Irish farmers seven times more likely to die from cardiovascular diseaseAlmost half suffer high blood pressure and elevated cholesterol, study findsFri Oct 15 2021 - 00:55
Farmers to challenge Government plan to reroute €49m in ‘green’ fundingBacklash as capital to help decarbonise farming switched to fund fuel subsidiesThu Oct 14 2021 - 20:25
Two incidents of drinking water contamination went unreported, EPA findsBreaches uncovered at Wexford and Kildare plants by Environmental Protection Agency auditThu Oct 14 2021 - 14:48
Two men arrested following seizure of a firearmMen, aged 33 and 20, found a short distance away from abandoned car on the M50Wed Oct 13 2021 - 23:26
Nitrogen seepage: Action programme fails to protect hundreds of rivers, lakesAlmost half of Irish surface waters are not in good ecological condition, says State watchdogWed Oct 13 2021 - 20:54
Motorists warned of danger from heavy fogs across most of countryMet Éireann issues yellow weather warning affecting 16 counties in the south and eastTue Oct 12 2021 - 19:41
Overseas development spending to top €1bn for first time after budget increaseExtra allocation of €140m – earmarked for developing countries – welcomed by charitiesTue Oct 12 2021 - 18:47
Criticism of failure to tackle childhood smoking or obesity in BudgetQualified welcome for a number of other measures from charity sectorTue Oct 12 2021 - 16:53
Dublin council chief criticised over ‘snide’ comments to students’ unionOwen Keegan told UCD body he was ‘surprised’ it had not gone into property marketMon Oct 11 2021 - 20:04
Cork care home called to ‘cautionary meeting’ with HiqaGlendonagh Residential Home said to be non-compliant in six areas of inspectionMon Oct 11 2021 - 15:34
President ‘acutely aware’ of the ‘pain and anguish’ caused by mica‘We did nothing wrong’: Mica homeowners protest in DublinSat Oct 9 2021 - 07:33
Fianna Fáil TD who threatened to quit says bypasses ‘will go ahead’James O’Connor says he received commitments from Taoiseach and ministersFri Oct 8 2021 - 09:51
James O’Connor to remain in FF after meeting TaoiseachCork East TD says meeting with Martin over road projects in NDP was ‘a success’Thu Oct 7 2021 - 23:16
Ireland will still attract foreign direct investment despite tax change – IDABusiness groups react to change of rate from 12.5% to 15% for firms making at least €750mThu Oct 7 2021 - 21:52
Facebook Ireland to investigate ads on ‘abortion pill reversal’Three such adverts appeared on the platform here reaching ‘up to’ three million peopleWed Oct 6 2021 - 07:40
Rose Callaly: Violence against women as serious an issue nearly two decades agoRose’s daughter Rachel was murdered by her husband Joe O’Reilly in 2004Tue Oct 5 2021 - 23:55
Study shows Ireland has low rate of disease ‘multi-morbidity’Odds of having diabetes in US double that of Ireland or England, research findsTue Oct 5 2021 - 23:02
Revenue seizes cigarettes worth €323,000 at Dublin PortIllegal cigarettes represent potential loss of €256,000 to exchequerTue Oct 5 2021 - 19:02
Courts Service still using IT system from 1990s, says chief executiveAngela Denning tells conference much of technology being used not fit for purposeFri Oct 1 2021 - 15:06
Ireland near bottom of international table for investment in justice, Clarke saysMinorities, marginalised groups run a real risk of having less effective access to justiceFri Oct 1 2021 - 10:00
When business partners fall out over who should take credit for past successThe dispute around Web Summit is detailed in a 31-page Superior Court of California filing whose contents are disputedFri Oct 1 2021 - 05:42
Paddy Cosgrave’s Web Summit sues former partners over ‘covert’ venture fundDavid Kelly and Patrick Murphy say they will strongly defend allegation that they breached agreement with Web SummitWed Sep 29 2021 - 17:16
‘Always a risk’ of states quitting EU if concerns not addressed – BarnierFormer chief Brexit negotiator sees no way to accept ‘any renegotiation’ of NI protocolWed Sep 29 2021 - 00:16
Ireland to give 335,500 Covid-19 vaccines to UgandaState makes commitment to donate AstraZeneca shots under Covax programmeTue Sep 28 2021 - 20:02
‘Comprehensive review’ of State’s planning laws announcedTaoiseach says move is attempt to simplify legislation to accelerate delivery of housingTue Sep 28 2021 - 18:54
