Two people arrested as drugs worth €53,000 seized in CorkSuspected cannabis herb and cocaine discovered after gardaí stop and search carThu Aug 20 2020 - 10:50
Tender process for six higher education buildings due ‘immediately’Pledge to deliver 11 buildings set to facilitate extra 8,000 student places upon completionTue Aug 18 2020 - 00:01
Department of Health reports no further Covid-19 deaths and 56 new casesMinister for Health warns more deaths likely to follow spike in confirmed casesMon Aug 17 2020 - 22:46
Almost 28,000 lose eligibility for pandemic unemployment paymentNumber claiming PUP falls to 232,400, down 61% from peak of 598,000 in early MayMon Aug 17 2020 - 18:30
Study will examine if lockdown impacts level of allergies among newborns1,000 babies born between March and May will be looked atMon Aug 17 2020 - 17:14
Study signals ‘continued need’ for HPV-awareness campaignsLack of understanding of sexually transmitted virus contrasts with danger of prevalenceMon Aug 17 2020 - 06:00
Covid-19 restrictions stopping mail service to Australia, New ZealandOther countries have resumed service but introduced size restrictions on itemsMon Aug 17 2020 - 01:54
‘This cannot continue’ warns Dr Ronan Glynn as 66 new cases of Covid-19 reportedSome are socialising recklessly, he warns, as Nphet prepares to meet Monday to consider ‘any necessary recommendations’Mon Aug 17 2020 - 00:16
Man (60s) arrested following ‘sudden death’ of woman in BelfastPolice said the woman died on Sunday eveningSun Aug 16 2020 - 21:30
Co Laois ‘glamping’ site reopens so locals can holiday at homeGlamping under the Stars enjoying ‘huge demand’ as escape during Covid-19 restrictionsFri Aug 14 2020 - 20:18
Tipperary mushroom plant suspends work as staff test positive for Covid-19Walsh’s Mushrooms in Golden finds 11 workers have contracted virus after testingFri Aug 14 2020 - 16:01
PSNI warning as more than £80,000 lost in spate of scamsScammers posed as online retailer requesting payment and as a firm offering a refundFri Aug 14 2020 - 14:35
Eight rescued after Lough Derg cruiser runs agroundRNLI lifeboat responds after alarm is raised just before 9.30pm on ThursdayFri Aug 14 2020 - 11:12
Taxi driving: ‘Now I’m deciding where I’m going to park’Business down, streets quiet, ranks full and effects of home working leave drivers reelingFri Aug 14 2020 - 01:00
Taxi drivers fear 20% will be out of business within yearCalls for financial support amid claims ride demand as low as 2% of pre-Covid-19 levelFri Aug 14 2020 - 01:00
Weather warning: Flooding expected following thundery downpours on Thursday nightSome roads in Cork were impassable on Thursday morning due to torrential rainThu Aug 13 2020 - 23:02
Covid-19 restrictions negatively affecting children with autism, study saysParents report a decline in the skills and abilities of their children with autismThu Aug 13 2020 - 13:12
Masks to be worn in schools when 2m cannot be maintainedAll staff and students using school transport service must wear face coveringFri Aug 07 2020 - 17:52
GPs see increase in people with Covid-19 symptoms after bank holidayPublic urged to contact out-of-hours doctors if they develop symptoms at weekendsThu Aug 06 2020 - 18:29
Legal definition of media must include social media, says expertBarrister Tom O’Malley’s comments follow report on handling of sex crimesThu Aug 06 2020 - 09:31
Students to wear face coverings in lectures where two metre distance not possibleThe recommendation is included in guidance on resuming on-campus activityWed Aug 05 2020 - 20:28
Covid-19 resulted in decrease of child welfare referrals to TuslaChild and Family Agency says pandemic had noticeable impact on ability to visit children at homeWed Aug 05 2020 - 19:41
Public invited to name white-tailed eagle chick in Co CorkChick is the first female eagle to fledge in Glengarriff nature reserve in over 100 yearsMon Aug 03 2020 - 15:09
‘Huge increase’ in falls among older people following lockdownInactivity during coronavirus restrictions has weakened the muscles of older peopleMon Aug 03 2020 - 02:56
Resolute and resilient: ‘I’m not ready to go yet. I’ve still life to live’Frances Foley (92) exercises daily to stay living in her home amid Covid-19 pandemicMon Aug 03 2020 - 02:48
