Drug ship seized off Cork with €157m of cocaine was ‘largest in the history of the State’, briefing toldShipment would not have come on route ‘without an Irish organised criminal group being involved’ in the operationWed Sept 27 2023 - 14:06
Regulator appoints inspectors to investigate Peter McVerry TrustHousing body regulator orders statutory investigation of homeless charity over finance concernsTue Sept 26 2023 - 16:12
Gymnast medal controversy: Mother of girl (11) calls for anti-racism training for all sports officialsIncident saw a judge hand out medals to a line of young gymnasts but leave the only black competitor without a medalTue Sept 26 2023 - 12:56
Serious concern over management of Aperee nursing home residents’ moneyInspection finds residents’ funds inappropriately used to cover running costs of nursing homeMon Sept 25 2023 - 12:08
Prisoners sleeping on matresses ‘wedged next to lavatories’ due to overcrowdingInspector criticises ‘degrading’ conditions in prisons in correspondence to GovernmentMon Sept 25 2023 - 06:00
Zelenskiy holds ‘unscheduled’ meeting with Sudan army chief at Shannon AirportUkrainian president discusses Russian activity with Gen Abdel Fattah al-BurhanSat Sept 23 2023 - 18:10
More than one million workers paying higher rate of income taxFine Gael and Fianna Fáil politicians pushing for increases in tax bands and USC cuts in Budget 2024Sat Sept 23 2023 - 12:57
Former employee sues State-funded equestrian body over alleged bullyingHorse Sport Ireland last year saw entire board step down over major falloutSat Sept 23 2023 - 06:00
HSE to investigate records of other residents in nursing home where staff member raped woman Wider review of residents’ records over 16 years likely to find further incidents of ‘possible harm’Fri Sept 22 2023 - 17:50
‘He was my rock’: Brother who detailed child abuse in Blackrock Boys documentary diesRTÉ Radio documentary led to wave of revelations about abuse in fee-paying schoolsFri Sept 22 2023 - 17:05
No confidence in St John Ambulance child safety until safeguarding officer in place, says O’Gorman Oireachtas committee told Tusla has referred 27 cases of suspected child exploitation to gardaí so far this yearWed Sept 20 2023 - 21:04
Tusla reviewing management and reporting of child exploitation concernsState child protection agency examining ‘increased risk’ to children and teenagers in its careWed Sept 20 2023 - 06:00
Shared equity housing scheme to be extended to self-buildsScheme to help first-time buyers expanded to cover those building homes on their landTue Sept 19 2023 - 00:01
Bord na Móna paying tax bill for chief’s €127,000 electric BMW ‘is unacceptable’Semi-states should cap car purchase at €60,000, Fine Gael TD Fergus O’Dowd saysMon Sept 18 2023 - 18:30
Patrick Kielty’s first Late Late Show nets 830,000 viewers - a 22% jump on Ryan Tubridy’s last outingPresenter says murdered father was at ‘forefront of mind’ as he made debut hosting flagship RTÉ show, which hit peak viewership of 934,000 at one pointMon Sept 18 2023 - 17:26
Nearly 4,000 cases of suspected child abuse referred to gardaí by TuslaFigures show social workers sent more than 700 cases of suspected abuse to the Garda in one monthSat Sept 09 2023 - 05:00
State’s four emergency helicopter bases to shut temporarily today‘Safety stand down’ due to elevated levels of stress among staff over future employment, CHC Ireland saysFri Sept 08 2023 - 10:02
Pharma giant behind Ozempic paid doctors thousands in speaking fees and expensesNovo Nordisk profits surging due to huge demand for obesity drugs Ozempic and WegovyFri Sept 08 2023 - 05:00
Temperatures to hit 28 degrees as hot weather warning for Ireland is in placeHouseholds asked to conserve water as Met Éireann says hot, sunny weather to continue for most places into the weekendThu Sept 07 2023 - 16:02
Man (79) injured in aggravated burglary in AthloneGardaí investigate burglary and assault in which an estimated €200 in cash was takenMon Sept 04 2023 - 22:45
Burning Man: ‘We’re Irish, we’re used to a festival wash-out,’ says Laois man stranded with familyBrendon Deacy describes conditions of cement-like mud at festival in Nevada desertMon Sept 04 2023 - 22:04
Former head of Christian Brothers stripped of freedom of DroghedaVote followed a campaign from survivors criticising the Christian Brothers’ legal strategy in abuse casesMon Sept 04 2023 - 17:35
Plans for new ‘emerging health threats’ agency to prepare for future pandemicsA decision is needed on whether the new unit should sit within the Department of Health or HSE, or be independentMon Sept 04 2023 - 05:00
Councillors to vote on rescinding Freedom of Drogheda from Edmund GarveyMajority of councillors expected to back proposal from group of child sexual abuse survivorsSun Sept 03 2023 - 21:09
Temperatures set to hit highs of 26 degrees on Monday Week of warm, sunny weather ahead for most of the country, says Met ÉireannSun Sept 03 2023 - 21:00
