BBC diplomatic drama in late 1990s raised security fears for British ambassadorVeronica Sutherland was alarmed that the depiction of a female British ambassador in Ireland might lead viewers to believe it was based on herWed Dec 27 2023 - 12:30
Single age of consent for gay and straight people would cause ‘backlash’, government advised 30 years agoState papers: Higher age of consent for homosexuality was ‘optimum’ to avoid it being seen as ‘perfectly normal’, AG’s office said in 1993Wed Dec 27 2023 - 00:01
Tis the season to be jolly: 12 reasons Ireland should celebrate this ChristmasIreland remains one of most peaceful and prosperous countries in world, according to most international metricsMon Dec 25 2023 - 09:16
Why is the winter solstice important?It is probably not a coincidence that Christmas is so close to the shortest day of the year in the northern hemisphereWed Dec 20 2023 - 06:00
Brown envelopes and the Barne Estate: John Magnier’s battle to buy one of Co Tipperary’s most prized farmsCourt documents contain an allegation that the billionaire businessman handed over €50,000 in cash to expedite the sale of the 751-acre farmTue Dec 19 2023 - 06:00
John Magnier gave brown envelopes in cash to farmer over disputed estate, court documents allegeBillionaire businessman alleged to have offered €50,000 to Richard Thomson-Moore and sister Alexandra over sale of Barne EstateTue Dec 19 2023 - 06:00
Death in Derrada Wood: how a Provisional IRA gang shot dead a recruit garda and a soldier during a bloody rescueThe IRA kidnapping of businessman Don Tidey ended with the killing of two of his rescuers 40 years ago this weekendFri Dec 15 2023 - 19:10
Nóra Quoirin’s parents ‘utterly shocked’ by Malaysian TV documentary about her disappearanceMystery still surrounds circumstances in which Quoirin’s body discovered 3km from where she went missing in 2019Mon Dec 11 2023 - 15:53
Carrolls Irish Gift Shop reprimanded by advertising watchdog for selling product that was not IrishClaim that a scarf was the ‘perfect Irish gift’ was misleading as the scarf was not made in IrelandMon Dec 11 2023 - 12:36
A third of Irish journalists have been sued in the last five years, survey revealsDCU report reveals threat of defamation action and online abuse are among the biggest worries in the journalistic professionMon Dec 11 2023 - 10:09
Girl (5) who was stabbed near Dublin school is ‘still fighting’, her parents say Five-year-old remains in a paediatric intensive care unit in hospitalMon Dec 11 2023 - 08:27
Son of Irish soldier murdered by IRA describes Sinn Féin stance on law and order as ‘galling’David Kelly, whose father Paddy was shot dead by the IRA, said presence of chief suspect at online party concert was a ‘gratuitous insult’Fri Dec 08 2023 - 19:10
How John Magnier’s Coolmore bloodstock operation is buying up Co TipperaryThe highly profitable horsebreeding operation is estimated to have bought 170 farms in the county, the equivalent of more than five times the size of the Phoenix ParkFri Dec 08 2023 - 11:56
Farm claimed by billionaire John Magnier sold to US-based property developer for more than €20mBarne Estate in Co Tipperary is the subject of Commercial Court proceedings between the businessman and its ownersFri Dec 08 2023 - 06:00
X disputes McEntee’s claim that social media platform did not engage with authorities over Dublin riotsSocial media giant calls on Minister to clarify comments she made in the Dáil about response to Dublin riots online materialTue Dec 05 2023 - 12:26
Boyd Barrett defends labelling Israel a ‘psychopath’ state as Tánaiste accuses TD of spreading hatePeople Before Profit TD says he has ‘an unquestionable record of opposing anti-Semitism’ as he calls for ‘intifada’ against IsraelMon Dec 04 2023 - 21:56
Ireland’s first satellite in space launches successfully, with signal picked up in Co DonegalEirsat-1 got a clean deployment from the SpaceX rocket that carried it into low orbit, California base reportsSat Dec 02 2023 - 18:07
Lord Mayor praises resilient Dubliners as town ramps up for Christmas after ‘quiet week’Cllr Dáithí de Róiste happy with the level of policing in city centre with ‘guards on corners everywhere’Sat Dec 02 2023 - 16:07
Everything you ever wanted to know about Napoleon but were afraid to askThe former French emperor continues to fascinate because he is such a contrary character being neither wholly good or badSat Dec 02 2023 - 06:00
Eirsat-1 launch: all you need to know about Ireland’s first satelliteIrish satellite will carry equipment for three experiments as well as helping to fill a space industry skills gapFri Dec 01 2023 - 10:39
Dermot Ryan, businessman who recorded Seán Lemass tapes, dies aged 95The 23 interviews over 22 hours of tape are closest thing former taoiseach left to an autobiographyFri Dec 01 2023 - 06:39
Ireland has lost ‘one of music’s greatest lyricists’: Tributes paid to Shane MacGowanPresident leads tributes to Pogues singer-songwriter remembered as ‘one of greatest lyricists’Thu Nov 30 2023 - 16:27
Irish students make history as State’s first satellite is prepared for launch UCD getting ready to celebrate its students who have designed and built EIRSAT-1 which will launch on FridayThu Nov 30 2023 - 06:00
Two men injured after disturbances which followed gangland funeralBrandon Ledwidge (23) died after he was shot last Saturday week in his native Finglas, north DublinWed Nov 29 2023 - 23:26
