Met Éireann lifts nationwide snow and ice warningForecaster says temperatures to stay near freezing today with showers falling as sleetTue Jan 22 2019 - 11:00
Super blood moon: Skywatchers in luck as Irish skies remain clearLunar eclipse was visible in early morning skies across large parts of the countryMon Jan 21 2019 - 08:42
From Great War to a more intimate oneFor many countries, Ireland included, 1919 marked the end of one conflict and the beginning of anotherMon Jan 21 2019 - 01:00
The botched assassination attempt of the hated FrenchVolunteer Martin Savage (21) was killed when a bullet entered his neck at Ashtown in 1919Mon Jan 21 2019 - 00:00
Soloheadbeg: ‘Wicked’ beginning of the War of IndependenceThe ambush in the Tipperary town left two Royal Irish Constabulary constables deadMon Jan 21 2019 - 00:00
Blow by blow: Timeline of the War of IndependenceHow the war began and how it progressed over the course of 1919Mon Jan 21 2019 - 00:00
Major crowd gathers to mark centenary of Soloheadbeg ambushOver 1,000 people attend as families of all involved commemorate momentous episodeSun Jan 20 2019 - 18:47
Labour Party unveils agenda to mark Dáil centenaryChildren’s welfare will be a ‘non-negotiable’ issue, claims Party leader Brendan HowlinSun Jan 20 2019 - 17:13
Rossport to Soloheadbeg: Vincent McGrath recalls fallen relative‘I often heard my grandmother say she didn’t like Dan Breen because he killed her uncle’Sat Jan 19 2019 - 16:52
Vicky Phelan says doctors give her ‘dirty look’ due to campaigningCervical cancer campaigner criticises the ‘paternalistic’ attitude of medical professionSat Jan 19 2019 - 16:46
Winter chill and sub-zero temperatures on way countrywideSunday night to mark dramatic seasonal change, with lows of zero to -4 during weekFri Jan 18 2019 - 16:03
Total eclipse of the moon to loom into view on MondayMoon’s association with US president Donald Trump heralds the end of days, says preacherFri Jan 18 2019 - 14:57
In good health: Simon Harris ‘bowled over’ after birth of daughterMinister and Caoimhe Wade got married in 2017Fri Jan 18 2019 - 11:37
Sportsman arrested over alleged sex assault in DublinSuspect released and file to be sent to DPP in connection with December 9th incidentFri Jan 18 2019 - 08:55
Soloheadbeg ambush: what really happened in January 1919?‘It was accidental and should not have happened,’ says Seumas Robinson’s daughterFri Jan 18 2019 - 06:00
Leinster House repairs exceed original €8m budget‘It will cost what it will cost,’ according to Houses of the Oireachtas superintendentTue Jan 15 2019 - 02:00
Gardaí issue appeal over missing Galway manRobert Murray (25) from Salthill has not been seen since late last WednesdayMon Jan 14 2019 - 16:50
Winter returns: Ireland braces for incoming polar air massBalmy conditions not set to last, with temperatures due to plummet as low as –3Mon Jan 14 2019 - 16:00
Men who died on Mourne Mountains over weekend namedSean Byrne and Robbie Robertson both fell when high winds hit the mountain rangeMon Jan 14 2019 - 09:51
Butterflies, daffs and grass-cutting in January: has nature gone haywire?Temperatures for the winter to date have been well above normalFri Jan 11 2019 - 20:54
Cautious optimism as corncrake makes modest Irish returnBird, once a soundtrack to the early summer, now confined to limited number of areasFri Jan 11 2019 - 15:24
‘People’s Dáil’ called to mark centenary of parliament’s first meetingUnion head says democratic programme drawn up 100 years ago has been ‘ditched’Thu Jan 10 2019 - 20:53
Diary of events for 2019 commemorationsSpecial centenary Dáil sitting and War of Independence exhibition among events to watch out forTue Jan 08 2019 - 11:19
Soloheadbeg group says decision by President Higgins not to attend ‘a missed opportunity’Killing of two policemen in ambush started War of Independence and remains controversialMon Jan 07 2019 - 17:10
Taoiseach to make week-long visit to Mali and EthiopiaLeo Varadkar will view the work of Irish peacekeepers and NGOsSun Jan 06 2019 - 07:16
Hundreds attend Dublin shooting victim’s funeralPriest speaks out about the ‘evil’ created by violent murders during ceremonySat Jan 05 2019 - 16:06