Road safety clampdown to see drivers face penalty points for each offence detected Gardaí are to target speeding motorists as part of a national “slow down day” over 24 hours, from 7am on MondaySun Sept 03 2023 - 19:50
Three-quarters of carers ‘would not recommend fostering’ A survey of foster carers found majority facing ‘very challenging’ financial difficultiesSat Sept 02 2023 - 05:00
Internal report criticises Tusla care of unaccompanied child refugeesStaffing pressures pose ‘risk’ to safety of service for separated minors from Ukraine in State careFri Sept 01 2023 - 05:00
Significant surge in Irish seizures of weight-loss drugs sold illegally onlineWebsite advertising Ozempic for sale online falsely using address of north Dublin pharmacyThu Aug 31 2023 - 19:05
Epilepsy gene research hailed as ‘significant step’ in understanding conditionLarge study involving Irish researchers a ‘significant’ step towards better understanding of epilepsyThu Aug 31 2023 - 16:00
Record number of hospital patients waited on trolleys during August - INMONurses’ union warns over high Trolley Watch count during traditionally quieter periodThu Aug 31 2023 - 15:29
Mortgage-to-rent scheme provider Home for Life settles legal disputeCommercial Court case had related to alleged breach of contract by large provider in State schemeThu Aug 31 2023 - 13:10
New guidelines may limit households to one parking spot in some developmentsDraft proposal also recommends increased housing density to boost supplyThu Aug 31 2023 - 05:00
Nearly 300 hospital consultants take up public-only contractsGovernment introduced new consultant contracts earlier this year amid oppositionWed Aug 30 2023 - 05:00
Long-term funding for RTÉ will not be decided until next year, says MinisterCatherine Martin also welcomes announcement of RTÉ plans for a register of interest of presenters and staffWed Aug 30 2023 - 05:00
RTÉ's proposed ‘register of interests’ could apply to staff and contractors paid over €73,000The scoping document outlines plans to bring existing policies togetherTue Aug 29 2023 - 11:02
Stephen Termini advises Helen McEntee to increase garda patrols in city centreUS tourist seriously assaulted in Dublin spoke with Minister for Justice by phone on Monday after recovering from injuriesMon Aug 28 2023 - 18:11
St John Ambulance director due to step down remains as interim chairOrganisation told Minister in March three long-serving board members were to step downMon Aug 28 2023 - 05:00
How clean is your local beach? Many still littered but none are ‘blackspots’, survey finds Anti-litter business group report notes increase in disposable vapes left on beachesMon Aug 28 2023 - 00:00
Contents of former Sachs hotel to be auctioned off next monthLife-size bronze bust of Michael Collins among 1,200 lots to be auctioned offSun Aug 27 2023 - 16:33
Homeless figures rise again with almost 13,000 in emergency accommodationTánaiste rules out another winter eviction ban, saying ‘the pressing issue is to stop and slow down the exodus from the rental market’Fri Aug 25 2023 - 17:17
Former defence minister calls for budget to address Naval Service personnel crisisLatest reduction in active Naval Service ships an ‘advantage’ to drug smugglers, former senior Garda saysThu Aug 24 2023 - 16:00
Galway hospital commissions review of head injuries to newborn babies during delivery UHG investigating cases of bleeding under skin of baby’s head, associated with difficult birthsThu Aug 24 2023 - 11:59
Groceries, rent, insurance and electricity: Where are Irish consumers feeling the pinch?Dublin households are facing the highest electricity costs in the European Union, according to new researchWed Aug 23 2023 - 15:54
‘Nitpicking’ and ‘grumpy’ testers among complaints made to RSA about driving testsOne learner driver complained they were shouted at after cutting out three times during driving testMon Aug 14 2023 - 05:00
Tusla sought assurances from Order of Malta over child protection concernsRecords show officials discussed ‘current concerns’ about first aid organisationSat Aug 12 2023 - 05:00
More than a fifth of patients on hospital waiting lists longer than a year Latest waiting list figures show 600,000 waiting for outpatient consultation, with 137,000 of those waiting longer than 12 monthsFri Aug 11 2023 - 19:21
Gardaí issue warning to students over rental accommodation scams as one woman loses €7,400Student (20) transferred money to landlord in The Netherlands for a property that was never available for rentFri Aug 11 2023 - 18:05
Competition watchdog extends review of DAA deal to buy car park near airportPlan to purchase closed car park in Santry had been intended to increase Dublin Airport parking spacesWed Aug 09 2023 - 18:41
Concern over staffing ‘crisis’ in care home run by Ability WestRegulator criticises ‘persistent poor findings’ in inspections of facilities run by Galway providerTue Aug 08 2023 - 17:43
