‘Absolute disgrace’: Residents react over approval to scrap Dublin Airport passenger capCabinet approved draft laws to do away with 32 million annual passenger cap on TuesdayWed Feb 11 2026 - 08:03
Below-freezing temperatures and patches of rain and fog forecast for later this weekMet Éireann predicts frost and ice to set in at weekend with some wintry showers are possible in northern areasWed Feb 11 2026 - 07:00
Dún Laoghaire council received more than 500 calls during Storm Chandra floodingOfficials consider flood storage at Marlay Park and other works to reduce risk in futureTue Feb 10 2026 - 08:00
‘We’re just in limbo’: Defective concrete puts Donegal childcare centres under huge stress Cracks appearing in the walls of buildings have caused major problems for a number of childcare providersMon Feb 09 2026 - 06:00
Changes to Dublin bus routes serving Chapelizod and Finglas come into effect todayChanges to routes 23, 24 and 80 are in response to issues raised by residents in protests, says National Transport AuthoritySun Feb 08 2026 - 17:02
Brendan Behan’s family ‘extremely proud’ as plaque is unveiled outside his childhood home in DublinPlaque unveiled outside playwright’s former childhood home in a part of Dublin that inspired many of his ‘great characters’Sat Feb 07 2026 - 17:24
Flooding latest: ‘Significant’ road damage in Waterford; Clontarf Baths in Dublin ‘destroyed’Dublin City Council monitoring river levels as weather warnings liftedFri Feb 06 2026 - 20:25
Gardaí look to speak to bus driver following fatal Dublin city crashPedestrian in his 80s killed as three others, including driver, a woman in her 50s, treated for injuriesFri Feb 06 2026 - 06:00
Dublin bus crash: One dead and three hospitalised as bus crashes into pedestrians in city centreThree adults hospitalised following incident at junction of North Earl Street and Marlborough StreetThu Feb 05 2026 - 18:19
Social media ban risks pushing children towards ‘unregulated spaces’, committee hearsCatherine Cross, of the National Parents Council, described the introduction of bans on young people accessing social media as ‘a blunt instrument’Thu Feb 05 2026 - 13:51
Dublin flood teams monitoring river and tide levels; ‘unlike any other flood before’, says specialist; rain warnings remain in placeDublin to face worst of rain due in coming days as Met Éireann warns of ‘worst-case scenario’Tue Feb 03 2026 - 21:37
Enniscorthy faces ‘very significant risk of flooding’; rainfall warning in place for seven countiesEast coast forecast to see more heavy rain on already saturated ground Fri Jan 30 2026 - 20:36
Number of homeless people up 12% in 2025 despite small December decreaseLatest Department of Housing figures show 16,734 people in emergency accommodation including 5,188 childrenFri Jan 30 2026 - 15:29
Number of Dart stations closed this weekend for scheduled works Weekend travel: Works to take place on a number of train lines, including Cork and GalwayFri Jan 30 2026 - 13:11
Gardaí have seized 300 scramblers over last two years, says MinisterProposal to ban scramblers from public roads comes after death of teenager Grace LynchThu Jan 29 2026 - 17:49
‘No one was pumping the water’: Rathfarnham deals with Storm Chandra aftermathResidents of Grange Park and Nutgrove Avenue were still surrounded by water on Tuesday eveningTue Jan 27 2026 - 20:58
Met Éireann issues yellow weather warning for nine counties amid wintry showers and possible snowWaterford, Wicklow and Wexford, along with Northern Ireland, expected to see heaviest rain on Tuesday with a chance of snowfall on higher groundSun Jan 25 2026 - 12:07
Galway man completes 4,800km rowing journey across Atlantic Ocean in fewer than 40 days Daragh MacLoughlin wins solo class in World’s Toughest Row after reaching Antigua in the CaribbeanFri Jan 23 2026 - 19:12
The Irish civil servant walking barefoot from Istanbul to MayoEamonn Keaveney has taken a career break from his job as a civil servant to break a world record for the second timeFri Jan 23 2026 - 06:00
Oscar-nominee Dubliner got idea for film after ‘quiet panic attack’ on planeJohn Kelly’s Retirement Plan has been nominated for an Academy Award for best animated shortThu Jan 22 2026 - 19:41
RTÉ outlines importance of State funding as TV licence sales down for sixth year in a row About 769,000 households or businesses paid for a licence in 2025 – a drop of more than 250,000 on the 2019 figureThu Jan 22 2026 - 19:20
Tusla saw 10% increase in referrals last year, committee hearsMore than 750 cases have been referred to Tusla’s Children Missing in Education Team since JulyThu Jan 22 2026 - 15:03
Trump drops threat of tariffs over Greenland following Nato talks in Davos Framework for future deal on Danish territory formed after US president met with military alliance’s secretary general Mark RutteWed Jan 21 2026 - 22:16
