Study finds higher rate of dementia in those who get less sleepResearch conducted over 30 years suggests that getting more than six hours sleep a night may be important during middle ageTue Apr 20 2021 - 16:12
‘Serious human rights difficulties’ identified with hotel quarantine system by ICCLIrish Council for Civil Liberties calls for regime to be suspended if issues not addressedMon Apr 19 2021 - 20:51
Garda projects aimed at young people to be expandedInitiatives for tackling and preventing youth criminality will be ‘strengthened’Thu Apr 15 2021 - 11:58
FG senator criticises ruling out recognising vaccines administered abroadBarry Ward describes move as an ‘unnecessarily restrictive measure’Wed Apr 14 2021 - 22:08
Covid-19: Vaccination of vulnerable under-60s to resumeGovernment open to considering offering AstraZeneca vaccine to people under 60 who request itWed Apr 14 2021 - 21:00
Covid-19: Lowest number of daily cases since mid-December – Glynn‘People’s efforts continue to make a real difference,’ says acting Chief Medical OfficerSun Apr 11 2021 - 18:31
Article describing Limerick as ‘stab city’ did not meet standards, Forbes saysBillionaire Stripe co-founders called article detailing their ‘escape’ to Silicon Valley ‘daft’Sun Apr 11 2021 - 16:31
Reopening of schools has had ‘minimal’ impact on Covid-19 case numbers - NphetSeven further deaths and 400 new cases reported on Thursday eveningThu Apr 08 2021 - 20:08
Increase in recycling activity in Dublin after start of pandemicDublin City Council says recycling of glass increased by 34% on previous yearThu Apr 08 2021 - 14:32
Man arrested after stabbing in NewbridgeMan in his 30s in serious but stable condition at St James hospital after incidentThu Apr 08 2021 - 08:54
Coronavirus: Teachers and SNAs at special schools vaccinated ahead of scheduleHSE apologises for error, says it believed staff fitted into category of frontline workerWed Apr 07 2021 - 18:26
Fundraiser raises €26,885 for family of man who died after chasing shoplifterShop owner ‘amazed’ at number of people paying tribute to shopkeeper Akram HusseinWed Apr 07 2021 - 16:26
Concerns raised about Covid-19 tracker app’s ‘limited benefits’Effects of app may be minor despite high up-take in its use in State, new research saysWed Apr 07 2021 - 13:32
Interim barring order against man who threatened womanCourt hears ex-partner locked woman in, filmed her and said he would slit her throatTue Apr 06 2021 - 19:23
Tributes paid to Dublin shopkeeper who died after chasing shoplifterBook of condolence opened for ‘Dublin GAA fan’ Akram Hussein, who had a ‘permanent smile’Tue Apr 06 2021 - 18:03
Older people will need rehab after lockdown, GP warnsUnsupervised Covid-19 lockdown exercise regimes keeping physios busyMon Apr 05 2021 - 03:24
Age the ‘defining’ factor in Covid-19 risk, not professionNew vaccine rollout plan not a reflection on ‘how valued’ certain workers are, says MinisterWed Mar 31 2021 - 17:09
Man due in court over death in DublinIsaac Horgan died in hospital after being found in his Markievicz House flatWed Mar 31 2021 - 08:06
VHI CEO steps aside while Board investigates after he received vaccine at BeaconInsurer investigated after senior executive receiving care for serious illness was vaccinated at hospitalTue Mar 30 2021 - 18:06
ISPCA chief executive stands downAndrew Kelly’s exit from charity follows suspension and reinstatment of two colleaguesTue Mar 30 2021 - 15:43
National Library announces year-long LGBTI+ programmePhysical and online events will explore LGBTI+ identity and experiences in IrelandTue Mar 30 2021 - 12:34
Dublin student run off his feet with his sneaker cleaning businessKevin Owens started Sneaker Cleaner in 2017, and is busier than ever due to Covid-19Tue Mar 30 2021 - 04:06
Cases of driving under influence of drugs more than doubled last yearLockdown led to sharp fall in many types of crime including drink driving, CSO saysMon Mar 29 2021 - 16:08
Father of autistic son calls for ‘rigorous investigation’ into medical dossier claimsCian and Yvonne Ó Cuanacháin took case against State for autistic son’s educational needsSun Mar 28 2021 - 19:48
Man arrested after €215k worth of drugs seized in Kildare on SaturdayDiscovery part of ongoing investigation into sale and supply of drugs in the areaSun Mar 28 2021 - 14:43
