Sewage in cities offers chance to warn of future virus outbreaksGlobal study shows sewage surveillance quickly identifies viruses in communityMon Jan 11 2021 - 01:45
Covid-19: Car numbers fall again – but not as far as first lockdownLimerick’s Southern Ring Road sees this lockdown’s sharpest drop in car figuresThu Jan 07 2021 - 10:35
Snow expected in northwest with temperatures to drop to -5Connacht and Ulster to bear brunt of cold but ‘dusting of snow’ possible in parts of DublinTue Jan 05 2021 - 11:16
Met Éireann warns of ongoing icy cold snap with risk of snowColdest temperatures this winter forecast over coming days with lows of -6 degreesTue Jan 05 2021 - 00:01
Road deaths rise by nine despite lockdown traffic levels‘Stark reminder’ of need for action if Ireland is to achieve 50% reduction in next decadeFri Jan 01 2021 - 13:43
More than €17m in refunds for public transport passes paid outHolders of annual tax-saver tickets have until December 31st to apply for their money backWed Dec 30 2020 - 12:29
Horseracing in the time of Covid: ‘It’s hard to explain. Meetings are soulless now’Four-day Christmas festival closed to physical visitors, but virtual ones are welcomeSat Dec 26 2020 - 01:00
Coronavirus data from Dublin, Wicklow sewage shows new highs since SeptemberUCD professor developing early warning system for new waves publishes resultsWed Dec 23 2020 - 22:06
Many Irish hauliers leave congested Port of DoverTruck drivers would have back up plan with many getting ferry to Holland, Verona Murphy saysWed Dec 23 2020 - 21:50
New visa to allow UK nationals bring non-EEA family to StateSpouses, children and parents to be eligible for card which addresses Brexit-created gapWed Dec 23 2020 - 20:44
Some €20m provided in initial funding to bridge gap in Leader fundFunding to be reviewed again in 2021 when there is certainty regarding EU budgetsTue Dec 22 2020 - 10:41
‘No special inspections’ at Border regardless of Brexit outcomeDepartment rejected Border checks on food and animals amid Internal Market Bill crisisTue Dec 22 2020 - 01:00
Leader Programme jobs funded only until December 31stLocal development sector calls for clarity on proposed Government ‘transitional fund’Tue Dec 22 2020 - 01:00
Offaly Leader scheme played ‘crucial’ role in the communityTwo-year funding hiatus set to affect Offaly and 29 other Leader groups across the StateTue Dec 22 2020 - 01:00
Tender for up to 800 all-electric double decker buses publishedVehicles intended for use on urban bus routes in cities and some town servicesMon Dec 21 2020 - 14:32
Brexit fishing deal proposal would be ‘death knell’ for Irish industryBarnier-proposed concession ‘unmitigated disaster’, says Killybegs Fishermen’s OrganisationSat Dec 19 2020 - 15:07
Man arrested twice within six hours in Cork for suspected drink drivingGardaí will focus on detecting those who drive after consuming alcohol or drugs over Christmas periodFri Dec 18 2020 - 19:02
Commission approves €15m in state aid for tourism agentsAid will not exceed €800,000 per companyFri Dec 18 2020 - 16:54
Dog with untreated tumours abandoned outside sanctuaryDogs Trust Ireland shares video of Beau being tied to gatepost at midnight in DublinThu Dec 17 2020 - 00:05
Temporary no-deal Brexit raises prospect of further volatility, farmers sayNew markets take tens of tonnes of beef, but Britain in 2019 took 260,000 tonnes – ICSATue Dec 15 2020 - 22:35
State to pay firm €20m to chase unpaid M50 tollsTransport Infrastructure Ireland puts out tender for ‘enforcement services’ on motorwayTue Dec 15 2020 - 12:24
Cork braces itself for possible flooding as weather warning issuedFlooding risk expected in coming days as strong winds are forecast to meet spring tidesMon Dec 14 2020 - 20:47
People with disabilities ‘three times more likely’ to suffer depressionMore than 40% of disabled aged over 15 years report depression, CSO survey findsMon Dec 14 2020 - 14:27
Coronavirus: Three further deaths and 248 new cases of Covid-19 reportedCountry in very ‘delicate and fragile position’ from high levels of virusSat Dec 12 2020 - 18:04
Speeds of almost twice the limit recorded during Garda operationSmall percentage of drivers continue to cause ‘the worst mayhem’ on the roadsSat Dec 12 2020 - 12:23
