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Temple Bar market cancelled at short notice due to Saturday American football game

Temple Bar market cancelled at short notice due to Saturday American football game

Navy vs Notre Dame match leaves traders without income due to traffic and access restrictions

Thu Aug 24 2023 - 07:13
Ukrainians and Irish ‘understand each other because we have been through similar problems’

Ukrainians and Irish ‘understand each other because we have been through similar problems’

New to the Parish: Elvira Sieitablaieva came to Ireland from Ukraine

Tue Aug 22 2023 - 06:00
Kevin Bell Repatriation Trust sees busiest year with 255 Irish people brought home

Kevin Bell Repatriation Trust sees busiest year with 255 Irish people brought home

Charity alleviating financial hardship of bereaved families has brought back to Ireland more than 1,620 loved ones who died abroad

Mon Aug 21 2023 - 04:30
Dublin hospital sees threefold rise in emergency admissions over weight-loss surgeries overseas

Dublin hospital sees threefold rise in emergency admissions over weight-loss surgeries overseas

‘Terribly unethical and unprofessional practices’ used to market procedures

Sun Aug 20 2023 - 17:50
 Number of TDs in Dáil set to rise by up to 20 under electoral review

Number of TDs in Dáil set to rise by up to 20 under electoral review

‘Red hot interest’ by politicians in soon-to-be-published report on new constituency boundaries - Donohoe

Sun Aug 20 2023 - 15:01
Taking in the sights, sounds and history of Inis Meáin

Taking in the sights, sounds and history of Inis Meáin

Inis Meáin is the middle of the three main Aran Islands in Galway Bay, off the west coast of Ireland.

Fri Aug 18 2023 - 08:54
Life on Inis Meáin: ‘Some people will say there’s nothing here, but in fact there is everything here’

Life on Inis Meáin: ‘Some people will say there’s nothing here, but in fact there is everything here’

The middle of the Aran islands gets far fewer visitors than the other two, something locals are happy about

Fri Aug 18 2023 - 05:30
Like We Were Born to Move: A sharp, witty, compassionate depiction of young people’s lives in Ireland

Like We Were Born to Move: A sharp, witty, compassionate depiction of young people’s lives in Ireland

This 2023 National Youth Theatre production brings a dynamic group of new talent to the Abbey Theatre

Thu Aug 17 2023 - 10:31
Staff shortages force closure of 16-bed psychiatric unit in Dublin

Staff shortages force closure of 16-bed psychiatric unit in Dublin

Step-down unit at St James’s Hospital is due to close on August 21st due to staffing shortages

Wed Aug 16 2023 - 21:33
Bank of Ireland warns credit ratings could be affected by withdrawals made during IT outage

Bank of Ireland warns credit ratings could be affected by withdrawals made during IT outage

Garda says decisons taken locally to deploy officers to ATMs due to ‘public saftey’ concerns as queues built

Wed Aug 16 2023 - 19:30
Ombudsman for Children seeks permission to ‘engage directly’ with Ukrainian children accommodated by State

Ombudsman for Children seeks permission to ‘engage directly’ with Ukrainian children accommodated by State

Office wants to hold ‘rights-awareness workshops, consultations with children and their parents, and complaints clinics’

Wed Aug 16 2023 - 01:59
White-tailed eagles spread their wings with 24 new chicks released into Irish skies

White-tailed eagles spread their wings with 24 new chicks released into Irish skies

The chicks were released in locations around Lough Derg, the Shannon Estuary and the west of Ireland.

Mon Aug 14 2023 - 17:07
Spending on mental health services by Irish universities tops €6.7m over past two years

Spending on mental health services by Irish universities tops €6.7m over past two years

Expenditure at Trinity College Dublin highest at €1.74m on student counselling, with total including staff pay and sundry costs

Mon Aug 14 2023 - 15:41
Children’s ombudsman accuses State of ‘profound violation of children’s rights’ on mental health and disability care

Children’s ombudsman accuses State of ‘profound violation of children’s rights’ on mental health and disability care

Letter obtained under Freedom of Information shows Niall Muldoon believes HSE has ‘seriously failed in its duty to uphold the rights of children to the best possible healthcare’

Mon Aug 14 2023 - 05:00
Irish in Maui tell of ‘living nightmare’ as wildfires tear through communities

Irish in Maui tell of ‘living nightmare’ as wildfires tear through communities

Department of Foreign Affairs has told ‘small number of Irish’ on holiday island to comply with evacuation orders

Fri Aug 11 2023 - 11:53
Temperatures up to 25 degrees forecast today with ‘warm and humid’ week ahead

Temperatures up to 25 degrees forecast today with ‘warm and humid’ week ahead

Ireland will see some sunshine, with spells of rain, for the rest of the week, Met Éireann forecasts

Wed Aug 09 2023 - 07:45
Irish scouts leave Jamboree site ahead of tropical storm landfall

