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Electric Picnic 2023: the sun comes out from dawn to dusk for a glorious end to summer

Electric Picnic 2023: the sun comes out from dawn to dusk for a glorious end to summer

Temperatures hit the mid-20s over weekend as this year’s festivalgoers are spared the annual mudfest

Sun Sept 03 2023 - 19:19
Cian Ducrot at Electric Picnic 2023: ‘This is so f**king cool. Wow. Thank you. I don’t even know what to say’

Cian Ducrot at Electric Picnic 2023: ‘This is so f**king cool. Wow. Thank you. I don’t even know what to say’

Electric Picnic 2023: The Cork singer knows how to whip TikTok users into a frenzy. His main-stage Stradbally debut is just as assured

Sun Sept 03 2023 - 09:12
Electric Picnic 2023 day two: ‘When we woke up this morning, we were like‚ we’re getting married today’

Electric Picnic 2023 day two: ‘When we woke up this morning, we were like‚ we’re getting married today’

It seems it’s true what they say, you never know what you’ll see when you go to Electric Picnic

Sat Sept 02 2023 - 17:14
Niall Horan at Electric Picnic 2023: ‘From Patrick Street in Mullingar to this. I love our little country’

Niall Horan at Electric Picnic 2023: ‘From Patrick Street in Mullingar to this. I love our little country’

Electric Picnic 2023: Unfazed by a technical glitch at the start of his set, the star puts on a show for his first Stradbally performance

Sat Sept 02 2023 - 03:25
Electric Picnic 2023 kicks off: ‘The walk from the car park to the campsite was harder than the Leaving Cert’

Electric Picnic 2023 kicks off: ‘The walk from the car park to the campsite was harder than the Leaving Cert’

The first of an expected 70,000 people are descending on the Stradbally Estate in Co Laois as the annual festival gets under way

Fri Sept 01 2023 - 16:30
Moving Electric Picnic to mid-August in 2024 ‘will cause huge problems’, say farmers

Moving Electric Picnic to mid-August in 2024 ‘will cause huge problems’, say farmers

Staging Co Laois festival from August 16th to 18th next year puts it ‘in the middle of harvest season’, says Irish Farmers’ Association

Fri Sept 01 2023 - 12:33
Electric Picnic 2023: Gender balance difficult due to fewer women headliners, says festival director

Electric Picnic 2023: Gender balance difficult due to fewer women headliners, says festival director

Melvin Benn says disposable vapes will be banned at Stradbally event this weekend, though ban will mostly impact on vendors

Tue Aug 29 2023 - 19:11
Stem courses: Demand pushes up CAO points requirements but alternative access routes are available

Stem courses: Demand pushes up CAO points requirements but alternative access routes are available

Undertaking a related QQI or PLC course is an excellent option for students wishing to pursue Stem courses

Tue Aug 29 2023 - 02:00
Further education: Everything you need to know about traineeships

Further education: Everything you need to know about traineeships

Q&A: How does a traineeship work and am I eligible to apply?

Tue Aug 29 2023 - 01:19
Everything you need to know about apprenticeships

Everything you need to know about apprenticeships

Q&A: What areas are apprenticeships available in and would it be a right fit for me?

Tue Aug 29 2023 - 01:05
Is a post-Leaving Cert course for me?

Is a post-Leaving Cert course for me?

PLCs are popular among school-leavers and those seeking to return to education, reskill or retrain

Tue Aug 29 2023 - 01:00
‘Gamechanger’ programme allows students to attain third-level degree outside CAO points race

‘Gamechanger’ programme allows students to attain third-level degree outside CAO points race

Focus shifting from CAO points race and the pressure it puts on students to alternative routes to third-level education

Tue Aug 29 2023 - 01:00
Temple Bar plaza to be transformed into outdoor roller disco for Culture Night

Temple Bar plaza to be transformed into outdoor roller disco for Culture Night

Annual nocturnal celebration of culture and creativity takes place on September 22nd across the country with more than 300 events

Mon Aug 28 2023 - 17:18
Clonmel crash: Heavy rain suspected to have played ‘significant role’

Clonmel crash: Heavy rain suspected to have played ‘significant role’

Gardaí continue to investigate other potential contributory factors to Tipperary collision that killed four people

Mon Aug 28 2023 - 01:00
Firelighters ‘hidden culprit’ behind black carbon air pollution, study finds

Firelighters ‘hidden culprit’ behind black carbon air pollution, study finds

Previously unknown health and climate effects from firelighters exposed by researchers from Ireland, China and India

Mon Aug 28 2023 - 00:00
Hail housing assists record number of people in 2022

Hail housing assists record number of people in 2022

Mental health organisation’s chief executive warned about difficulty in meeting growing demand for services.

