Met Ăireann says some counties could face 50mm of rainfall with multiple warnings in placeThe forecaster has predicted more heavy rain across the country todayWed Feb 18 2026 - 18:41
âItâs going to be very difficultâ: 18 weeks of roadworks on Dublinâs northside to disrupt trafficRaheny residents express concern about impact of construction works on water main when schools return next weekMon Feb 16 2026 - 14:03
Spoonful of honey can help children cope with swallowed batteries, Irish research findsButton battery ingestion can erode through oesophagus into the aorta, leading to serious bleeding and deathFri Feb 13 2026 - 07:10
Met Ăireann issues nationwide low temperature and ice warning as Arctic air mass approachesRain expected to give way to frost and ice, with thermometer hitting â4 degrees on Friday nightThu Feb 12 2026 - 09:35
Jim OâCallaghan hails balance of rights, protections as Defamation Bill passes OireachtasAbolition of juries in High Court defamation cases is most significant change in decadesWed Feb 11 2026 - 23:04
Garda group raises threat of âblue fluâ on St Patrickâs Day if issues not resolved GRA warns it may withdraw services around Irelandâs EU presidency and will cancel voluntary overtime on national holidayWed Feb 11 2026 - 20:20
âAbsolute disgraceâ: Residents react over approval to scrap Dublin Airport passenger capCabinet approved draft laws to do away with 32 million annual passenger cap on TuesdayWed Feb 11 2026 - 08:03
Below-freezing temperatures and patches of rain and fog forecast for later this weekMet Ăireann predicts frost and ice to set in at weekend with some wintry showers are possible in northern areasWed Feb 11 2026 - 07:00
DĂșn Laoghaire council received more than 500 calls during Storm Chandra floodingOfficials consider flood storage at Marlay Park and other works to reduce risk in futureTue Feb 10 2026 - 08:00
âWeâre just in limboâ: Defective concrete puts Donegal childcare centres under huge stress Cracks appearing in the walls of buildings have caused major problems for a number of childcare providersMon Feb 09 2026 - 06:00
Changes to Dublin bus routes serving Chapelizod and Finglas come into effect todayChanges to routes 23, 24 and 80 are in response to issues raised by residents in protests, says National Transport AuthoritySun Feb 08 2026 - 17:02
Brendan Behanâs family âextremely proudâ as plaque is unveiled outside his childhood home in DublinPlaque unveiled outside playwrightâs former childhood home in a part of Dublin that inspired many of his âgreat charactersâSat Feb 07 2026 - 17:24
Flooding latest: âSignificantâ road damage in Waterford; Clontarf Baths in Dublin âdestroyedâDublin City Council monitoring river levels as weather warnings liftedFri Feb 06 2026 - 20:25
GardaĂ look to speak to bus driver following fatal Dublin city crashPedestrian in his 80s killed as three others, including driver, a woman in her 50s, treated for injuriesFri Feb 06 2026 - 06:00
Dublin bus crash: One dead and three hospitalised as bus crashes into pedestrians in city centreThree adults hospitalised following incident at junction of North Earl Street and Marlborough StreetThu Feb 05 2026 - 18:19
Social media ban risks pushing children towards âunregulated spacesâ, committee hearsCatherine Cross, of the National Parents Council, described the introduction of bans on young people accessing social media as âa blunt instrumentâThu Feb 05 2026 - 13:51
Dublin flood teams monitoring river and tide levels; âunlike any other flood beforeâ, says specialist; rain warnings remain in placeDublin to face worst of rain due in coming days as Met Ăireann warns of âworst-case scenarioâTue Feb 03 2026 - 21:37
Enniscorthy faces âvery significant risk of floodingâ; rainfall warning in place for seven countiesEast coast forecast to see more heavy rain on already saturated ground Fri Jan 30 2026 - 20:36
Number of homeless people up 12% in 2025 despite small December decreaseLatest Department of Housing figures show 16,734 people in emergency accommodation including 5,188 childrenFri Jan 30 2026 - 15:29
Number of Dart stations closed this weekend for scheduled works Weekend travel: Works to take place on a number of train lines, including Cork and GalwayFri Jan 30 2026 - 13:11
GardaĂ have seized 300 scramblers over last two years, says MinisterProposal to ban scramblers from public roads comes after death of teenager Grace LynchThu Jan 29 2026 - 17:49
âNo one was pumping the waterâ: Rathfarnham deals with Storm Chandra aftermathResidents of Grange Park and Nutgrove Avenue were still surrounded by water on Tuesday eveningTue Jan 27 2026 - 20:58
Met Ăireann issues yellow weather warning for nine counties amid wintry showers and possible snowWaterford, Wicklow and Wexford, along with Northern Ireland, expected to see heaviest rain on Tuesday with a chance of snowfall on higher groundSun Jan 25 2026 - 12:07
Galway man completes 4,800km rowing journey across Atlantic Ocean in fewer than 40 days Daragh MacLoughlin wins solo class in Worldâs Toughest Row after reaching Antigua in the CaribbeanFri Jan 23 2026 - 19:12
