Irish D-Day veteran remembers fateful day 70 years onMichael d’Alton (93) said he signed up to Royal Navy to stop ‘awful German monster’Fri Jun 06 2014 - 01:00
Tuam deaths need further investigation, says academic expertProf Liam Delaney says deaths cannot be explained by social conditionsFri Jun 06 2014 - 01:00
Pressure builds for Tuam babies inquiryArchbishop of Tuam says archdiocese would co-operate with any inquiryThu Jun 05 2014 - 01:09
Tuam case ‘reminder of a darker past in Ireland’Government actively considering Tuam mother-and-baby home deaths, says Charlie FlanaganWed Jun 04 2014 - 21:00
An Irishman’s Diary on an Irish nurse in wartimeA Galway woman at the Battle of NormandyTue Jun 03 2014 - 01:00
Philomena Lee visits Roscrea home where son was taken from herMichael Hess went on to become chief counsel to the Bush and Reagan administrationsMon Jun 02 2014 - 01:00
Flatley dances out of retirement for one last Irish showTwinkle toed superstar (55) to make a return in ‘Lord of the Dance: Dangerous Games’Fri May 30 2014 - 19:40
President says Bloom festival highlights ‘real economy’Higgins praises Phoenix Park event and says food producers give real hope for the futureFri May 30 2014 - 00:34
John Bruton: Ireland faces 10 more years of austerity budgetsFormer Taoiseach says only 30 per cent of Ireland’s debt is from bank bailoutWed May 28 2014 - 17:20
All change in Leitrim as Independents and Sinn Féin surgeCounty turns away from Fianna Fáil and Fine Gael, reflecting national trendsSun May 25 2014 - 12:13
Penrose says Gilmore should have chosen economic ministry‘Now is the time to steady the ship’Sat May 24 2014 - 15:58
Jimmy Gralton: a deported Irishman’s returnJames Gralton was deported in 1933 as a subversive. Now his story is being told by Ken Loach, in his new film, ‘Jimmy’s Hall’Sat May 24 2014 - 01:00
Protesting Paris Bakery workers owed €130,000 in wages‘Five years of my life I have sacrificed to build this company’Fri May 23 2014 - 15:20
Letters from Willie Redmond reveal pride in Irish at Somme‘I saw enough to be lost in admiration at the bravery of these Irish soldiers’Fri May 23 2014 - 12:19
Adams ‘relaxed’ over poll doubting his denial of IRA membershipSinn Féin president says people have more important things to worry aboutWed May 21 2014 - 10:39
Leitrim profile: Traditional support for ‘big two’ unlikely to changeFianna Fáil and Fine Gael dominate constituency - though Sinn Féin could prosperWed May 21 2014 - 08:47
Ray Davies: ‘Sometimes the great songs write you’The Kinks legend comes to Dublin to promote new book AmericanaTue May 20 2014 - 17:08
Rape Crisis Midwest to close due to lack of fundingCentre will shut temporarily due to a shortfall of €120,000Tue May 20 2014 - 09:40
Has our national lust for alcohol been cured?Our national alcohol consumption is down 25 per cent from its peak levels, so are Ireland’s drinking days over?Tue May 20 2014 - 01:00
Boxer Kenny Egan keen to prove he is a contenderThe Olympic medal winner’s fame helps, but so too could his focus on local issuesSat May 17 2014 - 06:09
Public takes WWI treasure trove of medals, letters to GlasnevinRelatives of Irish veterans bring hidden memorabilia to light revealing horrors of conflictFri May 16 2014 - 19:35
Churchill obsessed with Irish D-Day leaksBritish PM described German presence in Dublin as an ‘abominable state of things’Fri May 16 2014 - 01:00
Water charges will cause hardship to 20,000 with bowel disease, society claimsTue May 13 2014 - 01:00
Rabbitte tells agriculture to back energy infrastructureGreen paper on energy looks for submissions from the public about future policyMon May 12 2014 - 22:35
Green Party launch local elections manifestoLocal referendums among measures announced as party targets a dozen seatsMon May 12 2014 - 00:29
