Thousands tested positive for ‘superbugs’ in Irish hospitals last yearHospital-acquired superbugs ‘absolutely‘ contribute to a number of patient deaths annuallyTue Dec 27 2022 - 03:45
Ireland tops EU countries for daily consumption of fruit and vegetablesOne-third of adults consuming recommended five or more portions per day and nearly half take between one and four daily, notes reportMon Dec 26 2022 - 00:01
Holly and Jack the most popular names for babies born in December 2021 - CSOIn December 2021, there were 89 babies born on Christmas Day, of which 51 were boys and 38 were girlsSun Dec 25 2022 - 00:01
Covid hospitalisations up 68% as health service faces worst-ever winter for overcrowdingHigh levels of covid, flu and RSV all putting hospital system under record pressureSat Dec 24 2022 - 17:48
Passengers left stranded in US after Aer Lingus flight cancelled due to ‘technical issue’Airline working to re-accommodate travellers to depart New York by evening of December 25thSat Dec 24 2022 - 15:23
Creeslough priest thanks President for ‘solidarity, support and care’ after visit to communityOn October 7th, 10 people died following an explosion at an Applegreen service station in Co DonegalSat Dec 24 2022 - 14:22
Potential for thunderstorms and hail on wet Christmas EveChristmas Day likely to be bright and more settled with temperatures between 6 and 10 degreesFri Dec 23 2022 - 16:24
Four arrested after €2.4m worth of cannabis seized in DublinA separate search in Galway resulted in €70,000 worth of cocaine being seizedFri Dec 23 2022 - 11:22
Peacekeeper Shane Kearney lands in Ireland following Lebanon evacuationTrooper Kearney (22) was injured in last week’s attack in which Pte Seán Rooney was killedWed Dec 21 2022 - 07:00
Junior doctors vote to accept deal aimed at addressing working hours and study leave issuesIrish Medical Organisation ballots its 7,500 members, with 81% of votes cast accepting agreementTue Dec 20 2022 - 19:00
‘Irish people are constantly complaining about the weather. It’s very dynamic. Three seasons in one day’New to the Parish: Hrvoje Smolic moved from Croatia to Ireland in 2018Tue Dec 20 2022 - 06:00
Man charged with murder of pregnant Irish woman in LondonMother-of-four Ailish Walsh (28) was found unresponsive at an address in HackneyMon Dec 19 2022 - 21:32
Cop15 deal aims to conserve 30% of world’s land and water by 2030 Agreement regarded by many as a way to transform the global response to the destruction of nature and begin restorationMon Dec 19 2022 - 19:05
Weather: Met Éireann warns of freezing rain, sleet and possibly snowOrange alert issued with concerns untreated roads and paths may be treacherous in placesFri Dec 16 2022 - 18:10
Orange weather warning in place for 16 counties as temperatures remain below freezingForecaster issues ‘severe frost and ice’ warning amid hazardous driving conditionsThu Dec 15 2022 - 17:46
Top 10% of households consume a third of all domestic water, CSO findsDonegal had the lowest average consumption of water in 2021, while Longford had the highestThu Dec 15 2022 - 12:25
Irish Aid to be rebranded to remove ‘negative connotations’Colm Brophy says programme work ‘much deeper’ than just humanitarian aidTue Dec 13 2022 - 00:01
Syrian refugees: ‘We had to throw anything into the heater to burn. The shoes were good’Families have been told they will soon lose the support on which they dependMon Dec 12 2022 - 18:15
Investigators to consider role of freezing weather in fatal helicopter crashThe privately owned aircraft came down in a field in Kennycourt just before 3pm on SundayMon Dec 12 2022 - 12:05
Two arrested after assault on Gardaí in Dublin left one member hospitalisedMale garda taken to Mater hospital to be treated while arrested woman released pending DPP fileMon Dec 12 2022 - 09:52
‘I’m a homeless homeowner’: The apartment owner who is now couch surfing Jeanette Brown believes there should be amendment to the Act to allow for situations such as hersMon Dec 12 2022 - 05:00
More than 1,500 adoptees will not receive documents within statutory deadlineAdoption Authority of Ireland said delay is ‘not satisfactory’Fri Dec 09 2022 - 18:49
Change in policy on housing Ukrainian refugees in nursing homesAround 900 Ukrainian refugees are housed in former nursing homes or unused blocks of the premisesWed Dec 07 2022 - 00:01
Met Éireann warns of frost and ice as cold snap to last all weekWeather to turn ‘very cold’ with snow, sleet, frost forecastTue Dec 06 2022 - 20:38
Dublin fruit and veg firm celebrates 130 years in business Leonard and Sons opened on December 6th, 1892, in capitol’s Victorian fruit and vegetable marketTue Dec 06 2022 - 19:00
