Death of 21-year-old in Co Louth brings road fatalities since weekend to eight So far this year 78 people have been killed in road traffic incidentsWed Jun 15 2022 - 14:56
President Higgins responds to criticism by Nigerian Catholic bishopHiggins condemns Pentecost Sunday massacre at Owo, but rejects claims he linked it to climate changeTue Jun 14 2022 - 05:15
RTÉ’s Liveline accused of facilitating ‘hate speech’ against trans people Coalition of groups launched at Dublin’s Mansion House to support transgender and non-binary people in IrelandMon Jun 13 2022 - 20:42
Law firm calls on UN to investigate Sallins case nearly 50 years on Petition claims ‘current and ongoing violations’ against five men detained in connection with 1976 train robberyMon Jun 13 2022 - 05:00
Bishop criticises Higgins’s statement on Nigerian church massacre as ‘far-fetched’President said climate change played a role in the massacre of 40 people attending a Pentecost Sunday MassSun Jun 12 2022 - 18:55
Churches source of pain and suffering for LGBTQI+ community, Pride service hears‘Christian church finds itself yet again on the wrong side of history,’ says Teagan MacAodhagáin of Amach le DiaSun Jun 12 2022 - 15:18
Treatment of women in Catholic church is ‘source of anger’ in Dublin parishes Vast majority of parishes express hope that women will have meaningful role in governance and ministries, consultation findsTue Jun 07 2022 - 05:00
Slight drop in ‘formal concerns’ raised about HSE in 2021Majority of issues related to lack of staff in disability servicesTue May 31 2022 - 05:00
Second case of monkeypox confirmed in IrelandFinding not unexpected due to presence of disease in UK and European countries, HSE saysMon May 30 2022 - 21:56
In a Word . . . TurfAs I fell into the bog hole, my life flashed before me (it didn’t take long; I was seven)Sat May 28 2022 - 00:30
Public urged to use tried and trusted charities in helping people of UkraineRegulator calls on would-be donors to check fundraising organisations are registered and have a good track recordTue May 24 2022 - 15:47
Church in insurance compensation talks over millions of lost pandemic incomeChurch closures ‘had a very detrimental effect on income and collections’Tue May 24 2022 - 02:00
Workers group occupying Eden Quay property to defy court orderRevolutionary Workers Union plans takeover of empty buildings to expose destitutionMon May 23 2022 - 16:08
In a Word . . . begrudgeWe indomitable Irish have a genius for bringing people down to sizeSat May 21 2022 - 06:00
Specialist cancer treatment units to be set up for people aged 16-24Units in Dublin, Galway and Cork will specialise in adolescents and young adultsThu May 19 2022 - 13:11
Voting irregularities uncovered during second Eurovision semi-finalIreland’s That’s Rich entry from Brooke Scullion of Derry was eliminated in that roundSun May 15 2022 - 18:33
Papal nuncio who played key role in NMH building transfer set to leave IrelandArchbishop Jude Thaddeus Okolo in Ireland for five years but has appointed 12 bishopsSun May 15 2022 - 17:52
In a Word . . . GrandIt is not always easy being green when communicating with the neighboursSat May 14 2022 - 00:30
Committee urged not to rush decisions on surrogacy lawInternational surrogacy committee given three-month timeline for recommendationsFri May 13 2022 - 08:09
Altar wine and Music for Babies CD up for grabs at seminary auctionFormer seminary in Drumcondra selling contents in aid of Ukrainian refugeesTue May 10 2022 - 18:36
In a Word . . . MayThe beloved month is much celebrated, including by Christy Moore in songSat May 07 2022 - 00:30
The beginning of the fall of the Catholic Church in IrelandBishop Eamonn Casey’s life and career came apart 30 years ago todayFri May 06 2022 - 19:41
An Irish first: Galway bishop to work across two Catholic diocesesBishop Michael Duignan says ‘much of what church has built crumbling before our eyes’Sun May 01 2022 - 21:09
