Record year for tourism but UK market remains difficultTourism Ireland targets the ‘culturally curious’, the US and new markets for growthThu Dec 21 2017 - 14:54
CSO survey shows rising economic tide ‘not lifting all boats’Analysis reveals regional income disparities, especially in Border and midwest areasTue Dec 19 2017 - 16:12
Use of ‘hubs’ could normalise family homelessness, human rights body warnsSimon says numbers seeking help from charity are up by a third to 11,000 peopleTue Dec 19 2017 - 10:26
Public transport passengers could soon be paying by phoneNational Transport Authority wants to replace Leap Cards with smartphone technologyMon Dec 18 2017 - 02:00
State agency to be called to account for lack of motorway servicesOireachtas committee to inquire into €15,000 a month bill on unopened servicesSun Dec 17 2017 - 15:51
Abortion wording ‘needs to be decided by February for June vote’Harris says work under way on abortion legislation for ‘whatever outcome’Wed Dec 13 2017 - 09:34
Government housing strategy should be scrapped, says McVerryCampaigner says home repossessions could make shortage of accommodation even worseTue Dec 12 2017 - 21:12
Two weather warnings in place as more snow and ice predictedWednesday will ‘feel bitterly cold’, possibly the coldest of recent days, due to wind chillTue Dec 12 2017 - 20:24
Salt piled high as local authorities begin to count the costTransport Infrastructure Ireland allocates salt and money to local authoritiesTue Dec 12 2017 - 07:44
‘Outages’ at new passport machines lead to Christmas airport fearsSerious delays and queues at Terminal One as new e-gate machines fail to read passportsTue Dec 12 2017 - 01:00
Temperatures to dip as low as minus 4 degrees on Monday nightDriving conditions in many areas expected to be hazardous again on TuesdayMon Dec 11 2017 - 22:03
Garda defends use of ‘fake’ poster from 1972 drink driving campaignPoster appearing to ask drivers to limit drink to four pints ‘highlights changing attitudes’Fri Dec 01 2017 - 14:44
Road Safety Authority launches ‘gift a lift’ Christmas campaignFigures show months of November and December are particularly dangerous on roadsThu Nov 30 2017 - 20:11
Concern voiced over risks posed to cyclists by new Luas lineTram opening in time for the Christmas rush but safety issues to be kept under reviewThu Nov 30 2017 - 19:51
Medics have ‘ethical imperative’ to resist assisted suicideAcademic says portrayal of choosing to die as a ‘noble deed’ often a response to poor careWed Nov 29 2017 - 13:26
Tourism into State rises despite fall in key British marketTourism Ireland’s marketing plan targets diversification, increases from US, AustraliaTue Nov 28 2017 - 18:02
Poor private water supplies put ‘health of 750,000 at risk’Water for some hospitals, schools, hotels and creches inadequately monitored, EPA saysTue Nov 28 2017 - 15:45
Republic’s scarlet fever figures unknown despite 50-year peak in EnglandHealth professionals are not required to report cases of disease to HSETue Nov 28 2017 - 10:37
Welsh minister claims trade worth €65bn under threat if UK leaves single marketMark Drakeford tells Dublin conference of need for consensus on single marketFri Nov 24 2017 - 21:52
Irish Cement denies wanting to create waste incinerator in MeathPlan for Platin is to replace fossil fuels and reduce carbon emissions, firm saysTue Nov 21 2017 - 19:19
Bus Éireann and unions make breakthrough in roster talksCompany and unions agree to let previous recommendation come into forceTue Nov 21 2017 - 10:27
State’s road builder to expand motorway operations centreFurther contracts to provide for enhanced M50 traffic flow driven by new IT systemsMon Nov 20 2017 - 20:30
Bus Éireann and unions in talks to avert further strike actionNeither side optimistic of an early resolution to proposed roster changes and cost savingsMon Nov 20 2017 - 15:17
Three unions merge to create new Fórsa ‘super union’ for public service workers‘Overwhelming’ support from CPSU, Impact and PSEU unions to forge new union in 2018Mon Nov 20 2017 - 13:23
Legal challenge and retail changes cause long delays for motorway service areasState road builder spends almost €500,000 on security and lighting at unopened motorway service sitesThu Nov 16 2017 - 12:43
