Cases of measles across Europe likely to continue rising, EU agency warnsEuropean Centre for Disease Prevention and Control says low vaccination rates in some countries is a riskFri Feb 16 2024 - 09:00
Mixed reaction in Drogheda after news of D Hotel being converted into accommodation centreCllr Michelle Hall, a former mayor of Drogheda, said that the main concern surrounding the conversion of the hotel related to the impact on tourismThu Feb 15 2024 - 19:41
Three further possible cases of measles reported in IrelandNew figures from HPSC follow death of man (48) from viral illness last weekThu Feb 15 2024 - 09:08
Two men due in court in relation to ‘serious assault’ in TipperaryInjured man in ‘serious but stable’ condition in University Hospital LimerickThu Feb 15 2024 - 08:32
Social-media firms refused to commit to improving age-verification of users, Minister saysMeta representatives among those to attend roundtable meeting with GovernmentWed Feb 14 2024 - 19:35
Vigil for Matthew Healy told death of six-year-old boy is an ‘unspeakable tragedy’ Garda investigation continues after body of six-year-old senior infants pupil discovered in car near Dunmore East, Co Waterford, on Friday night, with woman subsequently arrestedMon Feb 12 2024 - 21:08
No-show buses: ‘Not only did I have to walk away, but all those other people . . . I don’t know what they did’Commuters outside Dublin tell of their difficulties with relying on buses to commute into the capital for work and hospital appointmentsSat Feb 10 2024 - 06:00
A celebration of what once was thought impossible as Dlava Mohamed’s family is reunitedEven before July’s road tragedy which killed Dlava and her best friend the Mohamed family has faced a lifetime of adversityFri Feb 09 2024 - 21:00
‘We shouldn’t have had to watch our daughter die’: Parents of horse-kick victim respond to inquest verdictInquest into death of Bryonny Sainsbury (25) records a verdict of medical misadventureWed Feb 07 2024 - 20:09
Dublin riots: Man (61) charged with torching Luas on O’Connell StreetJohn Tate, with an address at the Iveagh Trust, Dublin 8, was charged with six offencesTue Feb 06 2024 - 18:53
Carlow car crash: ‘Imagine rearing a child up to 20 and then gone, like that?’Daryl Culbert (21), Katie Graham (19) and Michael Kelly (25) died in single-vehicle crash on a dangerous stretch of N80 on Wednesday nightFri Feb 02 2024 - 06:00
Three young people killed in Carlow crash named locallyTwo men and woman believed to be car enthusiasts and knew each other through meeting at garage near where incident occurred on N80Thu Feb 01 2024 - 21:30
Stephen Donnelly casts doubt on National Children’s Hospital completion date Minister for Health also suggested ‘supplementary budget’ could be needed by the health service this yearWed Jan 31 2024 - 14:18
Lobby group calls for action on ‘chronic shortage’ of taxis across countryCoalition of hospitality lobby groups and taxi-app companies will hold briefing with TDs and Senators on WednesdayWed Jan 31 2024 - 09:41
‘It’s time to let Ann Lovett lie in peace. It’s gone on for too long’The 40th anniversary of Ann Lovett’s death in a grotto in Granard is remembered in silence in the Co Longford townWed Jan 31 2024 - 00:01
Storm Isha: Ireland under red and orange weather alerts as ‘nasty’ storm causes major disruptionWeather updates: Ireland expected to see ‘severe and destructive gusts’ with Donegal, Mayo and Galway to be particularly affectedSun Jan 21 2024 - 22:43
Storm Isha: Thousands without power and over 150 flights cancelled as wind causes damage across IrelandFlights cancelled and diverted in Dublin Airport due to ‘severe and destructive gusts’, and several counties report fallen treesSun Jan 21 2024 - 22:22
HSE physiotherapist found to have committed professional misconduct over Covid-19 remarksFour allegations against Anna Marie Stack Rivas related to direct claims or inferences made by her that pandemic was conspiracyFri Jan 05 2024 - 18:23
Mixed reaction in Ballsbridge as locals give cautious welcome to asylum seeker centreSt Mary’s Home, a disused former nursing home in Dublin 4, will accommodate 220 refugeesThu Jan 04 2024 - 18:28
Carers to benefit from contributions counting towards State pensionUnder scheme launched this week, long-term carers can apply for contributions equivalent to PRSI paymentsWed Jan 03 2024 - 19:27
‘It’s difficult - there’s nowhere to sleep’: 376 newly-arrived asylum seekers without accommodationIrish Refugee Council describes accommodation shortage as a ‘most serious situation that puts people at risk’Wed Jan 03 2024 - 07:25
Homelessness chief defends communication strategy amid criticism following Ringsend arson attackDublin Region Homeless Executive defends service following stinging criticism from local politiciansWed Jan 03 2024 - 05:00
‘It’s not worth the heartache’: the independent cafes closing down under cost pressuresThe cost of utilities, tax and ingredients plus the long, stressful hours have combined to make many small business owners feel they can’t carry onTue Jan 02 2024 - 05:00
Two rescued by Howth RNLI after yacht gets into difficulty in high windsVolunteer lifeboat crew rescues yacht blown offshore south of Lambay IslandSat Dec 30 2023 - 13:05
Man (22) charged with murder of Tristan Sherry in Blanchardstown restaurant on Christmas EveMicheal Andrecut of Blanchardstown remanded into custody until January 2ndSat Dec 30 2023 - 11:57
‘Words can’t describe how we are feeling’: Father pays tribute to daughter (21) killed in road crashLydia Ross, from Ballymoney, Co Antrim, died in the single vehicle crash in Aghadowney on ThursdayFri Dec 29 2023 - 19:16
