Former Fine Gael minister Alan Shatter to run as Independent candidate in general electionLeaflet says Shatter decided to ‘throw my name in the ring’, eight years on from losing his seat in the DáilThu Oct 17 2024 - 19:47
Brian Stanley controversy: Government ‘bottled’ fight to block new PAC chair nomination, SF saysMairéad Farrell was sent forward to Dáil by committee with unanimous approval after Mr Stanley’s resignation from partyThu Oct 17 2024 - 19:01
Minister for disability role ‘essential element’ in talks for any potential post-election cabinet, says CairnsSocial Democrats leader says creation of post ‘very clear deal breaker’ in any future programme for governmentThu Oct 17 2024 - 15:47
Dublin steakhouse Shanahan’s on the Green closed until further notice due to financial challengesCircular to employees and suppliers says the company is in an ‘alarming, almost impossible situation’Tue Oct 15 2024 - 17:25
Suicide rate among Travellers ‘should be treated as the crisis it is’‘Persistent racism and discrimination’ against Travellers and Roma in Irish society, says Council of Europe commissionerTue Oct 15 2024 - 09:47
Sinn Féin says it told Brian Stanley to go to gardaí with concerns he raised during inquiryParty inquiry understood to have reached preliminary conclusion of gross misconduct against Laois-Offaly TD before he resigned at weekendMon Oct 14 2024 - 20:42
Full transcript of Mary Lou McDonald’s interview: ‘I’m not pretending for a second that mistakes weren’t made’Full transcript of the Sinn Féin president's interview on RTÉ's Morning Ireland programmeMon Oct 14 2024 - 12:58
Northern Lights Ireland: Why are we seeing them more often and when will they be visible again?The Northern Lights put on a show for Ireland on Thursday but when will we be able to see them again?Fri Oct 11 2024 - 18:11
Northern Lights across Ireland in picturesIdeal geomagnetic and weather conditions resulted in aurora borealis lighting up skyFri Oct 11 2024 - 08:10
Dublin Airport operator spends more than €18m on home buyouts and noise insulation near facilityUnder a voluntary dwelling purchase scheme homeowners in specific areas can sell their properties to Dublin Airport at a 30% premium above the market rateThu Oct 10 2024 - 17:59
Road deaths among men account for almost 80% of figures, report showsRoad Safety Authority urges avoidance of phone use as 324 drivers killed on Irish roads over the last five yearsThu Oct 10 2024 - 17:12
Man arrested after cocaine valued at €2.1m seized in RosslareAround 30kg of drug discovered following joint operation involving gardaí and Revenue Customs ServiceThu Oct 10 2024 - 15:59
Distracted driving: What can be done to tackle a major road safety issue?Outgoing RSA chair Liz O’Donnell has called for use of mobile phones while driving to be ‘stigmatised’Wed Oct 09 2024 - 18:49
Trinity College Dublin drops five places to 139th in world university rankingsOf the nine Irish universities ranked five dropped, three remained in same position, and one, Dublin City University, improvedWed Oct 09 2024 - 00:01
Irish Blood Transfusion Service urgently seeking extra 2,000 blood donations over next four weeksMost blood groups have fallen to under three days of stockTue Oct 08 2024 - 07:00
Woman (60s) dies while swimming at Portmarnock Strand in Co DublinEmergency services attended the scene shortly after 3pmMon Oct 07 2024 - 21:29
‘You look like a porn star’ – the abuse women face in politics as parties seek to hit gender quotaA record number of women are expected to run in the next general election but insults and misogyny make the job of parties more difficult to encourage women to enter politicsSat Oct 05 2024 - 06:00
Sinn Féin ‘border hopping’ on criticism of mobile phone pouches spend, says Norma FoleySmartphone usage a ‘serious health and welfare issue’ for thousands of students, according to Minister for EducationSat Oct 05 2024 - 06:00
Mobile phone pouches will not be ‘forced’ on any school, Harris saysTaoiseach hits out at ‘hypocrisy’ of Sinn Féin’s position on pouches, after he discovered similar scheme in NIFri Oct 04 2024 - 14:12
McDonald needs to ‘put all the facts on the table’ about former SF press officer guilty of child sex offences, says HarrisParty gave references to a former press officer who has since pleaded guilty to child sex offences in NIFri Oct 04 2024 - 13:56
Sixteen people due in court in relation to burglaries in north DublinArrests carried out in recent weeks by Coolock and Raheny garda districtsFri Oct 04 2024 - 08:34
Former UL president being paid €175,000 while on year-long sabbatical, PAC hearsPublic Accounts Committee hearing: Kerstin May resigned as UL chief last June and is on leave in new post as professor of visual cultureThu Oct 03 2024 - 17:55
‘I wasn’t responsible’: Former OPW minister says he learned of Oireachtas bike shed cost in mediaPatrick O’Donovan agrees with view of Pashcal Donohoe, who said he was ‘embarrassed’ at price paid for structureThu Oct 03 2024 - 16:41
Two women remanded in custody over €1.4m gold bullion seizure in DublinCash and drugs were also seized during search operationsWed Oct 02 2024 - 13:56
Man (70s) dies following road crash in Co RoscommonNumber of deaths on Irish roads rises to 136 this yearTue Oct 01 2024 - 11:28
