Remembering Robert Armstrong: Ronan McGreevy on a gardener whose life was disrupted by two world warsThe proud, stubborn and courageous Monaghan man chose a path which led to his premature deathSun Dec 15 2024 - 19:00
United Nations urged to release report into death in Lebanon of Pte Seán Rooney Organisation criticised repeatedly for failure to hand over crucial documents to coroner investigating soldier’s deathSat Dec 14 2024 - 00:01
Prison watchdog warns of ‘immense task’ in tackling overcrowding in Irish jailsPrison population increased by nearly 13 per cent last year with many jails near capacity all the timeFri Dec 13 2024 - 20:45
RTÉ Late Late Toy Show appeal raises over €5m for children’s charities for first timeMore than €3.7 million was donated through online banking app RevolutFri Dec 13 2024 - 17:44
Storm Darragh: Thousands of premises may remain without electricity until end of weekSixty technicians from France arrive to assist with each fix restoring only eight to ten premises eachTue Dec 10 2024 - 10:42
Storm Darragh: Power still out at 35,000 premises ESB Networks warns outages could last a week after strongest storm to hit Ireland since 2020Mon Dec 09 2024 - 09:15
Storm Darragh: Power outages could last for days after Ireland battered by strongest winds for yearsWeather Ireland: National Directorate for Fire and Emergency Management urges public ‘to continue to take care’ in aftermath of stormSat Dec 07 2024 - 21:12
Storm Darragh: Hundreds of thousands of premises without power amid ‘extensive damage’ to electricity infrastructureWeather Ireland: Bus, rail and ferry services disrupted as storm crosses IrelandSat Dec 07 2024 - 17:58
Ireland has ‘once-in-a-lifetime’ chance to fuel EU hydrogen network German government looking to Ireland to produce huge amounts of hydrogen from offshore wind farms as it looks to decarbonise its heavy industryTue Dec 03 2024 - 17:31
Dublin South West: Paul Murphy (PBPS)Murphy describes himself as an eco-socialistTue Dec 03 2024 - 12:57
Dublin South West: John Lahart (FF) Former teacher would have ‘no issue doing business with the Labour Party’Tue Dec 03 2024 - 12:46
Dublin South West: Colm Brophy (FG)Brophy was appointed as a junior minister in 2020 but lost the position in 2022Tue Dec 03 2024 - 12:43
Dublin South West: Seán Crowe (SF)Crowe first joined Sinn Féin as a 19-year-old in 1976Tue Dec 03 2024 - 12:40
Dublin South West: story of the countSinn Féin’s Seán Crowe was once again the poll topperTue Dec 03 2024 - 12:36
Dublin South West: Ciaran Ahern (Lab)General election victory was at the expense of Green Party TD Noel Francis DuffySun Dec 01 2024 - 20:42
Election 2024: Analysis and reaction as exit poll shows tight race, but what do these results mean?The 2024 general election is set to be mighty close - with the largest parties all duking it out, according to our exit pollFri Nov 29 2024 - 23:59
Homeless figures reach a new high of almost 15,000Figures published on day of general election show annual increase of 13.5 per cent in those accessing emergency accommodationFri Nov 29 2024 - 15:38
‘She’s here, we’re completely in love with her’: Holly Cairns gives birth to baby daughterSocial Democrats leader announces birth on day of election but is unable to voteFri Nov 29 2024 - 13:11
Carers and the election: ‘I had to borrow €35,000 because my son has never had a public therapy session’Winners at Netwatch Family Carer of the Year Awards call on next Government to improve servicesThu Nov 28 2024 - 19:35
Mother who fought for school places for autistic, non-verbal twins named Family Carer of the YearSarah Dooley from Co Laois takes overall award as five young carers also honoured at this year’s Netwatch Family Carer of the Year ceremonyThu Nov 28 2024 - 14:03
Donegal fishermen frustrated as general election looms: ‘We are the fish basket of Europe, yet we’re the poor relation’Fishermen doubt politicians will be able to fight their corner on the issues that matter most in BrusselsWed Nov 27 2024 - 15:29
‘There isn’t the manpower there’: Builders sceptical of political party promises on housingConstruction industry workers adamant there’s insufficient labour to build all the homes the parties are promising to buildWed Nov 27 2024 - 06:00
Irish national confirmed as a survivor of tourist boat sinking in the Red SeaDepartment of Foreign Affairs providing consular assistance to family of rescued Irish citizenTue Nov 26 2024 - 13:41
More than 9,000 pairs of fake Nike runners among items seized by officialsRevenue puts on display a selection of the counterfeit trainers with retail value of €1.73m discovered on a freight shipment from China earlier this monthMon Nov 25 2024 - 14:45
Election 2024 live updates: Independent Ireland candidate Cllr Philip Sutcliffe quits party after it condemned his association with Conor McGregorThere’s plenty happening on the campaign trail as all the major parties continue their efforts with the election just a few days awaySat Nov 23 2024 - 18:48
Anthrax’s Charlie Benante: ‘I was always a big U2 fan. They just got better and better’Drummer Benante discusses how the music industry rips off bands, rumours of a new Anthrax album and his love for U2Sat Nov 23 2024 - 11:48
