Glen Hansard funeral: A wicker coffin, a grieving widow and a son too young to be thereThe service for the Ballymun musician felt more like a party where he was the only one missing from the celebrationsTue Aug 04 2026 - 18:26
Community engagement and victim services among Garda shortcomings in watchdog reportPolicing and Community Safety Authority pointed to progress fighting crime but said more must be doneTue Aug 04 2026 - 06:00
Yellow rain warnings in place for three counties in south eastLightning strikes possible in Cork on Monday evening with yellow thunderstorm alert in place until 6pmMon Aug 03 2026 - 18:00
‘We’ve been doing it since Jesus was a child’: outdoor drinking crackdown upsets SkerriesFollowing brawl, Gardaí enforce ban at harbour where generations of residents have watched summer sunsetsMon Aug 03 2026 - 13:41
20 things that can go wrong on holiday and how to put them rightHow to deal with everything from flight delays and lost luggage to stolen passports and car hire disputesMon Aug 03 2026 - 06:03
Met Éireann says Ireland to see high temperatures this bank holiday weekend - but rain is on the wayMet Éireann says temperatures will remain comparatively high as unsettled weather spreads on SundaySat Aug 01 2026 - 05:00
Roadworks firm fined €1.2m over breaches that led to death of father and two children in Donegal crashGeraldine Mullan, who survived Co Donegal crash, tells court of the ‘pain of losing my entire immediate family in one moment’Fri Jul 31 2026 - 18:19
‘It just feels like losing a friend’: Glen Hansard fans take to the street to sing and rememberCrowds gather in Dublin to pay tribute to much-loved musicianThu Jul 30 2026 - 20:36
Most Irish businesses hit with cyberattacks in last year, survey saysA third suffered more than three attacks, with similar number losing revenue and facing legal billsWed Jul 29 2026 - 00:01
Where are the current wildfires in Spain and France and what do Irish tourists need to know?Unprecedented blazes in France and difficult conditions in Spain affect several tourist hotspotsTue Jul 28 2026 - 13:53
Woman hit with €1,784 bill after VHI rules Blackrock Clinic stay unnecessaryReader Mary spent two nights in a clinic after a fall, but her insurer said one of the nights was not medically necessaryTue Jul 28 2026 - 06:00
Irish shoppers splashed out on suncream, deodorant and booze during hot spell, new data showsFigures point to 4.2% increase in the price of groceries compared with a year agoMon Jul 27 2026 - 15:59
Wicklow deli and Donegal homeware shops among businesses sanctioned by consumer watchdogCompetition and Consumer Protection Commission issues 31 fixed payment notices and compliance notices to 18 traders across the country for consumer rights breachesMon Jul 27 2026 - 14:52
Former presidents, current prime ministers and Britpop kings celebrate Mayo’s All-Ireland triumphThe green and red see a swell of support on social media from well-known names at home and abroad Mon Jul 27 2026 - 10:07
Revolut leaves customers without cash and tells them to sling their hook without reasonA reader found himself unable to pay for shopping at Lidl because Revolut blocked him without explanationMon Jul 27 2026 - 06:58
Reader ‘met the cold hard corporate face’ of Ryanair during bag check-in experienceDon’t blame our booking system, our app or any ‘confusing correspondence’ for travellers’ experiences, says airlineTue Jul 21 2026 - 06:00
Ryanair denies its booking system changes names. This video suggests otherwiseDoes Ryanair’s booking system change names? The carrier says no but our readers had different yet uncannily similar experiencesMon Jul 20 2026 - 06:00
‘Out of sheer desperation I contacted the director’: A widow’s distressing experience with FlogasWidow says she was repeatedly asked to open a new account and recount her husband’s death before issue was resolved following Pricewatch inquiriesTue Jul 14 2026 - 06:00
First the Vinted app failed. Then came ‘the most infuriating customer service interaction’Irish seller says app malfunction and poor customer service left her financially worse off despite evidence parcel had been sentMon Jul 13 2026 - 06:00
Why are fuel prices climbing again and how much more will I be paying?Retailers say motorists are likely to see higher prices at forecourts across Ireland over the weekendFri Jul 10 2026 - 13:13
Dig out that gift voucher and spend it this weekend – it’s only sensibleOn The Money: Conditions attached to vouchers have improved dramatically, but we’re still wasting millions Fri Jul 10 2026 - 09:00
‘How can An Post be so arrogant?’ The gift that got ‘stuck in Portlaoise’Mary was close to giving up all hope of receiving the piece of jewellery she bought for her nieceTue Jul 07 2026 - 06:03
Carmel’s Camino trek goes wrong: A disappearing driver and a €900 taxi rideOnline platform’s policy on refunds and cancellations cause significant stressMon Jul 06 2026 - 06:03
JD Sports to reissue thousands of ‘expired’ gift cards after watchdog talks Sports retail giant’s move to deny nearly €250,000 worth of gifts in breach of State’s consumer legislation Mon Jul 06 2026 - 06:00