Gardaí appeal for witnesses to three-car crash in Dún LaoghaireOne of the drivers, a woman in her 80s, taken to St Vincent’s hospital, but died two days laterFri Dec 11 2020 - 16:52
Mice infestation at Dublin restaurant posed ‘grave’ risk to healthFood Safety Authority enforces two closure orders in premises dealing with rodentsTue Dec 08 2020 - 13:43
Garda numbers at highest level in force’s historyForce ‘degraded capability of dissident groups’, Garda Síochána annual report notesTue Dec 08 2020 - 11:54
Private transport bouncing back from Covid-19 restrictionsHGV traffic in some areas is higher than in 2019, public transport use remains lowerMon Dec 07 2020 - 15:48
Irish Rail: Pre-booking mandatory for Christmas travelNormally crowded trains will will run at half capacity and face masks must be wornMon Dec 07 2020 - 07:44
Putting our frontline workers up in lights for ChristmasDublin’s ‘Winter Lights’ display brightens up the capital for ChristmasThu Dec 03 2020 - 07:00
Publicans accuse Government of using misleading data to keep them closedIndustry calls for bars that do not sell food to be allowed open alongside gastropubsWed Dec 02 2020 - 22:30
Bad air day: Pollution in Dublin reaches levels of smoky coal era 30 years agoConcern for air quality last week in Ennis, Tralee, Macroom, Cork and EnniscorthyTue Dec 01 2020 - 03:12
‘If you apply for a driving test now, you might get one by June’RSA to open new digital application site as waiting lists stretch into summer 2021Sun Nov 29 2020 - 23:57
Mixed reaction to plans for reopening of businesses over ChristmasHead of hotel federation says decision not to allow intercounty travel until December 18th is shortsightedFri Nov 27 2020 - 21:36
PSNI seek help tracing pet tortoise stolen during burglaryHorsfield tortoise needs specialist conditions including light and heatFri Nov 27 2020 - 18:47
Reopening cultural centres ‘must be a priority’, says Arts CouncilDance teachers and yoga instructors also plead for relaxation of controlsThu Nov 26 2020 - 21:40
Minister corrects Dáil record on timeline of hand sanitiser controversyPreliminary results showing concerns with product were received two days earlier than previously saidTue Nov 24 2020 - 21:04
Cabinet approves €108m for restoration of midlands bogsMoney to be spend alongside ‘Just Transition Fund’ to protect area’s role as carbon sinkTue Nov 24 2020 - 14:56
Co Cork site chosen for Ireland-France cable station€1 billion project to see cable come ashore near Youghal and travel 44km undergroundMon Nov 23 2020 - 01:00
Department in talks with mink farms over plan to cull 120,000 animalsMutated strain of coronavirus could negate efforts to secure effective vaccines, experts sayThu Nov 19 2020 - 20:04
Concern voiced over delays in school vaccines in midlandsHSE twice deferred school immunisation programme is six counties due to Covid pressuresThu Nov 19 2020 - 12:05
Top human rights bodies warn Joe Biden on Brexit threats to Belfast AgreementBriefing paper prepared for incoming US president by 15 rights and civil society groupsThu Nov 19 2020 - 01:00
Marine body warns boaters over mobile phone and alcohol useMarine Casualty Investigation Board notes toxicology reports from two fatal incidents indicating alcoholWed Nov 18 2020 - 10:31
Night shift workers at heightened risk of asthma, study findsReport draws focus on ‘emerging area concerning ill-effects of shift working on health’Wed Nov 18 2020 - 06:16
Putting portion sizes on packets cuts overeating, study showsWomen eat fewer biscuits and men crisps when portions are highlighted, ESRI researchers foundWed Nov 18 2020 - 01:00
Work to begin on Arklow waste-water plant ‘early next year’Raw sewage still flows down river in the centre of the town after three decades of planning rowsTue Nov 17 2020 - 01:00
Publicans have no interest in Level 3 festive reopening – VFI chiefPub lobby: ‘Level 3 curbs do not allow us to cover costs and is not practical for Christmas’Sat Nov 14 2020 - 16:30
Gardaí says missing woman (37) found safe and wellWoman had been missing from her Co Louth homeSat Nov 14 2020 - 15:13
Yellow warning issued due to heavy rainfall and flooding riskMet Éireann puts out alert for five counties with up to 50mm of rain expected over 24 hoursTue Nov 10 2020 - 17:39
