Housing ‘steadily increasing’ as key concern for older people, committee toldAlone charity provided 535 interventions to support older people who were homeless or at risk of homelessness last yearTue Mar 05 2024 - 20:48
President Higgins expected to make ‘full recovery’ after hospital testsMichael D Higgins experienced ‘a mild transient weakness’ and will limit the extent of public engagements in coming weeksMon Mar 04 2024 - 18:51
Michael D Higgins to remain in hospital for weekend as a precautionPresident was admitted to St James’s Hospital on Thursday after feeling unwellFri Mar 01 2024 - 17:31
RTÉ board holds ‘constructive’ meeting with Minister as broadcaster names new CFOFriday’s meeting ‘focused on the future of RTÉ and public service media’ after resignation of board chair Siún Ní RaghallaighFri Mar 01 2024 - 16:35
Mother and baby institutions payment scheme to open on March 20thRoderic O’Gorman expects the first payments to be made in quarter two of this yearTue Feb 27 2024 - 17:43
Woman convicted of cruelty to dogs who were described as ‘ravenous’ after finding toast in binFour Cavachon dogs were heavily matted and most of which appeared extremely underweightTue Feb 27 2024 - 12:34
‘I love Guinness, and I love how green the country is’: New Irish citizens conferred in Dublin1,200 people were granted Irish citizenship in two ceremonies at the National Concert HallMon Feb 26 2024 - 16:58
Prisoners to undergo training programmes in retroffitingSkills course will be available in Midlands and Wheatfield prisonsMon Feb 26 2024 - 06:00
Dunnes Stores resubmits plans for redevelopment of Crumlin Shopping CentreParking spaces would include 80 electric vehicle charging spaces, 20 places for motorcycles with 267 spots for bicyclesSun Feb 25 2024 - 17:08
Dermatologist warns over rise in ‘irritating’ anti-aging products targeted at preteensSocial media sites behind growing trend of parents being asked to buy inappropriate expensive creamsSun Feb 25 2024 - 11:45
Last call: Country’s few remaining payphone boxes to be removed after almost a centurySome 3,300 were once dotted across the State but Universal Service Obligation was removed in 2020 due to decline in useThu Feb 22 2024 - 15:49
Limerick crash: Tributes paid to two ‘exemplary’ agricultural students killed when car hit wallDarragh Dullea (20), from Co Cork, and Cillian Kirwan (19), from Co Kilkenny, died in a Co Limerick crash on N69 at Ballyengland on TuesdayThu Feb 22 2024 - 13:06
Proposed amendment to Constitution would deny disabled people’s autonomy, says lobby groupEquality Not Care founded to campaign for a No vote in ‘care’ amendment in March 8th referendumWed Feb 21 2024 - 17:41
Russia’s treatment of Alexei Navalny ‘chilling and ruthless’, says Tánaiste as Department summons ambassadorMicheál Martin says he agrees with other western leaders that the Russian opposition leader was killed by the Russian stateWed Feb 21 2024 - 11:08
More than 100,000 Ukrainians have lived in Ireland since start of war, CSO data showsWomen aged 20 and over made up the largest group in analysis of PPS numbers issued since March 2022Tue Feb 20 2024 - 13:18
Assessment conducted after death of girl (16) in University Hospital LimerickDeath follows the case of Aoife Johnston (16), who died at the hospital in December 2022Tue Feb 20 2024 - 11:41
‘A lot of them struggle’: Ukrainian women in Ireland juggle work and childcare responsibilitiesAs Russia-Ukraine war’s second anniversary nears, women who fled here with their children still face a ‘colossal barrier’ to entering the workforce due to unaffordable childcareSun Feb 18 2024 - 06:00
Three pedestrians injured after being hit by car on Bray main streetCar crashes into works vehicle and impact causes it to mount footpath and strike pedestriansThu Feb 15 2024 - 20:53
Irish in Rafah: ‘We have seen bombing of hospitals, people killed in the streets’‘Gaza is finished’, says father of Irish citizen with cerebral palsy trapped in border area amid ongoing Israeli strikesTue Feb 13 2024 - 18:13
Love on the Luas: Tracking romances on Dublin’s tram systemCouples and groups of friends share whether they think love and romance can be found on their Luas journeysSun Feb 11 2024 - 05:00
Belfast rappers Kneecap to sue British government over decision to ‘block’ tour funding awardKneecap claim decision to veto funding is attempt to ‘silence’ themFri Feb 09 2024 - 16:58
More than 30 complaints made over Ringsend site that was later burned downShipwright pub was set on fire on New Year’s Eve over false rumours it was to be used to house asylum seekersFri Feb 09 2024 - 15:18
Higher education courses rolled out for students with an intellectual disabilityThe courses are to be delivered in 10 higher education colleges across the countryThu Feb 08 2024 - 19:43
State’s policy failings are ‘fuelling division’, says human rights groupIHREC report says State not addressing the root causes of crises in health, housing, poverty and the cost of livingWed Feb 07 2024 - 00:01
Referendums views: Constitution should be changed ‘without a shadow of a doubt’A group of women at a Friends of the Elderly social event discussed their views on the forthcoming votesFri Feb 02 2024 - 07:00