Mon Aug 28 2023 - 00:00
Clonmel crash: Community ‘grieving together’ after loss of four young people

Clonmel crash: Community ‘grieving together’ after loss of four young people

Vigil on Sunday evening will see town come together as it deals with ‘nearly unbearable’ grief

Sun Aug 27 2023 - 13:36
Number of births decrease with access to childcare and housing attributed to decline

Number of births decrease with access to childcare and housing attributed to decline

There were 10,205 deaths in the first quarter of the year

Fri Aug 25 2023 - 19:31
Thundery showers, blustery conditions expected over the weekend

Thundery showers, blustery conditions expected over the weekend

Sunny spells on Friday to give way to more rain for last weekend of August

Fri Aug 25 2023 - 09:54
Vigil held in Youghal for two athletes who died during Ironman event

Vigil held in Youghal for two athletes who died during Ironman event

Triathletes arrived on bikes and placed candles near framed images of Ivan Chittenden and Brendan Wall

Thu Aug 24 2023 - 21:30
Brendan Wall: swimmer who died in Youghal Ironman ‘lived life with a smile on his face’

Brendan Wall: swimmer who died in Youghal Ironman ‘lived life with a smile on his face’

Funeral remembers man who cherished family, made many friends and loved outdoor sports

Thu Aug 24 2023 - 14:54
Leaving Cert results: How to get into college outside the CAO points race

Leaving Cert results: How to get into college outside the CAO points race

Leaving Certificate isn’t the be-all and end-all. Most colleges have alternative admission routes not based solely on an accumulation of CAO points

Thu Aug 24 2023 - 10:35
Groups write to Varadkar seeking ‘urgent clarification’ on gender equality referendum wording

Groups write to Varadkar seeking ‘urgent clarification’ on gender equality referendum wording

Delay to publication of publishing wording casts doubt on plan to hold vote in November

Thu Aug 24 2023 - 07:00
Dublin families facing housing stress band together to call for action on no-fault evictions

Dublin families facing housing stress band together to call for action on no-fault evictions

The group in Applewood, Swords, are facing potential homelessness, or incessant stress trying to find alternative accommodation

Thu Aug 24 2023 - 05:00
Record number of more than 100,000 ‘adverse incidents’ notified in health service last year

Record number of more than 100,000 ‘adverse incidents’ notified in health service last year

More than 550 deaths in 2022 were associated with such incidents in trend linked by HSE to increased reporting but described as ‘jaw dropping’ by TD

Thu Aug 17 2023 - 18:48
Landlord must pay €7,000 damages to tenant over unlawful eviction

Landlord must pay €7,000 damages to tenant over unlawful eviction

Family told property being put up for sale but new tenants moved in at higher rent soon after they departed house

Thu Aug 17 2023 - 13:32
Covid in Ireland: Quarter of new cases among those aged 75-84

Covid in Ireland: Quarter of new cases among those aged 75-84

Latest data shows a decrease in outbreaks of the virus since last week

Thu Aug 17 2023 - 11:21
‘Trust that was shattered will not be easy to rebuild’: RTÉ staff respond to latest Tubridy pay report

‘Trust that was shattered will not be easy to rebuild’: RTÉ staff respond to latest Tubridy pay report

Second Grant Thornton report is ‘an arrow through the heart’ of relationship between staff and management at national broadcaster

Wed Aug 16 2023 - 21:27
Recreational drugs detected in 10% of cardiac intensive care patients

Recreational drugs detected in 10% of cardiac intensive care patients

New study finds drug-users nearly nine times as likely to die or require emergency intervention as other heart patients while in hospital

Tue Aug 15 2023 - 23:30
‘In Ireland I started missing the sun very soon, but I knew it was the place I wanted to be in’

‘In Ireland I started missing the sun very soon, but I knew it was the place I wanted to be in’

New to the Parish: Ginna Álvarez came here from Mexico almost a year and a half ago

Tue Aug 15 2023 - 06:00
Number of public service apprenticeships to be doubled to 750 by 2025 under new plan

Number of public service apprenticeships to be doubled to 750 by 2025 under new plan

Simon Harris and Paschal Donohoe launch new plan with announcement of nine new apprenticeship programmes

Tue Aug 15 2023 - 05:00
Dublin schoolboy club Belvedere FC dismayed after playing pitches vandalised

Dublin schoolboy club Belvedere FC dismayed after playing pitches vandalised

Playing surfaces being ruined, says club chairman: ‘Last night, a stolen car went on to them and absolutely destroyed them’

Mon Aug 14 2023 - 21:07
Woman (50s) found dead in house in Co Limerick

Woman (50s) found dead in house in Co Limerick

The body was discovered just after 5pm on Monday in Newcastle West

Mon Aug 14 2023 - 20:59
€2.8m worth of illegal cigarettes seized at Dublin Port

€2.8m worth of illegal cigarettes seized at Dublin Port

Customs officers discovered cigarettes after inspecting pallets that arrived from Netherlands, originating in Latvia.

