Covid-19: 5% of adults infected may develop long-term smell, taste problems — studyWomen less likely to recover their sense of smell and taste than men, research suggestsWed Jul 27 2022 - 23:30
One in four children in Dublin are vitamin D deficient, study showsDeficiency most prevalent in children in socioeconomically disadvantaged areas and girls, research findsWed Jul 27 2022 - 18:17
Dublin shoe shop closes after 85 years as footfall declines in capitalCurran’s Shoe Repairs contains three generations of tools, machinery and ephemera, not to mention “a lifetime of memories”Tue Jul 26 2022 - 19:31
Smallpox vaccine for monkeypox to be extended to people at high riskVaccine will be offered to gay and bisexual men and others at high risk of exposureTue Jul 26 2022 - 17:14
Four people killed in road collisions over 24-hour period Garda Commissioner said fatalities and injuries were of great concernMon Jul 25 2022 - 13:15
Refugees leave Gormanston as hotel body warns of ‘challenges’ sourcing additional roomsTourism body says Government must release ‘masterplan’ as hotels cannot be ‘sole solution’Fri Jul 22 2022 - 18:56
Man (20s) dies and woman in critical condition following two-car crash in Co LouthTwo other men in their 20s were taken to Our Lady of Lourdes Hospital, Drogheda, with non-life threatening injuriesFri Jul 22 2022 - 14:25
More than 260 assaults on healthcare workers reported in JuneIncidents include physical, verbal and sexual assaults on staffThu Jul 21 2022 - 15:18
Europe at the start of a ‘widespread wave’ of Covid-19, ECDC saysNotification rates ‘remain high’ and have been increasing consistently for the past five weeks, centre for disease control saysMon Jul 18 2022 - 13:18
Temperature reaches 29.3 degrees as Irish Water warns supplies ‘under pressure’Yellow warning for high temperatures in place across country as heatwave crosses IrelandSun Jul 17 2022 - 17:40
Number of patients seeking outpatient appointments down slightly this monthGalway University Hospital had the highest number of adult patients waiting for an outpatient appointmentFri Jul 15 2022 - 18:44
Dublin Zoo disputes allegations in Seanad about animal welfareSenator Annie Hoey outlined concerns raised by staff at the zoo and a whistleblower’s protected disclosureThu Jul 14 2022 - 19:32
Some long Covid patients seek experimental ‘blood washing’ treatment abroad, investigation findsExperts worry ‘desperate patients’ are spending large sums on ‘invasive, unproven treatments’, medical journal saysWed Jul 13 2022 - 00:01
Association for Defence Forces officers sees ‘glaring inequalities’ in Government’s plan `Defence Forces officers cannot vote confidence in a plan that sees them treated less favourably than their enlisted colleagues in terms of military service and instructor’s allowances’Tue Jul 12 2022 - 21:55
Exhibition highlighting work of women senators opens at Leinster HouseTras Honan is the only woman ever to hold the position as cathaoirleach of the SeanadTue Jul 12 2022 - 20:15
Ireland’s highest temperature of year recorded in Dublin on Monday Monday could be the hottest day of the year to date with hot weather set to return next weekendMon Jul 11 2022 - 19:39
Covid-19: ‘No clear evidence’ on second boosters for under 60s - European health agenciesECDC and EMA say there is ‘no clear evidence’ to support wider second booster campaignMon Jul 11 2022 - 17:45
People in rural areas want better roads more than people in urban areas - CSOBetter roads and a better road network found to be the most popular ways for improving road safetyFri Jul 08 2022 - 13:24
Summer is here: Temperatures set to reach up to 27 degrees next week after warm, dry weekendMonday is forecast to be warm and dry with higher temperatures of 21 to 27 degreesFri Jul 08 2022 - 09:19
Sinn Féin outline party proposals to cut childcare fees by two-thirds for families over two yearsThe party said it would provide €270m in additional public investment per year on the condition that childcare providers reduce fees for parentsThu Jul 07 2022 - 16:04
An ‘opportunity’ to reset relationship, Taoiseach says as Boris Johnson resignsHope also expressed by Simon Coveney that there will be a rethink on plans to unilaterally disapply key parts of the Northern Ireland protocolThu Jul 07 2022 - 13:29
Sinn Féin likely to table no-confidence motion in Government next week Move follows loss of Coalition majority when Joe McHugh resigned party whip over MicaThu Jul 07 2022 - 11:18
Summer weather: Dry, warm spell on the way with temperatures of up to 24 degreesForecast for the coming days includes ‘a lot of dry weather’ and sunshine, says Met ÉireannWed Jul 06 2022 - 12:46
Man (70s) dies following three car collision in DonegalA man in his 40s was also taken to Letterkenny University Hospital to be treated for injuriesWed Jul 06 2022 - 09:29
