‘Mexican stand-off’ over accommodation for youth in careVulnerable teenager lost his home through fire allegedly set by resident in care facilityWed Dec 2 2015 - 01:00
Children’s deaths ‘not related’ to quality of Tusla’s careReport finds 26 children died while known to protection services last year, a five-year highSun Nov 29 2015 - 16:43
Cork man dies after cherry picker accidentInjuries sustained while man in 50s was working at Bus Éireann garageSat Nov 28 2015 - 13:07
Temporary Cork family law courts found ‘unacceptable’Lawyers complain about privacy, waiting areas and disabled access in surveyThu Nov 26 2015 - 01:00
Barring order for three years made against Cork man“When he’s good he’s very good, but when he’s bad, he’s bad,” wife tells judgeWed Nov 25 2015 - 22:05
‘Hello Divorce, Goodbye Daddy’: 20 years after Irish said YesIreland now has lowest divorce rate in EU as fear of surge in procedure proved unfoundedTue Nov 24 2015 - 01:00
Ireland falling behind with air pollution monitoring, charity saysAsthma Society seeks new air pollution laws as part of 2015 Clean Air CampaignTue Nov 24 2015 - 00:01
Independent expert to examine Clontarf sea wallCouncil seeking expert opinion on plans for flood defence wall in light of public concernTue Nov 17 2015 - 01:00
Broadway to dim lights in honour of Brian FrielMemorial service for Irish playwright who died last month will be held in DecemberMon Nov 16 2015 - 22:01
Irish couple ‘played dead’ as gunmen carried out attacksIrish man injured in Paris attacks named as David Nolan from Co CorkMon Nov 16 2015 - 21:49
IBTS suspends taking blood donations from womenHaemoglobin-testing device ‘inaccurate’ resulting in hundreds of errorsMon Nov 16 2015 - 21:19
Paul Murphy admits he paid property tax to sell houseAnti-Austerity Alliance TD says he was ‘forced’ to pay, which was ‘deeply unfair’Mon Nov 16 2015 - 01:00
Three Irish bids make European City of Culture shortlistGalway, Limerick and southeast bids advance but Dublin eliminated from 2020 contestFri Nov 13 2015 - 18:31
More than €190m in fraudulent welfare payments recoupedAmount arises from some 96,000 overpayments over a four year periodFri Nov 13 2015 - 14:14
High Court refuses to send child to secure care facility in westConcerns raised about psychiatric servicesFri Nov 13 2015 - 01:00
Chief State Solicitor to seek extra funding for barristersAdditional funding of €2.5m needed partly due to activity in the Court of AppealThu Nov 12 2015 - 01:00
Privacy should not trump rights of adopted, committee toldProspect of telling families of giving up child for adoption ‘a source of great fear’ for someThu Nov 5 2015 - 16:38
Where there’s no will, there’s still a way to find heirs to estatesThere is no list of unclaimed estates in Ireland, whereas genealogists in the UK have a list to find next of kinFri Oct 30 2015 - 06:30
President gives ‘neither a yes nor a no’ to another termIn San Francisco speech, Higgins praises community’s response to Berkeley familiesTue Oct 27 2015 - 07:54
Irish studies grant for UC Berkeley announced by President$40,000 from Ireland to set up programme, which will be ‘key’ for international relationsTue Oct 27 2015 - 07:39
President pledges support for undocumented Irish in the USHiggins says there is ‘nothing more important’ than helping immigrants during visitSun Oct 25 2015 - 20:49
Higgins says ‘stealth power’ of firms is unaccountablePresident tells US audience interest and commitment to politics needs to be restoredSat Oct 24 2015 - 09:14
UN plans for poorer countries ‘inadequate’President Higgins says UN technology plans for developing world ‘modest at best’Sat Oct 24 2015 - 01:00
Seattle mayor congratulates Ireland on marriage equalityPresident Michael D Higgins praises Irish Americans in SeattleFri Oct 23 2015 - 08:04
President discovers reach of GAA in Seattle high schoolOn visit to Microsoft Higgins emphasises importance of technology giant to IrelandThu Oct 22 2015 - 22:49
