‘I am 35 and I can’t marry. Who would accept me? I have nothing’New to the Parish: Hayder Jaafar, originally from Iraq, arrived in Ireland in 2018Tue Nov 02 2021 - 06:00
Hundreds protest over plan for hotel around Cobblestone musical pub‘What’s really being sold to tourists is a shell of Irish culture,’ claim Dublin is Dying groupSat Oct 30 2021 - 18:51
Halloween 2021: Tips to keep children safe during trick-or-treatingTry incorporating a mask into your child’s costume, it could add to their overall lookSat Oct 30 2021 - 14:50
Lack of clear information fuels vaccine scepticism in central, eastern EuropeansJust 44% of central and eastern Europeans based in Ireland are vaccinated, says CSOFri Oct 29 2021 - 22:12
Ireland’s security must be taken more seriously, says MellettFormer head of Defence Forces highlights low State spending at MacGill summer schoolFri Oct 29 2021 - 20:19
Why is the EU fining Poland €1 million every single day?In the News: Poland’s refusal to follow the rules is shaking the foundations of the EUFri Oct 29 2021 - 07:43
Cop26: Our last chance to tackle climate catastropheIn the News: Is it too late for world leaders gathering in Glasgow to save the planet?Thu Oct 28 2021 - 08:19
Two years ago, Élodie saw an ad for a French school in Galway. Now she runs itNew to the Parish: Élodie Ferry arrived from France last month. Her family follow in JanuaryTue Oct 26 2021 - 06:00
Ryanair ‘sorry’ for refusing refugee leave to board flightAt Dublin check-in desk,Venezuelan told visa needed to enter SpainTue Oct 26 2021 - 04:35
Squid Game: How South Korea’s social inequality inspired Netflix’s biggest hitIn the News: Drama is based on people in debt forced to play children’s games for money or deathFri Oct 22 2021 - 09:54
From taxi driver to barrister: A 14-year odysseyNew to the Parish: Jalil Rizvi arrived from Pakistan in 2007Wed Oct 20 2021 - 06:00
New referral mechanism needed to support victims of trafficking, IHREC saysRights and equality commission calls for specialised shelter for victims of traffickingMon Oct 18 2021 - 00:01
Migrant fishermen report ongoing racial abuse, low pay and poor treatmentEmployers using atypical working scheme to ‘threaten and exploit workers’, study findsSun Oct 17 2021 - 15:20
DCC chief should apologise for ‘flippant’ remarks made to UCDSU, says CollinsComment about student accommodation not a resigning matter, says Minister of StateTue Oct 12 2021 - 17:47
Budget 2022: Grant for purchasing wigs is ‘huge boost’ for people with alopeciaPeople who suffer hair loss due to illnesses or chemotherapy will be eligible for supportTue Oct 12 2021 - 16:01
Support offered to Roma community during pandemic must continue, says HSE and NGO networkRoma community suffering from much higher burden of chronic disease than general population, says reportMon Oct 11 2021 - 12:11
Mist and fog weather warning as drivers urged to take cautionStatus yellow weather warning in place until 11am on MondayMon Oct 11 2021 - 08:13
‘I’ve achieved my dream. I feel loved and valued in this orchestra’New to the Parish: Silvija Scerbaviciute arrived from Lithuania, via the UK, in 2021Wed Sept 29 2021 - 06:00
‘Winters are tough but I love living in Mayo now’New to the Parish: Gabriela Meade Díaz arrived in Dublin from Mexico in 2016Wed Sept 22 2021 - 06:00
‘There are barriers ahead: college fees, accommodation while also facing deportation’Three young asylum seekers following their dreams through education in IrelandSat Sept 18 2021 - 06:00
‘People label Ireland as conservative, but it is very forward-thinking’New to the Parish: Trevor and Kevin Baker-O’Haire arrived in 2015 from EnglandWed Sept 15 2021 - 06:00
Fishermen risk not qualifying for undocumented migrants schemeProposed scheme could exclude non-EEA workers, says ITF spokesmanTue Sept 14 2021 - 02:11
Third senior health official in week resigns, citing lack of reformsProf Geraldine McCarthy: ‘Experiences tell me we are no nearer to required reform than six years ago’Tue Sept 14 2021 - 00:26
Over 90% of private rental homes in Fingal ‘fail inspection’Private properties reviewed in 2019, 2020 below minimum State standard, council toldMon Sept 13 2021 - 21:59
Over 300 Afghans granted Irish visas since Taliban takeoverNew humanitarian scheme for Afghan refugees being developed as ‘matter of urgency’Mon Sept 13 2021 - 01:00
