Rain, rain and more rain: What is driving the recent wet weather Ireland has been experiencing? Met Éireann says record rise in sea temperatures in the North Atlantic caused by climate change is a factorTue Mar 26 2024 - 14:51
Slash: ‘I always enjoy coming to Dublin. It is exciting when it is the first gig on the run’Slash, who plays Dublin this week, on recording with AC/DC’s Brian Johnson, his new blues album and the future for Guns N’ RosesMon Mar 25 2024 - 06:00
Upended car leads to long tailbacks on M7 in KildareIncident occurred on the busy road between junctions 13 and 14 northboundSat Mar 23 2024 - 18:01
Music entrepreneur Vince Power’s funeral hears of a man who made the world a better place Founder of the Mean Fiddler Group was buried in his native Co WaterfordSat Mar 23 2024 - 14:32
‘Nothing can ever justify such horrific violence’: World leaders react to Moscow attack Tánaiste Micheál Martin says nothing justifies the attack on innocent civiliansSat Mar 23 2024 - 11:58
Funeral for garda killer Pearse McAuley takes place in StrabaneProvisional IRA member who shot dead Det Gda Jerry McCabe buried in StrabaneThu Mar 21 2024 - 16:28
Mother and baby home redress: Taoiseach defends compensation scheme against sharp criticismIndependent TD Catherine Connolly says compensation based on business and cost and ‘absolutely nothing to do with justice or what is right’Wed Mar 20 2024 - 19:57
Happy now? Ireland becoming a more unhappy country, says global surveyIreland has fallen from 13th to 17th place in the rankings of the annual World Happiness ReportWed Mar 20 2024 - 08:28
IRA killer Pearse McAuley found dead at Co Tyrone homeMcAuley was sentenced in 1999 to 14 years in jail for manslaughter of Detective Garda Jerry McCabeTue Mar 19 2024 - 11:57
Man charged over discovery of nearly 8kg of cocaine at Dublin Airport Revenue officers found drugs to value of €546,000 hidden in baggageTue Mar 19 2024 - 11:08
St Patrick’s Day: Parades across Ireland are bathed in glorious sunshine - as they happenedCelebrations from New York to Newbridge take place as people take to the streetsSun Mar 17 2024 - 18:03
Judas Priest and Saxon live in Dublin review: Kings of heavy metal roll back the years in thundering fashionGig review: Elder statesmen of British heavy metal Judas Priest and Saxon are still in spectacular formSat Mar 16 2024 - 11:22
‘You are really looking at evil’: Paedophile Bill Kenneally makes himself out to be the victimPeople abused by the notorious paedophile sat just feet away from him at at the Hickson Commission of Investigation this weekSat Mar 16 2024 - 06:00
Fifth case of measles confirmed in the State as HSE steps up vaccination programmeNewest case confirmed on Thursday evening, with another suspected case being investigatedFri Mar 15 2024 - 13:02
Paedophile Bill Kenneally refuses to accept he ruined the lives of his victims‘I don’t know why they took 30 years to come forward,’ Kenneally tells Commission of InvestigationWed Mar 13 2024 - 19:37
‘He’s an evil man’: Victims of paedophile Bill Kenneally come face to face with his depravityKenneally’s flippant response to many questions put to him during commission of investigation enraged his victimsWed Mar 13 2024 - 19:23
Measles: HSE issues urgent appeal to passengers on Abu Dhabi-Dublin flight following confirmed casePregnant women, immunocompromised people and parents of children under age of 12 months advised to come forward as soon as possibleTue Mar 12 2024 - 20:18
How Ireland’s first satellite was almost lost a short time after launchRotation of Eirsat-1, which is no bigger than a brick, righted by ground teams after being ejected from SpaceX rocketTue Mar 12 2024 - 15:54
Heavy rain and risk of flooding in Cork and Kerry this week as weather warnings issuedYellow and orange warnings are in place for both counties from now until ThursdayTue Mar 12 2024 - 13:19
50 years on: Murder of Senator Billy Fox is remembered by his then girlfriendMarjorie Coulson was waiting for her boyfriend to turn up when he was murdered by the Provisional IRA near her homeMon Mar 11 2024 - 19:37
‘Ireland is crying’: Saoírse Ruane’s funeral takes place in Co GalwayGirl (12), who captured hearts during Late Late Toy Show appearance, was ‘far too special for this life’, mother saysSun Mar 10 2024 - 18:00
Every Troubles death left ‘injustices and tragedies’, says Michelle O’NeillMicheál Martin says Kenova report shows PIRA’s campaign of violence ‘essentially an attack on its own community’Fri Mar 08 2024 - 19:55
Kenova report: More lives lost than saved due to Stakeknife’s activities, inquiry concludesLong-awaited inquiry into the activities of the British army’s top IRA agent, widely identified as Freddie Scappaticci, has cost €47mFri Mar 08 2024 - 17:48
Michael D Higgins thanks St James’s Hospital staff as he returns home to Áras an UachtaráinPresident was taken to hospital by ambulance as a precaution late last month after feeling unwellThu Mar 07 2024 - 14:57
Second case of measles confirmed as chief medical officer warns of disease spreadTeenager in the west of Ireland has measles while there are also 20 suspected cases in the StateThu Mar 07 2024 - 14:42
