Gardaí warn ‘paedophile hunter’ tactics create ‘potential for violence’Warning follows reported attack on alleged potential sex offender during group ‘sting’Mon Feb 18 2019 - 16:07
London embassy ‘stretched’ by passport demand ahead of BrexitIrish embassy received 55,000 emails about passports in two months last yearMon Feb 18 2019 - 06:00
Life for refugees in Ireland: ‘We have lost hope of getting a house’Nearly 12% of people in direct provision granted asylum but cannot find a homeMon Feb 18 2019 - 01:00
Social Democrats say it would not be fair to comment on Ellie Kisyombe asylum claimCouncillor alleges details of candidate’s claim ‘unfairly used’Sun Feb 17 2019 - 20:41
Momentum to remove ‘women in the home’ from Constitution ‘lost’Trinity conference debates whether Article 41.2 should be deleted or rewordedFri Feb 15 2019 - 20:19
Nurses’ pay deal: ‘I’m disappointed and begrudging my career choice’Both relief and frustration expressed following Monday night’s proposed agreementWed Feb 13 2019 - 13:22
Five direct provision centres oversubscribed, latest figures showHotels in Cork, Dublin, Laois, Louth and Waterford being used as emergency housingWed Feb 13 2019 - 10:16
‘Cork is a very rebellious city. Going there was the best thing I ever did’New to the Parish: Alexandra Soares arrived from Brazil, via Germany, in 2015Wed Feb 13 2019 - 05:59
Rooskey fire was premeditated and carefully planned, says GardaFire at former hotel showed ‘reckless disregard for human life’, says Minister for JusticeTue Feb 12 2019 - 18:28
History of storytelling to be focus of St Patrick’s FestivalDirector announces plans to develop festival into month-long eventTue Feb 12 2019 - 17:58
Two-thirds of adults believe childcare should be free, survey findsNine out of 10 say private childminders should be Garda vetted and have basic first aidTue Feb 12 2019 - 08:41
Ireland’s pay gap between men and women in R&D highest in EuropeGender pay gap for women working in science will not close until 2149, says commissionerMon Feb 11 2019 - 01:00
Government increases contribution to Global Fund by €15 millionIrish funding in fight to end AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria rises to €45 millionSat Feb 09 2019 - 16:12
PAC ‘corroding public life in Ireland’, says former HSE chiefTony O’Brien accuses Public Accounts Committee of creating a ‘culture of bullying’Sat Feb 09 2019 - 13:44
Van carrying toys, clothes turned away from direct provision centreHomeless charity tried to deliver items to asylum seekers living at Mosney, Co MeathFri Feb 08 2019 - 18:45
BAI commits to ‘exploring’ new Irish language radio optionsPaper published in 2018 noted ‘minimal’ presence of Irish language on radio stationsFri Feb 08 2019 - 16:42
Gardaí express ‘major concern’ over paedophile-hunting groupsDocumentary follows group of female online vigilantes tracking potential sexual predatorsWed Feb 06 2019 - 10:34
‘We have never been refused help in Ireland’New to the Parish: Zsuzsanna Rékai from Hungary says Ireland will always be homeWed Feb 06 2019 - 06:00
A&Es face ‘extreme pressure’ during nurses’ strikes, HSE warns‘My operation needs to be done as soon as possible... this situation is really for some of us life-threatening’Mon Feb 04 2019 - 19:19
What is driving increased demand for Irish passports?Brexit is not the only factor behind the recent surge in applications for the harpSat Feb 02 2019 - 01:00
‘I came to Ireland from Nepal and got reverse altitude sickness’Dipa Rai, who arrived in Ireland in 2015, finds Irish mountains ‘flat but tough’Wed Jan 30 2019 - 06:00
Timeline: Deaths on Donegal roads in recent yearsThe county has one of worst death tolls in the State – eight have died so far this yearMon Jan 28 2019 - 06:52
‘In Kerry they’ve strong accents. I thought they were speaking Irish, not English’New To The Parish: Nasir Yasin arrived from Somalia in 2005Wed Jan 23 2019 - 06:00
‘I was weak and lost all my hair. My one wish was to see my daughter before I died’New to the Parish: Ghaythaa Abdualdahab arrived in Ireland from Syria, via Greece, in 2018Wed Jan 16 2019 - 06:00
Indian embassy warns of hoax calls seeking money and personal detailsForeign nationals threatened with deportation and duped into paying up to €2,000Tue Jan 15 2019 - 18:38
