‘Measurable rise in hate’ prompts calls from Irish human rights group for new national plan
Calls for a national action plan to combat hate are ‘fully supported’ by the Irish Human Rights and Equality Commission
Met Éireann warns of flooding risk as rain warning issued for five counties from tomorrow
Met Éireann forecasts wet and breezy weather for the country over the coming days
Minister plays down reports of tension with Jack Chambers over Budget 2027
Labour leader Ivana Bacik says ‘pathetic’ Budget 2027 is a ‘KitKat budget from a TikTok Tánaiste’
‘We were chasing inflation’: DCU grilled over almost €4.4m loss on student accommodation plan
Oireachtas committee hears about university’s ‘viability gap’ in plan to house more than 1,200 beds
When budget changes kick in and how to claim them
Dates that consumer changes - such as income tax, fuel allowances, childcare and rent relief - come into effect
Budget 2027: Measures put public finances on worse trajectory, State watchdog warns
Help-to-buy scheme increases; free contraception age rises; fuel allowance to increase by €5
Calls for ban on rickshaws in Dublin following death of young mother
Galway city introduced bylaws in 2013 preventing use of rickshaws
‘The word meningitis came up and I was like absolutely stuck to the floor’
Siobhán and Noel Carroll following the death of their four-year-old daughter, Aoibhe, to meningitis
Michelle O’Neill says the law is ‘wrong’ in Orange Order Drumcree march row
Court of Appeal in Belfast has reserved judgment on a fresh legal challenge to Portadown march
Teachers’ Union of Ireland latest group to overwhelmingly back industrial action
General secretary Michael Gillespie urges Government to ‘engage meaningfully’ on new pay agreement
Asian hornets’ nest located in Cork after tiny trackers were fixed to the insects
The nest was located near Ringaskiddy and will now be removed, but monitoring will continue to identify any further activity
Gardaí warn burglaries could rise by 20% as evenings get darker
Average number of monthly burglaries falls by over half since 2019
Gardaí contact UK police forces amid efforts to ‘significantly’ ramp up pursuit training
Gaping skills shortfall emerged after five teenagers in a BMW were killed in a wrong-way crash on the M9 in Co Kildare in August
Ireland’s wild Atlantic salmon stocks down 80% since 1970s
Public consultation launched amid fears ‘iconic species’ could be lost entirely from Irish rivers
Garvaghy Rd residents say chief constable must meet them to explain parade advice
Garvaghy Road residents lodge legal challenge to parade ruling and seek ‘urgent hearing’