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Why are so many Irish people moving to Australia?

Why are so many Irish people moving to Australia?

Large rise in people from US moving to Ireland in year to April has also drawn some attention

Tue Aug 26 2025 - 17:41
Number of immigrants arriving in Ireland falls by 16%, emigration down for first time since 2020

Number of immigrants arriving in Ireland falls by 16%, emigration down for first time since 2020

Number of people leaving for Australia rises to highest level since 2013

Tue Aug 26 2025 - 12:50
Greater uptake of quad-bike training could minimise farm deaths, says safety authority

Greater uptake of quad-bike training could minimise farm deaths, says safety authority

Ten of farm deaths involved quad bikes over the last decade

Mon Aug 25 2025 - 19:00
BreastCheck programme missed targets for last two years

BreastCheck programme missed targets for last two years

HSE says cancer-screening service is impacted by global shortage of radiology staff

Mon Aug 25 2025 - 16:24
Two men seriously injured in north Dublin inner-city assault

Two men seriously injured in north Dublin inner-city assault

Suspect aged in his 20s arrested and is being detained at city Garda station

Fri Aug 22 2025 - 22:52
N7 closed at Rathcoole following incident involving truck and a number of cars

N7 closed at Rathcoole following incident involving truck and a number of cars

Westbound traffic is being diverted at Junction 2 (Kingswood)

Fri Aug 22 2025 - 22:29
An ‘empty, gorgeous art deco’ Dublin library faces an uncertain future

An ‘empty, gorgeous art deco’ Dublin library faces an uncertain future

A decision has not been yet made as to what the old Inchicore Library will be used for

Wed Aug 20 2025 - 14:00
Before and after - Ballyfermot home is restored after firebombing

Before and after - Ballyfermot home is restored after firebombing

The Curran family from Ballyfermot, whose home was destroyed by a firebomb, have moved back in following the help of a local builder. Video: Sarah Burns

Tue Aug 19 2025 - 06:29
‘I just knew I was meant to do it’: Builder restores home destroyed by Ballyfermot arson attack for free

‘I just knew I was meant to do it’: Builder restores home destroyed by Ballyfermot arson attack for free

Family move back into home destroyed by fire attack in case of ‘mistaken identity’

Tue Aug 19 2025 - 06:00
Man arrested after motorcyclist seriously injured in Co Mayo collision

Man arrested after motorcyclist seriously injured in Co Mayo collision

Motorcyclist (50s) in critical condition in hospital

Mon Aug 18 2025 - 08:55
Semi-synthetic cannabinoid HHC reclassified as an illegal drug

Semi-synthetic cannabinoid HHC reclassified as an illegal drug

Drug is commonly sold in e-cigarettes and vape pens or in edibles jellies

Tue Jul 29 2025 - 13:31
EU-US tariffs deal at 15% preferable to ‘ruinous’ trade war, says Taoiseach

EU-US tariffs deal at 15% preferable to ‘ruinous’ trade war, says Taoiseach

Both sides are to continue negotiations on the detail, including possible tariff exemptions for several sectors

Mon Jul 28 2025 - 16:37
EU-US trade deal: Ireland ‘no doubt’ in challenging position over tariffs, says Minister

EU-US trade deal: Ireland ‘no doubt’ in challenging position over tariffs, says Minister

Accord sees EU accepting 15% import taxes on most of its trade with US

Mon Jul 28 2025 - 10:38
‘European Union gives in to Trump’: How EU and US news front pages see the tariffs deal

‘European Union gives in to Trump’: How EU and US news front pages see the tariffs deal

Blocs agree a deal that will lock in tariffs of 15 per cent on most EU imports to the US

Mon Jul 28 2025 - 08:43
Three men charged in relation to seizure of €340,700 in cash

Three men charged in relation to seizure of €340,700 in cash

The search was carried out by gardaí in Drumcondra

Sat Jul 26 2025 - 18:15
Creeslough: Lawsuits filed by survivors and relatives

Creeslough: Lawsuits filed by survivors and relatives

Cases have been brought against Applegreen service station operators and a management company for neighbouring apartments

Sat Jul 26 2025 - 10:54
Homeless numbers hit new record high of 15,915

Homeless numbers hit new record high of 15,915

Latest figures do not include rough sleepers or unaccommodated asylum seekers

Fri Jul 25 2025 - 15:23
Flogas to increase variable electricity charges by some 7%

Flogas to increase variable electricity charges by some 7%

Hike comes into effect from August 25th, and residential gas customers are unaffected

