Dún Laoghaire-Rathdown councillors vote not to nominate presidential candidateSouth Dublin and Fingal county councils to hold meetings this week to hear from prospective contendersMon Sept 08 2025 - 20:57
‘Deep fake’ image of David McWilliams used to dupe social media users, says commentatorEconomist and broadcaster raises awareness of risk of losses to those who might be persuaded to hand over money Mon Sept 08 2025 - 20:43
Motorcyclist suffers life-threatening injuries in Drogheda collisionGardaí appeal for witnesses to early-morning incident on FridayFri Aug 29 2025 - 14:55
Plans unveiled for Moyross railway station in Limerick city New €2.5m conference centre at Castletroy Hotel invokes memory of philanthropist Chuck Feeney Fri Aug 29 2025 - 10:40
Temperatures to dip to nine degrees tonight as Met Éireann forecasts downpours at Electric PicnicUnsettled conditions expected over the weekend as 80,000 descend on Co Laois for music festivalFri Aug 29 2025 - 09:25
Man who died in O’Connell Street incident a ‘good Samaritan’, funeral hearsCircumstances of death being investigated by police ombudsman FiosrúThu Aug 28 2025 - 17:10
Outgoing British ambassador Paul Johnston appointed to lead Irish Universities Association Johnston to leave the British diplomatic service to take up his new roleThu Aug 28 2025 - 15:57
‘Written guarantee’ on pensions needed by school secretaries and caretakers to avoid strike More than 2,300 secretaries and 500 caretakers at primary and secondary schools to begin stoppage on Thursday Tue Aug 26 2025 - 21:25
Teenager dies after becoming unwell Belfast festival while two others hospitalisedYoung man and a woman aged in her 30s are being treated in hospital Mon Aug 25 2025 - 17:31
Ann Taaffe, widow of champion jockey, leaves estate valued at more than €7mAnn Taaffe died in December 2024, having been predeceased by her husband Toss TaaffeSat Aug 23 2025 - 11:00
Met Éireann forecasts above-average temperatures across Ireland in coming days Mainly dry weather is predicted, with cloud and possibility of isolated showersFri Aug 22 2025 - 06:00
‘She is one of us’: Fierce competition but Virginia Show attendees forgive absence of regular Heather HumphreysRecord competition entrants at Virginia agricultural show Wed Aug 20 2025 - 16:39
Motorcyclist dies following crash in Co Mayo on Sunday In separate incident, Garda motorcyclist involved in collision in Dublin on Tuesday Tue Aug 19 2025 - 17:13
Chimneys, hot ashes and soot among main causes of 25 fire-related deaths last yearIrish fire services attended 20,000 fires in 2024 in homes, commercial buildings and at forest and grassland sitesMon Aug 18 2025 - 06:00
Tenders for new Dublin-Belfast hybrid trains being evaluated almost two years after issuingThe tender was published in September 2023, but Irish Rail says ‘no undue delay’ has occurredMon Aug 18 2025 - 06:00
Damning findings of report on Garda roads policing ‘heartbreaking’ for victims’ families, campaigners sayRoad-safety advocate said ‘small number of gardaí don’t think people’s lives are worth doing their jobs’Thu Aug 14 2025 - 17:36
Man (40s) killed in Co Limerick car crash Woman (30s) in hospital with serious injuries after crash on N20 near CroomThu Aug 14 2025 - 13:08
Oasis fans warned no public parking allowed around Croke Park Irish Rail to lay on extra trains, including some after midnightThu Aug 14 2025 - 12:04
Ireland ‘just below heatwave threshold’, as Met Éireann predicts sustained high temperaturesWednesday will bring temperatures as high as 27 degrees, and occasional showersWed Aug 13 2025 - 14:32
Replacing Dart’s 40 year-old fleet with electric carriages worth €250m faces third reviewOriginal 76 carriages from 1984 and should have been withdrawn in 2024 Wed Aug 13 2025 - 06:00
‘Israel, stop killing journalists’: Protest held in Dublin after killing of Gaza reportersTánaiste Simon Harris encourages Israeli protests against Netanyahu government Tue Aug 12 2025 - 06:00
South Dublin’s new Dart station 40 minutes from the city will be a ‘godsend’ A taxi to the area from Dublin city centre costs about €70Fri Aug 08 2025 - 09:44
Man (40s) dies in Co Tipperary crashSingle-vehicle crash in Nenagh on Wednesday nightThu Aug 07 2025 - 09:29
Storm Floris: 200 premises still without power in west after unseasonable high windsESB says crews are working to restore power in areas in Sligo, Tuam, Ennis and AthloneTue Aug 05 2025 - 11:39
Former Mater Private CEO Fergus Clancy leaves €15.8 million estateWill of Bray-based steam engine enthusiast Mervyn Howard Heatley shows estate of €12 million Sun Aug 03 2025 - 09:43