Number of people with flu going to rise soon, Minister warnsGovernment’s winter- ready campaign focuses on need to vaccinate and ‘be prepared’Wed Nov 08 2017 - 21:10
Lung cancer rates among women ‘to increase by 136%’ by 2040Research shows lung cancers fatalities ahead of those from breast cancerWed Nov 08 2017 - 01:00
Four year courtship spawns rare shark eggs in BrayShort tail nurse shark pups expected to emerge at Sealife Centre by end of the yearTue Nov 07 2017 - 20:24
Dún Laoghaire ferry terminal to become 1,000-job ‘tech hub’Plans for €20m investment aim to turn former Stena facility into innovation campusFri Nov 03 2017 - 01:00
Frascati Centre owners seek planning permission for 45 apartmentsCentre undergoing €40m redevelopment to expand retail space and change parking arrangementsThu Nov 02 2017 - 21:14
DIT academics protest over process for technical universityHeads of schools write letter of complaint of ‘inferior’ status in TU4Dublin talksTue Oct 31 2017 - 01:00
Dún Laoghaire-Rathdown council to trial bike-share schemeCouncil backs trial of ‘Bleeperbikes’ which Dublin City Council removed from streetsMon Oct 30 2017 - 01:00
Information sought about shooting dead of man in CoolockJamie Tighe Ennis killed in suspected gangland attack possibly after row with criminalsSun Oct 29 2017 - 21:03
Man injured in flat where woman was murdered remains criticalGardaí investigating killing of French woman in Dublin hope to interview Brazilian manFri Oct 27 2017 - 14:08
Facing heart surgery? Try to get an afternoon appointmentLancet study finds patients who undergosurgery later in the day have better outcomesFri Oct 27 2017 - 12:34
Greystones-based film-maker Simon Fitzmaurice diesFitzmaurice wrote about living with motor neurone disease in memoir ‘It’s Not Yet Dark’Fri Oct 27 2017 - 08:21
Johnny Ronan appeals 22-storey landmark building rejectionPlan for building beside Dublin’s Tara Street station was rejected by city councilThu Oct 26 2017 - 13:39
Two men arrested following robbery at Sligo pharmacyTwo detained after a man threatens staff and takes drugs from a Chemco PharmacyTue Oct 24 2017 - 20:40
Storm Brian: Flooding fears for coastal areas as sandbags put outFear of flooding in Shannon region as water levels already rising and high tides forecastFri Oct 20 2017 - 21:30
Storm Brian ‘just a run of the mill storm,’ says HoganDirector of emergency planning says predicted weather conditions ‘not exceptional’Fri Oct 20 2017 - 18:26
CSO: One-third of babies now born outside marriageStatistics yearbook reports 1,056 same-sex marriages of 22,626 marriages in 2016Fri Oct 20 2017 - 12:53
Mytaxi offers €1 million to attract new driversNumber of active drivers in sector falls by 45% in eight years, Transport Authority saysFri Oct 20 2017 - 11:35
Storm Brian to bring severe winds and coastal flooding this weekendRainfall warning is also in place on Thursday for counties in Munster and much of LeinsterThu Oct 19 2017 - 21:29
There were storms long before car engines, says Danny Healy-RaeKerry TD said farmers ‘aren’t allowed touch’ rivers for fear of losing EU paymentsWed Oct 18 2017 - 18:36
British repair crews to help ESB restore power after OpheliaGiven the safety implications of fallen cables, progress on restoring power can be slowTue Oct 17 2017 - 21:47
Storm Ophelia: Estimated 450,000 homes and businesses without electricityESB Networks says storm has left it in ‘unprecedented territory’Tue Oct 17 2017 - 00:59
‘Keep Tom Cruise out of Firhouse’: Scientology centre sparks protestDemonstrators at opening of €6m facility in Dublin hit out at church’s practicesSat Oct 14 2017 - 19:54
Some primary teachers left without wages since August‘Pressure in payroll department’ creates delays in registering details of first-time teachersSat Oct 14 2017 - 18:54
Autonomous cars can never replace human drivers, says MEP Deirdre CluneEuropean Parliament agrees some automatic driving systems should be mandatoryFri Oct 13 2017 - 14:21
Courts Service rejects claims of significant losses in wards’ fundsCampaigners call for inquiry into way assets of wards of court investedThu Oct 12 2017 - 01:00
