MetroLink: Bidding process for construction contracts worth €7.9bn beginsEach agreement will bear responsibility for tunnelling, track alignment, stations, and bridges along routeWed Feb 04 2026 - 16:41
Age restrictions needed for social media amid looming ‘public health emergency’ – HarrisPlatforms ‘experimenting with the minds and brains of young people’, Tánaiste saysSat Jan 31 2026 - 15:16
Man (50s) dies after car hits pedestrian in Co Kildare Road collision took place at about 5.25am in the Mylerstown areaSat Jan 31 2026 - 12:49
Mansfield brothers appear before court charged with multiple counts of money launderingJames and Patrick Mansfield were arrested on Thursday morningThu Jan 29 2026 - 13:01
Storm Chandra as it happened: Met Éireann issues Status Yellow rainfall warning for six countiesRoads reopen as clean-up from Storm Chandra gets underwayWed Jan 28 2026 - 20:15
One person arrested and several vehicles seized as part of drug dealing investigationScrambler motor bikes, e-scooters and e-bikes among vehicles seized Tue Jan 27 2026 - 22:03
‘Worst not over’ warns Met Éireann as Storm Chandra floods homes and businesses in Wexford, Dublin and WicklowMet Éireann says risks ‘persist for the rest of the week’ amid more rainfall and slow drainageTue Jan 27 2026 - 22:00
Storm Chandra: ‘Devastation’ in Enniscorthy after flooding as Met Éireann warns ‘we’re not over the worst’Irish Rail and Dublin Airport report disruption, as major flooding hits several countiesTue Jan 27 2026 - 21:56
One in four employees self-identify or have been diagnosed as neurodivergent, research findsWellbeing of neurodivergent employees is ‘significantly poorer’ than that of their colleaguesTue Jan 27 2026 - 00:01
Trump is ‘power-crazy’ and Board of Peace a delusion of power, Mary Robinson saysElements that built up fascism in Germany are now in United States, says former presidentMon Jan 26 2026 - 09:32
School meals should be cooked fresh in community kitchens, says chef Darina AllenFounder of Ballymaloe Cookery School says nutritional value of food served to school children needs to improveThu Jan 22 2026 - 16:13
Breast cancer advocate Ziva Cussen (24) remembered at funeral three years after diagnosis ‘Amazing work she carried out will continue to help and support people,’ service hears Thu Jan 22 2026 - 14:26
Northern Lights visible in parts of Ireland due to powerful stormPhenomenon is result of collision between gas particles in atmosphere and charged particles ejected from sun, says Met ÉireannTue Jan 20 2026 - 09:43
Europe facing ‘existential moment’, says Tánaiste Simon HarrisUS president ‘no longer feels obligation to think purely of peace’ after not being awarded Nobel prizeMon Jan 19 2026 - 20:25
Irish citizen imprisoned in Venezuela flown to Prague in flow of prisoner releasesDepartment of Foreign Affairs ‘aware of case’ and ‘provided consular assistance’Mon Jan 19 2026 - 19:29
Emergency summit of EU leaders called on response to Trump’s Greenland ambitionsGovernments of eight countries against which tariffs have been threatened released joint statement on SundaySun Jan 18 2026 - 21:50
Mother granted orders against three adult children due to drug-related intimidation The woman said she had sustained a broken wrist after being pushed by her sonSun Jan 18 2026 - 06:00
'He lost his life trying to save others': Cavan man who drowned in Australia remembered as hero at funeralSean Keaney (35) died on Whitehaven beach while trying to save others, service hears Wed Jan 14 2026 - 14:42
Wicklow hill fort identified as oldest prehistoric ‘proto-town’ in Ireland The ‘Baltinglass hill fort cluster’ predates the Viking towns once considered Ireland’s earliest urban settlementsThu Jan 08 2026 - 00:01
Sharp drop in number of asylum applications in Ireland last yearApplications for asylum in Ireland dropped by almost 30 per cent in 2025 compared to previous yearWed Jan 07 2026 - 10:18
Housing crisis unlikely to improve in short term under ‘conservative’ targetsExperts say Government’s new-build targets ‘made in a vacuum’ and warn ‘clear direction in policy for 10 years’ is needed to solve crisisTue Jan 14 2025 - 06:00
Ireland to see period of ‘potentially significant’ weather in the coming weekMet Éireann expects sharp cold snap in the coming weekSun Dec 29 2024 - 17:06
Parents struggling to meet rising cost of student accommodation among complaints to MinisterMinister for Higher Education hears of burden of high cost of rental homes for students in letters of complaint at the start of the academic yearThu Dec 26 2024 - 06:00
Micheál Martin calls for ceasefires in Sudan and Gaza as regions are threatened by famineTánaiste says hunger caused by conflicts is being exacerbated by denial of humanitarian aid by warring partiesTue Dec 24 2024 - 16:21
