Almost one million could be on hospital waiting lists by year-end, consultants warnExtra funds allocated for mental health treatment is criticised as ‘grossly inadequate’Tue Mar 02 2021 - 09:39
Vast majority sticking to Covid rules despite ‘misperception’, experts sayOne further death and 687 new cases, reported in RepublicMon Mar 01 2021 - 20:05
More than a third of population not staying within 10km of homeCSO data shows growing numbers becoming frustrated with national travel restrictionsMon Mar 01 2021 - 14:15
Gardaí call for more resources to help police protestsMore arrests expected following violent scenes in Dublin city centre on SaturdayMon Mar 01 2021 - 12:04
Waiting period for State standard illness benefit is cut to three daysEnhanced Covid-19 payment introduced last year carries no waiting daysMon Mar 01 2021 - 09:32
Lack of detail on how to clear asylum backlog tempers welcome to planConcerns voiced about segregation and lack of provision for independent livingFri Feb 26 2021 - 21:00
Housing Agency ‘crucial’ to accommodating asylum seekers, Minister saysContracts for direct provision centres may be extended during transition, O’Gorman saysFri Feb 26 2021 - 20:19
No easy task as Government plans to end decades of direct provisionDepartment admits replacing system for asylum seekers more complex than foreseenFri Feb 26 2021 - 09:25
Lives Lost to Covid-19: John McConnell – ‘Part of me died that day when he died’John was the head of the family. ‘We really realise that now and we’re lost without him’Fri Feb 26 2021 - 09:00
Plan to end direct provision by 2024 would see asylum seekers housed in State accommodationPrivate contractors to be phased out in new system that could cost up to €672 millionFri Feb 26 2021 - 01:00
‘People think I either have to be Irish or Filipino, but I can be both’New to the Parish: Shane Andaloc arrived from the Philippines in 2004Wed Feb 24 2021 - 06:00
Desire to die among older people often transient, study findsImproving mental health care should form part of assisted dying talks, researcher saysThu Feb 18 2021 - 22:41
Ireland should not vaccinate young before vulnerable in developing world - Mike RyanIrish people must give Government and EU political permission to share few vaccinesThu Feb 18 2021 - 20:13
Cork direct provision residents refuse meals over ‘low standard’Group writes to Minister asking for permission to purchase and cook own foodThu Feb 18 2021 - 18:51
Terminally ill should be offered choice on assisted dying, says doctors’ groupClinicians tell committee procedure can be introduced in ‘safe and fair manner’Thu Feb 18 2021 - 14:58
Man and woman arrested over juvenile's murder in DroghedaSeven arrests to date as part of investigation into juvenile’s death in January 2020Wed Feb 17 2021 - 10:36
‘It hurts when my mum is reduced to the colour of her skin in Ireland’New to the Parish: Sara Abraham arrived from India in 2006Wed Feb 17 2021 - 06:00
Palliative care experts warn of ‘deeply flawed’ assisted dying Bill‘There’s no proper oversight or scrutiny... this legislation could lead to a slippery slope’Mon Feb 15 2021 - 04:00
Yoga centre’s liquorice Covid-cure falls foul of advertising watchdogVodafone, Kia Motors and Marks and Spencer also among firms to have misled customersThu Feb 11 2021 - 19:46
Dublin hosts cracking Chinese new year festival‘It’s incredible to see the level of interest ... all the more reason to make it happen at this time’Wed Feb 10 2021 - 19:51
Gender equality has ‘taken a big step back’ during Covid-19Forum hears women are taking on burden of caring in professional and personal capacityWed Feb 10 2021 - 18:55
Moving to Donegal from Manchester, ‘we burned through our savings in short order’New to the Parish: Ken Harper and Jason Gerber arrived from northern England in 2014Wed Feb 10 2021 - 06:00
Domestic violence as a migrant woman: ‘I was exhausted from abuse’‘I don’t think the system is ready to support migrant women who survive violence’Tue Feb 09 2021 - 04:05
Migrant women in abusive relationships not being reached, say campaignersAbusers use immigration status to trap women in relationships, group warnsTue Feb 09 2021 - 04:05
Una Ring: Harassment victim recalls ‘absolutely terrifying’ ordealWoman urges others in similar situations to seek help from gardaíTue Feb 09 2021 - 00:26