Fri Jul 25 2025 - 11:44
New legal aid support system recommended by review group

New legal aid support system recommended by review group

Civil legal aid report

Thu Jul 24 2025 - 19:00
TD Gary Gannon files legal proceedings against Central Bank over Israeli bonds

TD Gary Gannon files legal proceedings against Central Bank over Israeli bonds

Social Democrat seeks court order forcing bank to ban marketing and sale of the products

Thu Jul 24 2025 - 17:20
Change to summer holidays would need consultation with parents, schools and teachers, says McEntee

Change to summer holidays would need consultation with parents, schools and teachers, says McEntee

Education Minister says summer holidays give ‘everybody a chance to take a break’

Thu Jul 24 2025 - 15:12
Extended hosepipe ban for counties Waterford, Tipperary, Wexford and Cork

Extended hosepipe ban for counties Waterford, Tipperary, Wexford and Cork

Latest prohibition issued in bid to safeguard supplies for essential purposes after sharp rise in demand

Thu Jul 24 2025 - 06:00
‘I want to be positive’: Dublin artist whose home was firebombed in a case of mistaken identity

‘I want to be positive’: Dublin artist whose home was firebombed in a case of mistaken identity

Pat Curran’s house in Ballyfermot was attacked in case of mistaken identity, gardaí say

Thu Jul 24 2025 - 06:00
New convention to provide ‘once-in-a-generation’ chance to shape Irish education, says Minister

New convention to provide ‘once-in-a-generation’ chance to shape Irish education, says Minister

Helen McEntee says the convention’s work will inform a new long-term strategy for education in Ireland

Thu Jul 24 2025 - 00:01
Planning permission granted for new library to serve Crumlin and Drimnagh

Planning permission granted for new library to serve Crumlin and Drimnagh

Councillor criticises ‘nonsense’ online claims over adjoining site earmarked for social housing

Wed Jul 23 2025 - 06:00
Woman who died days before 109th birthday ‘lived life to the full’, funeral hears

Woman who died days before 109th birthday ‘lived life to the full’, funeral hears

Sarah Coyle was born in the year of the Easter Rising

Fri Jul 18 2025 - 14:35
An Post chief ‘absolutely furious’ at Cabinet leak as Taoiseach expresses ‘full confidence’ in company

An Post chief ‘absolutely furious’ at Cabinet leak as Taoiseach expresses ‘full confidence’ in company

Minister for Communications denies he is source for media report and insists company is ‘very viable’ and ‘profitable’

Wed Jul 16 2025 - 18:33
Woman arrested over murder of Steven O’Meara in Co Wicklow in 2009

Woman arrested over murder of Steven O’Meara in Co Wicklow in 2009

O’Meara shot and buried alive in shallow grave at Ballydonnell Wood

Tue Jul 15 2025 - 13:15
Abortion numbers rose to 10,852 in State in 2024

Abortion numbers rose to 10,852 in State in 2024

Majority were early pregnancy terminations, while 108 carried out due to fatal foetal abnormality

Tue Jul 15 2025 - 10:04
Donegal’s Titanic: The sinking of a housing estate built on a peat bog

Donegal’s Titanic: The sinking of a housing estate built on a peat bog

Fifteen homes at Radharc An Seascan in Dungloe have been left to rot since they began subsiding 15 years ago

Tue Jul 15 2025 - 06:00
Woman saving for home left with €15,000 medical bills due to endometriosis care gaps

Woman saving for home left with €15,000 medical bills due to endometriosis care gaps

Level of care in Ireland for ‘crippling’ condition that affects one in ten women ‘is not what it should be’

Mon Jul 14 2025 - 06:00
Case of missing schoolboy Kyran Durnin ‘absolutely horrific’, Tusla chief says

Case of missing schoolboy Kyran Durnin ‘absolutely horrific’, Tusla chief says

Kate Duggan says child and family agency has completed two reports reviewing any involvement it had with child’s case

Fri Jul 11 2025 - 06:00
Apartments to be built on derelict Dublin site where boy (12) was killed

Apartments to be built on derelict Dublin site where boy (12) was killed

Stephen’s Place named in memory of tragic 12-year-old boy killed in fire

Fri Jul 04 2025 - 06:00
Man arrested in connection with death of Nenagh woman (89) in 2024

Man arrested in connection with death of Nenagh woman (89) in 2024

Josephine ‘Joan’ Ray was found dead in her home at St Joseph’s Park last August

Thu Jul 03 2025 - 14:19
Crime figures: Homicides fall, while sexual and public order offences on the rise, CSO finds

