A night with Dublin’s taxi drivers: ‘If somebody decides to run, you can’t control it’Racism, fare evasion by ‘runners’ and safety concerns are among the issues drivers reportThu Aug 07 2025 - 06:00
‘It knocked my self-belief’: Adi Roche reflects on ‘shockingly dirty’ presidential campaignFormer presidential nominee says prospective candidates ‘need to think very carefully’ before going forwardWed Aug 06 2025 - 19:39
‘Important as ever’ to fight nuclear proliferation, Hiroshima bombing commemoration in Dublin hearsRemembrance event is held to mark 80 years since first atomic bomb dropped on JapanWed Aug 06 2025 - 18:33
Dublin Horse Show is back for its 150th running and organisers expect more than 110,000 to attend1,600 horses and ponies champing at the bit ahead of €1.4m competition Wed Aug 06 2025 - 05:00
‘Surprise’ Ed Sheeran appearance lights up Fleadh Cheoil Singer sets up for crowd pleaser at Wexford’s Sky & The Ground pub Tue Aug 05 2025 - 20:15
Sizzling July is 12th hottest month in Irish recorded history While scorching, Met Eireann notes last month was also very wet with 96mm monthly rainfall average Tue Aug 05 2025 - 18:22
Paper payslips for school staff to be dropped to save €3m a yearAbout 144,000 current and retired school staff are issued payslips by the Department of EducationTue Aug 05 2025 - 06:00
State secures Supreme Court appeal against citizenship ruling for children of same-sex couplesState says High Court decision introduces ‘uncertainty’ about law on citizenship by descentSun Aug 03 2025 - 06:00
Woman who claims ex-partner records her using Meta smart glasses granted temporary protection orderJudge directs Tusla to investigate welfare of child whose father sent ‘threatening’ messages to motherSun Aug 03 2025 - 06:00
Elderly man secures safety order against ‘angry’ sonFather says he ‘loves’ his son but is afraid of himSat Aug 02 2025 - 18:09
Storm Floris could bring ‘damaging gusts’ as weather warnings issued for eight countiesMet Éireann warns of potential storm impacts as Floris gathers paceSat Aug 02 2025 - 10:32
‘They ruined me’: Natalie Ennis, tortured in Dublin flat, still awaits psychiatric supportNatalie Ennis was beaten with metal poles, burned with makeshift blowtorch and cut with knifeFri Aug 01 2025 - 06:48
Surviving Miami Showband members remember their bandmates on 50th anniversary of atrocityFifty years since lead singer Fran O’Toole, guitarist Tony Geraghty and trumpeter Brian McCoy were murdered by loyalist paramilitariesThu Jul 31 2025 - 22:24
Labour Party backs Catherine Connolly’s bid for ÁrasIndependent TD has so far raised about €28,500 in her presidential election campaignThu Jul 31 2025 - 20:23
‘It’s for future generations of kids’: Olympic star Kellie Harrington joins locals opposing housing plans on ‘vital’ playgroundProposed development on Dublin’s Portland Row is ‘brilliant’, but locals are ‘devastated’ at loss of space used for play and sportsSat Jul 26 2025 - 06:00
Social media influencer posted ‘misleading’ adverts on Instagram, regulator findsFive ads promoting jewellery and beauty products posted by Julie Haynes resulted in seven complaints, all of which were upheld Fri Jul 25 2025 - 14:55
Next week expected to see temperatures ‘widely climbing into low 20s’ across Ireland Middle of next week expected to see temperatures ‘widely climbing into low 20s’Fri Jul 25 2025 - 08:40
Landlord argued he should not have to live in a ‘lesser property while renting out a superior one’ The tenant, who was pregnant at the time, told the tribunal her decision to leave was made ‘under duress’Wed Jul 23 2025 - 18:27
Family of woman killed after being struck by motorcyclist successfully appeal decision not to prosecuteMarie Pollard, a retired nurse from Co Galway, died in hospital two days after Dublin incidentWed Jul 23 2025 - 16:25
National Development Plan: €275bn to be spent over next 10 years, with housing receiving biggest boostInvestment in housing, water and grid infrastructure, defence, prisons and sports facilities planned under NDP Tue Jul 22 2025 - 19:14
Boy (4) died of severe brain injury after choking on cocktail sausage, inquest hearsRobert Power-O’Meara’s mother recalls cooking in kitchen when he came to her ‘pointing at his throat’ in August 2022Thu Jul 17 2025 - 17:39
Family were in ‘complete disbelief’ after €250m EuroMillions win as they claim Ireland’s biggest ever prizeTravel, homes for their children and a potential Rolex are on the cards for the familyWed Jul 16 2025 - 14:18
Decision on scope of inquest into killing of McGinley children to be made in weeks, says coroner Father Andrew McGinley welcomes ‘positive’ hearingWed Jul 16 2025 - 12:06
Irish tech worker detained by immigration agents in US for 100 days: ‘I didn’t know when I was getting home’ ‘Thomas’ overstayed tourist visa by three days after suffering medical episode and being unable to travel homeWed Jul 16 2025 - 06:35