Irish scouts leave Jamboree site ahead of tropical storm landfall

Storm Khanun is expected to strike South Korea as early as Wednesday as teenagers depart for city

Tue Aug 08 2023 - 09:19
‘There are lots of similarities between Irish and English people. It makes it easy to settle in’

‘There are lots of similarities between Irish and English people. It makes it easy to settle in’

New to the Parish: Rosie McDonagh moved from St Alban’s to Ireland in 2019, where she has co-founded a charity which assists people in need

Tue Aug 08 2023 - 06:00
Bike restoration project gets boost from Men’s Shed in Mountjoy Prison

Bike restoration project gets boost from Men’s Shed in Mountjoy Prison

The Mountjoy training unit has recently restored its 60th bike for the Good Bike Project

Tue Aug 01 2023 - 19:00
Deirdre Jacob’s father appeals for information 25 years after  her disappearance

Deirdre Jacob’s father appeals for information 25 years after her disappearance

Trainee teacher (18) went missing near Newbridge family home on July 28th, 1998

Fri Jul 28 2023 - 20:43
Sinéad O’Connor: Events held in Dublin and London in honour of singer as tributes pour in

Sinéad O’Connor: Events held in Dublin and London in honour of singer as tributes pour in

Dublin artist is remembered as a woman who ‘challenged’ and helped change Ireland

Thu Jul 27 2023 - 22:50
Number of new residential addresses added in last year falls by more than one-fifth

Number of new residential addresses added in last year falls by more than one-fifth

National residential vacancy rate dropped in June to 3.9% from 4.2% a year earlier as vacant or derelict properties return to use

Wed Jul 26 2023 - 00:01
‘In Brazil, it’s all about the food. Here it’s more about the drink’

‘In Brazil, it’s all about the food. Here it’s more about the drink’

New to the Parish: Laura Devides, who moved to Ireland in May 2014, says she has ‘so many opportunities’ here that she would not have in Brazil

Tue Jul 25 2023 - 06:00
Rate of hospital deaths for pneumonia and COPD drops after Covid-19 vaccine roll-out - report

Rate of hospital deaths for pneumonia and COPD drops after Covid-19 vaccine roll-out - report

Crude mortality rate for stroke conditions and Acute Myocardial Infarction (AMI) declined over last decade

Tue Jul 25 2023 - 00:01
Greece wildfires: ‘We got on the bus with people clambering to get on but no idea where it was taking us’

Greece wildfires: ‘We got on the bus with people clambering to get on but no idea where it was taking us’

Dublin family forced to shelter in a school after being evacuated from their hotel in Rhodes

Mon Jul 24 2023 - 21:17
‘We find ourselves at war with fire’: Battle to contain wildfires continues in Greece

‘We find ourselves at war with fire’: Battle to contain wildfires continues in Greece

Almost 19,000 helped to safety in Rhodes amid biggest emergency operation of its kind in country’s history

Mon Jul 24 2023 - 14:49
Father and son (10) from Co Laois who died in Turkey holiday crash named

Father and son (10) from Co Laois who died in Turkey holiday crash named

Irish family from Mountmellick were on holiday in Alanya when tragedy occurred

Tue Jul 18 2023 - 20:53
Ireland has become warmer and wetter over last 30 years - Met Éireann

Ireland has become warmer and wetter over last 30 years - Met Éireann

Sunshine hours have also increased by about 5 per cent over last three decades, forecaster says

Tue Jul 18 2023 - 08:08
‘My mother never for a second thought it was an odd thing to do, having a half-Indian child in Ireland in the 1960s’

‘My mother never for a second thought it was an odd thing to do, having a half-Indian child in Ireland in the 1960s’

New to the Parish: Anna Tanvir moved to Ireland with Maninder Singh early in the Covid-19 pandemic. They plan to stay

Tue Jul 18 2023 - 06:00
Over 460 Afghan people fleeing Taliban permitted to join relatives in Ireland

Over 460 Afghan people fleeing Taliban permitted to join relatives in Ireland

Afghans already living in Ireland can apply for permission for up to four beneficiaries to join them under the Afghan Admission Programme

Tue Jul 18 2023 - 02:00
Forever Young Festival: ‘It was a mud bath but it’s been great ever since’

Forever Young Festival: ‘It was a mud bath but it’s been great ever since’

Sun comes out for final day of 1980s music festival in Co Kildare

Sun Jul 16 2023 - 17:12
Businessman wrongly convicted on drugs charges dies

Businessman wrongly convicted on drugs charges dies

Donegal man Frank Shortt, who suffered ‘grave miscarriage of justice’ in 1995, has died aged 88

Sat Jul 15 2023 - 01:01
Over 84,000 people waiting for inpatient appointment at end of June, new figures show

Over 84,000 people waiting for inpatient appointment at end of June, new figures show

Data from National Treatment Purchase Fund shows 598,228 patients waiting for first hospital outpatient consultation at end of last month

Fri Jul 14 2023 - 19:20
Suspension of visa-free travel for refugees to Ireland to be extended