Higgins calls for dignity for migrants during US visitPresident visits Seattle on first part of eight day trip to American west coastThu Oct 22 2015 - 07:29
More than half of drink drivers escape convictionStatistics contrast with 97 per cent conviction recorded in courts in England and WalesMon Oct 19 2015 - 01:00
Nothing new about failure to convict drink driversAnalysis: Clampdown on Garda overtime negatively impacts number of convictionsMon Oct 19 2015 - 01:00
Higgins to visit Berkeley and plant tree for victimsThe President will also visit Seattle, San Francisco and Sacramento with wife SabinaMon Oct 19 2015 - 01:00
For the record: The secret world of the court stenographerRarely noticed in tribunals, courts or arbitration hearings, stenographers play an often-vital partFri Oct 16 2015 - 13:47
Nine organisations to share social entrepreneurs award of €600,000Three organisations to get €140,000 each as part of Social Entrepreneurs Ireland impact awardsWed Oct 14 2015 - 00:09
US visa applicants warned of online scamsFraudsters are claiming they can increase odds of winning lottery for a fee, lawyer saysTue Oct 13 2015 - 18:07
Garda killer granted bail with consent of DPPAuthorities face questions over how Adrian Crevan Mackin had access to a handgunTue Oct 13 2015 - 08:52
Omeath deaths: delays in hearing cases influencing bail decisionsThe presumption of innocence is central to the Irish judicial systemTue Oct 13 2015 - 01:00
Family Court: Fathers seek protection from violent sonsOne father, in his 60s, limped into court with his arm in a sling and with cuts on his faceTue Oct 13 2015 - 01:00
Former Anglo official Tiarnan O’Mahoney to have appeal in JanuaryBail application for ex-COO adjourned; Date set for Aoife Maguire to appeal sentenceFri Oct 9 2015 - 12:04
Children taken into care following neglect allegationsFather begs judge for custody of his children during Family Court hearingFri Oct 9 2015 - 01:00
Application for bail by former Anglo official is rejectedCourt told there were substantive grounds Bernard Daly would be successful on appealWed Oct 7 2015 - 17:09
Concern juror created ‘12 Angry Men’ situation in Wexford trialEleanor Joel and Jonathan Costen appealing 2012 unlawful killing by neglect verdictWed Oct 7 2015 - 13:27
Over €2.4m unclaimed from people who died without willsProposal to publish unclaimed Irish estates list under consideration, says departmentWed Oct 7 2015 - 01:00
Improved regulations for English language schools delayedAlmost 98,000 students from 80 countries studied English in Ireland last yearWed Oct 7 2015 - 01:00
Laptops of little use to pupils in class, forum toldFéilte conference at RDS hears traditional paper-based learning beats technologyMon Oct 5 2015 - 01:00
Books are better than screens, education conference toldStudents who use pen and paper outperform those who use laptops and tabletsSat Oct 3 2015 - 16:14
Thornton Hall site worth €48m less than statedDecision to purchase 150 acre based on ‘inadequate’ cost analysis, C&AG report findsTue Sep 29 2015 - 16:51
‘Not clear’ if €38m Eircode benefits will be achieved - C&AGConsultant contracts worth €420,000 given without competitive process, report findsTue Sep 29 2015 - 13:38
Garda tells MacLochlainn inquiry he dragged Real IRA man from carEvidence over crash contradicts evidence given by other gardaíMon Sep 28 2015 - 13:42
Bid to bring new challenge to same-sex vote result rejectedGerry Walshe sought leave to seek judicial review to quash decision confirming resultWed Sep 23 2015 - 18:29
Irish students win EU Young Scientist awards in ItalyEimear Murphy and Ian O’Sullivan win with alcohol project; Mark O’Dowd for seeds reviewMon Sep 21 2015 - 17:06
Diluted Legal Services Regulation Bill has 235 amendments and countingLegislation first proposed by Alan Shatter nearly four years agoMon Sep 21 2015 - 01:04
At least 22 Independent Alliance candidates to run in general electionFormer Green Party deputy Paul Gogarty among candidates at Alliance think-inSun Sep 20 2015 - 22:05