Crime figures: Homicides fall, while sexual and public order offences on the rise, CSO finds

Homicides fell by 34%, but sexual and public order offences were up 15% and 5% respectively

Wed Jul 02 2025 - 14:06
CSO figures for May show 10% drop in tourist numbers

CSO figures for May show 10% drop in tourist numbers

Tourism spend by overseas visitors was down 21% on same month last year

Mon Jun 30 2025 - 13:18
Living next door to dereliction: ‘It’s been rotting for years … Rats all over the place’

Living next door to dereliction: ‘It’s been rotting for years … Rats all over the place’

Some 830 council homes nationally have been vacant for more than a year

Mon Jun 16 2025 - 06:05
Children’s hospital commentary often `ill-informed’ contractor BAM tells Minister for Health

Children’s hospital commentary often `ill-informed’ contractor BAM tells Minister for Health

Despite assurances, patients not expected in facility for at least another year

Fri Jun 13 2025 - 06:00
‘Dublin 8 Says No’: Mother removes son (8) from school due to anti-immigration protests

‘Dublin 8 Says No’: Mother removes son (8) from school due to anti-immigration protests

Hearing about a knife incident in the school’s area ‘felt like American news’, says parent

Thu Jun 12 2025 - 06:00
Five ‘severely neglected’ dogs rescued from Portlaoise property

Five ‘severely neglected’ dogs rescued from Portlaoise property

ISPCA inspector says it was ‘one of the worst cases of neglect I have seen’

Wed Jun 11 2025 - 15:32
Ireland saw dramatic improvement in mortality in 20-year period, data shows

Ireland saw dramatic improvement in mortality in 20-year period, data shows

Heart attacks main cause of death in nearly two out of every 10 deaths in 1985, reducing to one in 10 by 2005

Wed Jun 11 2025 - 14:51
Regulations due this year to enable mandatory drug testing of gardaí

Regulations due this year to enable mandatory drug testing of gardaí

Testing was originally due to be introduced before the end of 2021

Mon Jun 09 2025 - 14:30
Beyond the Pale festival to go ahead with help from ‘a very highly-regarded operator’, organisers say

Beyond the Pale festival to go ahead with help from ‘a very highly-regarded operator’, organisers say

‘We very nearly stumbled’, say organisers, but ‘the fate of Beyond the Pale is secure for 2025, and for many years to come’

Sun Jun 08 2025 - 17:51
Design & Crafts Council Ireland lost half of its workforce in 2024

Design & Crafts Council Ireland lost half of its workforce in 2024

The organisation, which receives funding from Enterprise Ireland, says it has undergone significant restructuring

Sun Jun 08 2025 - 06:00
Carer who died in Connemara house fire with Sunny Jacobs remembered as ‘free spirit’

Carer who died in Connemara house fire with Sunny Jacobs remembered as ‘free spirit’

Kevin Kelly loved ‘tranquil life of and beauty of Connemara’, funeral hears

Sat Jun 07 2025 - 15:11
Panic and fear over Carlow shooting turns to shock

Panic and fear over Carlow shooting turns to shock

Local council and Health Service Executive providing support to those affected by incident

Mon Jun 02 2025 - 15:38
Renovation of social home in Blackrock cost local council €200,000 to bring back into use

Renovation of social home in Blackrock cost local council €200,000 to bring back into use

Dublin councils spending up to €44,000 on average to refurbish vacant social homes

Fri May 30 2025 - 06:00
 ‘Waking up in hell’: Family subject to mistaken Dublin arson attack told ‘it wasn’t meant for youse’

‘Waking up in hell’: Family subject to mistaken Dublin arson attack told ‘it wasn’t meant for youse’

Family escapes but dog killed in Ballyfermot blaze after petrol bomb thrown through front window

Thu May 29 2025 - 06:00
Progress on regeneration of Dublin city centre flat complex stalled by queries on costs

Progress on regeneration of Dublin city centre flat complex stalled by queries on costs

Glovers Court flats to be turned into 53 new homes by council when queries from Department of Housing are resolved

Thu May 29 2025 - 06:00
Ballyfermot home petrol bombed in case of mistaken identity

Ballyfermot home petrol bombed in case of mistaken identity

A family from Ballyfermot has been left homeless after their house was petrol bombed in what gardaí say was a case of mistaken identity. Video: Sarah Burns

Wed May 28 2025 - 16:27
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