Teenager in ‘critical’ condition in hospital following Tipperary motorway crashThe single-car incident occurred on the M7 shortly after 9pm on MondayTue Dec 06 2022 - 08:14
‘The only thing I knew about Ireland was the songs from Eurovision and the sheep’New to the Parish: Einat Caspi moved from Israel to Ireland in 2015Tue Dec 06 2022 - 06:00
Breaking the cycle of reoffending: ‘People say a leopard doesn’t change its spots but that’s not true’CSO found 28 per cent of people placed on the Probation Service reoffended within one year in 2018Mon Dec 05 2022 - 18:18
Eligibility for fuel allowance scheme to be extended next yearA further 80,000 households to become eligible for the schemeMon Dec 05 2022 - 13:13
Enough homeless beds to meet demand, says DRHE, as temperatures set to drop to -6Dublin authority says there will be place ‘for everyone who wants one’ with snow, sleet and frost expectedMon Dec 05 2022 - 09:35
Refugees on the edge in Lebanon's camp #012Syrian refugees struggle to survive in resource-stretched camps in Lebanon's Bekaa Valley.Fri Dec 02 2022 - 02:00
A homeless life: ‘I’d sneak on to a boat in Dún Laoghaire harbour and try to cosy myself’Jodie Taite went from sleeping on empty boats as a homeless teenager to straight A student after accessing Depaul accommodationTue Nov 29 2022 - 01:00
Overseas nurses asked to share a bed because of accommodation crisis - INMOMedical shift workers will not be able to do their jobs properly if they cannot get proper sleep, union warnsFri Nov 25 2022 - 13:37
Majority of young people believe porn increases men’s interest in rough sex, study findsWomen’s Aid publishes report on porn’s impact on society, children and young peopleFri Nov 25 2022 - 08:21
Dermot Kennedy goes back to his busking roots to launch new album on Grafton Street The Rathcoole popstar says that despite his success, he still feels nervous about how his new songs will be receivedTue Nov 22 2022 - 22:08
Community rallies to help Ukrainian refugees: ‘We realised we could do more together than apart’Geashill in Co Offaly fundraised €50,000 to buy mobile homes for three Ukrainian familiesTue Nov 22 2022 - 17:04
Man in his 20s arrested following fatal Tipperary hit and runThe incident occurred at Clonmore early on Monday morningTue Nov 22 2022 - 10:34
Widow of Patrick Campbell settles alleged collusion casePatrick Campbell was shot dead in his home on October 29th, 1973Tue Nov 22 2022 - 06:45
‘I compare the Irish health service with Spain and I don’t know why Spanish people complain’New to the Parish: Dr Yayicsia Escalona moved from Spain in 2017Tue Nov 22 2022 - 06:00
The life of a nine-year-old Irish child: fewer hobbies, reads less, owns a mobile phone New ESRI report shows gender and socio-economic background strongly influence participation, with poorer children significantly disadvantagedMon Nov 21 2022 - 00:00
‘Very scary time’ for Irish book publishers as print and paper costs soarSupply chain issues and costs putting significant pressure on profitabilityMon Nov 21 2022 - 00:00
Fund to assist countries affected by climate change is ‘landmark moment’, say Irish NGOsCop27 summit concludes with agreement for loss-and-damage fund but fails to include phase-out of fossil fuelsSun Nov 20 2022 - 15:24
‘We are learning the Cork accent and able to comprehend what people are saying’New to the Parish: Ruchi Agrawal arrived from India in 2018Tue Nov 15 2022 - 05:00
Childcare providers say there are ‘serious concerns’ over viability of businessesMinister says Friday's protest closures are ‘unwarranted’ after ‘extensive engagement’ with sectorFri Nov 11 2022 - 12:57
E-scooter crashes cause catastrophic injuries, doctors warnOne death and 24 serious injuries involving e-scooters this year so far, gardaí reportFri Nov 11 2022 - 10:53
Teenager dies following two-car crash in DonegalIncident occurred late on Wednesday night on the Ramelton road in LetterkennyThu Nov 10 2022 - 11:00
Almost 25% of acute hospital beds funded over past two years not deliveredNo additional beds are planned by HSE as part of this year’s winter planWed Nov 09 2022 - 06:54
‘Ongoing shortage’ of ICU beds in Ireland, intensive care audit findsSome 14 per cent of patients admitted to ICU died before discharge from these units in 2020, says reportWed Nov 09 2022 - 06:39
Plants flowering earlier due to climate changeMild temperatures and dry summer mean some Spring flowers are appearing in AutumnFri Nov 04 2022 - 21:00
New laws on gender-based violence ‘hopefully’ in place by end of yearSea change needed in how women are treated on island, says Naomi Long at Shared Island event on FridayFri Nov 04 2022 - 19:00