Suspension of visa-free travel for refugees to Ireland to be extended

Evidence cited of people applying for asylum in Ireland who had already received refugee status in another European country

Fri Jul 14 2023 - 09:32
‘Ringsend Abbie’ Larkin celebrated by local community ahead of World Cup debut

‘Ringsend Abbie’ Larkin celebrated by local community ahead of World Cup debut

Local band The Pullovers launch songs to pay tribute to Girls in Green as they head to Australia

Thu Jul 13 2023 - 21:14
‘A model socialist’: People Before Profit TD Bríd Smith to retire from politics at next election

‘A model socialist’: People Before Profit TD Bríd Smith to retire from politics at next election

Ms Smith (61) is a former trade unionist and veteran of many campaigns ran by People Before Profit and the Socialist Workers Party over the past three decades,

Mon Jul 10 2023 - 13:11
Violence, discrimination and suicide of concern to parents when deciding films for children to watch

Violence, discrimination and suicide of concern to parents when deciding films for children to watch

IFCO says box office revenues recovered last year, rising to €92m, some 75 per cent of their pre-pandemic peak

Mon Jul 10 2023 - 12:15
My first Pride: ‘I never saw diversity until I went to Pride in Dublin’

My first Pride: ‘I never saw diversity until I went to Pride in Dublin’

As Dublin Pride celebrates its 40th anniversary, some of Ireland’s foremost LGBTQ+ activists share their memories

Sat Jun 24 2023 - 05:00
Ukrainian boy (11) to compete for Ireland in fencing competition in Paris

Ukrainian boy (11) to compete for Ireland in fencing competition in Paris

Daniel Karas, a competitive fencer from Kyiv, moved to Dublin after Russian invasion and joined Pembroke Fencing Club in Ballslbridge

Tue Jun 20 2023 - 07:46
‘If students don’t help other students, they can feel left out’: Kilkenny school celebrates pupils from 25 different countries

‘If students don’t help other students, they can feel left out’: Kilkenny school celebrates pupils from 25 different countries

Bunscoil McAuley Rice in Callan was the first primary school in the county to receive a School of Sanctuary award earlier this year for its work championing diversity

Tue Jun 20 2023 - 05:00
Ireland’s family reunification legislation ‘not fit for purpose’, says commission

Ireland’s family reunification legislation ‘not fit for purpose’, says commission

Irish Human Rights and Equality Commission calls on State to address two-tier system

Tue Jun 20 2023 - 05:00
‘I find that Waterford is a place that’s very open to foreigners. I never came across any racism’

‘I find that Waterford is a place that’s very open to foreigners. I never came across any racism’

New to the Parish: Justyna Traore joined a friend for a first trip to Ireland in 2005

Tue Jun 20 2023 - 05:00
‘A true legend of Irish music’: Christy Dignam, frontman of Aslan, dies aged 63

‘A true legend of Irish music’: Christy Dignam, frontman of Aslan, dies aged 63

Daughter Kiera described father as ‘talented singer, great story teller and amazing person’ in social media post

Tue Jun 13 2023 - 19:25
‘So many Brazilians come and then stay. We’re very like Irish people’

‘So many Brazilians come and then stay. We’re very like Irish people’

New to the Parish: Guilherme Souza moved to Dublin in 2014

Tue Jun 13 2023 - 05:00
One in 10 adults claim to be using vapes, according to fresh research

One in 10 adults claim to be using vapes, according to fresh research

Data compiled in May by surveying some 1,000 adults online aged over 18

Tue Jun 13 2023 - 00:01
Ireland could face ‘tsunami’ of incidents involving e-scooters, AA Ireland says

Ireland could face ‘tsunami’ of incidents involving e-scooters, AA Ireland says

Agency calls for tighter regulation on their use, including compulsory helmets and registration

Mon Jun 12 2023 - 21:01
Two models for inquiry into Defence Forces abuses being examined by Government

Two models for inquiry into Defence Forces abuses being examined by Government

Women of Honour group seeks public hearings, saying ‘there has been far too much secrecy and concealment’

Mon Jun 12 2023 - 20:35
Revenue seize 10.4 million cigarettes in Monaghan

Revenue seize 10.4 million cigarettes in Monaghan

The Gold Mount-branded cigarettes have an estimated value of €8.2 million

Mon Jun 12 2023 - 14:54
Weekend set to be warm and humid with temperatures of up to 24 degrees

Weekend set to be warm and humid with temperatures of up to 24 degrees

Dry conditions cause logjam of planes at Dublin Airport as runway grass smoulders

Fri Jun 09 2023 - 13:21
Businessman appears in court charged with insider dealing

Businessman appears in court charged with insider dealing

Declan Service (62) of Sunnyvale Avenue, Portrush, Antrim was arrested by appointment on Friday following a market abuse investigation by the Garda National Economic Crime Bureau (GNECB)

Fri Jun 09 2023 - 10:26
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