Homeless children welcome the relief of returning to school‘They’re so excited because they haven’t been able to see their friends since school finished’Wed Aug 28 2019 - 01:00
More parents seeking help with school costs, says charitySVP charity calls for free school books and the abolition of voluntary contributionTue Aug 27 2019 - 00:01
Man (34) assaulted in Dublin at the weekend has diedGardaí appeal for witnesses after Vincent Parsons died at Tallaght Hospital on Monday eveningMon Aug 26 2019 - 22:02
Gardaí seized more than €200k worth of drugs in separate searches at weekendSearches carried out in Clondalkin, Dublin and Naas, Kilcullen and Clane in Co KildareMon Aug 26 2019 - 21:01
Government ministers step up warnings about a no-deal BrexitBoris Johnson said he would take talks with EU to the very last minute before October 31st deadlineMon Aug 26 2019 - 19:08
Transplant Team Ireland win 50 medals at the World Transplant GamesIrish team bring home 17 gold medals, 18 silver and 15 bronzeSun Aug 25 2019 - 21:16
Death mask of Daniel O’Connell presented to OPWCountess of Dunraven donates plaster mask for display in Derrynane House museumSat Aug 24 2019 - 01:40
Irish-American priest arrested for allegedly stealing almost €90,000 from churchUS attorney alleges priest used stolen funds to buy a beach house, travel and diningFri Aug 23 2019 - 17:33
A third of retirees leave work to spend more time with family65 to 67 years of age is the most popular age to retireThu Aug 22 2019 - 21:32
Sunglasses with no UV protection among products stopped by consumer watchdogMore than 33,000 products were prevented from entering the Irish market last yearThu Aug 22 2019 - 17:57
Ireland’s population in ‘serious decline’ before Vikings’ arrivalVikings more successful than ‘natives’ in expanding population, research showsThu Aug 22 2019 - 02:41
‘Lyme disease totally and utterly destroys people’s lives’Shirley Moran Breslin diagnosis took more than four years after being bitten by a tickThu Aug 22 2019 - 01:00
Almost 100 people suffer life-changing conditions from Lyme diseaseExperts believe incidence of Lyme disease may be much higher than estimatedThu Aug 22 2019 - 00:07
Just 81 in-home childminders are on Tusla registerSeven counties have no registered minders while Dublin has only nineWed Aug 21 2019 - 02:03
Advocacy groups call for reversal of removal of disabilities training allowanceConor Dillon says Government decision is ‘discriminating’ against himMon Aug 19 2019 - 17:51
Forty cars seized last year over dodged M50 tollsThere were 172 criminal convictions in 2018 for persistent failure to pay related finesMon Aug 19 2019 - 02:12
Co-living residents may fall outside rental protectionsSuch tenants could face year-on-year rent increases as they might not be covered by ActMon Aug 19 2019 - 02:01
Parents of Jack Downey (19) speak out about how drugs ‘destroyed’ their only child‘People have to stand up and speak ... we are all too casual about what is going on among young people in Ireland’Sun Aug 18 2019 - 11:36
Three people hospitalised after collision in Co MonaghanA woman in her 50s was airlifted to Tallaght Hospital while two others were treated locallySun Aug 18 2019 - 10:26
School building contractor says it is being used as ‘scapegoat’Western Building Systems has called for report deadline into school building programmeFri Aug 16 2019 - 17:49
Plans to police Everest ‘too restrictive’, Irish mountaineer saysNoel Hanna believes making the climbing window longer would reduce fatalitiesThu Aug 15 2019 - 21:20
Seventeen additional schools found to have structural flawsTemporary remediation and precautionary measures to be put in placeThu Aug 15 2019 - 10:09
Disease fatal to rabbits and hares confirmed in IrelandHighly contagious virus of no risk to humans, says National Parks and Wildlife ServiceFri Aug 09 2019 - 21:40
Hospital waiting lists for outpatient appointments reach new highSince the start of 2019 an additional 48,660 have joined the waiting listFri Aug 09 2019 - 21:24
Stormy weather to continue this weekend with potential for thunder and flash floodsUnseasonably windy over southern half of the country with moderate to fresh and gusty windsFri Aug 09 2019 - 16:40
