Number of people offered asylum in EU doubled in 2016More than half of 700,000 offered asylum across European countries were SyrianWed Apr 26 2017 - 19:21
‘I call myself half-Irish. I can’t see myself living anywhere else’New to the Parish: Anna Pupin arrived from Poland in 2006Wed Apr 26 2017 - 06:00
Ireland should ban microbeads, says top marine biologistGovernment ‘could take lead’ on issue ahead of European Union-wide prohibitionWed Apr 26 2017 - 01:00
More than 75% of student nurses and midwives ‘may emigrate’INMO urges HSE to offer graduates better pay and conditions amid offers from overseasTue Apr 25 2017 - 18:11
Young nurses speak out: ‘Here I’m just being thrown into the muck’Two young Irish nurses say their overseas counterparts get a much better dealTue Apr 25 2017 - 18:02
Hospital criticised for hiding information on babies’ deathsPortiuncula, Ballinasloe, apology did not cover deaths of baby girls, say parentsTue Apr 25 2017 - 11:09
Babies are at risk over vaccination stances, HSE warnsIrish parents urged to avail of measles jab and educate themselves on meningitisMon Apr 24 2017 - 15:39
Police inquiry dropped after Belfast raid for abortion pillsPro-choice campaigner says packages ordered in North being intercepted by policeThu Apr 20 2017 - 16:45
Direct provision resident ‘had to carry’ sick child (8) for two milesGalway-based woman could not afford transport to bring son home from hospitalThu Apr 20 2017 - 16:44
Boy injured in Syria rocket attack hopes to move to IrelandOnline petition calls on Government to provide sanctuary and medical treatmentThu Apr 20 2017 - 16:42
Easter weekend: events on offer across the holidayCruinniú na Cásca, Easter egg hunts, food festivals – there’s plenty to keep us busyThu Apr 20 2017 - 16:42
Call for boat users to always wear life jackets following drowningsLough Erne boating victim named locally as mother of two Luna McKinney (35)Thu Apr 20 2017 - 16:41
High insurance costs blamed for drop in young driversThe number of young people applying for learner permits continues to fallThu Apr 20 2017 - 16:37
‘I don’t understand why students need to drive at all’Cáit Ní Cheallacháin says commute by car to UCC would cost same as four months’ rentThu Apr 20 2017 - 16:37
Irish teens find exams more stressful than international studentsYoungsters spend almost 2½ hours on the internet every day during the weekWed Apr 19 2017 - 14:06
'I studied English for 12 years but nothing prepared me for the Cork accent'New to the Parish: An Eritrean refugee advanced rapidly after picking up the lingoWed Apr 19 2017 - 05:58
Dublin foster care service met just one of 26 national standardsHiqa data also shows some foster carers not vetted by gardaí despite 2011 guidelinesTue Apr 18 2017 - 18:19
‘I love you, my life is over’: Mother pays tribute to son Stephen LynchGardaí expected to make arrests following death of hit-and-run victim in TallaghtSun Apr 16 2017 - 13:32
Gardaí close in on killers of hit-and-run victim Stephen LynchOne of the suspects dropped phone as he fled scene after incident involving father-of-threeSat Apr 15 2017 - 18:50
Bus Éireann services ‘back to normal’ after three week strikeStaff will be balloted on proposals that include 200 job cuts and reduced earningsFri Apr 14 2017 - 09:17
Saoirse Ronan to star in Ed Sheeran ‘Galway Girl’ videoTommy Tiernan also features in video filmed in Salthill this weekThu Apr 13 2017 - 21:45
"Mocked as a child for 'singing like a girl' I now perform for sold-out crowds"New to the Parish: An English chorister whose grandfather was born in Dublin felt immediately at home when he moved thereWed Apr 12 2017 - 06:00
Dublin councillor pushes for City Hall to fly Palestinian flagSub-committee has passed motion on issue, full council to make final decision by May 8thTue Apr 11 2017 - 15:49
Bus strike: Unions accuse Government of privatisation agendaLabour Court asked to consider why offer of €18m in savings has not ended €9m disputeTue Apr 11 2017 - 12:58
Smokers should not rely on e-cigarettes to quit, says health bodyHSE spends more than €240m a year on smoking-related diseasesMon Apr 10 2017 - 15:20
