Irish role in building US transcontinental railway to be markedAmbassador to attend ceremony marking 150 years to the day transport route finishedFri May 10 2019 - 15:30
Theresa May urged not to go ahead with UK festival as it clashes with partition centenaryInfluential British think tank says proposed Festival of Great Britain in 2022 will not work across UKFri May 10 2019 - 14:26
‘It’s a dying trade’: Dublin’s horse-drawn carriage drivers stage protestDrivers claim Dublin City Council and Garda are failing to tackle rogue operatorsFri May 10 2019 - 10:47
Beekeepers call for banning of a large number of pesticidesEuropean Commission urged to act decisively to halt decline of bee populationThu May 09 2019 - 21:46
Ireland and the Netherlands to stand firm on EU tax policyTaoiseach and Dutch PM Mark Rutte ‘strongly believe’ tax is for members statesWed May 08 2019 - 22:18
Government criticised over failure to protect Irish citizens in the NorthAcademic says Belfast Agreement being disrespected on a ‘sustained basis’Wed May 08 2019 - 21:31
Lemass and Haughey families: next generation poised for politicsSurname is ‘great conversation starter on the doorsteps’, says Hannah LemassMon May 06 2019 - 21:08
Easter Rising: Most Moore Street terraced houses not there in 1916Survey backs State and developer’s line that a number of the buildings not there at timeSun May 05 2019 - 20:42
‘Anything is better than what’s here’ - traders react to latest plan for Moore StreetSite where where 1916 leaders surrendered a national monumentSun May 05 2019 - 13:37
Ruby Wax and guests talk toxic stress, forgiveness and compassion in DublinWax has co-opted a monk and a neuroscientist to explain how our brains workFri May 03 2019 - 12:14
Irish teens urged to apply for 20,000 free interrail passesDiscoverEU programme offers train tickets for 18-year-olds to explore EuropeFri May 03 2019 - 09:01
Cool and sunny for the bank holiday weekendTemperatures could fall to freezing at night as cold air crosses the countryFri May 03 2019 - 08:33
Gardaí warn of ‘epidemic’ of illegal motocross and quad bikes among teenagersChildren as young as six are riding off-road vehicles on public paths and roadsThu May 02 2019 - 15:25
Patrick Quirke letter to agony aunt: I’ve ‘made a right mess of my life’Quirke wrote to the Dear Patricia column three months before he killed Bobby RyanThu May 02 2019 - 14:03
Marking the Norman invasion of Ireland: 850 years and counting . . .Invasion on May 1st, 1169, constituted one of the most significant events in Irish historyWed May 01 2019 - 16:45
Dublin memorial to 13,000 Irishmen killed in WW1 in Flanders openedGarden honours Irishmen who fought to ‘restore liberties’ says Flemish politicianTue Apr 30 2019 - 19:34
Illegal drug use so common in Dublin, it is seen as ‘norm’ – studyDrug dealing seen as lucrative option by young people in insecure job market says reportMon Apr 29 2019 - 22:14
President Trump to allow former INLA prisoner stay in the USActing Homeland Secretary intervenes to stop deportation of Malachy McAllisterMon Apr 29 2019 - 20:32
Gardaí investigate alleged racist attack on taxi driverMan hands himself in to station after footage emerges of abuse in car in DublinSun Apr 28 2019 - 18:46
Irish Victoria Cross medallist spent the rest of his life in mental hospitalsMartin O’Meara’s medal to be repatriated on loan by the Australian government to IrelandWed Apr 24 2019 - 20:10
Ireland's forgotten Renaissance: An overlooked period in historyThe years before the end of Gaelic Ireland were a vibrant time for Irish cultureMon Apr 22 2019 - 08:00
Gardaí seize cannabis plants in Waterford and MonaghanCannabis plants worth more than €800,000 found in Waterford business parkFri Apr 19 2019 - 20:14
Lyra McKee: Tributes paid to ‘journalist of courage, style and integrity’President says people of Ireland ‘shocked and outraged’ at killing of 29-year-oldFri Apr 19 2019 - 16:05
Unitarian Church adds name of Lyra McKee to Troubles death rollGood Friday ritual remembers slain journalist along with 3,700 other victimsFri Apr 19 2019 - 15:16
Easter weather: Temperatures to hit 23 degrees over weekendWarm hazy spring sunshine expected with temperatures remaining pleasant next weekFri Apr 19 2019 - 08:32