Man (25) appears in court charged with murder in Co KildareGardaí believe Roy Hopkins (34) was killed after being hit with baseball bat, court toldSun Aug 02 2020 - 18:37
MacSharry’s public servants critique fails to resonate with TaoiseachSiptu urges FF Sligo-Leitrim TD to recant ‘lying on the couch watching box sets’ remarkFri Jul 31 2020 - 16:24
‘Huge anger’ as public servants and Fianna Fáil react to Marc MacSharry ‘box sets’ remarkTD repeats claims and slams ‘mediocrity dressed up as efficiency’Thu Jul 30 2020 - 14:40
Nursing homes no longer restricting visitor numbers under new guidelinesNew HPSC guidance for residential care facilities will also allow children visit in some casesWed Jul 29 2020 - 13:19
Parents of Nóra Quoirin take legal case against Facebook and userTeenager died while on holiday with her family in Malaysia last summerWed Jul 29 2020 - 11:51
Man dies following disturbance at house in KilkennyThe man was found on foot on the M8 motorway hours before his deathWed Jul 29 2020 - 08:00
‘Digital divide’: Subsidise internet access for older people, say expertsUK study finds links between frequent web use and heightened wellbeing in older adultsWed Jul 29 2020 - 00:28
HSE employee received monthly pay every fortnight for almost six months, audit findsDiscrepancy resulted in an overpayment of more than €40,000 which is slowly being repaidMon Jul 27 2020 - 19:22
Shannon pipeline cost ‘likely to exceed’ €1.3bnThe 170km pipeline will carry water from the lower river Shannon to south DublinWed Jul 22 2020 - 02:39
Disadvantaged children and those with special needs most affected by restrictionsESRI researchers find that pre-existing inequalities have widened due to Covid-19 pandemicWed Jul 22 2020 - 00:01
Dublin creche one of the first to report case of Covid-19A memo to parents states that the member of staff was asymptomatic and worked for ‘only one day’Tue Jul 21 2020 - 22:04
Irish radio stations give Jack Charlton a musical send-offItalia ’90 anthem aired simultaneously on day of former Ireland manager’s funeralTue Jul 21 2020 - 19:09
Coronavirus: 36 new cases confirmed but no further deaths in the StateNorthern Ireland reports eighth consecutive day of zero Covid-19 deathsTue Jul 21 2020 - 17:47
People with history of gum disease more likely to develop cancers – studyLink between oral and general health ‘completely overlooked’, says leading dentistMon Jul 20 2020 - 23:30
Ireland secures €8.8m EU grant for Dart commuter rail expansionThe grant will be used for the design phase of the upgrade of the Kildare rail lineMon Jul 20 2020 - 16:40
‘Very significant’ increase in seizures of illegal fishing netsInland Fisheries Ireland said protection of salmon remains ’highest priority’Mon Jul 20 2020 - 16:24
State did not apologise to Ruth Morrissey ‘now it is too late’, says husband after her deathTributes to CervicalCheck campaigner (39) who sued state over misreading of smear test resultsSun Jul 19 2020 - 21:04
Rare tropical seabird found in Co Wicklow dies after days in intensive careThe brown booby is traditionally found in the West Indies and Cape Verde islandsSun Jul 19 2020 - 11:50
Aisling Bea and Michael Harte win British television craft awardsBea took the breakthrough talent award while Harte claimed the editing: factual prizeFri Jul 17 2020 - 22:06
Coronavirus: three more deaths and a further 34 cases recordedTánaiste understands people wanting ‘freedom pints’ but says pubs closed ‘for good reasons’Fri Jul 17 2020 - 19:30
Gardaí seized almost € 2.6 million worth of drugs in three separate operationsThe seizures occurred in Dublin, Longford and Wicklow on ThursdayFri Jul 17 2020 - 19:16
Coronavirus: Government urges close contacts of positive cases to get testedIncreasing proportion of these contacts are not coming forward for testing, briefing is toldThu Jul 16 2020 - 13:12
Home-schooled Leaving Cert students feel abandoned by predicted grades scheme‘The only option that they’re giving people like me is to take another year out’Wed Jul 15 2020 - 04:30
More than 10,000 charities registered in Ireland last yearSignificant number of reported concerns related to issue of clothes collectionsTue Jul 14 2020 - 11:43
Parents' leave extension ‘falls far short’, says National Women's CouncilGovernment announced three-week extension for babies born during coronavirus pandemicTue Jul 14 2020 - 11:06