President Higgins pays tribute after death of environmentalist Michael EwingMr Ewing’s work with environmental NGOs ‘was crucial in advocating for the urgent need to tackle the climate crisis and continues to be of enormous importance’Wed Nov 29 2023 - 22:47
Conor McGregor social media posts on Dublin riots being examined by gardaíInvestigators are examining social media posts from various accounts to determine if they may have incited violenceTue Nov 28 2023 - 10:46
Israel-Hamas war: Irish ambassador expresses ‘surprise’ at Israeli criticism over Emily Hand statementTaoiseach has been pilloried in the Israeli media for the wording of his statement on Emily Hand’s releaseMon Nov 27 2023 - 15:35
Dublin riots: ‘Political justification for looting shops’ should be resisted, says HarrisMinister for Further Education says there has been a successful garda recruitment campaign with 800 expected to enter training this yearMon Nov 27 2023 - 10:39
Macron congratulates French teenager who knocked knife out of attacker’s hand in Dublin‘We salute the courage of our compatriot, who helped put an end to the attack’Sat Nov 25 2023 - 09:01
Dublin riots: Further arrests in city centre on Friday night while McEntee comes under pressure - as it happenedGirl (5) injured in Thursday’s knife attack remains in critical condition; Minister for Justice says gardaí are trawling 6,000 hours of CCTV footageFri Nov 24 2023 - 22:30
Katiemania at Liffey Valley as Taylor warms up for rematchHundreds turn out to see boxer take part in public workout at Dublin shopping centreWed Nov 22 2023 - 17:56
Weather: Ireland to experience freezing temperatures this weekend as cold air moves in from ScandinaviaCold weather will see temperatures fall to minus 2 without a prolonged frost or risk of snowWed Nov 22 2023 - 13:03
Dublin’s Clonliffe Bridge renamed Bloody Sunday BridgeDublin City Council renamed Clonliffe Bridge in honour of the 14 civilians killed on November 21st, 1920Mon Nov 20 2023 - 14:23
‘We need a ceasefire and we need it now’: senior WHO official Dr Mike Ryan calls for Gaza peaceNumber of children who have no surviving family is growing all the time, Irish executive director of organisation saysMon Nov 20 2023 - 09:51
The tan and the white teeth: 60 years after JFK’s assassination Wexford remembers his 1963 visitJohn F Kennedy’s death on November 22nd, 1963 was the death of innocence for many peopleSat Nov 18 2023 - 06:00
President hears of lives cut short or changed forever from road traffic victimsÁras an Uachtaráin holds event for World Day of Remembrance for Road Traffic VictimsFri Nov 17 2023 - 20:44
Consultants on public-only contracts allowed to do private work on own time, Varadkar saysTaoiseach tells Private Hospitals Association Ireland conference that State is bucking international trend with waiting lists going downThu Nov 16 2023 - 16:12
Twenty-three Irish departing Gaza after opening of Rafah crossing into EgyptMicheál Martin said he hoped others who could not exit today would be in a position to do so on ThursdayWed Nov 15 2023 - 18:03
Child sexual abuse counselling service warns of closure unless further funding providedChildren At Risk Ireland says the €377,000 provided by Tusla for 2024 is only half what is required for it to operate its servicesWed Nov 15 2023 - 16:36
Storm Debi: Relief scheme extended to Galway as nationwide clean-up beginsThousands remain without power as Galway is worst affected by the impact of weatherMon Nov 13 2023 - 16:57
Worst loss of Irish personnel on UN duty remembered in commemorative massNine Irish army soldiers killed during Niemba Ambush in Congo in 1960 remembered in DublinSat Nov 11 2023 - 19:22
Rare piece of Patrick Pearse memorabilia fails to sell at auctionProclamation signatory’s Irish Volunteers membership card was guiding at between €150,000 and €250,000Sat Nov 11 2023 - 17:23
Sniffer dog helps recover €8.2m worth of illicit cigarettes in Co LouthRevenue and gardaí found contraband during search in Dundalk on FridaySat Nov 11 2023 - 14:54
25th anniversary of Island of Ireland Peace Park to be marked with ceremony in Belgium Peace Park, which remembers Irishmen who died in first World War, was made a UNESCO world heritage site last monthSat Nov 11 2023 - 11:04
Breaking a 78-year record: Today’s FAI Cup final attendance will showcase the growing popularity of League of Ireland clubsThe crowd of 41,238 that attended the 1945 FAI Cup final will be surpassed when Bohemians play St Patrick’s Athletic on SundaySat Nov 11 2023 - 06:00
Harris praises ‘remarkable’ construction course helping people from inner cityMinister for Higher Education says more courses are needed if housing targets are to be metFri Nov 10 2023 - 13:35
Too many people are in denial about events of October 7th, says Israeli ambassadorIsrael-Hamas war: Dana Erlich told commemoration to mark Kristallnacht that anti-Semitism is on rise in IrelandFri Nov 10 2023 - 10:02
Ashling Murphy trial: Family ‘relieved’ at Jozef Puska murder conviction as they grieve her lossBrother of late teacher says she was subjected to ‘incomprehensible violence by a predator who was not known to her’Thu Nov 09 2023 - 17:09
Two teenagers killed in Donegal crash were returning from night shift in local restaurantDouble fatality on the Inishowen Peninsula brings to 136 number of fatalities this year - 37 more than same period last yearMon Nov 06 2023 - 17:28
Northern lights make spectacular appearance in Irish skies but you need a camera to see them If you want to see the aurora with the naked eye, you have to travel much further north to places like Iceland and northern FinlandMon Nov 06 2023 - 16:11