Ten newborns at Rotunda Hospital on a Christmas Day to remember Baby Margot born at 5.16am to parents Johanna and Darren Fourie while Holly and Noah most popular names in December 2022Mon Dec 25 2023 - 18:50
‘A lot warmer than last year’: Swimmers take the Christmas Day plunge in Dublin BayFestive swimmers at Forty Foot in Sandycove enjoy sea temperature of 10 degrees, closing out a year of unseasonably warm Irish coastal watersMon Dec 25 2023 - 15:09
Sliver of sunlight breaks through to Newgrange burial chamber on overcast winter solstice morningHundreds of people, including drummers and dancers, gather at Co Meath neolithic passage tomb at sunriseThu Dec 21 2023 - 13:30
Met Éireann issues status yellow weather warning as clouds cast shadow over Newgrange solsticeDifficult driving and cycling conditions expected with a cold Christmas Day aheadThu Dec 21 2023 - 08:17
‘I feel guilty for leaving my father there to die’: Palestinians in Ireland plead for help bringing family members out of GazaPeople Before Profit TD Richard Boyd Barrett urges Government to do more for Irish citizens and those with Irish connections who are trapped in the conflict zoneTue Dec 19 2023 - 19:07
Comments by Fianna Fáil councillors in wake of Galway hotel fire referred to party’s internal rules committeeTaoiseach: Ireland must have ‘open and honest debate’ on migration after fire at Galway hotel designated to house refugeesMon Dec 18 2023 - 17:51
Half of those suffering with mental health difficulties will not seek help due to stigma, survey findsDespite 92% of respondents accepting mental health difficulties can ‘affect anyone’, many reported feelings of self-stigmaSun Dec 17 2023 - 20:14
Serial planning objector sought confidential €40,000 from developer Payment pursued as compensation for alleged environmental impact from construction activity near Co Meath homeSat Dec 16 2023 - 06:00
Friends of the Elderly Christmas dinner: ‘Companionship, and mostly importantly, a bit of craic’Some 130 older people gather at Drumcondra hotel for three-course meal including traditional turkey and ham option, with MC and singer performing Neil Diamond-heavy set listFri Dec 15 2023 - 19:01
Two men arrested in connection with fatal Monaghan debs crash releasedMen, one in his 60s and one in his 40s, had been arrested in connection with crash that killed two teenagers in JulyFri Dec 15 2023 - 10:20
Eight students and two teachers among 12 injured in Co Kilkenny crash involving bus and lorrySecondary school pupils from Roscrea, Co Tipperary, were travelling to Kilkenny by bus when the crash occurredThu Dec 14 2023 - 16:15
George Nkencho inquest adjourned for six months as DPP direction awaited on Gsoc fileCoroner extends condolences to family of 27-year-old shot by gardaí in Clonee in December 2020Thu Dec 14 2023 - 11:42
Vast majority of people with chronic kidney disease unaware they suffer from conditionTCD study finds 15.6% of people aged over 50 in Ireland have condition but 98% are obliviousThu Dec 14 2023 - 06:41
Woman carrying baby with fatal foetal anomaly is denied a termination, Dáil hearsPeople Before Profit TD Bríd Smith says woman will be forced to travel to UK for abortionWed Dec 13 2023 - 18:53
Girl (4) who died of strep A complications may have survived if clinicians acted on evidence, inquest hears Inquest into death of Ahana Singh, who died in December 2022, records verdict of medical misadventureTue Dec 12 2023 - 21:12
Trevor Deely disappearance: Garda investigation identifies man caught on CCTV Mark Deely, brother of the missing man, said that gardaí have since spoken to the identified man, and are now ‘totally happy’ there is ‘nothing sinister’ involved in the man’s recorded movementsWed Dec 06 2023 - 18:48
Woman (80s) killed in Co Longford road crashFatal incident occurred on N4 at Lisnagrish, Edgeworthstown, on Monday eveningTue Dec 05 2023 - 09:47
Inquiry into handling of Maurice McCabe file to be held in privateSocial workers face allegations of professional misconduct over handling of file containing false allegation against Garda whistleblowerMon Dec 04 2023 - 14:25
Asylum seekers forced to sleep rough can avail of ‘drop-in’ centresGovernment is currently not in a position to provide accommodation to all international protection applicants, Department of Integration has saidMon Dec 04 2023 - 13:18
Pole-wrecker woodpeckers blamed for power outages as crews repair damaged electricity infrastructure The great spotted woodpecker, new to Irish woodland in recent decades, is causing major headaches for the electricity supply network and even power outages in some areasTue Nov 28 2023 - 06:00
Late Late Toy Show: Patrick Kielty awaits the verdict of his ‘fiercest critics’ - his kidsHost promises an Elf-themed show and says the preparations are ‘pretty all-consuming’Fri Nov 24 2023 - 06:00
Man (20s) killed after van collides with bridge on M7 in KildareSingle-vehicle incident occurred early on Wednesday morning near Newbridge and gardaí are appealing for witnessesWed Nov 22 2023 - 18:55
Sister of Denise Morgan, Irish woman killed in NY murder-suicide, warns of abusive relationshipsCo Louth woman was in the process of moving out of property she shared with Joed Taveras before she was killedWed Nov 22 2023 - 07:07
Man arrested in relation to investigation into romance fraud operationThe Garda investigation has identified a total of 15 potential victims, collectively scammed out of over €275,000Tue Nov 21 2023 - 21:38