390 cost rental homes approved for development, says Housing MinisterHousing bodies Clúid, Respond and Tuath given approval to deliver the homesMon Feb 08 2021 - 06:32
Vicky Phelan portrait raises over €55,000 for healthcare workersPainting of cervical cancer awareness campaigner far exceeds estimate value in Co Laois saleThu Feb 04 2021 - 17:36
Vicky Phelan portait to be auctioned to raise funds for healthcare workersCampaigner says portrait commissioned by Heroes Aid charity makes ‘the invisible visible’Wed Feb 03 2021 - 22:43
‘Black kids were on one side of the yard, white kids were on the other’FAI referee Isreal Ibeanu, who moved to Ireland as a child, on friendship, racism and solidarityWed Feb 03 2021 - 06:00
New code of practice to combat workplace bullying published‘Robust preventative approaches’ and ‘transparent procedures’ requiredWed Feb 03 2021 - 01:00
Dying with Dignity Bill needs ‘significant changes’, says rights lobbyProposed law does not ensure ‘adequate safeguards’ to protect person’s right to life, warns IHRECWed Feb 03 2021 - 00:01
World Hijab Day: ‘The hijab is a part of me, it’s my identity’Webinar hears that Islamaphobia is a reality across Irish societyMon Feb 01 2021 - 20:59
Myanmar coup brings back ‘terrifying memories’, says Rohingya groupFears for safety of ethnic minority group under military rule following Suu Kyi arrestMon Feb 01 2021 - 20:56
Passenger arrivals in State during December top 164,000Numbers entering Republic up almost 60% on travellers who came in during NovemberFri Jan 29 2021 - 15:15
Facebook Ireland campaign to target hate speech on platformEducational video on how to spot and report hate speech to be rolled out on newsfeedsFri Jan 29 2021 - 06:31
Asylum seekers face almost 18-month wait for decision on requestsMinister for Justice says asylum seekers now allowed to work after six months rather than nineThu Jan 28 2021 - 21:06
Direct provision centre contracts should not be renewed, says Refugee CouncilReport recommends ‘blend’ of housing models be used to replace direct provisionWed Jan 27 2021 - 15:21
‘My Irish friends helped me through my hardships’Tammy Nguyen arrived from Vietnam in 2007Wed Jan 27 2021 - 06:00
Covid-19: AstraZeneca offers to bring forward EU vaccine delivery to early FebruaryEU asks drugmaker if it can divert doses of vaccine from UK to make up for shortfallTue Jan 26 2021 - 15:51
Hang up! HSE warns public to be aware of Covid vaccine scamCalls for clarity on vaccine rollout so older people are not duped by fraudulent texts or callsMon Jan 25 2021 - 15:48
Six out of 10 people staying with 10km of home, CSO data showsPeople in Dublin staying closer to home during lockdown than any other countyMon Jan 25 2021 - 15:35
Gardaí seize rifle and €2,300 worth of suspected cannabis from Cork homeA man in his 30s was arrested at the scene in Cloyne on SundayMon Jan 25 2021 - 10:56
‘Hazardous conditions’: Road users advised to take extreme care on icy roadsNationwide cold and ice weather warning remains in place on Monday morningMon Jan 25 2021 - 08:10
Crowded hospitals ‘battling’ to save lives but Ireland is starting to flatten the Covid-19 curve through ‘solidarity’Nphet reports 77 more deaths as Martin warns of restrictions for six more monthsSun Jan 24 2021 - 08:56
Covid-19 infection rate in hospitals ‘out of control’Upgraded hospital standards needed as infection is harming staff, says INMOSat Jan 23 2021 - 14:21
AIB customers urged to take extra care amid rise in ‘smishing’ attacksGardaí warn account holders are receiving fraudulent texts urging them to share personal codesSat Jan 23 2021 - 13:12
Badge of distinction: Meet the first Sikh in the Garda ReservesNew reserve gardaí attested this week made up of 37 men and 32 womenSat Jan 23 2021 - 10:45
Holocaust Memorial Day: ‘We have a duty not to forget’Jadzia Kaminska, whose father escaped the Nazi death camps, sees racism rising in IrelandSat Jan 23 2021 - 01:00
‘I need to work twice as hard to get a job in Ireland’New to the Parish: Journalist Joseph Okoh arrived from Nigeria in 2019Wed Jan 20 2021 - 06:00
Coronavirus: Record 93 deaths reported with hospitals in ‘precarious position’Nphet records 2,001 further cases while Donnelly says 94,000 have received vaccineTue Jan 19 2021 - 20:18