Unsettled weather conditions set to spread across country over coming daysHighs of 17 to 22 degrees are expected on Wednesday with persistent rain in west and southwestWed Jul 16 2025 - 06:17
Student accommodation: Just 116 of 1,000 ‘emergency response’ beds will be delivered this yearOireachtas committee hears of shortfall in €100m plan for accommodation with planning permission in placeTue Jul 15 2025 - 23:33
Veterans brave blazing heat for National Day of Commemoration at RHKSimon Harris pays tribute to Irish peacekeepers in Lebanon at annual ceremony honouring those who died in service of State Mon Jul 14 2025 - 06:00
Thunderstorms expected in places as hot weather to continue on SundayHighest temperature of the year recorded on Saturday in Co RoscommonSun Jul 13 2025 - 21:01
Met Éireann issues weather warning for 14 counties on Friday with temperatures in excess of 27 degrees forecastTemperatures are due to reach 28 degrees or more across the country this weekendThu Jul 10 2025 - 19:02
Trinity student contribution fee ‘the same’ as last year despite €3,000 invoice controversy In previous years, university has billed students full amount as invoices issued pre-budget but €1,000 refund then followed Wed Jul 09 2025 - 23:32
Westmeath car crash leaves one dead and another seriously injuredCollision involving two cars occurred just after 4pm on the N4 at BallinalackWed Jul 09 2025 - 20:30
More than €4bn awarded in personal injuries compensation by independent State body in past 20 yearsInjuries Resolution Board says number of claims submitted last year was 33% lower than in 2019Wed Jul 09 2025 - 06:00
Department of Housing facing court challenge after ‘11th hour’ withdrawal from PPP dealMinister for Housing initially told housing committee members he was not aware of any legal proceedings Tue Jul 08 2025 - 21:02
Defence Forces concerned about sensitive information being revealed at inquest of Private Seán RooneyPte Rooney (24) was killed in attack on peacekeeper convoy in Lebanon in 2022Fri Jul 04 2025 - 15:34
Diogo Jota death: Irish international Caoimhín Kelleher pays tribute to ‘one of my closest friends in football’ Liverpool team-mate was ‘one of my closest friends in football’, says Republic of Ireland goalkeeperFri Jul 04 2025 - 08:54
Mother whose baby died five days after birth satisfied ‘fair and just process’ followed with second inquest Claire Cullen secures evidence about concerns over equipment used in son Aaron’s resuscitation in 2016Thu Jul 03 2025 - 20:28
Court hears nurse raised concerns that flow of oxygen at low level for first 11 minutes of baby’s lifeAaron Cullen born by emergency Caesarean section on May 4th, 2016, at 35 weeks gestation Wed Jul 02 2025 - 23:28
George Gibney facing 79 charges relating to alleged sexual abuse of four girlsGeorge Gibney: Ex-Irish Olympic swim coach is to appear in court in US next week following arrestWed Jul 02 2025 - 09:04
Teenage boy dies after falling from height at Conor Pass in Co Kerry Boy sustained fatal injuries when he fell from a height above Peddlers Lake and died at sceneWed Jul 02 2025 - 08:38
New inquest opens into baby’s death five days after birth at Midland Regional HospitalAaron Cullen died at Coombe Hospital after emergency Caesarean section in PortlaoiseWed Jul 02 2025 - 07:25
Dublin electric car owner ordered to remove ‘unauthorised’ charging arm by councilMan says order is ‘incredibly frustrating’ and ‘completely at odds’ with Government drive to switch to EVWed Jul 02 2025 - 06:00
‘Dangerous’ European heatwave continues, with record highs in Spain and PortugalHeat alerts shut schools in France as UN chief says ‘no country is immune’Mon Jun 30 2025 - 16:58
Ireland weather brings sunny spells and showers as southern Europe bakes in temperatures above 40 degreesMet Éireann forecasts drop in temperatures, as parts of England experience fourth day of heatwaveMon Jun 30 2025 - 09:56
Teacher and SNA resign from Dublin school over alleged ‘harassment’ by parents for wearing keffiyeh scarvesPair say parents accused them of ‘blatant anti-Semitism’ and ‘psychologically abusive behaviour’Sun Jun 29 2025 - 14:34
VAT rate for small businesses will be reduced permanently, Tánaiste tells party colleaguesFine Gael parliamentary party hears next budget will be ‘responsible and responsive’Wed Jun 25 2025 - 22:30
Call for single law to support inclusive education for all school-age childrenReview of special educational needs law finds 2004 Act fails to define inclusionWed Jun 25 2025 - 06:00
World leaders call for diplomacy as shaky Israel-Iran ceasefire takes holdTwo more groups of Irish citizens have been assisted in leaving Israel and Iran, says Harris Tue Jun 24 2025 - 20:58
Tusla referrals set to breach 100,000 mark for first time `If you weren’t on fire, you weren’t seen as a priority’ says former foster child, of stretched social workersTue Jun 24 2025 - 20:44
Man (19) was seen in ‘tranquil’ state before drowning, inquest toldApprentice electrician Luke McAuliffe drowned in ‘windy and choppy’ conditions at BalbrigganTue Jun 24 2025 - 09:00