Like ‘living in Narnia’: Beara Peninsula restaurant offering free rent and bills to a willing chef Curiosities on the Beara peninsula in west Cork is looking for staff since JanuaryThu Mar 07 2024 - 14:09
Saoírse Ruane, who inspired Late Late Toy Show appeal, dies aged 12Galway girl appeared on RTÉ after having leg amputated due to rare form of bone cancerThu Mar 07 2024 - 11:58
'A fascist and slave state': the debate around Article 41.2 of the Constitution in 1930s IrelandThe Referendum on Article 41.2 of the Constitution has been a little muted but when it was first introduced in caused outrage among many feminist groups.Thu Mar 07 2024 - 10:04
Oscars 2024: Cillian Murphy leads sky-high Irish hopes as nominees fly outIrish-made Poor Things is also up for several awardsThu Mar 07 2024 - 06:00
‘This nightmare is over’: Yasser Eljuboori reunited with family in Dublin after Iraq detentionFamily joy after Mr Eljuboori was released from custody on Tuesday morning and flew straight back to DublinWed Mar 06 2024 - 10:43
Limerick hospital non-urgent surgeries to resume after being postponed for two daysUniversity of Limerick hospital group said it is coping with an ‘exceptionally high number’ of unwell patientsWed Mar 06 2024 - 09:37
U2 rank music education scheme as one of their proudest achievementsBand was an original funder of Music Generation which now provides lessons for 85,000 children every yearTue Mar 05 2024 - 19:23
How ‘women in the home’ provision in the Constitution came aboutÉamon de Valera’s family history, Archbishop John Charles McQuaid’s views and the trends in Europe may all have contributedMon Mar 04 2024 - 19:59
Yes vote in referendum would remove article that sought to ‘put women in their place’Campaigners for Yes-Yes in Friday’s referendums host re-enactment of 1937 speeches opposing Article 41.2Mon Mar 04 2024 - 18:09
U2 residency proves Las Vegas's Sphere is a financial as well as a cultural phenomenonBand’s 40-show residency comes to an end tonight and should leave the band many millions of dollars richerSat Mar 02 2024 - 07:00
Weather warning: Heavy rain and melting snow result in ‘dangerous travel conditions’ for motoristsStatus yellow ice warning for entire country in effect until 9am Saturday; snow earlier today caused widespread disruptionFri Mar 01 2024 - 18:53
How did Met Éireann get caught by surprise with Friday morning’s snowfall?‘Cold pool’ in the upper atmosphere made weather very unstable and unpredictable, forecaster saysFri Mar 01 2024 - 15:55
Homeless woman who died in Dublin was kind, excellent nurse and loved music, mourners hearDeath of Ann Delaney (47) was ‘born leader wherever she went’ leaves more questions than answersThu Feb 29 2024 - 15:35
Charges against Irish citizen held in Iraq are dropped but campaign for return continuesYasser Eljuboori released on bail but still faces risks while he remains in Iraq, says legal counselThu Feb 29 2024 - 12:23
UN urged to intervene following allegations that an Irish citizen has been tortured in an Iraqi jail Laura Wickham’s husband, Yasser Eljuboori, was detained as he was getting a flight back to Ireland after visiting his sick motherWed Feb 28 2024 - 23:50
‘Ann was our family as well’: Hundreds join vigil to remember woman who died while sleeping roughAnn Delaney (47), who had been homeless for at least seven years, was a familiar figure on Aungier StreetMon Feb 26 2024 - 21:09
A makeshift shrine marks spot where body of Ann Kelly was discoveredA makeshift shrine marks the spot where Ann Kelly slept and her body was discovered.Mon Feb 26 2024 - 13:50
Meath County Council supports plans for Dublin Airport expansionCouncil’s senior planner says any expansion of the airport must take into account noise levels which affect people in parts of the county near the North RunwaySun Feb 25 2024 - 16:58
‘English is the biggest barrier’ - Ukrainian doctors shut out of working in the Irish healthcare systemHundreds, if not thousands, of doctors, nurses and healthcare professionals face a long road before they can work in their chosen fieldSat Feb 24 2024 - 06:00
‘We have to stop them’: Ukrainian ambassador calls for unity on anniversary of war’s startSinn Féin president Mary Lou McDonald says expelling Russian ambassador must ‘be on the table’ following death of Alexei NavalnyFri Feb 23 2024 - 21:18
Infrastructure projects ‘take far too long’ to complete, says VaradkarTaoiseach says Government will allocated extra money from windfall taxes for ‘shovel-ready’ projectsThu Feb 22 2024 - 21:38
Donegal gardaí seize large quantity of cannabis plants in raidDrugs allegedly worth €631,500 recovered from industrial premises in Donegal townThu Feb 22 2024 - 17:37
Gardaí called in after Westmeath Co Council defrauded of €515,000Council has admitted sum was extracted via a third partyThu Feb 22 2024 - 16:58
Plaid Cymru leader sees Ireland as a template for an independent WalesIreland is a nation that has been able to map out its own destiny, says pro-independence Welsh party leaderThu Feb 22 2024 - 06:00
Drogheda councillors call for ‘urgent’ meeting with Minister amid plans to house house asylum seekers in hotelGardaí not planning security operation at hotel despite concerns it may be targeted by anti-immigration activistsThu Feb 15 2024 - 22:16