Two men arrested over fatal fire at Co Cavan homeGardaí launch homicide investigation into death of 59-year-old in AugustTue Jan 15 2019 - 17:05
‘Urgent’ call for hotels and guesthouses to house asylum seekersReception and Integration Agency seeking accommodation for up to six monthsMon Jan 14 2019 - 21:36
UK firm asks Government to apologise over detention of man at Dublin AirportDepartment of Justice says deportation of traveller from Arab country was ‘lawful’Mon Jan 14 2019 - 01:00
Gingers gather in Phoenix Park to mark 10th anniversary of red head loveCanadian Derek Fogie set up ‘Kiss a Ginger Day’ in 2009 to raise awareness of bullyingSun Jan 13 2019 - 21:05
Quidditch players gather in Dublin for European broomstick eventSport inspired by Harry Potter wizarding game continues to evolve worldwideSat Jan 12 2019 - 17:52
How do you say ‘backstop’ and ‘influencer’ as gaeilge?Burqa, body shaming, single-use plastic, craft beer, hard border and pay gap some of the latest additions to English-Irish dictionarySat Jan 12 2019 - 12:01
‘People in Rooskey are not racist’: Locals dismayed at asylum centre fireMinister ‘deeply concerned’ over fire at disused hotel earmarked for asylum seekersFri Jan 11 2019 - 20:56
M7 three-lane motorway to open ahead of schedule in AprilSpeed restrictions to remain in place until construction is fully completed in early 2020Thu Jan 10 2019 - 15:41
Arrest made in Mayo over attack after Roscommon evictionMan (54) is being held as part of investigation into gang attack on security guards in StrokestownThu Jan 10 2019 - 13:22
Ireland agrees to take five unaccompanied minors stranded in MaltaItalian minister objects to plan to distribute 300 migrants between eight European countriesWed Jan 09 2019 - 20:27
Forced marriage: ‘That man had more rights over my body than I did’New to the Parish: Dalal Alshohaib arrived from Saudi Arabia in 2015Wed Jan 09 2019 - 06:00
Significant achievement gap between Deis and non-Deis schoolsReport finds Junior Cert results of Deis pupils have improved but overall gap remainsMon Jan 07 2019 - 20:31
Ruth Negga urges State to ‘nourish and care’ for Irish artistsActor named as cultural ambassador for Ireland says ‘we can’t take art for granted’Mon Jan 07 2019 - 16:39
Nollaig na mBan celebrations mark ‘overwhelming’ year for Irish womenBacik says repeal of eighth amendment a big achievement but more ground to cover in 2019Sun Jan 06 2019 - 20:41
Women with lung cancer on course to ‘substantially outnumber’ menThe number of people diagnosed with lung cancer is expected to double by 2045Sun Jan 06 2019 - 20:20
HIV rate across Ireland rose by 8% in 2018, figures showState-funding for HIV prevention drug will bring down diagnoses rate, says HIV activistSat Jan 05 2019 - 13:01
Varadkar remarks on all-male groups in US ‘disappointing’ - former ambassadorIrish women ‘become invisible when history is appropriated in this way’, says AndersonFri Jan 04 2019 - 21:38
Number of passenger journeys on public transport increases by 19 millionDublin Bus most popular transport option with more than 143 million journeys in 2018Fri Jan 04 2019 - 20:59
Nearly 3,000 community projects to receive support from €12.5m fundBarnardos to receive €120,000 for new community facility under enhancement fundFri Jan 04 2019 - 20:02
‘My family would not have survived without their help’Irishman jailed for five years in Kenya grateful for help from Irish Council for Prisoners OverseasFri Jan 04 2019 - 01:00
Irish people arrested abroad increases by almost 20%Department figures show decline of nearly 9% recorded Irish deaths abroadFri Jan 04 2019 - 01:00
GAA club hit by sinkhole gets approval for new facilitiesMagheracloone Mitchells pitch in Monaghan was split down the middle by subsidenceThu Jan 03 2019 - 20:35
‘I love how Irish people talk. It’s like a soap opera with the banter and puns’New to the Parish: Born in Taiwan, Agape Deng arrived in Ireland from the USWed Jan 02 2019 - 06:00
Number of British people becoming Irish citizens surgesMore than 10,000 people, including 3,000 children, granted Irish citizenship in 2018Tue Jan 01 2019 - 06:00
Vending machines may be used to distribute free condoms, says HSEHarris says 2019 legislative priority to make female contraception more widely availableMon Dec 31 2018 - 15:19