George Nkencho inquest: Hearing of witness evidence delayed until early next yearMr Nkencho (27) was shot dead in 2020 after he appeared to lunge at gardaí with a knifeMon Jul 28 2025 - 19:00
Widow of noted psychiatrist Michael Mulcahy left more than €5m in willFarmer’s estate was almost €10m and businessmen left over €7m, Probate Office documents showSun Jul 27 2025 - 06:00
Four women, one man arrested at pro-Palestine protests in Dublin Actions at Egyptian embassy and Department of Justice prompt arrests and releaseThu Jul 24 2025 - 20:58
Flower-bed barriers to be placed around Molly Malone statue to discourage tourists from touching breastsDublin statue’s chest turned a different colour through rubbing due to recently invented ‘tradition’Tue Jul 22 2025 - 21:51
District Court judge resigns with intention to return to practise in higher courts as a barristerBrian O’Shea raised concerns about ‘disgustingly unhygienic’ toilets and ‘gravely inadequate’ infrastructure in Munster courtsTue Jul 22 2025 - 20:38
‘We’ll pay for locks and moorings but rivers must run free’: Shannon business owners object to new chargesWaterways Ireland asked by former minister for housing and local government Darragh O’Brien to ‘reflect’ on chargesMon Jul 21 2025 - 06:00
‘Not a single complaint’: Smiles and raised fists as Tipp fans celebrate All-Ireland hurling winCork supporters ‘gutted’ after side’s ‘complete collapse’ in second half at Croke Park Sun Jul 20 2025 - 19:02
‘Deep and rich’ story of medieval high rulers and nobles determined by archaeologists in GalwayAncient settlement overlooking Galway Bay details western Ireland’s place in the wider world Sun Jul 20 2025 - 06:00
Woman dies in hospital after collision in Dalkey car park last weekendWoman aged in her 70s dies after incident in south Dublin last Sunday afternoon Fri Jul 18 2025 - 18:00
Status yellow rain warning issued for Cork and KerryMet Éireann says Friday brighten up after a fairly cloudy startFri Jul 18 2025 - 11:22
Workplace deaths at a record low, HSA report showsWork-related fatalities dropped to 34 in 2024Fri Jul 18 2025 - 00:01
Changes announced to Hpat system for studying medicineModifications to Central Applications Office calculations not to begin until 2027 Fri Jul 18 2025 - 00:01
Mater Private manager admits to modifying pay system to his advantageFitness to practise committee hears of €56,000 in overpaymentsTue Jul 15 2025 - 19:22
South Dublin councillors agree to cut local property tax by 7.5% for next four yearsMost vote in favour of reduction that ‘will ease the burden on homeowners’Mon Jul 14 2025 - 19:55
Plan for effective removal of rainbow pedestrian crossing in Arklow leads to clash between authoritiesWicklow County Council claims it was ‘not in a position to refresh the paint’ due to current lawThu Jun 26 2025 - 16:37
Defence Forces pay levels rise in bid to retain staff amid ‘poaching’ Oireachtas committee hears retention of staff especially challenging in relation to air traffic controllersWed Jun 25 2025 - 11:07
Gardaí appeal for help in tracing driver in 2011 hit-and-run in Co Monaghan Appeal comes on 14th anniversary of incident which killed 20-year-old Fintan TraynorWed Jun 25 2025 - 07:20
World leaders call for diplomacy as shaky Israel-Iran ceasefire takes holdTwo more groups of Irish citizens have been assisted in leaving Israel and Iran, says Harris Tue Jun 24 2025 - 20:58
Iran launches attack on US air base in Qatar, all missiles interceptedUS asks China to put pressure on Iran not to close the crucial Strait of Hormuz shipping routeMon Jun 23 2025 - 18:11
Aircraft leasing executive Paul Barton left €17.5m estateProbate Office documents also show Cork woman left €5.9mSun Jun 22 2025 - 15:25
Ireland weather: Hottest day for nearly three years recorded as temperature reaches 29.6 degreesMet Eireann warns of high UV risk and the need to be ‘sun smart’Fri Jun 20 2025 - 19:04
Henry Mount Charles, owner of Slane Castle, dies aged 74Peer who brought some of the world’s biggest acts to play at his Co Meath home was suffering from cancerThu Jun 19 2025 - 11:04
Sex crimes: Recorded incidents of male victims rose by 54% in 2024Almost all suspected sex-crime offenders in 2023 were men, according to latest CSO figures Wed Jun 18 2025 - 12:46
Ombudsman ‘cautiously optimistic’ ‘injustice’ over personal transport for disabled people ‘about to be righted’ Ombudsman Wed Jun 18 2025 - 06:00
Apparent arson attack destroys martial arts centre on Dublin’s Townsend Street Pregnant woman in apartment above Republic of Jiu Jitsu premises woken by intense heat and smokeTue Jun 17 2025 - 12:51