Storm Bert: Met Éireann issues red and orange warnings with severe flooding possibleRed warning for two counties while orange warning in place for six countiesFri Nov 22 2024 - 21:18
Election 2024 live updates: Testy exchanges between Claire Byrne and Mary Lou McDonald, Simon Harris pours cold water on proposed allianceWith just a week to go until the country votes in the 2024 General Election, the campaign trail is in full swingFri Nov 22 2024 - 18:40
Galway location sells Lotto jackpot winning ticket worth more than €7 millionWin is the 10th jackpot won in the country so far this yearFri Nov 22 2024 - 06:00
Gaisce Gold Awards: President Michael D Higgins praises winners’ ‘hard work, perseverance and commitment’ Seventy-three young people presented with awards at ceremony at Áras an UachtaráinThu Nov 21 2024 - 18:32
Family of Jean McConville criticise ‘hurtful’ Disney+ dramatisationNine-part series Say Nothing deals with abduction and murder of Belfast mother by Provisional IRA in December 1972Wed Nov 20 2024 - 22:19
Election 2024 live: Sinn Féin claim RTÉ not ‘up to scratch’ on Gaza as Greens pledge to tackle school homeworkFine Gael targets SF spending proposals in ‘piggy bank’ videoWed Nov 20 2024 - 19:30
Sinn Féin pledges to abolish local property tax and revise USC as it launches manifestoElection 2024: Social Democrats pledges €1 offpeak public transport fares and 50,000 affordable purchase homes if in governmentTue Nov 19 2024 - 19:29
Election 2024: Sinn Féin and Soc Dems launch manifestos with pledges on housing and healthFianna Fáil to aim to reduce class sizes at primary level in education policy promiseTue Nov 19 2024 - 18:45
Homeowners have net worth 57 times higher than those who rent, CSO findsNumber of single parent families who are worried about making ends meet almost doublesTue Nov 19 2024 - 14:23
‘I can’t see Sinn Féin getting in’: How will Drogheda and Bray football fans vote in the election?Football supporters hold a range of views at their teams’ playoff in TallaghtSun Nov 17 2024 - 11:32
Motivations of the Irish who served in the first World War were complicatedMany were from the vanished tribe of Catholic ‘loyalists’ who saw no contradiction between their faith, desire for Home Rule and loyalty to the British EmpireSun Nov 17 2024 - 06:00
‘The working classes are getting robbed’: How will customers in a Finglas barbershop vote?Election 2024: Voters in this Dublin barber’s are leaving it longer to get a haircut as the cost of living increases. How will that affect their vote?Sat Nov 16 2024 - 06:00
Election 2024 live updates: Mick Wallace confirms he will run, Soc Dems pledge to reintroduce ban on no-fault evictionsFine Gael outlines justice policy, Fianna Fáil sets out plans to tackle crime and Labour unveils health policiesFri Nov 15 2024 - 19:34
Mick Wallace confirms he is set to contest the general election in WexfordThe former MEP has announced he will stand two weeks before election dayFri Nov 15 2024 - 16:53
Mary Lou McDonald says Sinn Féin should not have to answer for IRA any moreSinn Féin president criticises the ‘Free State establishment’ for raising IRA actions with people who were not born or were children during the TroublesWed Nov 13 2024 - 16:15
Robbie Keane’s wife accuses minority of pro-Palestinian campaigners of provoking a ‘witch hunt’ against himKeane’s decision not to resign as Maccabi Tel Aviv manager after October 7th has been criticisedWed Nov 13 2024 - 15:34
Area inside Ballyfin Demesne hotel sealed off as crime scene after fatal assaultMan in his 30s being questioned by gardaí following death of man in his 60s shortly after arrival from USWed Nov 13 2024 - 13:15
‘A life well-lived, a talent realised’: Tributes paid to Johnny Duhan who died in Galway swimming accidentSinger-songwriter drowned at Silverstrand, Co Galway; search continues for woman who went missing after swimming at the same beachWed Nov 13 2024 - 12:37
Kathleen Watkins: Funeral Mass remembers a woman whose life was a ‘hymn of love’Broadcaster and wife of Gay Byrne was immensely talented and beloved by many people, her funeral mass was toldTue Nov 12 2024 - 18:15
Grief and remembrance – Ronan McGreevy on Dublin’s Armistice Day in 1924The crowds that descended on the city took everyone by surprise, not least the Dublin Metropolitan PoliceMon Nov 11 2024 - 18:58
How the 1915 slaughter in Gallipoli of a young man from the Liberties inspired his great-nephew to record an albumFiach Moriarty recorded his album in memory of Jack Kavanagh who was 22 when he died from wounds sustained in one of the first World War’s most momentous battlesMon Nov 11 2024 - 15:02
Sepultura in Dublin review: the mosh pit heaves as Brazilian heavy metalers rock up a storm on farewell tourReview: ‘Do you want to hear the older stuff?’ Sepultura singer Derek Green asks the crowd at sold out show as the band celebrate 40 yearsSun Nov 10 2024 - 12:51
Election 2024: Parties start to unveil promises as campaign gets under wayThree-week long run-in to November 29th polling day begins with party policy launches and poster placingFri Nov 08 2024 - 19:18
Fianna Fáil and Fine Gael to stand on their record in governmentTaoiseach Simon Harris says the three Coalition parties had governed well together and passed five progressive budgetsFri Nov 08 2024 - 18:50
