LÉ Niamh rescues 380 migrants from sea north of TripoliIrish patrol ship conducts three search and rescue missions in a day in MediterraneanFri Sept 18 2015 - 16:34
Ireland takes 1,480 asylum applications in first-half 2015Over 210,000 first-time asylum seekers arrived in EU between April and June 2015Fri Sept 18 2015 - 15:18
Bright, dry weather for Culture Night and rugby in CardiffRain spreading from the West on Sunday as Kerry and Dublin meet in Croke Park football finalFri Sept 18 2015 - 12:07
Ex-Green TD Paul Gogarty to stand in general electionFormer TD confirms he will stand in Dublin Mid-West as part of Independent AllianceFri Sept 18 2015 - 10:26
Irish Cancer Society welcomes restrictions on e-cigarette adsE-cigarettes advertising ‘very much along the same line as the old tobacco industry’Thu Sept 17 2015 - 16:04
New to the Parish: ‘In Ireland I can say I’m an artist and I’m not seen as a hippy’A Greek artist, struggling in the ‘chaos’ that descended on Athens, took a trip to Galway, found that Ireland resonated with her and decided to stayWed Sept 16 2015 - 06:00
Migrant crisis: EU ministers ‘must meet’ human needs‘Winter is coming, shelter and places of safety must urgently be provided’ - MSF directorTue Sept 15 2015 - 16:12
Paul Murphy summonsed for Burton ‘false imprisonment’TD calls on people to demand charges are dropped and to protect the right to marchTue Sept 15 2015 - 14:32
Skellig Michael ‘Star Wars’ filming cancelled amid high windsSmall boats servicing site refuse to go to sea due to poor weather and rough conditionsMon Sept 14 2015 - 20:27
Clinical trials gave cancer survivor chance to ‘go live life’Despite initial reservations ‘you can’t put a price on the quality of life I have now’Mon Sept 14 2015 - 18:17
Refugees accepted into Ireland will end up in ‘direct provision’Irish Refugee Council warns that housing people in barracks prevents integrationWed Sept 09 2015 - 17:38
New to the Parish: ‘I didn’t know I was black until I came to Ireland’All the Lonely People: After her mother died, Zeenie Summers moved to Ireland to stay with her father, but she fell into depression and homelessness before finding a new kind of familyWed Sept 09 2015 - 06:00
LÉ Niamh arrives in Sicily after rescue of 329 refugees and migrantsIrish patrol ship rescues 317 men, 11 women and one child from MediterraneanSun Sept 06 2015 - 09:29
LÉ Niamh rescues at least 100 people from MediterraneanIrish patrol ship received emergency call in Mediterranean at 9.50am on SaturdaySat Sept 05 2015 - 15:01
Migrant crisis: Higgins says we must do more‘We have . . . to do what is right’Fri Sept 04 2015 - 20:37
Ireland may take thousands of migrants - KennyTaoiseach says numbers to increase under EU dealFri Sept 04 2015 - 14:33
Electric Picnickers asked to donate tents and clothingTents, sleeping bags and clothes can be left at the Global Green area on Monday after 10amFri Sept 04 2015 - 14:13
Kelly clashes with McVerry on hostel accomodationGovernment will supply ‘whatever funding necessary’ to deal with homelessness crisisFri Sept 04 2015 - 10:27
Kenny: Coalition prepared to respond to no confidence motionsTaoiseach reacts to criticism, alleging possible individual agendas with eye to publicityThu Sept 03 2015 - 18:34
Electric picnic: Follow clearly signposted routes to avoid trafficCooler temperatures expected over festival weekend with dry weather and bright spellsThu Sept 03 2015 - 14:55
Ireland should accept more refugees and migrants, says HowlinState must play role in ‘one of the most challenging issues for humankind’Thu Sept 03 2015 - 14:15
Sail training unites Irish and migrant youthsAsylum seekers take part in Safe Haven Voyages initiative off Cork coastThu Sept 03 2015 - 12:11
Majority support overseas aid even during recession - surveyPoll shows 79% of Irish people believe State has obligation to invest in developing worldWed Sept 02 2015 - 20:58
Lambert Puppet Theatre to rebuild after suspected arsonJack and Beanstalk show still set to open this Saturday as local gardaí investigate blazeWed Sept 02 2015 - 18:48
‘The west of Ireland was so untouched. I crave that’The granddaughter of a Venezuelan tribal chief was drawn to Ireland by love, and she fell for the country just as quicklyWed Sept 02 2015 - 06:00