‘You’ll find out’ – Trump declines to say how far he will go to acquire GreenlandThe US president spoke for over almost two hours at the White House press conference, where he said he has “lots of meetings scheduled on Greenland”Tue Jan 20 2026 - 22:14
An Post apologises for late Christmas cardsPostal service says Christmas mail continues to arrive from various parts of the world, including the USTue Jan 20 2026 - 10:12
Flu numbers seem to have plateaued, says HSECaseload of 1,910 hospitalised last week is way down from pre-Christmas peak of 3,544Mon Jan 19 2026 - 17:10
Carmel was in her 60s when she suddenly found herself homelessRent has ‘skyrocketed’ completely out of range of people on a pensionMon Jan 19 2026 - 00:29
Woman injured by falling glass on Dublin’s Grafton Street It appears a section of glass fell from a second-floor window to street at well-known Weir & Sons jewellersThu Jan 15 2026 - 12:50
Number of US citizens seeking asylum in Ireland rises fourfoldIt is not clear if any of the 94 American applicants in 2025 were granted international protection hereThu Jan 15 2026 - 06:00
Gardaí investigating 200 reports of alleged AI-generated child sex abuse material on XSocial network’s tool Grok has been creating illegal images at the request of usersWed Jan 14 2026 - 14:35
Falcons should be introduced in Dún Laoghaire to reduce ‘pest’ seagulls, councillor saysFalconry or hawkery in harbour area could be ‘a natural solution to a natural problem’, says FG’s Frank McNamaraTue Jan 13 2026 - 16:17
Ireland allocates €42m to Palestine, almost half for UN agency restricted by Israel‘Ireland’s support for Unrwa remains unwavering,’ says Helen McEnteeTue Jan 13 2026 - 10:50
Teacher with 15 years’ experience facing €4,000 cost to pursue career in Ireland‘I don’t think people realise just how many obstacles there are for teachers who qualify abroad’, says Sinéad RyanTue Jan 13 2026 - 06:00
Clive Rowen, legend of Irish skateboarding scene, dies He opened Dublin’s first dedicated skateboarding shop, Clive’s, on Hill Street in 1978Mon Jan 12 2026 - 09:02
Revealed: The top 10 most-watched TV shows in Ireland in 2025But soaps, drama and news among most-watched programmes on RTÉ PlayerSat Jan 10 2026 - 18:44
Storm Goretti passes Ireland with little impactMet Éireann says track of weather system changed, while Britain took the brunt Thu Jan 08 2026 - 21:24
‘This is not legal ... laws need to be enforced’: Minister rebukes X over deepfake imagesDecision also influenced by increased levels of unchecked hate, misogyny, racism and anti-LGBTI+ content on the platformThu Jan 08 2026 - 07:46
Funeral of strongman Pa O’Dwyer to take place in Co LimerickBritish former champion has set up fund to support family of ‘Limerick Lion’Tue Jan 06 2026 - 11:28
Parents embrace cargo bikes for school and work commute: ‘It costs nothing to run’Santry-based Shane Farrell loves the convenience of the cargo bikeSat Jan 03 2026 - 06:00
‘They love the acoustics’: Cathy Davey sings to turkeys locked up due to avian fluSinger-songwriter manages animal rescue centre on farm she co-owns with husband Neil HannonTue Dec 23 2025 - 15:20
‘Pups are not just for Christmas’: Dublin mayor highlights importance of dog welfare Ray McAdam says Ireland has a ‘shameful standing’ as Europe’s ‘puppy farm capital’Mon Dec 22 2025 - 20:45
Emergency departments face unprecedented demand, but drop in people presenting with fluCases rise despite fall in hospitalisations as officials continue to encourage vaccination and mitigationMon Dec 22 2025 - 17:31
Meath fire: foul play not suspected in Sunday afternoon blaze at Civil Defence HQ in NavanBuilding at Mullaghboy Industrial Estate was unoccupied at the time and no injuries have been reportedMon Dec 22 2025 - 14:33
Castletown House access road and public parking reopens after two-year standoffTwo-year standoff led to closure of access and public parking at the Celbridge, Co Kildare, siteMon Dec 22 2025 - 11:18
Catherine Connolly highlights wars and climate change in first Christmas message as PresidentPresident speaks of ‘deep gratitude’ to Defence Forces personnel who are overseasMon Dec 22 2025 - 00:01
Dead dolphin found on Carlow river bank believed to have been pursuing fish Irish Whale and Dolphin Group notes recent sightings of animals in rivers Bandon, Lee, Suir and BarrowFri Dec 19 2025 - 19:24
Temperatures set to drop to -2 over weekend but white Christmas unlikelyMet Éireann forecasts Saturday night will be very cold with frost and ice developingFri Dec 19 2025 - 09:19
Flu cases continue to rise as hospitalisations increase almost 20% Emergency departments experiencing unprecedented numbers, says HSE Wed Dec 17 2025 - 17:45
Government U-turn on reforming Road Safety Authority criticised in Dáil Ireland is one of the few European countries where road deaths are increasingWed Dec 17 2025 - 15:37
Garda ombudsman investigates death of man in Dublin’s Temple BarFiosrú carrying out separate inquiry into fatal road-traffic incident involving garda and pedestrianTue Dec 16 2025 - 15:33
