Irish aid charities fired more than a dozen staff over sexual misconductTrócaire, Concern and Goal have dismissed staff over sexual misconduct abroadSat Feb 17 2018 - 17:15
Labour shortages and inflation ‘threaten development plan’Construction industry issues warnings after Government reveals €115bn strategySat Feb 17 2018 - 01:00
Gardaí conducted 612 roadside ’drug-driving’ tests last yearNew regime introduced in April allows drivers to be tested for illegal drugsFri Feb 16 2018 - 11:55
Two-thirds of Irish people taking statins do so for prevention‘BMJ’ study finds many taking statins do so as preventative measure against heart attackThu Feb 15 2018 - 17:18
Drones to be used to tackle ‘environmental treason’ of dumpingDrones will increasingly monitor illegal dumping blackspots to identify culpritsThu Feb 15 2018 - 16:13
Italian president says cultural bonds key to ‘common European future’Sergio Mattarella was speaking during a two-day State visit to IrelandWed Feb 14 2018 - 21:00
Over 600 dogs and cats rehomed from closed testing lab in MayoJohn McGhee said it was a “no brainer” to adopt a beagle when he heard about the pilot projectTue Feb 13 2018 - 20:02
One in every 100 emergency department patients experience severe sepsisSevere sepsis and septic shock more prevalent among elderly patients, study findsTue Feb 13 2018 - 15:37
Family homelessness a ‘national emergency’, children’s rights campaigners sayAlliance issues a ‘C- grade’ to Government over progress for young peopleTue Feb 13 2018 - 12:18
Muslim paediatricians hit back at academic for advocating female circumcisionIslamic Cultural Centre of Ireland updates statement condemning FGM three timesMon Feb 12 2018 - 17:11
Landlords face jail and 1m fines for overcrowding propertiesDublin City Council calls for €4,000 fine for each day of offence in overhaul of lawsSat Feb 10 2018 - 09:20
Government to ‘embrace’ asylum seekers ruling, says FlanaganOpposition says clarity needed on planned work permit scheme for asylum seekersFri Feb 09 2018 - 19:01
Drinks industry comparing cancer risk from alcohol to that of burnt toastDrinks industry calls on TDs to oppose health warnings and advertising restrictionsTue Feb 06 2018 - 19:32
Bill to tackle school absenteeism among 4-5 year olds to be debated in SeanadLabour says currently no jurisdiction to intervene where child under six ‘has chronic absenteeism problems’Tue Feb 06 2018 - 15:18
More than 700 civil servants apply to leave DublinClear need for a ‘more regionalised Civil Service’, says Ó CuívMon Feb 05 2018 - 19:45
Civil service owes the State €7.5m in salary overpaymentsPAC chair says the figure owed is ‘substantially higher’ than previously thoughtMon Feb 05 2018 - 01:00
Just 58 drivers test positive for ‘drug-driving’ in eight monthsGarda expresses concern about low detection figures and issues with testing devicesMon Feb 05 2018 - 01:00
Sharp fall in asylum-seekers granted humanitarian reprieveNumber granted ‘leave to remain’ status in 2017 stands at 163 – down from 1,201 in 2015Sat Feb 03 2018 - 17:25
Three vacant sites listed on Dún Laoghaire land-hoarding registerTwo of the sites are owned by Horse Racing Ireland, the other by the Central BankSat Feb 03 2018 - 15:52
Dominick St flats rebuild running a year behind schedule72-unit social housing complex set to be built by 2021, despite planned date in early 2020Sat Feb 03 2018 - 15:51
UCD medicine students forced to resit exam after hundreds get A gradeLarge number of students received A grade, after a similar ‘past paper’ from previous years was distributedSat Feb 03 2018 - 11:17
Avoid Communion on tongue to prevent spreading flu, Mass goers toldHealth service guidelines for churches say practice ‘should be discouraged’ during flu seasonFri Feb 02 2018 - 13:21
Gardaí focus on black Toyota Avensis used by killers of Derek Coakley HutchAttackers transferred into vehicle from their original getaway car and later set it alightFri Feb 02 2018 - 13:06
Colleges spent €150m on private consultants’ fees over six yearsUniversity of Limerick hired private consultants to deal with 28 internal complaints and inquiriesFri Feb 02 2018 - 01:00
