Lives ‘at risk’ due to scant information, first responders sayDublin Fire Brigade cites data concerns for lack of contact with crisis health volunteersMon Dec 09 2019 - 02:13
Stress and anxiety factors in homeschool numbers risingThere are 1,483 children being taught at home, an increase of 5%, Tusla figures showMon Dec 09 2019 - 02:08
Homeschooling: ‘It’s part of our everyday. It’s part of our family culture’Catherine Monaghan is educating her son Theo (14) at homeMon Dec 09 2019 - 02:06
Gardaí suspect man found dead in burning car had been shotKilling expected to be upgraded to murder inquiry when postmortem results are knownMon Nov 18 2019 - 23:54
Family of Dublin man (55) missing for six months appeal for helpGerry Taylor was last seen walking toward Ticknock in the Dublin mountains on May 25thMon Nov 18 2019 - 21:54
Taoiseach backs ‘courageous’ priest after Quinn complaint to VaticanFr Oliver O’Reilly offered ‘moral leadership’ after Lunney attack, says VaradkarMon Nov 18 2019 - 21:07
Revenue unveils new scanner to tackle smuggling and fraudNew €1.1m ZBV scanner was part-funded by the European Anti-Fraud AgencyThu Nov 14 2019 - 13:36
Campaigners to seek judicial review of sewage plantLocal residents believe development will harm human health and destroy the local biosphereWed Nov 13 2019 - 18:02
Poor mental health, low self-esteem ‘biggest implication’ of obesity in childrenIrish Heart Foundation calls for tax on sweets, and ban on junk-food ads before 9pmTue Nov 12 2019 - 17:51
Hostel plan for Joyce’s House of the Dead ‘only viable option’Developer says development would include cultural facility dedicated to James JoyceMon Nov 11 2019 - 14:45
Chief suspect in Kevin Lunney attack dies during police raidDocumentation, laptops and other evidence seized by police in Derbyshire operationFri Nov 08 2019 - 19:18
Minister rejects artists’ call for protection of Joyce’s ‘House of the Dead’Letter urges Government to ‘save’ 15 Usher’s Island after plans lodged to turn Dublin house into 56-bed hostelFri Nov 08 2019 - 17:09
No link between watching porn in isolation and sexual aggression - studyPorn only associated with sexual aggression if individual already prone to aggressionFri Nov 08 2019 - 14:46
Funeral Mass for Gay Byrne in Pro-CathedralCeremony will be covered live by RTÉ and followed by private burial in SuttonFri Nov 08 2019 - 07:12
Salaries for 10 highest-paid RTÉ presenters amounted to €3m in 2016Ryan Tubridy earned highest wage of €495,000, Marian Finucane was highest paid womanThu Nov 07 2019 - 16:22
Almost 13,000 Dublin homes will be affected by climate change – EPAIncreased storms and higher sea levels will give rise to extreme costal floodingWed Nov 06 2019 - 14:41
Government considered shutting off water supply to deal with Leixlip problem - MurphyMinister visiting plant which serves greater Dublin area today as boil water notice remains in placeWed Nov 06 2019 - 10:57
Tusla finds 60,000 children miss school every dayChildren in urban areas miss more school due to stress and anxiety than rural studentsTue Nov 05 2019 - 15:31
Cyclist killed in Dublin was ‘full of life and loved cycling’Neeraj Jain (34) moved from India to Ireland last year for study and workSun Nov 03 2019 - 14:58
Church of Ireland leader to retire early next yearDr Richard Clarke, who has been outspoken on a range of issues, announces retirementSat Nov 02 2019 - 16:49
Rise in price of stamp saved An Post from ‘examinership’Postal company chief confirms he was unsuccessful applicant for RTÉ’s top jobSat Nov 02 2019 - 14:36
Margaret Atwood says Ireland is a ‘little point of light’ globallyBooker Prize winning author puts hope in young people in battle against totalitarianismSat Nov 02 2019 - 13:23
Council rejects Taoiseach’s proposal for electric cars in bus lanes‘The bus lanes are currently at capacity,’ local authority saysSat Nov 02 2019 - 11:49
Vigil held for cyclist who died in collision with cement truck in DublinMan, who gardaí are still working to identify, is eighth cyclist to die on State’s roads in 2019Fri Nov 01 2019 - 19:41
Rural towns and village receive €15m in regeneration fundingSome 156 rural locations awarded on Thursday by Minister Michael RingThu Oct 31 2019 - 17:55
