RTÉ Charles Haughey series a ‘fair reflection of the man’Three-part €4m series takes ‘Love/Hate’ Sunday night slotThu Dec 04 2014 - 15:56
Saxon’s wheels of steel keep on rolling“Sometimes we’re proggy, sometimes dark metal, sometimes we are really melodic. We spend time trying to write and craft our music properly” - Biff Byford talks metal longevity with Ronan McGreevyWed Dec 03 2014 - 17:17
U2 to play at least one Dublin gig next year as part of new tourBand planning first major tour for almost four years, will play concert with young Irish musiciansWed Dec 03 2014 - 15:42
Candle-lit vigil held to remember Jonathan CorrieCeremony to turn on Christmas tree outside Leinster House postponed as a mark of respect to homeless man who died in doorwayWed Dec 03 2014 - 08:09
‘It took a man dying to get it on the front pages of the newspaper’The death of Jonathan Corrie could have been prevented, says another homeless manTue Dec 02 2014 - 19:16
Teenage Kicks are so hard to beat for BressieNew RTÉ2 reality show to highlight attempts to put a band together in LimerickTue Dec 02 2014 - 16:25
Do boarding schools foster independent thinking or are they psychologically damaging?While the more extreme regimes in boarding schools are disturbing, any blanket condemnation is wrongTue Dec 02 2014 - 06:00
UAE ambassador to Ireland to be replacedKhalid Nasser Rashid Lootah, who kept domestic servants ‘as slaves’, ordered to pay €240,000 by Employment Appeals TribunalMon Dec 01 2014 - 22:30
Fr Brian D’Arcy calls on RTÉ to suspend long wave radio closureEmigrants have multiple ways of accessing radio through internet or TV, RTÉ saysMon Dec 01 2014 - 22:29
Eurovision winners perform song for lost loved ones at Console serviceMore than 1,000 bereaved attend Console’s remembrance Celebration of LightSun Nov 30 2014 - 21:08
UAE recalls ambassador who treated women ‘like slaves’Employment Appeals Tribunal awarded three workers €80,000 eachSun Nov 30 2014 - 13:46
Going out: Something for the weekendFrom Christmas markets to flamenco, our guide to what to do on November 28th and 29thSat Nov 29 2014 - 01:00
Barnardo furriers given cold shoulder by angry protestersShop owner Caroline Barnardo laments truculent behaviour of anti-fur demonstratorsFri Nov 28 2014 - 18:49
All systems go for this year’s Late Late Toy ShowPerennial favourite strikes right note with Chitty Chitty Bang Bang musical themeFri Nov 28 2014 - 09:27
Kevin Myers launches his first book about Irish involvement in the Great WarAuthor praises ‘extraordinary’ change in Irish attitudes towards remembranceThu Nov 27 2014 - 20:48
TV burp: all telly and no play a dull deal for childrenWatching for more than three hours leads to ‘emotional and behavioural’ problemsWed Nov 26 2014 - 21:52
Children of recession marked by effect of financial stressStudy of almost 20,000 children reveals extent of social and emotional problemsWed Nov 26 2014 - 18:13
Hozier and Kaiser Chiefs to support Foo Fighters at SlaneTickets for May 30th gig go on sale from next Monday and cost €79.50Wed Nov 26 2014 - 12:32
Majority of undocumented migrants are long-term residentsMigrants Rights Centre estimates there are up to 26,000 undocumented living in IrelandWed Nov 26 2014 - 10:57
High-speed broadband will be everywhere by 2020 - WhiteMinister for Communications says Government anxious to avoid another Irish Water by doing it rightTue Nov 25 2014 - 06:49
Cautious welcome for Alex White’s rural broadband roll-outDelays in implementing broadband strategy compared to ‘draining the Shannon’Tue Nov 25 2014 - 01:00
Government pledges high-speed broadband for all by end of decadeIssue of rural internet access likened to ‘draining the Shannon’ as successive pledges failMon Nov 24 2014 - 13:47
John Murray releases Christmas CD for mental health charity AwareLisa Hannigan, Mick Flannery, Damien Dempsey featured on ‘A Murray Christmas 2’Sat Nov 22 2014 - 01:00
Different Irish experiences of first World War shown through lives of four peopleNational Library shows complicated history of Irish involvement in first World WarFri Nov 21 2014 - 12:46