Budget 2025: What we know so far – from tax cuts to pension increases and free schoolbooksThis year’s measures will be framed around tax and spending package of €8.3bn, with cost-of-living bundle worth roughly €1.5bnTue Oct 01 2024 - 06:45
Ireland weather: Hundreds still without power but relief in Cork after fears of flooding during stormStatus orange and yellow weather warnings had been in place across a number of counties on SundayMon Sept 30 2024 - 10:37
Affordable homes in Co Galway almost ready with prices to start at €245,000Sixty-one housing units being delivered in the Garraí Na Gaoithe development, Claregalway, with top price of almost €442,000Thu Sept 26 2024 - 14:30
Cyclist dies following Co Monaghan crash at weekendMan was taken to hospital in Enniskillen after Saturday incident but died on Tuesday nightThu Sept 26 2024 - 12:46
Dublin woman ‘absolutely shocked’ to be a winner in Flickr annual photography contest Deirdre Irwin won the ‘wildlife and its habitats’ category for her photograph of a Dalmatian pelican, taken in GreeceTue Sept 24 2024 - 18:48
Irishwoman seriously injured after dress catches fire at friend’s wedding in SpainDepartment of Foreign Affairs providing consular assistance to 29-year-old who suffered serious burnsTue Sept 24 2024 - 15:25
Woman secures barring order against husband who ‘threatened to kill me and the children’Woman ‘terrified’ man could return to Ireland and visit family home at ‘any time’ after expiry of previous barring orderSun Sept 15 2024 - 06:00
No change to Kielty’s salary as Late Late Show host prepares for second year Rory McIlroy and John Bishop among guests on first episode of autumn seasonFri Sept 13 2024 - 06:00
‘I felt that life has no value and it’s better to die’: Yazidi woman on experience of being sexually enslaved by IsisShireen Khero, a Yazidi from Iraq, was abducted by Isis in 2014 but luckily escaped three years later. She is in Ireland to mark the 10th anniversary of Isis atrocities against the Yazidi communityTue Sept 10 2024 - 20:42
‘We just have to be ready’: Opposition TDs take to the streets ahead of as-yet unfixed general election Housing, health and that controversial €336,000 Leinster House bike shelter are among hot-button issues being raised on doorsteps by constituentsTue Sept 10 2024 - 06:00
Teenager arrested over hit-and-run in Co Dublin that killed pedestrianMan in late teens detained in connection with death of man in Baldoyle last JulyMon Sept 09 2024 - 11:45
Help-to-Buy scheme proposal would see more applicants able to claim highest payment of €30,000Proposal costed at €40m would mean more applicants able to claim highest payment of €30,000Mon Sept 09 2024 - 06:00
Government open to reviewing stamp duty for investment funds that bulk-buy houses, says MinisterNo agreement reached yet on increasing rate, says Darragh O’Brien, following calls from Neale Richmond to double rate to 20%Sun Sept 08 2024 - 16:49
‘I have the freedom now to say things I could not while holding office’: Leo Varadkar pens autobiographyThe former Fine Gael leader said it is ‘as much a personal memoir as it is a book about political history’Sun Sept 08 2024 - 11:05
Woman says learning about son’s death via social media ‘absolutely devastating’Inquest hears Keith Lee (42), who was facing charges in relation to the murder of his estranged wife Joanne, died by suicide in prisonThu Sept 05 2024 - 19:06
Nearly 230,000 children lack basic food and clothing, data showsEssential items listed as two pairs of strong shoes, warm waterproof overcoat, new clothes, home heating and nutritious mealThu Sept 05 2024 - 06:00
‘A burden has been lifted off his shoulders’: Survivors of abuse welcome scoping inquiry reportCalls to establish Commission of Investigation without delay and include all schoolsWed Sept 04 2024 - 18:28
Roblox and YouTube main sources of online content which ‘bothered or upset’ primary school children - reportOnline safety charity says there is ‘vital need’ for online safety education in schoolsTue Sept 03 2024 - 00:01
Eamon Ryan ‘shocked’ at over-€335,000 cost of bike shed at Leinster HouseMinister says OPW has questions to answer over cost of structure that allows for storage of 18 bikesMon Sept 02 2024 - 14:28
Dublin Airport passengers face temporary security changes on liquids amid scanner rolloutDeparting passengers must be prepared to remove all liquids, aerosols and gels from hand luggage prior to screeningThu Aug 29 2024 - 14:18
Government considering ‘all levers available’ to tackle teacher recruitment issues - FoleyMinister for Education said teacher numbers are are ‘record high’ as union warns of ‘severe crisis’ in primary and special educationWed Aug 28 2024 - 15:28
Schools issued with details on policing mobile phone banDetailed letter from Minister for Education to school managers outlines how they can implement more ‘stringent’ policiesWed Aug 28 2024 - 10:15
Vaping products with suspected cannabis seized in Donegal by gardaíBundoran and Donegal town searches followed reports of an incident in which a person fell illWed Aug 28 2024 - 09:20
HSE offers immunisation against RSV for newborn babiesFour out of 100 newborn babies are hospitalised due to respiratory virus, says health officialTue Aug 27 2024 - 11:47
Oasis set for two gigs at Croke Park as band reunites for Irish and UK tourLiam and Noel Gallagher to play Dublin for last leg of tour on August 16th and 17th, 2025Tue Aug 27 2024 - 08:20