Dream trip to LA bookended by cancelled flights, lost baggage and a night on the airport floor‘We ended up sleeping on the floor of the airport like rats,’ says Des O’TooleTue Jul 05 2022 - 20:01
Irish Wheelchair Association members on strike from care centres in pay disputeThe members are demanding their first wage rise in 14 years amid the rising cost of livingTue Jul 05 2022 - 09:03
Weather to stay cloudy and rainy before weekend temperatures reach mid-20s, Met Éireann saysTuesday to be ‘mostly cloudy’ but weekend forecast to be warm and dryMon Jul 04 2022 - 14:25
Swissport apologises for missing bags as more than 1,000 Aer Lingus passengers hit by cancelled flights Security-queue problems recede, but missing baggage emerges as latest problemFri Jul 01 2022 - 17:46
Farmer fined for allowing polluting liquid to enter a local riverAppeal to farming community to ensure silage pits regularly checked to prevent contamination via runoffThu Jun 30 2022 - 19:00
Timing of budget to be decided next weekEamon Ryan rejects emergency budget but ‘wouldn’t object’ to bringing forward budget due to cost-of-living crisisThu Jun 30 2022 - 18:44
Government’s public service pay offer ‘not credible’, unions sayAn improved offer is needed to continue talks, Workplace Relations Commission is toldThu Jun 30 2022 - 13:49
Voucher scheme for hot desking in hub facilities goes liveSome 10,000 free hot desk working days at hubs available to existing and new usersTue Jun 28 2022 - 00:05
Body of woman (50s) recovered from sea at Dún LaoghaireGardaí are investigating circumstances of incident in which the woman diedMon Jun 27 2022 - 22:03
Green Party councillor elected new Lord Mayor of DublinCaroline Conroy becomes 11th woman to hold office in capitalMon Jun 27 2022 - 21:57
Blood transfusion service to accept walk-in donors in all clinics as part of ‘critical appeal’ to increase suppliesAdditional 5,000 donations sought over next eight weeks following decline in units collectedMon Jun 27 2022 - 07:00
Aer Lingus apologises for 13 cancelled flightsSpike in Covid cases among staff adds to pressure on airlineSun Jun 26 2022 - 23:04
‘It’s the start of an attack on women’s rights’: Crowds protest Roe v Wade decision outside US embassy in DublinLabour leader Ivana Bacik says protesting for abortion rights again, four years after repeal of Eighth, ‘felt like deja vu’Sun Jun 26 2022 - 19:58
Status yellow rain warning for west of the country this weekendMet Éireann warns rain will potentially turn ‘heavy and thundery’Fri Jun 24 2022 - 20:40
Fianna Fáil councillor becomes first LGBTQ+ woman elected as mayor of local authorityEmma Murphy ‘looking forward to representing the community’ in new roleFri Jun 24 2022 - 20:22
A third of Help to Buy recipients did not need the scheme to meet depositThe majority (63 per cent) of claims in 2021 were for properties valued above the national average price of €290,000Fri Jun 24 2022 - 18:04
Homeless figures increase to 10,325 in May with charity ‘gravely concerned’ over rise in numbersConcern also raised over ‘huge growth’ in number of women presenting as homelessFri Jun 24 2022 - 16:18
Seven arrested and over €2m in drugs seized as gardaí dismantle Kinahan-linked smuggling routeCocaine worth €150,000 was liquidised and smuggled in wine and champagne bottlesThu Jun 23 2022 - 17:04
Former bike factory voted Ireland’s favourite new buildingHanover Quay space won majority of 30,000 votes in poll organised by the Royal Irish Architects InstituteThu Jun 23 2022 - 13:40
European Commission move to clip pesticide use hailed by Irish environmentalists Member states to set reduction targets within defined parameters under legislationWed Jun 22 2022 - 18:27
‘No goodwill coming from UK’ on Northern Ireland protocol, Irish MEPs sayUK government legislation to scrap bulk of Northern Ireland protocol described as ‘diplomatic vandalism’Wed Jun 22 2022 - 16:20
Energy rationing ‘could be a reality’ in EU this winter, McGuinness saysEuropean Union had relied too heavily on Russian fossil fuels, says commissionerTue Jun 21 2022 - 13:52
Leaving Cert student uses downtime to renovate pony box into new food truck businessAlice Kelly is planning a pop-up bakery run out of a vintage 18th-birthday present from her familyMon Jun 20 2022 - 00:01
Mental health practitioners should stand in opposition to conversion therapy, webinar hearsA range of issues facing LGBT+ people when attempting to access mental and physical health supports were discussedFri Jun 17 2022 - 15:38
New air traffic control tower opens at Dublin AirportThe facility, which cost €50m to build, is equipped with state-of-the-art technologyWed Jun 15 2022 - 13:32
‘It’s 2022, not 1922′: Dublin housing complex still without running water one week onTap water in the 106 flats in Killarney Court stopped overnight last Tuesday following a burst watermains pipeWed Jun 15 2022 - 01:00