Prescription requirement for 20 medicines to be removedPharmacists express ‘outrage’ at withdrawal of medical cards in recent monthsSun May 11 2014 - 19:32
RTÉ to introduce new way of choosing Eurovision entryIreland’s recent abysmal record in competition prompts a rethinkSat May 10 2014 - 11:03
Rural communities urged to use contacts to bring emigrants homeGAA-backed initiative seeks to improve employment prospects in four countiesFri May 09 2014 - 13:18
Metallica to headline GlastonburyVeteran thrashers become first heavy metal band to headline the festivalFri May 09 2014 - 12:41
Independent panel to draw up alternative routes for EirGrid pylon projectsFurther public consultations expected as Energy minister seeks to resolve public angerThu May 08 2014 - 01:02
Bishop in plea for tolerance at Arbour Hill memorial to RisingAnnual commemoration honours those who died in Easter 1916 rebellionWed May 07 2014 - 16:09
Shortage of neurology specialistsLate diagnosis of multiple sclerosis (MS) affects 8,000 people in IrelandTue May 06 2014 - 01:00
Singing priest Fr Ray Kelly offered deal with music labelSony, Universal approach priest after hearing his version of Leonard Cohen’s HallelujahMon May 05 2014 - 16:34
Hospital consultant says Caesarean rates ‘almost a national crisis’Declan Keane says medics ‘tend not to listen’ when told home birth is safeMon May 05 2014 - 01:00
Bone-dry Punchestown watered for second day of festivalHeavens open over course in morning for the first time in a long whileWed Apr 30 2014 - 19:22
Shatter recounts ‘racist abuse and attack’ over JewishnessMinister for Justice says racism a personal issue for him because of his backgroundTue Apr 29 2014 - 19:38
Son (16) of Aengus Ó Snodaigh TD found after going missingLorcán (16) had not been seen since SaturdayTue Apr 29 2014 - 18:37
Census records thought lost in Civil War explosion put onlineRemains of 19th century censuses give valuable window into pastMon Apr 28 2014 - 20:54
Copenhagen – the city of the bicycleFor decades the Danish capital has been a model of how to build a cycling cultureFri Apr 25 2014 - 08:43
National Library expands online archive with 10,000 imagesPrints, engravings of Daniel O’Connell and Charles Stewart Parnell availableThu Apr 24 2014 - 16:33
Teenager dies in Tipperary after stolen car hits wallSteven Carney (18) died at the scene of the accident outside Roscrea this morningMon Apr 21 2014 - 20:40
Criminal Assets Bureau sells Rolex on eBay for €8,200Timepiece was one of three seized in Dublin raids along with BMW worth €50,000Sun Apr 20 2014 - 20:12
Priceless Easter Rising footage made available onlineSeminal events in Irish history among 85,000 films in British Pathé archive on YouTubeSun Apr 20 2014 - 20:00
‘If you think GAA is for everybody everywhere, then the criticism is unfair’The controversial GAA broadcast deal is good for emigrants, according to GAA director-general Paraic DuffySat Apr 19 2014 - 01:00
Brian Ború remembered 1,000 years on as Clontarf gets ready for re-enactmentsThe former high king of Ireland is still a revered historical figureFri Apr 18 2014 - 01:35
Local property tax paid by 90% of homes, Revenue saysBody has sent letters to 250,000 over arrears on unpaid €100 household chargeWed Apr 16 2014 - 15:21
Most children placed for intercountry adoption now have special needs, conference toldMinister says applicants must be ‘realistic’ when looking at adopting from abroadWed Apr 16 2014 - 14:11
GAA says it was ‘Sky or nothing’ for controversial television dealDirector general says it is ‘no longer tenable’ for GAA to see its audience as Irish people who live in IrelandWed Apr 16 2014 - 01:02