‘Pandemic bonus’ will not impact FG’s budget plans – TánaisteWays to reward retail staff for work during Covid-19 being explored, Varadkar saysTue Sep 28 2021 - 06:00
Fine Gael TDs pushing back against plans for capped mica compensation packageMinister for Housing Darragh O’Brien says nothing is off the table when it comes to possible solutionsMon Sep 27 2021 - 21:36
Concern over Ireland’s water quality in Government, Minister saysHalf of country’s water courses in ‘poor or worse’ condition, O’Brien saysMon Sep 27 2021 - 19:29
Property market is not out of control, Minister for Housing saysHike in prices ‘not unique to Ireland’ and can be handled by increasing supply – O’BrienMon Sep 27 2021 - 17:57
Option for 100% mica redress remains on the table, says VaradkarFG representatives sought meeting following intensifying pressure from constituents for solutionFri Sep 24 2021 - 21:01
Lyra McKee murder: Two men due in court over rioting and petrol bombsMan arrested on Thursday released pending report to Public Prosecution ServiceFri Sep 24 2021 - 07:35
Four hospitalised after light aircraft crash lands on Co Wexford beachInjuries not believed to be life threatening of two men and two women on boardThu Sep 23 2021 - 21:45
Circular on student housing being used for tourists will be sent to councils - MinisterAngry exchanges over causes of crisis as students protest outside DáilThu Sep 23 2021 - 15:59
Alarm failure at water plant helped Gorey incident go unnoticedWexford County Council says week-long delay in reporting the problem to both Irish Water and the HSE is under investigationTue Sep 21 2021 - 20:54
Minister denies crisis in peat harvesting sector is product of ‘green agenda’Malcolm Noonan insists Government is bound by planning laws on large-scale extractionTue Sep 21 2021 - 18:36
Switch to electric vehicles faces uphill battle, survey of Irish motorists suggestsFindings of Circle K study show gulf between State policy and public confidenceTue Sep 21 2021 - 05:00
Ireland starts importing peat following wind-up of domestic productionTensions remain between industry growers and Government following 2019 rulingTue Sep 21 2021 - 01:59
Irish Water to audit treatment plants after contaminationAt least 52 people around Gorey have become ill following failures at two plantsTue Sep 21 2021 - 01:33
Q&A tainted water: What happened at two treatment plants?Problems emerged at Ballymore Eustace in Kildare and Creagh in Gorey, Co WexfordMon Sep 20 2021 - 19:21
A night of hunting the false widow spider: ‘They are everywhere in this area’Equipped with tweezers and headlamp, researcher catches 94 spiders on Lucan roadSat Sep 18 2021 - 04:46
Ireland faces ‘significant population’ of false widow spiders in next 20 yearsNUI Galway’s venom study examines effect of growing colonies of spiders in urban areasSat Sep 18 2021 - 04:45
Allegations against midwife amount to ‘poor professional performance’, witness saysBrenda McGarrity before inquiry over alleged inability to operate neo-natal resuscitation equipmentFri Sep 17 2021 - 17:37
Midwife was ‘Googling’ information while woman was in labour, inquiry toldNurse is facing allegations over professional performance during home birthsThu Sep 16 2021 - 17:56
State will not face higher bill for broadband plan despite Covid delays, committee hearsNational Broadband Ireland will not be penalised for pandemic disruption, TDs are toldWed Sep 15 2021 - 19:50
Church of Ireland Primate enthroned after Covid-enforced delaysTraditional ceremony held at St Patrick’s Cathedral on the Hill of ArmaghTue Sep 14 2021 - 23:46
Remains of baby found dead on Kerry beach in 1984 exhumed by gardaí‘Baby John’ discovered with stab wounds on White Strand beach in CahersiveenTue Sep 14 2021 - 20:55
Cycling, walking projects get bulk of transport spending in 2021Funding of €204 million for local authorities will go on facilities for bikes and walkers, with €75 million for urban transport projectsTue Sep 14 2021 - 14:07
Average rate of Covid-19 infection falls by 14% in two weeksInfection rates remain stubbornly high in Border region with Monaghan worst affectedFri Sep 10 2021 - 10:41
Planned trial of Deansgrange cycle route hits major setbackDun Laoghaire Rathdown County Council says further consultations required for projectThu Sep 9 2021 - 21:46
Warning issued over risk of swan deaths at new Bray bridgeBirdWatch Ireland cites reported cases of bird deaths at Samuel Beckett BridgeThu Sep 9 2021 - 01:05