The Meath village where pubs will stay closed on Good FridayAll three bars in Drumconrath plan to stick with tradition despite law changeThu Apr 18 2019 - 20:19
Man killed in car crash in Co TipperaryThe man (50s) becomes 51st victim to die on Irish roads in 2019Thu Apr 18 2019 - 08:02
Why it is time for the State to celebrate Republic DayIrish independence is problematic, but that should not prevent us from marking itThu Apr 18 2019 - 01:00
Taoiseach suggests anniversary of Republic should be marked annuallyLeo Varadkar hails 70th anniversary of a ‘significant moment’ in Ireland’s historyWed Apr 17 2019 - 20:16
Rare U2 Dublin concert footage revealedFootage of secret concert on community centre roof in Sheriff Street in 1982 emergesTue Apr 16 2019 - 00:01
Euro election will be ‘climate change’ election, says Green candidateCllr Ciarán Cuffe says he is confident of getting one of the three seats in DublinMon Apr 15 2019 - 16:04
Temperatures forecast to hit 20 degrees over Easter weekendConditions expected to dry up on Tuesday with sun coming out more as weather settlesMon Apr 15 2019 - 09:34
Government to examine legality of eScooters on Irish roadsIncreasingly popular transport mode is technically illegal without a driver’s licenceMon Apr 15 2019 - 08:43
Timetable of John Delaney loan controversyExtraordinary scenes as Delaney reads a statement and refuses to answer questionsSun Apr 14 2019 - 11:06
Higgins lauds St Vincent de Paul’s ‘exceptional’ work on 175th anniversaryPresident highlights importance of society’s home visits at Dublin ceremonySat Apr 13 2019 - 22:20
Man held over suspected gangland murder in DublinJohn Gibson (28) was shot dead at a shopping centre in Dublin two years agoSat Apr 13 2019 - 12:58
Former sports minister defends praising John DelaneyPatrick O’Donovan says ex FAI boss was ‘a great man to bring out the cheque book’Sat Apr 13 2019 - 12:35
India’s Amritsar massacre bore the ‘made in Ireland’ markThe governor, Sir Michael O’Dwyer from Tipperary, approved of the mass killing 100 years agoSat Apr 13 2019 - 06:00
Irish ambassador to UK accuses British magazine of anti-Irish bias over BrexitEditor of The Spectator says it ‘loves Ireland’ and rejects claims of ‘snide and hostile’ campaignFri Apr 12 2019 - 12:37
Three Ireland warns FAI over its corporate governance cultureAssociation’s biggest sponsor says it expects all recommendations of two reports under way to be implementedFri Apr 12 2019 - 09:20
Harry Crosbie proposes lookout tower for Dublin’s Poolbeg chimney siteIconic landmark could become a major tourism attraction, says Harry CrosbieFri Apr 12 2019 - 09:09
Healy-Rae accused of behaving like a ‘leprechaun’ at committeeKerry TD unrepentant over failure to ask FAI’S John Delaney any questionsThu Apr 11 2019 - 09:03
Brexit impact dawns on lorry drivers as customs officials target them at Port‘Is your business going to survive after 11pm on Friday if you haven’t done anything?’Tue Apr 09 2019 - 17:05
Irish Rail release ‘terrifying’ footage of lorry striking railway bridgeMechanical digger falls off lorry into lane of oncoming traffic on Dublin’s Amiens StreetMon Apr 08 2019 - 15:53
Deposit-and-return scheme for reusable cups unveiledDublin City Council pilot project sees customers paying €1 for cup with money back on returnMon Apr 08 2019 - 14:01
Pictures of new baby gorilla released by Dublin ZooKeepers jubilant as gorillas are a critically endangered speciesMon Apr 08 2019 - 13:33
Taoiseach expects checks at Northern Ireland ports in no-deal Brexit scenarioLeo Varadkar says any European leader exercising veto would not be forgiven for itSat Apr 06 2019 - 15:58
First IRA volunteer to be killed in the War of Independence rememberedRobert Byrnes was shot dead while trying to escape from a military hospitalSat Apr 06 2019 - 11:46
Family of Clodagh Hawe sue over murder suicideMother and sister of dead woman bring High Court against Alan Hawe’s estateFri Apr 05 2019 - 18:10
Irish think they are the most healthy people in EuropeMore than 80 per cent of Irish people reported having good or very good healthFri Apr 05 2019 - 14:40