Drug addiction services struggling with rising demand, say providersCampaigners call for policy change and extra funding to tackle increased useWed Oct 30 2019 - 22:07
Former drugs ministers tired of attending drug-related funeralsIn 2016, 736 people in Ireland died from drugs – the fourth highest figure in EuropeWed Oct 30 2019 - 18:47
Former ministers fear national drug strategy being ‘undermined’Government urged not to take powers away from community and voluntary sectorsWed Oct 30 2019 - 01:00
Boy (10) with prosthetic legs receives £2,500 over trampoline banPark said it was advised patrons with prosthetic limbs not permitted to use equipmentWed Oct 30 2019 - 00:01
Residents in Donegal HSE centre restricted due to layout of homeHSE says it intends to address issues by providing alternative accommodationTue Oct 29 2019 - 18:42
Rail-riding pup reunited with owners after solo trip to DublinOscar boarded the 7.30am train from Maynooth to Connolly StationTue Oct 29 2019 - 11:32
MS patient living in nursing home for almost 15 years ‘just wants to go home’‘Nursing homes are just a dumping ground for people like me. I believe the State has failed in its obligation towards me and others like me’Tue Oct 29 2019 - 02:51
Price of a private smear can vary by up to 200%Wide variation in service prices attributed to the choice of laboratory and overhead costsTue Oct 29 2019 - 02:47
Licence fee changes likely to worsen funding crisis, RTÉ saysDirector-general tells Minister high salaries will be kept ‘under review’Tue Oct 29 2019 - 02:23
Ireland needs to reduce prison numbers, says reform charityIrish Penal Reform Trust wants prison sentences to be ‘last resort’ in justice systemFri Oct 25 2019 - 13:41
Ireland a ‘wonderful country’, says Italian teacher mugged at gunpointMan for court over incident during school group’s visit to Dublin’s Guinness StorehouseFri Oct 25 2019 - 10:04
Recovering addict: ‘I chose drugs over my family. I lost everything’Ending addiction needs a focus on ‘health and human need’ of drug users,’ says charityThu Oct 24 2019 - 10:43
Mental health: ‘All he got was a criminal record, when all he needed was help’Adults with severe mental health issues ‘falling through gaps’, charity saysWed Oct 23 2019 - 01:00
Number of politicians attending CervicalCheck apology ‘disappointing’Patient support group welcomes apology, describing it as a ‘watershed moment’Tue Oct 22 2019 - 19:07
Dust particles increasing cancer risk for construction workersSilica dust, which occurs when cutting concrete, has been proven to be carcinogenicMon Oct 21 2019 - 00:10
Three arrested over paramilitary style attack in Co AntrimPolice believe man ordered to show up at roundabout in Newtownabbey to receive beatingSun Oct 20 2019 - 20:59
House of Fools: What the papers say about BrexitNewspapers across UK and Ireland lead with Saturday’s House of Commons debacleSun Oct 20 2019 - 12:54
Number of homes in Belfast evacuated due to security alertPSNI currently examining a suspicious objectSun Oct 20 2019 - 12:41
Man (31) arrested after teenage boy stabbed in BelfastArrest on suspicion of attempted murder follows Saturday night incidentSun Oct 20 2019 - 10:03
One driver caught speeding every three minutes in Garda operationOver 250 speeding vehicles detected so far as part of ‘slow down’ campaignFri Oct 18 2019 - 21:08
Number of visitors to Clonmacnoise putting site under ‘strain’The monastery receives between 155,000 and 170,000 visitors per yearFri Oct 18 2019 - 16:35
Men questioned over death of man in Cork in 2015 are releasedGardaí say file is being prepared for DPP over the fatal attack on Peter Murphy (36)Fri Oct 18 2019 - 11:24
Man charged over Limerick burglaries, thefts and criminal damageAccused appearing before Limerick City District CourtFri Oct 18 2019 - 10:58
Women in Colombia defy violence to help build peaceDespite big role in peace accord, women activists still face threats of violence and murderWed Oct 16 2019 - 20:00
Clondalkin residents protest construction of nursing home on nuns’ landLocals say development would occupy playing field and ‘eradicate’ habitat of birdsMon Oct 14 2019 - 14:51