2019 will be centenary central as Ireland remembers turbulent pastGovernment advised it should largely leave War of Independence centenaries to local communitiesSat Jan 05 2019 - 06:00
Dublin house raffle raises €1.4m for Roscommon GAADemand for tickets was ‘way beyond expectations’, organisers sayWed Jan 02 2019 - 19:55
Cyclists disappointed at scrapping of Bill setting ‘safe distance’ for overtakingProposed law to enforce minimum passing distance is shelved after AG voices concernsWed Jan 02 2019 - 18:09
Road deaths drop to a record low for 2018‘Serious concern’ at sharp increase in the number of pedestrian deaths on roadsTue Jan 01 2019 - 17:40
Abortion services: New counselling hotline goes liveMy Options will provide the names of GPs and hospitals offering abortion servicesTue Jan 01 2019 - 11:25
Near record temperatures and falls of snow mark 2018 as an exceptional weather yearThe beast from the east and summer drought characterise a topsy-turvy yearSun Dec 30 2018 - 12:40
State papers: Poet Thomas Kinsella sent Haughey his royalty pay slip for 4pKinsella told taoiseach Aosdána stipend was unfair on poets as none could live entirely off their artSat Dec 29 2018 - 12:01
State papers: Irish officials found no evidence Easter Rising got papal blessingCount George Plunkett claimed he met Pope Benedict XV in week before RisingSat Dec 29 2018 - 05:15
Armistice Day commemorations a source of tension in the Free State eraRoyal British Legion warned any flying of Union flag would be regarded as provocationSat Dec 29 2018 - 04:00
Number of social events and guests per department cut 10% due to austerityDinner at Dublin Castle for Mitterrand was an ‘exceptional’ occasion allowed to exceed the government limit on entertainment spendingSat Dec 29 2018 - 03:01
Hillery was pressurised to make State visit to the VaticanIt was hoped that visit would lead to reciprocal visit of Pope John Paul II to IrelandSat Dec 29 2018 - 02:17
State papers: MacSharry objected to additional support for Apple in CorkThen minister for finance said company’s record in Ireland was ‘very disappointing’Sat Dec 29 2018 - 02:12
‘Wasteful’ Dublin Millennium projects got chopped by ‘Mac the Knife’Memo from Ray MacSharry for 1988 event condemns plans of government colleagueSat Dec 29 2018 - 02:01
Gerry Conlon wrote to Haughey asking him to intervene in his caseThen taoiseach Haughey went on to raise the issue of the Guildford Four throughout 1988Sat Dec 29 2018 - 01:55
State Papers: Repatriation of Phoenix Park equestrian statue not permittedGough statue had been repeatedly attacked and ultimately bombed off plinth by IRASat Dec 29 2018 - 01:34
Anonymous letter claimed British knew of Enniskillen bomb plansState papers: Self-proclaimed operative sent Brian Lenihan letter six days after IRA bomb killed 12Sat Dec 29 2018 - 00:06
Patrick Kavanagh vowed to ‘break every bloody bookshop’ in Dublin over literary snubPoet told Fred Hanna he would ‘wreck the joint’ if his book wasn’t put in the windowFri Dec 28 2018 - 14:25
Plans for restoration of Mountjoy Square released for public submissionCity council plans to reinstate Georgian design of 200-year-old Dublin parkFri Dec 28 2018 - 00:01
Leopardstown Christmas Festival sees high demand and drama on opening day‘Unprecedented’ crowds enjoy unseasonal weather as Ellie Mac makes Grade One debutWed Dec 26 2018 - 19:59
Taken 50 years ago: A photo of Earth as it had never been seen before‘Grand oasis in the big vastness of space’: ‘Earthrise’ captured by Apollo 8 astronautMon Dec 24 2018 - 10:05
Van Morrison happy to be called musical geniusBelfast-born singer says he did not have a clue what he was doing when writing ‘Astral Weeks’Sun Dec 23 2018 - 20:53
Unauthorised demolition of semi-d leaves woman’s home exposedDemonstrators rally in support of Una Gildea over damage to her Dublin 8 houseSat Dec 22 2018 - 19:09
KBC bank branches attacked amid protest outside Dublin headquartersThree attacks on KBC offices in less than 48 hours amid Roscommon eviction controversySat Dec 22 2018 - 17:36
Dublin’s Long Stone pub to close its door after 264 yearsTownsend Street venue, popular with Trinity students, to be demolished early next yearFri Dec 21 2018 - 15:16