Holly most popular name for girls born over last 10 Decembers - CSONoah tops the list for most popular boy’s name last DecemberTue Dec 24 2024 - 12:45
Ireland weather: Dry, mild and dull conditions forecast by Met Éireann for Christmas weekChristmas Day will be mild and quite cloudy, though some brighter breaks will developTue Dec 24 2024 - 11:43
Emaciated horse rescued by ISPCA at Ballinasloe fair had raced just three months earlierDash (7) was found tied to a fence and covered in sores in OctoberMon Dec 23 2024 - 11:10
Ireland weather: Chance of snow before Christmas as Met Éireann issues multiple warningsStatus yellow wind warnings are also in place in several parts of the country this weekendSat Dec 21 2024 - 14:05
More than 600 drivers caught speeding on Slow Down Day Of the 630 drivers detected speeding, 281 were intercepted by gardaí in 24-hour road safety operationSat Dec 21 2024 - 12:03
Michael D Higgins gives last Christmas message as president: ‘We are a country of which there is much to be proud’ President pays special tribute to members of the Irish Defence Forces who will be overseas this Christmas for showing ‘an example of Irishness and its values at its best’Fri Dec 20 2024 - 00:01
Renters and households with children most likely to have income that doesn’t match needs - ESRINew study finds Irish households on average need 45% of disposable weekly income, after housing costs, to cover basic expenditureFri Dec 20 2024 - 00:01
Woman found dead in Gorey, Co Wexford, is named locallyScene at Baile Eoghan has been preserved for examination by the Garda Technical BureauThu Dec 19 2024 - 17:23
Verona Murphy elected as first female ceann comhairle on first day of 34th DáilSimon Harris condemns Israel's 'amoral onslaught' as new TDs gather for first timeWed Dec 18 2024 - 18:11
Palestinian museum founder inquires about leasing site of closed Israeli embassy in DublinOpening exhibition branch at former Israeli embassy would be ‘political statement’, Faisel Saleh saysMon Dec 16 2024 - 20:15
Number of registered landlords up by 5.7% in a yearNumber of registered private tenancies increased by 8.4% to 236,198Thu Dec 05 2024 - 19:45
‘No stone will be left unturned’: Missing Persons Day marked by hundreds in Croke Park Garda Commissioner Drew Harris tells families of commitment to bringing them closure while Minister for Justice Helen McEntee speaks of improved unidentified human remains databaseWed Dec 04 2024 - 19:59
Louth: Erin McGreehan (FF)McGreehan hopes to ‘work to help mitigate the costs of Brexit’Tue Dec 03 2024 - 13:17
Louth: Paula Butterly (FG)In her early career, Butterly lived in Italy for twenty yearsTue Dec 03 2024 - 13:12
Louth: story of the count Sinn Féin’s incumbent Ruairí Ó Murchú first to be elected on day two of the countTue Dec 03 2024 - 13:08
Louth profile: Ged Nash (Lab)One of only two incumbents in Louth holds seat for LabourMon Dec 02 2024 - 17:26
Louth: Joanna Byrne (SF)Drogheda native has reprsented Sinn Féin on council since 2016Mon Dec 02 2024 - 16:04
How to shop safely online: Garda ‘golden rules’ for Black Friday and Christmas season salesFollow these rules from the Garda National Economic Crime Bureau for safer shoppingFri Nov 29 2024 - 15:49
Dart and other Dublin rail services see hours of delays as signalling fault causes major disruptionAll Dart and Dublin to Dundalk train services had been suspended earlierThu Nov 28 2024 - 23:04
Woman in her 80s dies in Laois car crashCollision occurred between two cars on the M7 at Borris-in-OssoryThu Nov 28 2024 - 21:16
Election 2024 updates: Simon Harris conducts last-minute Dublin canvass as campaign enters final stretch Mary Lou McDonald signals that Sinn Féin voters should give transfers to Social Democrats and People Before ProfitThu Nov 28 2024 - 20:53
‘Quiet heroine’ Louise Asmal, who co-founded Irish anti-apartheid campaign, diesPresident Higgins pays tribute to human rights campaigner who worked alongside her husband Kader Asmal on ‘defining’ moral issue of their dayTue Nov 26 2024 - 15:42
‘I don’t believe Fianna Fáil or Fine Gael have the desire to truly tackle the housing crisis’: How will first-time buyers vote?Election 2024: Many voters struggling to get on property ladder will be basing their first preferences on parties’ policies on issueTue Nov 26 2024 - 06:00
Election 2024: Latest poll results show momentum is with Sinn Féin, says McDonald‘I don’t think fair people will judge me on 40 seconds,’ Harris says following backlash over disability worker interactionMon Nov 25 2024 - 17:52
‘I’m going to go home and see my dog and get a Chinese’: Irish Unifil troops welcomed home from LebanonIsrael’s invasion of Lebanon made peacekeeping tour among most dangerous and complex undertaken by an Irish unitMon Nov 25 2024 - 17:19