M50 sees traffic disruption after multi-vehicle crashIncident at Junction 6 at Blanchardstown has since been cleared, with no serious injuries reportedThu Feb 01 2024 - 09:28
Northern Ireland faces traffic disruption as transport workers go on strikeThousands of bus and train drivers are continuing their strike action over payThu Feb 01 2024 - 08:46
Referendum views: Proposed changes shows Ireland ‘as being more open and 21st century’ Young people questioned on their views said the meaning of family was ‘constantly evolving’Thu Feb 01 2024 - 07:00
Brexit: tighter UK customs controls on exports from Republic to Britain come into effect Exporters predict new measures, including declaration and notification of goods exported from Republic, will increase red tape and costsWed Jan 31 2024 - 08:13
Man (70s) dies in workplace incident at Garda Headquarters in DublinHealth and Safety Authority has been notified and postmortem due to take placeFri Jan 26 2024 - 21:10
Driver injured and passengers taken to hospital after double-decker Dublin bus crash in Stillorgan Emergency services attended the scene of single-vehicle incident on Friday afternoonFri Jan 26 2024 - 18:49
Basketball Ireland to press ahead with Israel fixture despite player issuesOrganisation said in statement ‘any decision made either way’ by it ‘would receive criticism from certain quarters’Fri Jan 26 2024 - 16:58
Single women becoming homeless at higher rate than single men, study findsMore men are homeless, but the rate has been rising for women since 2014Fri Jan 26 2024 - 06:00
Three Ireland to cut up to 150 jobs, with redundancy process beginning immediatelyIreland’s largest mobile provider employs more than 1,300 peopleThu Jan 25 2024 - 22:22
Peter Mullan appointed as new chairman of An Bord PleanálaMr Mullan, interim head of the planning board, appointed following open recruitment processTue Jan 23 2024 - 20:07
‘Our homes are destroyed with mould and damp’: Oliver Bond residents say they are ‘literally getting sick’Minister for Health Stephen Donnelly said the Government will be looking at the research by Trinity’s school of medicine which found those living in the social housing complex are 2.4 times as likely to have respiratory issuesTue Jan 23 2024 - 17:23
Oliver Bond House residents more than twice as likely to have asthma Residents call on local authority to fast-track regeneration plans as majority live with mould and damp, and cannot keep their homes warmTue Jan 23 2024 - 06:00
Number of schools switching from single sex to co-ed increases significantlyDepartment of Education says 25 schools turn co-ed since 2020Mon Jan 22 2024 - 18:23
Irish journalist Sally Hayden named as European Young LeaderThe award winning journalist joins a class of leaders including an Olympic swimmer, a glaciologist, politicians from various levels of government and green tech entrepreneursMon Jan 22 2024 - 12:39
Oliver Callan to take over Ryan Tubridy’s former RTÉ radio slot for €150,000 a yearSatirist will continue his weekly comedy programme in addition to new roleSat Jan 20 2024 - 14:22
Are asylum seekers good for the economy? Yes, if they are allowed to workResearch shows the ‘welfare magnet’ argument doesn’t stack up – asylum seekers can contribute more than the cost of supporting them initially, if they are given opportunities to find employmentSat Jan 20 2024 - 07:00
Snow warning issued for several counties, as temperature alert sees lows of -6 degrees in placesStatus yellow warning comes after overnight temperatures reached -6 in some parts of the country on MondayTue Jan 16 2024 - 20:44
Average of 10 homeless people died each month during 2020Figure of 121 deaths was up from 92 fatalities in 2019, according to latest statistics taken from coroners’ filesTue Jan 16 2024 - 08:25
Man (20s) injured in Temple Bar stabbing overnightMan sustained injuries to his hand and was taken to St James’s Hospital after Thursday night attackFri Jan 12 2024 - 10:18
Human trafficking investigation after migrants found in container at Rosslare HarbourTwo children and 12 adult migrants had to ‘cut hole in container as they struggled to breathe’Wed Jan 10 2024 - 17:57
Woman (50s) killed in two-vehicle collision in Co SligoGardai appeal for witnesses as eighth person dies on Irish roads this yearMon Jan 08 2024 - 23:55
Two bodies discovered at house in Granard, Co LongfordDeaths believed to have been caused by carbon monoxide poisoningMon Jan 08 2024 - 00:06
Moving from Singapore to Ireland: ‘I’m shocked by the inefficiency and complete lack of common sense’When Louise O’Leary moved home with her Singaporean husband, she was not expecting that they would become so tangled in bureaucratic difficultiesThu Jan 04 2024 - 06:01
‘It’s really disappointing’: Ringsend reacts to arson attack that gutted a former Dublin pubDublin building had been at the centre of false rumours spread by far-right campaignersTue Jan 02 2024 - 16:01
Covid and flu surge sees over 800 people attend EDs as HSE warns of impact on ‘whole system’HSE’s chief clinical officer Dr Colm Henry urges those not yet vaccinated for flu and Covid to take up the offer if eligible as numbers attending emergency departments increaseFri Dec 29 2023 - 15:20