‘Not having a car gives you a different type of independence’Student Vito Moloney Burke from Kildare on why driving is a ‘waste of time’Mon Apr 10 2017 - 01:00
Rural businesses pray for the arrival of decent broadbandLongford garage owner says her firm is suffering due to a lack of high-speed internetMon Apr 10 2017 - 00:01
Three people due in court over shop robbery in Co OffalyStaff threatened with knife and hammer during raid in Tullamore on TuesdayThu Apr 06 2017 - 09:24
Two arrested after €500,000 cannabis seizure in KildareGardaí discover 25kg of cannabis herb during search of vehicles at shopping centreThu Apr 06 2017 - 08:17
Calls for Tusla to have no role in child court guardian schemeISPCC warns funding from Child and Family Agency will lead to lack of trust in schemeWed Apr 05 2017 - 14:04
We moved thousands of miles from home but we are happy in IrelandNew to The Parish: Yi Huang arrived from China in 2010Wed Apr 05 2017 - 06:00
Wet and windy March saw worst rainfall on record in ShannonMet Éireann data shows most parts of the country recorded mildest March in five yearsTue Apr 04 2017 - 13:08
Slane 2017: Guns N’ Roses reveal full line-up for concertRoyal Blood, Mark Lanegan and local group Otherkin to join American rock groupTue Apr 04 2017 - 10:56
Ibrahim Halawa must be released for medical tests, says doctorConcerns over health of Irish man who has been in an Egyptian jail for over three yearsMon Apr 03 2017 - 16:24
Ireland not heading for another property boom, says CoveneySinn Féin’s Pearse Doherty calls for help-to-buy scheme to be scrappedMon Apr 03 2017 - 13:06
Gardaí appeal for help in finding missing Waterford teenagerSameer Nasir was last seen on Sunday, April 2nd in TramoreMon Apr 03 2017 - 12:56
Bray bus driver takes the plunge into the seven seasBray man takes on a gruelling global challenge for peace in his home country of MoldovaSat Apr 01 2017 - 06:00
Number of visitors from Britain drops following Brexit warningsFall of 22% in British visits in 2017 could lead to 850,000 fewer tourists this yearWed Mar 29 2017 - 16:48
Homicide and sexual assaults on the rise, says CSOCrime statistics show considerable drop in kidnapping, robbery, extortion and hijackingWed Mar 29 2017 - 12:29
Man in his 60s tied up, attacked and robbed in Co DownPSNI calling for information on two to three men involved in burglary of home in KilkeelWed Mar 29 2017 - 09:31
'I was high on life in Dublin for first six months, then I got frustrated'New to the Parish: Cellist Katie Tertell arrived from the US (via Manchester) in 2015Wed Mar 29 2017 - 06:00
From wireless to Skype: 92-year-old wins internet user awardDoreen Thew wins Silver Surfer award honouring older people using technologyTue Mar 28 2017 - 21:56
Pamela Anderson calls on Taoiseach to ban circuses with wild animalsModel promises a pint with Enda Kenny if he backs Bill to end ‘archaic entertainment’Tue Mar 28 2017 - 06:01
All-male meeting discussing US maternity care sparks outrageUS vice president tweets photo of healthcare meeting discussing new insurance plansFri Mar 24 2017 - 16:23
Bus Éireann strike: Commuters fear Mother’s Day impactWelsh fans affected by stoppages as tweets highlight mixed support for strikersFri Mar 24 2017 - 12:27
Hate crime legislation needed ‘as matter of urgency’Review under way as State one of minority of EU nations that does not have law on issueThu Mar 23 2017 - 20:40
Homophobia case study: ‘There’s no classification of these crimes’Dublin woman punched in face and head during attack calls for hate crime legislationThu Mar 23 2017 - 17:45
Q&A: How will the UK and US laptop ban affect travellers?Will Ireland introduce a similar ban? Will insurance cover damage to electronics?Wed Mar 22 2017 - 15:53
‘Ireland has been good to me despite the mouldy apartments and high rents’New to the Parish: Aapo Latvala arrived from Finland in 2011Wed Mar 22 2017 - 06:00
Over-reliance on satnavs slowing down our brainsStudy of taxi drivers finds satnavs prevent growth of memory and navigation skillsTue Mar 21 2017 - 17:55