Law on rental overcrowding ‘totally outdated’ senior DCC official saysDeputy chief executive of DCC said ‘much stronger penalties’ were needed to tackle overcrowded propertiesThu Feb 01 2018 - 11:05
Dublin’s rental black market: Bunk beds, no contracts, overcrowdingHousing crisis has led to a surge in illicit rentals, some run by a firm with links to language schoolsWed Jan 31 2018 - 01:00
Snow and ice forecast for northern counties on WednesdayUp to 3cm of snow due in counties Cavan, Monaghan, Donegal, Louth and LeitrimTue Jan 30 2018 - 21:27
Lack of options leave young men in inner city ‘trapped’ in a life of crimeHutch-Kinahan feud casting ‘cloud of fear’ over area, parish priest saysTue Jan 30 2018 - 19:50
Frequency of killings in Hutch-Kinahan feud ‘surprised’ gardaíFourteen murders are suspected to be linked to the feud in under two and a half yearsMon Jan 29 2018 - 19:45
Over €4m for Traveller housing left unspentLocal authorities spent just €4.8m out of available €9m in funding for Traveller housingMon Jan 29 2018 - 01:00
Number of refugees Irish Naval Service rescues in Mediterranean plummetsNumber of refugees rescued by the navy fell from 7,029 to 1,888 after a change in policyThu Jan 25 2018 - 19:45
Revaluation of commercial rates ‘painfully slow’Firms hit with four-fold rates rises after review, says PAC member FF TD Shane CassellsThu Jan 25 2018 - 15:19
Fears over school project delays after Carillion collapseSchool principals waiting to move into new buildings concerned at “indefinite” delaysWed Jan 24 2018 - 15:14
Scientologists hired firm to lobby politicians on church ‘ideals’Company set up between six and 10 meetings with politicians for the Church of ScientologyWed Jan 24 2018 - 01:00
Policing priorities not part of Stepaside station reopening, PAC findsPublic accounts committee criticises the move as ‘parish pump’ and ‘stroke politics’Tue Jan 23 2018 - 16:01
Financial penalties for jobseekers over lack of engagement riseSanctions for jobseekers ‘not engaging’ increased from 1,519 in 2012 to 16,451 last yearTue Jan 23 2018 - 01:16
Belfast surgeons take 3D route in life-saving transplantSurgeons turn to printed model of donor kidney ahead of father and daughter operationMon Jan 22 2018 - 18:42
Agreed ‘direction’ reached on new National Maternity Hospital dealSt Vincent’s outline they are “awaiting the final legal documents” to conclude the dealMon Jan 22 2018 - 01:00
Shock and grief at scene of shooting in west DublinMourners gather at site of killing believed to be linked to Hutch-Kinahan feudSat Jan 20 2018 - 19:56
Woman (19) dies after being hit by van in Co AntrimMan (21) also knocked down early on Saturday is in serious condition in hospitalSat Jan 20 2018 - 16:22
State payouts for personal injury claims double to €20 millionAn Garda Síochána, Defence Forces and Prison Service top list for highest payoutsSat Jan 20 2018 - 14:19
Young man shot in both legs in west BelfastShooting occurred in the Whiterock Drive area of west BelfastSat Jan 20 2018 - 12:21
Doctor claims he ‘did not check’ infant’s blood resultsInquiry hears of delay in antibiotics after child developed sepsis and toxic shock syndromeFri Jan 19 2018 - 17:15
Twenty-four patients have died from flu this season, says HSEMore than 1,000 hospitalised with pressure on facilities set to continue for several weeksThu Jan 18 2018 - 19:11
Flooding concerns mount as Storm Fionn makes landfallSalthill Promenade in Galway closed ahead of the expected strong winds and wavesTue Jan 16 2018 - 20:21
Gardaí to reopen unsolved ‘Kerry babies’ case from 1984Cold case review to be undertaken into death of baby found on a Cahersiveen beachMon Jan 15 2018 - 21:20
Refurbishment plan means homeless families must leave Gresham HotelWoman living in hotel with son for 18 months says ‘nowhere is taking people’Fri Jan 05 2018 - 10:11
Irish groups spend more than €12.5m on EU lobbyingBiggest lobbyists at EU level include Facebook, Ibec, Irish Farmers’ Association and RyanairFri Jan 05 2018 - 01:00
Use of public transport up by 7% amid ‘Luas effect’Bus Éireann was the only public transport service to see passenger numbers fallFri Jan 05 2018 - 00:01
Man aged 21 shot in Cherry Orchard area of Dublin21-year-old receiving treatment tonight for injuries not believed to be life-threateningThu Jan 04 2018 - 21:48