Martin seeks review of department’s gathering of dossiers on childrenIssues raised by whistleblower around use of sensitive information merit examination, says TaoiseachFri Mar 26 2021 - 14:38
Information available to Government is ‘mind boggling’ – whistleblowerDossiers on children with autism secretly built by Department of Health, says civil servantThu Mar 25 2021 - 22:01
Data Protection Commission to contact Department of Health over dossiers on children with autismDepartment kept dossiers for use in legal cases, RTÉ documentary to reportThu Mar 25 2021 - 20:59
Covid-19: 18 further deaths and 683 new cases reported in the StateCoronavirus positivity in nursing homes is 0.18%, its second lowest level rateWed Mar 24 2021 - 18:42
Mother and baby homes: Call for UN to establish ‘wider independent investigation’Irish Council for Civil Liberties seeks ‘comprehensive and generous’ compensation scheme for survivorsWed Mar 24 2021 - 14:19
Number of people receiving pandemic payment drops by 7,000Accommodation and food service sector has highest number of recipientsMon Mar 22 2021 - 19:52
No running water in over 2,000 households, according to CSOAlmost 2,260 households with no sewerage facility – 900 of those reported by over-65sFri Mar 19 2021 - 14:05
Gardaí seize €180,000 worth of drugs in DroghedaNo arrests made but An Garda Síochána says it is following definite line in enquiryFri Mar 19 2021 - 10:42
RTÉ unveils latest chapter of ‘Reeling in the Years’Latest series of popular show to air on Sundays at 8.30pm, from April 11th on RTÉ OneThu Mar 18 2021 - 17:02
Emotional wellbeing of dairy cows may be hurt by ‘livestock lockdown’, study findsNew research indicates damaging effect for cattle of lack of access to outside pastureThu Mar 18 2021 - 14:49
NTA to submit plans for projects under BusConnects in coming weeksPhased implementation of new bus network across Dublin due to begin in April or MayThu Mar 18 2021 - 01:00
Risk of ‘cancer epidemic’ can’t be underestimated – researcherCovid-19 pandemic ‘wreaking untold damage’ for Irish cancer patients, event hearsTue Mar 16 2021 - 19:15
Queen Elizabeth sends St Patrick’s Day wishes a decade after visitMichael D Higgins says monarch’s trip to Ireland was ‘such a moment of healing’Tue Mar 16 2021 - 00:05
Man (70s) dies following crash involving car and lorry in Co MayoDriver of lorry taken to University Hospital Mayo as gardaí appeal for witnessesMon Mar 15 2021 - 17:55
Man charged in Co Kerry over suspected investment fraudGardaí investigated after three people reported losses totalling some €125,000Mon Mar 15 2021 - 15:14
Bomb disposal team remove ‘viable device’ found in GlasnevinGardaí closed off the scene while the Explosive Ordnance Disposal unit completed its workSat Mar 13 2021 - 19:41
Action sought over ‘epidemic’ of violence against womenCitizens’ assembly hears call for victim’s commissioner to tackle ‘piecemeal’ approachSat Mar 13 2021 - 18:23
Covid-19: Under 45s account for bulk of new cases as 16 more deaths are recordedScally says ‘amazing amount of travel’ still happening as daily case rate remains over 500Sat Mar 13 2021 - 18:05
Man arrested over Mayo hit-and-run in which pedestrian diedIncident occurred on Wednesday night in the Humbert Way area of CastlebarSat Mar 13 2021 - 12:03
Night nurses needed for cancer patients to fulfil hope of home deathIrish Cancer Society seeking to recruit so as to meet rising demand for specialist serviceFri Mar 12 2021 - 21:19
Pandemic has made many realise ‘mental health is really important’Mental Health Reform chief Fiona Coyle says issue has never been as prominent in public discourseFri Mar 12 2021 - 19:55
Kids on Covid-19: It’s like living through the ‘most boring apocalypse movie ever’Library of Trinity project collected observations of youngsters on their lives in pandemicFri Mar 12 2021 - 14:36
Pedestrian in his 40s dies after Castlebar hit-and-runMan treated at scene before being brought to hospital when he subsequently died from his injuriesThu Mar 11 2021 - 23:35
Two arrested after €70,000 worth of cocaine seized in AthloneNarcotics discovered after ongoing operation into sale and supply of illegal drugs in areaThu Mar 11 2021 - 23:29
‘Best present ever’: Missing golden eagle found by owner in Co WicklowBird, which had been missing for a week, found about 1km from owner’s homeThu Mar 11 2021 - 21:12