Fri Aug 11 2023 - 11:25
€36m employment scheme for people with disabilities seeks project applicants

€36m employment scheme for people with disabilities seeks project applicants

Programme aims to help employers recruit, retain and progress people with disabilities within their workforce

Thu Aug 10 2023 - 07:12
Girl (8) dies following Co Antrim road crash

Girl (8) dies following Co Antrim road crash

Scarlett Rosborough died at scene of single vehicle collision in Carrickfergus as another child hospitalised

Wed Aug 09 2023 - 18:41
Five days domestic violence leave on full pay available from autumn, minister says

Five days domestic violence leave on full pay available from autumn, minister says

Ireland one of first countries in Europe to introduce scheme, Roderic O’Gorman said

Tue Aug 08 2023 - 09:14
‘I felt out of place and isolated. My English and accent didn’t mix well’

‘I felt out of place and isolated. My English and accent didn’t mix well’

New to the Parish: Liliana Montoya, who moved here from Colombia in 2009, works as a dance instructor in Co Leitrim

Tue Aug 01 2023 - 06:00
‘It’s everywhere. Cocaine is a drug that cuts across every age group, every gender, every area’

‘It’s everywhere. Cocaine is a drug that cuts across every age group, every gender, every area’

Coolmine Lodge plays a vital role in helping people with serious drug problems, but is struggling to meet demand

Sat Jul 29 2023 - 06:00
Government buildings evacuated after hoax bomb warnings received

Government buildings evacuated after hoax bomb warnings received

Threat phoned into reception desk

Fri Jul 21 2023 - 15:20
Coldplay announce two Dublin concerts for August 2024

Coldplay announce two Dublin concerts for August 2024

Band will play Croke Park on August 29th and 30th next year

Thu Jul 20 2023 - 07:31
HSE paid more than €15 million to recruitment firms last year but thousands of posts still unfilled

HSE paid more than €15 million to recruitment firms last year but thousands of posts still unfilled

Projections show an additional 2,575 hospital doctors are needed by 2035, as well as at least 5,726 more nurses

Mon Jul 17 2023 - 05:00
Man (30s) due in court in connection with discovery of body in Donegal

Man (30s) due in court in connection with discovery of body in Donegal

Body of man in his 60s was found off cliffs at Sliabh Liag

Fri Jul 14 2023 - 11:13
RTÉ to ask Ryan Tubridy to pay back €150,000 over outstanding Renault appearances

RTÉ to ask Ryan Tubridy to pay back €150,000 over outstanding Renault appearances

RTÉ crisis: Tubridy not being paid an RTÉ salary as of this week, DG Kevin Bakhurst tells PAC

Thu Jul 13 2023 - 13:52
New Late Late presenter to earn more per show than Ryan Tubridy

New Late Late presenter to earn more per show than Ryan Tubridy

Patrick Kielty to be paid more for each episode than his predecessor

Wed Jul 12 2023 - 17:32
Barristers’ body recommends one-day ‘withdrawal of services’ over pay

Barristers’ body recommends one-day ‘withdrawal of services’ over pay

Barristers have protested over Government’s failure to reverse cuts imposed more than a decade ago

Wed Jul 12 2023 - 17:26
As it happened: Eamon Ryan expects Kevin Bakhurst to respond to Ryan Tubridy claims at Thursday’s PAC hearing

As it happened: Eamon Ryan expects Kevin Bakhurst to respond to Ryan Tubridy claims at Thursday’s PAC hearing

GAA will tell committee that the number of free-to-air games on television is higher than ever before

Wed Jul 12 2023 - 16:55
RTÉ executives set to face further questions at Public Accounts Committee

RTÉ executives set to face further questions at Public Accounts Committee

Director general Kevin Bakhurst expected to be asked how he will restore trust in broadcaster

Wed Jul 12 2023 - 16:54
The RTÉ crisis explained: Seven key points, from payments to Ryan Tubridy to €5,000 on flip flops

The RTÉ crisis explained: Seven key points, from payments to Ryan Tubridy to €5,000 on flip flops

Catch-up: Three weeks of the RTE payment scandal, dozens of documents and hours of committee meetings

Wed Jul 12 2023 - 13:20
‘In Ireland, you definitely live way more in the moment. I had to relax about a lot of things’

‘In Ireland, you definitely live way more in the moment. I had to relax about a lot of things’

New to the Parish: Daria Erhart moved to Ireland in 2016

Tue Jul 11 2023 - 06:00
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