carry out fresh searches for body of Arlene Arkinson in Co DonegalSchoolgirl (15) went missing on August 13th, 1994 after a night out in BundoranWed Sept 11 2024 - 08:51
‘Vaping is the revenge of the tobacco industry’, Taoiseach says as he backs new restrictions Sale of disposable vapes in State would be banned under proposals brought before Tuesday’s Cabinet meetingTue Sept 10 2024 - 18:16
‘My mother has missed so much of my life’: Man, woman killed when car crashed into lamp-post, inquest hearsDean Coleman (25) was speeding and had blood-alcohol level double legal limit prior in 2019 incident in DublinTue Sept 10 2024 - 16:23
Raucous Dublin Airport homecoming reception for Team Ireland Paralympians ‘brilliant to see’Sprinter Orla Comerford says homecoming has been a ‘lifetime in the making’, while cyclist Katie-George Dunlevy says she’s ‘just delighted for the whole team, it’s really, really brilliant’Mon Sept 09 2024 - 20:33
‘Nobody’s giving me any grief’: We meet English fans in Dublin ahead of Republic of Ireland gameTravelling fans believe antagonistic days are in the rearview mirror almost 30 years after violence halted Lansdowne Road matchFri Sept 06 2024 - 20:00
Time limit on school abuse inquiry being considered to speed redress package for survivorsGovernment seeking to balance establishment of full commission of investigation with not unduly delaying redress payments to survivorsFri Sept 06 2024 - 06:00
Filmmakers behind Oscar-nominated feature An Cailín Ciúin conferred with honorary UCD degreesDirector Colm Baireád and producer Cleona Ní Chrualaoí recognised for achievements ‘in the field of Irish language filmmaking’Thu Sept 05 2024 - 19:03
Man allegedly beaten at Dublin city squat says he ‘didn’t want to die’ in country he sought refuge inTwo violent episodes occurred at Ormond Quay site on Friday and Saturday of last weekThu Sept 05 2024 - 06:30
‘Their childhood stopped the day the abuse started’: Almost 2,400 allegations of abuse in religious run-schoolsTestimony from victims details instances of abuse in 308 schools, including special education facilities, spanning 30-year periodTue Sept 03 2024 - 21:25
Schools abuse: Almost 2,400 allegations at more than 300 religious-run institutions disclosed to inquiryMinister for Education Norma Foley says level of sexual abuse at special schools ‘nothing short of horrific’Tue Sept 03 2024 - 20:39
‘My family never gave up on me’: From sleeping rough in Dublin to representing Ireland in South Korea‘Once you stay drug-fee, anything in life is possible, I’m living proof of that,’ says member of Ireland squad for Homeless World CupMon Sept 02 2024 - 07:28
Man (20s) arrested over knifepoint robbery of Dublin taxi driverTaxi passenger fled the scene on foot with a quantity of cash and was later arrested in Ballymun areaSun Sept 01 2024 - 11:12
Currach restored by Mountjoy Prison inmates gifted to social services charity to help young peopleProject completed by inmates in prison’s Men’s Shed programme who ‘got a lot out of’ the processSat Aug 31 2024 - 16:38
Foreign Affairs HQ in Dublin is daubed with Gaza protest graffitiIveagh House was previously targeted with red paint by pro-Palestinian campaignersSat Aug 31 2024 - 16:31
Violent disturbance at property on Dublin quays leads to one arrestIt is understood the altercation related to a dispute over the occupancy of the building on Ormond QuaySat Aug 31 2024 - 14:31
Shaun Brady: two male juveniles charged with murder of Tipperary chef in Kansas CityThe accused, who cannot be named for legal reasons, was also charged with attempting to steal a carFri Aug 30 2024 - 21:58
Rock climbers complete ‘magnificent’ ascent of seacliff route at Sybil Head, Co KerryEnglish climbers took 11 hours to climb face of Ceann Sibéal, as the cliffs are known locally in west KerryFri Aug 30 2024 - 06:36
Multiple gunshot wounds among factors in death of Clinton McCormack, postmortem findsLack of oxygen to brain, cardiac arrest and tumour all contributed to his death five days after attack, coroner foundThu Aug 29 2024 - 14:55
Dublin woman died in apartment fire on day she was due to go on holiday, inquest hearsLinda Connor (61) died from injuries sustained in a blaze at her ground floor apartment in Goatstown in 2022Tue Aug 27 2024 - 20:59
New strategy promises to deliver improvements to lives of people with autism over 18-month periodGovernment’s Autism Innovation Strategy unveiled on MondayMon Aug 26 2024 - 16:08
Boy (10) who died in quad bike crash lived a life ‘filled with fun and adventure’, funeral hearsFinn McGrath, who was airlifted to Temple Street Children’s Hospital after the incident, described as a ‘lovely little fellah’Thu Aug 08 2024 - 15:23
Garda criticises online misinformation on social media and messaging apps around sudden death of man in DublinRumours linked death of man (30s) who was taken suddenly ill in Saggart to immigration and International ProtectionThu Aug 08 2024 - 13:50
Just 43 Hap rental properties found in latest survey, with few outside DublinNumber of properties available to rent at any price increased by 26%Thu Aug 08 2024 - 00:01
President leads tributes to Kellie Harrington’s ‘truly remarkable achievement’ after she wins second Olympic goldOlympic Games: Higgins hails ‘phenomenal sportsperson’, Harris says Ireland ‘could not be prouder’ following Dublin boxer’s victory over Yang Wenlu of ChinaWed Aug 07 2024 - 09:40