Citizens’ Assembly asked to consider extending local authorities’ powersDublin council chief warns against merger of councils under directly elected mayorSun May 01 2022 - 15:27
In a Word... phoneHumankind lived for millenniums without the phone – I have to remind myselfSat Apr 30 2022 - 00:30
Galway bog fire a threat to endangered birds, Birdwatch Ireland warnsCalls for cause of blaze near Lough Corrib to be investigated by gardaíThu Apr 28 2022 - 21:33
Teacher who drowned off Greystones was ‘a trustworthy and valued friend’At school ‘the children adored her and her way of teaching’, her funeral heardThu Apr 28 2022 - 14:18
Call for media moratorium on Leaving Cert coverage heard by Oireachtas committeePress interest ‘undoubtedly’ contributes to student stress, exam commission chief saysTue Apr 26 2022 - 18:40
Daydreaming chidren may be learning more slowly, say researchersExperts find that children ‘mind wandering’ 25% of the time and could not avoid tendencyMon Apr 25 2022 - 22:17
Black Santa returns to Dublin city centre out of season and for UkrainePlans to turn city centre church into support centre for refugees from the warMon Apr 25 2022 - 21:23
Irish priest appointed to senior Vatican role investigating abuseMsgr John Kennedy will examine clerical child abuse allegations after shake-upMon Apr 25 2022 - 13:27
In a Word ... ComplaintA story about Brendan Behan’s lighthouse painting days is amusing enough to be trueSat Apr 23 2022 - 00:30
High energy prices likely to be an issue for some time, EU event is toldRussia’s ‘atrocious’ war has altered energy landscape fundamentally, German official saysThu Apr 21 2022 - 22:44
Cost of living: Increase to social welfare needed, advocacy group saysIncrease of €27 a week necessary to protect vulnerable, says Social Justice IrelandTue Apr 19 2022 - 00:30
One of Ireland’s more successful housing agencies celebrates 25 years‘Could not have been achieved without the vision and courage of the religious congregations’Mon Apr 18 2022 - 14:54
Archbishops lament ongoing devastation in Ukraine in Easter sermonsTrócaire appeals for return of over 700,000 boxes as Lenten campaign endsSun Apr 17 2022 - 16:21
Easter Rising’s 106th anniversary marked at GPO in DublinPresident Michael D Higgins and Taoiseach Micheál Martin among attendeesSun Apr 17 2022 - 15:30
In a Word. . . HopeIn turbulent times it is necessary to remember that hope is the greatest virtueSat Apr 16 2022 - 00:30
People are ‘stretched to breaking point’ says Catholic Archbishop of DublinAdvises parishes ‘to be courageous in moving beyond ways that no longer work in the Ireland of today’Fri Apr 15 2022 - 16:48
Clonliffe College former seminary offered for Ukrainian refugeesArchbishop says 30-40 religious congregations are offering rooms including former retreat centresFri Apr 15 2022 - 00:00
Ukrainians ‘walking through the valley of the shadow of death’, church leaders sayAll 3,600 dead of Northern Ireland conflict to be remembered at Good Friday serviceThu Apr 14 2022 - 12:28
First Fleadh Cheoil of 2022 takes place in Co RoscommonRoscommon County Fleadh last held in 2019 due to Covid 19Thu Apr 14 2022 - 11:15
Good Friday city centre walk in Dublin, led by Archbishops, to returnWalk and concert in at St Patrick’s Cathedral to express solidarity with UkrainiansTue Apr 12 2022 - 18:06
Council approves €4.5m sale of Mount Anville site in south Dublin for gaelscoilThree-storey, eight-classroom school possibly to be developed for Gaelscoil LaigheanTue Apr 12 2022 - 07:14
Dún Laoghaire Rathdown council remembers local men killed in UkraineCameraman Pierre Zakrzewski and store manager Oleksandr Zavhorodniy died last monthMon Apr 11 2022 - 21:38
Ireland’s churches rally to support Ukrainian peopleReligious communities offer rooms in convents and retreat centres to those fleeingFri Apr 08 2022 - 01:00
Almost 3,000 offers of vacant properties to house refugees fail to materialiseNumber is around 12% of 24,411 pledges made through the Irish Red Cross to dateThu Apr 07 2022 - 21:38