Irish teenagers more likely to hide internet use, study findsSocial media: One-third of Irish parents have never used Snapchat, Twitter and InstagramThu Aug 27 2015 - 06:00
New to the Parish: ‘I didn’t know what undocumented meant’A 17-year-old undocumented migrant from Mauritius who moved to Dublin eight years ago has to withhold a part of himself even from close friendsWed Aug 26 2015 - 06:00
Adams must declare IRA ‘will never exist again’ – KellyRecent murders expose ‘interchangability’ of Sinn Féin and IRA, claims MartinMon Aug 24 2015 - 16:03
Student housing price hike ‘extremely crude’, says FFStudents and first-time renters should make informed decision before signing leaseThu Aug 20 2015 - 17:46
Ireland making ‘little or no’ effort to curb corruption - reportTransparency International report says State in need of foreign bribery investigatorsThu Aug 20 2015 - 15:12
Students begin scramble for affordable housingThousands of third-level entrants descend on cities in search of suitable accommodationThu Aug 20 2015 - 13:28
HSE defends JobBridge post seeking psychologistPosition will ‘bridge the gap between study and the beginning of their working lives’Thu Aug 20 2015 - 09:38
UCD policy leaves students struggling to find accommodationFirst year and international students prioritised at expense of second and third yearsWed Aug 19 2015 - 20:50
One in eight second-level students born overseasOver 140 nationalities in schools, with students from Kyrgyzstan, Tonga and AzerbaijanWed Aug 19 2015 - 09:19
New to the Parish: ‘I wasn’t expecting Ireland to be so colourful’Beatriz Ageno says the Irish sense of humour is just like the Chilean, and it was the charm of a Finglas man that enticed her to move hereWed Aug 19 2015 - 06:00
Seven in 10 Irish support overseas humanitarian supportOver half of Irish people unaware of scale of worldwide refugee crisis, study findsTue Aug 18 2015 - 19:36
Housing and homeless crisis ‘out of control’Simon Community says Government must ‘intervene urgently’ before winterTue Aug 18 2015 - 15:29
Student rental crisis leading to ‘perfect storm’Third level welfare officers call for ‘long-term solution’ to accommodation crisisThu Aug 13 2015 - 17:50
New to the Parish: ‘Every family in Syria has lost somebody’A series about the lives of recent arrivals to Ireland: When a bomb fell close to their home in Damascus, the Naser family decided to move to IrelandWed Aug 12 2015 - 06:00
O’Brien respects Dáil privilege as long as it is not ‘exploited’Businessman concurs ‘absolutely’ with fundamental right to ‘one’s good name’Sat Aug 08 2015 - 17:14
Irish Pride factory in Ballinrobe to close its doorsLoss of 60 factory jobs a ‘major blow’ to the local Ballinrobe economy in MayoSat Aug 08 2015 - 14:43
Afghan man assaulted in Cloverhill released on bailWalli Ullah Safi case indicative of ‘culture of disbelief around asylum claims’Fri Aug 07 2015 - 14:54
Children’s residential care centres failing to ‘meet standards’Ombudsman finds staff shortages leading to delays in care centre assessmentsFri Aug 07 2015 - 10:51
Church offered ‘unsuitable remote’ building for Educate Together schoolSchool opening would result in ‘reckless waste of taxpayer money’, says Educate TogetherFri Aug 07 2015 - 08:51
Giant Minion in search for new master at Rose of TraleeInflatable Minion at Bounce Ireland headquarters undergoing repairsWed Aug 05 2015 - 16:27
Kenny ‘planning’ to lead as Taoiseach into 2020sBanking inquiry final report will not push back general election date, says chief whipWed Aug 05 2015 - 14:36
New to the Parish: ‘It’s so much smaller and quieter here’A series on the lives of recent arrivals to Ireland: Since he popped the question in a Buenos Aires cafe, Celina Vieites and her Irish husband have never been apartWed Aug 05 2015 - 06:00
UN agrees on ‘bold, transformative’ development agenda193 member states have agreed on the new Sustainable Development GoalsTue Aug 04 2015 - 09:50
Irish people increasingly concerned about housing costsDespite concerns over rising prices, Irish people are optimistic about the futureFri Jul 31 2015 - 13:51
Eurostat Irish Water ruling a ‘minor setback’, says VaradkarMinister expects utility to pass test next year and numbers paying water charges to riseFri Jul 31 2015 - 13:41