Movie executive who believes if she builds it they will comeAfter securing the TV production of Penny Dreadful, Ardmore is now turning away big- budget productionsFri Nov 21 2014 - 02:00
Young people praised for ‘courage, determination and a desire for a better Ireland’Abbey Theatre conference hears label of ‘Generation Apathy’ is not deservedFri Nov 21 2014 - 01:00
Exhibition opens on Ireland’s involvement in first World WarNational Library of Ireland exhibition to run for duration of centenary until 2018Thu Nov 20 2014 - 21:34
National Museum seeks to reclaim Celtic festival of SamhainFestival which gave the world Halloween is celebrated in new exhibitionWed Nov 19 2014 - 19:19
What’s coola boola in French? Love/Hate goes internationalLove/Hate to be streamed in France, Germany, the Netherlands and BelgiumWed Nov 19 2014 - 16:34
Bono injuries worse than suspected after New York crashU2 singer left needing 18 screws and metal plates in arm after bike mishapWed Nov 19 2014 - 13:46
Aodhán Ó Ríordáin warns of ‘campaign of fear’ against politiciansAnonymous caller told him: ‘The next time it will be a bullet’Tue Nov 18 2014 - 08:53
Band Aid sales reach €1.2m as Geldof praises the ‘digital age’Musician denies calling Adele 100 times in effort to include her on Ebola charity songTue Nov 18 2014 - 08:45
‘Disgraceful’ treatment of Tánaiste was effectively ‘kidnapping’, says KennyMinister for the Environment condemns ‘deplorable’ bomb threatMon Nov 17 2014 - 19:46
Taoiseach Enda Kenny runs gauntlet of water protestersTánaiste Joan Burton rounds on Socialist Party TD Paul Murphy over demonstrationMon Nov 17 2014 - 10:18
Dublin’s Spire should be renamed ‘An Claidheamh Soluis’Relatives of Easter Rising participants say State commemorations plan a ‘shambles’Sun Nov 16 2014 - 18:22
Joan Burton hints at three-year cap for water chargesTánaiste says new charging structure will be capped for ‘very significant length of time’Sun Nov 16 2014 - 15:11
Psychology profession criticised for stigmatising gay peoplePractitioners should not ‘pathologise differences’, society president Paul D’Alton tells conferenceFri Nov 14 2014 - 20:04
Dublin seen as ‘dusty and dull’ by tourists, report saysResearch to help grow tourism shows lack of awareness abroad of what capital can offerFri Nov 14 2014 - 19:07
Guitar project becomes first to reach Kickstarter targetGuitar designer Rob O’Reilly aims to transform how the instrument is playedFri Nov 14 2014 - 13:10
Again? US radio host wants to know if Ireland plans to leave UKTourism Ireland chief executive Niall Gibbons left bemused after bizarre questionFri Nov 14 2014 - 12:59
Images capture Ireland’s role in first World WarA new book assembles hundreds of images from before the war until Armistice DayFri Nov 14 2014 - 11:59
Elite athletes found to have dysfunctional relationship with sportTrinity College researcher found depressed athletes failed to have balance in their livesThu Nov 13 2014 - 20:27
Is Irish obsession with property a form of madness?Conference delegate ponders why Irish people protest water charges but not new property boomThu Nov 13 2014 - 19:46
What’s it like to be a former Rose of Tralee?2010 winner Clare Kambamettu on what proved to be a ‘really hectic’ and crazy yearThu Nov 13 2014 - 18:51
Ex-British minister visits Dublin for first World War lectureJohn Hutton wrote book on Irish surrender at St Quentin due to family connectionThu Nov 13 2014 - 16:08
What do death metal and opera have in common?Conference on performance art examines operatic ‘elitism’ and female metal’s ‘death growl’Thu Nov 13 2014 - 15:21
Relatives to play key role in 2016 Rising commemorationsProgramme of events will be called Ireland 2016 to mark centenary of seminal eventThu Nov 13 2014 - 09:58
1916 relatives to boycott Rising commemoration launchBid to get information on 2016 programme compared to ‘getting your teeth pulled’Wed Nov 12 2014 - 18:34
Niall Mellon saddened Higgins unable to visit projects in South AfricaCharity organiser disappointed but hails ‘great President’ who is making a differenceWed Nov 12 2014 - 15:43
New exhibition remembers rugby players killed in warLansdowne ‘posh pals’ joined fight but many died in battleTue Nov 11 2014 - 11:16