More than 40% of Dublin homeless accommodated in three areasMost emergency accommodation in Dublin 1, Dublin 7 and Dublin 8Thu Aug 08 2019 - 15:28
Prospect of no-deal Brexit exercises attendees on first day of Dublin Horse ShowPeople who work with horses close to the Border say their industry has been ‘abandoned’Wed Aug 07 2019 - 21:31
Endurance sports at risk over rising insurance costsInsurance premium almost doubled this year, says Triathlon IrelandTue Aug 06 2019 - 00:59
Health service failing critically ill patients – IHCAIrish Hospital Consultant Association calls for more beds and specialist consultantsTue Aug 06 2019 - 00:01
Half of all local councils fail to inspect 10% of private rentalsGovernment provided €2m to local authorities to increase inspections last yearMon Aug 05 2019 - 01:30
More than 80% of private rental accommodation fail testsLimerick City and County Council highest fail rate – all inspections short of complianceMon Aug 05 2019 - 01:30
Concerns raised over video of teens jumping from high sea cliffKilrush lifeboat spokesman said behaviour ‘particularly dangerous’ due to water conditionsSun Aug 04 2019 - 16:35
Kilkenny Castle Parklands named most popular free attactionGuinness Storehouse, Cliffs of Moher and Dublin Zoo busiest fee-paying sites in StateSun Aug 04 2019 - 15:44
Incidence of Lyme disease may be ‘three times higher’ than estimate - studyIrish expert ‘not surprised’ at UK data suggesting much higher number of tick-borne infectionsTue Jul 30 2019 - 23:30
Heavy rain, lightning causes rail disruption and floodingIrish Rail services via Maynooth badly affected; National Gallery is evacuatedTue Jul 30 2019 - 21:17
Irish teenager wins Google science award for microplastics projectFionn Ferreira from Ballydehob earns €45,000 bursary at event in CaliforniaMon Jul 29 2019 - 22:01
Public services card carries ‘big risk’, says UN poverty envoy‘What are the intentions of the government?’ asks Prof Philip AlstonMon Jul 29 2019 - 21:56
UCC lecturer named new special rapporteur on child protectionConor O’Mahony highlights review of Child Care Act as central to his three-year termMon Jul 29 2019 - 21:46
Croagh Patrick parking shortage has created ‘huge’ safety risk, locals claimMurrisk representative says lack of facilities for visitors could lead to serious accidentsFri Jul 26 2019 - 20:13
Ireland’s first digital surgery unit ‘will reduce complications’Mater hospital unit uses technology to identify cancer without need to remove tissueThu Jul 25 2019 - 18:15
Geriatrician calls for heatwave response plan for the elderlyTemperature control to become a priority for nursing homes and hospitalsThu Jul 25 2019 - 02:26
Rail users face disruption as Tara Street and Pearse stations closedTwo Dublin city stations closed to facilitate construction workSun Jul 21 2019 - 09:36
Tourists contributing to overcrowding at Kerry hospital emergency departmentHospital asks public to limit visits to ‘genuine’ emergenciesFri Jul 19 2019 - 17:00
Dublin’s Tara and Pearse stations to close over weekendIarnród Éireann closing both centre stations to allow for repairs on Pearse Street roofFri Jul 19 2019 - 12:20
Residents ‘devastated’ by felling of trees, letters to councils show‘Is it not evident that the world needs trees more than ever? Why cut them down?’Fri Jul 19 2019 - 01:57
Over 7,000 trees felled by local authorities in 18 monthsIssue under increasing public scrutiny following several high-profile removalsFri Jul 19 2019 - 01:00
Cherry blossom trees planted ‘in silly places’ being cut down in DublinTree expert says too late to replant trees somewhere more suitable due to their ageFri Jul 19 2019 - 01:00
Simon Harris ‘ashamed’ of way rape trials carried out in IrelandVictims ‘feel they are retraumatised and effectively victim-shamed,’ Minister saysTue Jul 16 2019 - 21:13
Minister says women who had delayed HPV test results face low clinical riskChairman of review into latest cervical controversy says process will be independentTue Jul 16 2019 - 21:11
Environmental activists stop the traffic in DublinExtinction Rebellion stage disruptions to highlight rising air pollution in capitalMon Jul 15 2019 - 21:30