Kerry murder-suicide: Funeral details of victims releasedFuneral details for Maurice ‘Mossie’ O’Sullivan not being released at request of familySun Sept 12 2021 - 21:46
Motorcyclist (40s) dies in road collision in GalwayCrash between motorcycle and car occurred on R338 Old Dublin Road at Renmore ParkSun Sept 12 2021 - 18:52
‘There were times I went a week and didn’t speak with another human being’New to the Parish: Aminata Seilloh Conteh arrived from Sierra Leone in 2020Wed Sept 08 2021 - 06:00
When people told me, ‘You’re too black,’ I never loved myself. I wished I could be like other kidsNew to the Parish: Precious and Sedurida Rukundo arrived from Malawi in 2016Wed Sept 01 2021 - 06:00
Pfizer, AstraZeneca Covid vaccine protection wanes within six months, study findsWHO spokeswoman calls on Ireland ‘not to rush and corner all the supplies of vaccines’Wed Aug 25 2021 - 16:03
Total of 18 deaths from Covid-19 recorded in the State last weekA further 2,051 Covid-19 cases confirmed as Tony Holohan says ‘high incidence’ in 16-29 age groupWed Aug 25 2021 - 16:01
‘I kept thinking, What will my son’s future be like? The war was approaching’New to the Parish: Sufyan ElGahmi arrived from Libya in 2019Wed Aug 25 2021 - 06:00
First Afghan family accepted into State following Taliban takeover arrives in DublinRefugee council seeks wider criteria for family reunificationMon Aug 23 2021 - 21:56
Taliban may be carrying out massacres with impunity – Amnesty InternationalWhile focus is on Kabul, killings are taking place across Afghanistan, says investigatorMon Aug 23 2021 - 02:00
Tributes to Kurdish couple and eight-month-old baby killed in Galway crashKarzan Sabah Ahmed, Shahen Qasm and baby Lina died when car on wrong side of road hit themSun Aug 22 2021 - 14:18
US troops could stay in Afghanistan beyond August 31st deadline, Joe Biden saysFirst group of Afghan refugees coming to Ireland could arrive in Europe within daysThu Aug 19 2021 - 06:47
Ireland trumps California: ‘We feel better here – and the schools are like a big hug for the kids’New to the Parish: Igor and Anna Meleshchenko arrived from Russia in 2020Wed Aug 18 2021 - 06:00
Ireland to provide fewer than 200 places for Afghan refugeesGovernment hopes to find capacity for more refugees as situation in Kabul worsensMon Aug 16 2021 - 21:58
Distraught Afghan women in Ireland fear for their families‘They don’t know when the Taliban will knock on their door. What will happen to my sisters?’Mon Aug 16 2021 - 18:54
Lost in translation: ‘You can be shocked by the bad news you have to interpret’Lack of minimum standards for interpreters has knock-on effect for vulnerable peopleSat Aug 14 2021 - 06:00
‘I found Irish people very accepting. I also admired them for not caring what others think’New to the Parish: Kasia O’Reilly arrived from Poland in 2005Wed Aug 11 2021 - 06:00
Covid reminds we cannot handle nuclear threat, CND leader saysMemorial event in Merrion Square marks 76th anniversary of Hiroshima bombingFri Aug 06 2021 - 17:06
‘I was at a crossroads: I could kill people or be killed myself – or I could flee to Ireland’New to the Parish: Abd nour Karouz arrived from Syria, via Lebanon, in 2018Wed Aug 04 2021 - 06:00
Five arrested in Longford in operation targeting crime groupDetention bring to 78 the number of people arrested under Garda Operation SkeinTue Aug 03 2021 - 18:01
Campaign seeks to aid parents in direct provision facing back-to-school costsEvery Child is Your Child campaign supports parents with school book and uniform costsMon Aug 02 2021 - 01:13
ASTI calls for measures to ensure safe and quality educationUnion says secondary teachers are enduring ‘enormous and unsustainable workloads’Mon Aug 02 2021 - 00:01
Hundreds protest outside Temple Bar pub for second time over alleged assaultTeenagers and young adult demonstrators chanted for apology and banged skateboardsSat Jul 31 2021 - 21:26
Women peace-builders ‘under-utilised’ in advancing NI peace processAll-Island Women’s Forum seeks to bring female voices to peace, reconciliation effortsFri Jul 30 2021 - 18:59
Daft withdraws appeal against finding of discrimination in property adsIHREC complained over listings on website citing work, age and family status requirementsThu Jul 29 2021 - 22:54
‘Being in Ireland is the best and worst thing – the best as I’m safe but the worst as I feel so isolated’New to the Parish: Burma/Myanmar-born Supyae Yadanar arrived here in 2018Wed Jul 28 2021 - 06:00