McDonald’s to Chapter One: which restaurants passed the VAT cut on to customers?Cut makes no distinction between tiny restaurants struggling to put food on the table and the giants of global fast foodSat Jul 04 2026 - 06:00
Man in critical condition following Dublin assaultMan (40s) hospitalised following early morning assault in Mulhuddart housing estateFri Jul 03 2026 - 17:33
Everything you need to know about the new €3 customs chargeFrom Wednesday, an order of three items from outside the EU will become at least €9 more expensiveWed Jul 01 2026 - 18:52
Online shoppers warned of scam messages ahead of major tax changes this weekPurchases worth less than €150 from outside EU will be subject to €3 plus VAT from WednesdayMon Jun 29 2026 - 16:44
Grocery inflation dips under 5%, new figures suggestConcern that impact of Middle East conflict has yet to fully filter through supply chain, which could mean higher prices later this summerMon Jun 29 2026 - 10:19
Cost of kids: 14 ways having three children can add up to more than €800,000Our assessent of how much it costs to have a child in Ireland today and rear them until they reach age 21Mon Jun 29 2026 - 06:00
Family evacuated from Gaza forced to leave Dublin over weekend due to lack of affordable housingAmir Wali and his family say relocation to Kilkenny is unsuitable on medical, psychological, educational and practical groundsMon Jun 29 2026 - 06:00
Veronica Guerin’s ‘too brief life’ changed Ireland for the better, Taoiseach tells anniversary eventMicheál Martin acknowledges threat to modern day journalism through spread of unreliable news Fri Jun 26 2026 - 23:29
Heatwave declared official on Friday, but temperatures to dip over weekend Rainfall will become more widespread by Sunday, after thunderstorms left some without powerFri Jun 26 2026 - 21:21
Temperature hits high of 28 degrees with heat warning in place until morningThousands without power following lightning strikes in parts of countryFri Jun 26 2026 - 21:14
France braces for high death toll as hospitals hit heatwave breaking point‘Heat dome’ expected to move eastward over weekend with high temperatures set to hit Germany, Poland and CroatiaFri Jun 26 2026 - 20:58
‘I might start melting’: Hot Dublin weather takes tourists by surpriseOn a sweltering day in the capital, visitors bemoan unwisely packed clothing and queue for free ice-creams Fri Jun 26 2026 - 06:00
Ireland braces for hottest day of 2026 as heatwave grips Europe Soaring values in France, Italy, Spain, England and other western European states exerting significant strain Thu Jun 25 2026 - 06:00
Up to 26 million scam calls intercepted by just one operator last yearThree Ireland intercepted 650,000 fraudulent text messages in first five months of this yearThu Jun 25 2026 - 05:00
Consumer watchdog expresses concern over ‘buy now, pay later’ schemesLack of education about how such lending services work, Oireachtas finance committee toldWed Jun 24 2026 - 19:41
Up to 80% of parents believe children negatively affected by cost-of-living crisisBarnardos survey finds 30% of respondents did not have enough food to feed children at some point over last yearTue Jun 23 2026 - 06:00
Aer Lingus apologises to Canadian family for refund delay after removal from flightMichael Rosien, who suffers from vascular dementia, on ‘last vacation to remember’ in IrelandMon Jun 22 2026 - 12:34
Watchdog warns of new scam messages targeting shoppers on non-EU websitesItems shipped from outside EU to incur €3 fee under new rules targeting deliveries worth less than €150Mon Jun 22 2026 - 06:00
Counting the eye-watering cost of being singleCensus data indicate as many as one in four Irish adults live in single-person households. It’s a high-priced way of lifeMon Jun 22 2026 - 06:00
‘She will be the talk of Paris when she gets back’: Coco steals show at Stoneybatter festivalLong queues form as people line up to dine al fresco on streets normally the preserve of cars and busesSun Jun 21 2026 - 19:49
Troubled retailer Rathwood says no refunds and no products for thousands of customersHome and garden shop contacted as many as 7,000 people who made purchases Sun Jun 21 2026 - 13:53
‘A close shave with a Dublin bus made me reconsider commuting by e-scooter’Traumatic brain injuries among child e-scooter users in Ireland have jumped by 50% in just 12 months. Alarmed medics say it is time to take actionSun Jun 21 2026 - 06:00
‘You just gotta calm down’: Trump says he told IsraelIsraeli military carried out a wave of deadly strikes in Lebanon on Friday after planned US-Iran talks in Switzerland were cancelledFri Jun 19 2026 - 20:02
Flogas price hikes set to leave some worse off by €400 a yearDomestic electricity to rise by 10.9% while its domestic gas is to go up by 11.8%Fri Jun 19 2026 - 17:55
Airport parking to fast-track: Seven last-minute tips to save on your summer travelsOn the Money: Book parking now, bring a good book and run like the clappers for passport control to cut down on needless holiday expenditureFri Jun 19 2026 - 11:40
‘Any prosecco in there?’ Blue skies and big hats at Catherine Connolly’s first Áras garden partyLine dancers, charity workers, old college friends and more rub shoulders in the Phoenix ParkWed Jun 17 2026 - 20:06