The Irish civil servant walking barefoot from Istanbul to MayoEamonn Keaveney has taken a career break from his job as a civil servant to break a world record for the second timeFri Jan 23 2026 - 06:00
Oscar-nominee Dubliner got idea for film after âquiet panic attackâ on planeJohn Kellyâs Retirement Plan has been nominated for an Academy Award for best animated shortThu Jan 22 2026 - 19:41
RTĂ outlines importance of State funding as TV licence sales down for sixth year in a row About 769,000 households or businesses paid for a licence in 2025 â a drop of more than 250,000 on the 2019 figureThu Jan 22 2026 - 19:20
Tusla saw 10% increase in referrals last year, committee hearsMore than 750 cases have been referred to Tuslaâs Children Missing in Education Team since JulyThu Jan 22 2026 - 15:03
Trump drops threat of tariffs over Greenland following Nato talks in Davos Framework for future deal on Danish territory formed after US president met with military allianceâs secretary general Mark RutteWed Jan 21 2026 - 22:16
âYouâll find outâ â Trump declines to say how far he will go to acquire GreenlandThe US president spoke for over almost two hours at the White House press conference, where he said he has âlots of meetings scheduled on GreenlandâTue Jan 20 2026 - 22:14
An Post apologises for late Christmas cardsPostal service says Christmas mail continues to arrive from various parts of the world, including the USTue Jan 20 2026 - 10:12
Flu numbers seem to have plateaued, says HSECaseload of 1,910 hospitalised last week is way down from pre-Christmas peak of 3,544Mon Jan 19 2026 - 17:10
Carmel was in her 60s when she suddenly found herself homelessRent has âskyrocketedâ completely out of range of people on a pensionMon Jan 19 2026 - 00:29
Woman injured by falling glass on Dublinâs Grafton Street It appears a section of glass fell from a second-floor window to street at well-known Weir & Sons jewellersThu Jan 15 2026 - 12:50
Number of US citizens seeking asylum in Ireland rises fourfoldIt is not clear if any of the 94 American applicants in 2025 were granted international protection hereThu Jan 15 2026 - 06:00
GardaĂ investigating 200 reports of alleged AI-generated child sex abuse material on XSocial networkâs tool Grok has been creating illegal images at the request of usersWed Jan 14 2026 - 14:35
Falcons should be introduced in DĂșn Laoghaire to reduce âpestâ seagulls, councillor saysFalconry or hawkery in harbour area could be âa natural solution to a natural problemâ, says FGâs Frank McNamaraTue Jan 13 2026 - 16:17
Ireland allocates âŹ42m to Palestine, almost half for UN agency restricted by IsraelâIrelandâs support for Unrwa remains unwavering,â says Helen McEnteeTue Jan 13 2026 - 10:50
Teacher with 15 yearsâ experience facing âŹ4,000 cost to pursue career in IrelandâI donât think people realise just how many obstacles there are for teachers who qualify abroadâ, says SinĂ©ad RyanTue Jan 13 2026 - 06:00
Clive Rowen, legend of Irish skateboarding scene, dies He opened Dublinâs first dedicated skateboarding shop, Cliveâs, on Hill Street in 1978Mon Jan 12 2026 - 09:02
Revealed: The top 10 most-watched TV shows in Ireland in 2025But soaps, drama and news among most-watched programmes on RTĂ PlayerSat Jan 10 2026 - 18:44
Storm Goretti passes Ireland with little impactMet Ăireann says track of weather system changed, while Britain took the brunt Thu Jan 08 2026 - 21:24
âThis is not legal ... laws need to be enforcedâ: Minister rebukes X over deepfake imagesDecision also influenced by increased levels of unchecked hate, misogyny, racism and anti-LGBTI+ content on the platformThu Jan 08 2026 - 07:46
Funeral of strongman Pa OâDwyer to take place in Co LimerickBritish former champion has set up fund to support family of âLimerick LionâTue Jan 06 2026 - 11:28
Parents embrace cargo bikes for school and work commute: âIt costs nothing to runâSantry-based Shane Farrell loves the convenience of the cargo bikeSat Jan 03 2026 - 06:00
âThey love the acousticsâ: Cathy Davey sings to turkeys locked up due to avian fluSinger-songwriter manages animal rescue centre on farm she co-owns with husband Neil HannonTue Dec 23 2025 - 15:20
âPups are not just for Christmasâ: Dublin mayor highlights importance of dog welfare Ray McAdam says Ireland has a âshameful standingâ as Europeâs âpuppy farm capitalâMon Dec 22 2025 - 20:45
Emergency departments face unprecedented demand, but drop in people presenting with fluCases rise despite fall in hospitalisations as officials continue to encourage vaccination and mitigationMon Dec 22 2025 - 17:31
Meath fire: foul play not suspected in Sunday afternoon blaze at Civil Defence HQ in NavanBuilding at Mullaghboy Industrial Estate was unoccupied at the time and no injuries have been reportedMon Dec 22 2025 - 14:33
Castletown House access road and public parking reopens after two-year standoffTwo-year standoff led to closure of access and public parking at the Celbridge, Co Kildare, siteMon Dec 22 2025 - 11:18
