Weather warning: Heavy rain and melting snow result in ‘dangerous travel conditions’ for motoristsStatus yellow ice warning for entire country in effect until 9am Saturday; snow earlier today caused widespread disruptionFri Mar 01 2024 - 18:53
How did Met Éireann get caught by surprise with Friday morning’s snowfall?‘Cold pool’ in the upper atmosphere made weather very unstable and unpredictable, forecaster saysFri Mar 01 2024 - 15:55
Homeless woman who died in Dublin was kind, excellent nurse and loved music, mourners hearDeath of Ann Delaney (47) was ‘born leader wherever she went’ leaves more questions than answersThu Feb 29 2024 - 15:35
Charges against Irish citizen held in Iraq are dropped but campaign for return continuesYasser Eljuboori released on bail but still faces risks while he remains in Iraq, says legal counselThu Feb 29 2024 - 12:23
UN urged to intervene following allegations that an Irish citizen has been tortured in an Iraqi jail Laura Wickham’s husband, Yasser Eljuboori, was detained as he was getting a flight back to Ireland after visiting his sick motherWed Feb 28 2024 - 23:50
‘Ann was our family as well’: Hundreds join vigil to remember woman who died while sleeping roughAnn Delaney (47), who had been homeless for at least seven years, was a familiar figure on Aungier StreetMon Feb 26 2024 - 21:09
A makeshift shrine marks spot where body of Ann Kelly was discoveredA makeshift shrine marks the spot where Ann Kelly slept and her body was discovered.Mon Feb 26 2024 - 13:50
Meath County Council supports plans for Dublin Airport expansionCouncil’s senior planner says any expansion of the airport must take into account noise levels which affect people in parts of the county near the North RunwaySun Feb 25 2024 - 16:58
‘English is the biggest barrier’ - Ukrainian doctors shut out of working in the Irish healthcare systemHundreds, if not thousands, of doctors, nurses and healthcare professionals face a long road before they can work in their chosen fieldSat Feb 24 2024 - 06:00
‘We have to stop them’: Ukrainian ambassador calls for unity on anniversary of war’s startSinn Féin president Mary Lou McDonald says expelling Russian ambassador must ‘be on the table’ following death of Alexei NavalnyFri Feb 23 2024 - 21:18
Infrastructure projects ‘take far too long’ to complete, says VaradkarTaoiseach says Government will allocated extra money from windfall taxes for ‘shovel-ready’ projectsThu Feb 22 2024 - 21:38
Donegal gardaí seize large quantity of cannabis plants in raidDrugs allegedly worth €631,500 recovered from industrial premises in Donegal townThu Feb 22 2024 - 17:37
Gardaí called in after Westmeath Co Council defrauded of €515,000Council has admitted sum was extracted via a third partyThu Feb 22 2024 - 16:58
Plaid Cymru leader sees Ireland as a template for an independent WalesIreland is a nation that has been able to map out its own destiny, says pro-independence Welsh party leaderThu Feb 22 2024 - 06:00
Drogheda councillors call for ‘urgent’ meeting with Minister amid plans to house house asylum seekers in hotelGardaí not planning security operation at hotel despite concerns it may be targeted by anti-immigration activistsThu Feb 15 2024 - 22:16
Protesters heckle US senator Bernie Sanders during UCD eventVeteran senator and former US presidential candidate told demonstrators that disrupting meetings was anti-democraticThu Feb 15 2024 - 21:52
Drogheda hotel to be converted into centre for asylum seekersD Hotel's closure will have a ‘devastating impact’ on the town, says deputy mayorWed Feb 14 2024 - 18:39
Catholic Church adds social media marriage guidelines as more couples meet onlineMore than 20% of couples surveyed by marriage guidance agency Accord say overuse or misuse of social media is factor in marriageMon Feb 12 2024 - 16:26
AC/DC announce Croke Park concert this summer The band, who celebrated their 50th anniversary last year, will finish 21-date European tour in DublinMon Feb 12 2024 - 08:05
Sinéad O’Connor nominated for Rock & Roll Hall of FameSinger, who died last July, is among 15 artists who have been nominated this yearSun Feb 11 2024 - 17:02
Long-delayed MetroLink can get planning permission this year, Eamon Ryan insistsMinister for Transport defends controversial plans to eliminate ‘through’ traffic from Dublin city centreSun Feb 11 2024 - 15:32
‘A profound tragedy’: Waterford community to hold vigil as boy’s body found in car and woman arrestedGardaí expected to open murder investigation and believe toxicology results will shed light on what happened in Dunmore EastFri Feb 09 2024 - 18:30
Weekend set to be cold and wet with unsettled weather extending into next weekMany places saw more than 25mm of rain fall on ThursdayFri Feb 09 2024 - 09:11
Unmarried parents’ organisation urges Yes-Yes vote in coming referendumsTreoir says acceptance of proposals would give hundreds of thousands of people who live in non-marital families constitutional recognitionThu Feb 08 2024 - 16:10
Snow and heavy rain falling across Ireland with status yellow weather alerts in effectWeather radar shows snow fall in Northern Ireland, Donegal and parts of Sligo, Leitrim and MayoThu Feb 08 2024 - 09:18
Nine suspected measles cases reported to infectious disease watchdog last weekProf Breda Smyth says vaccination rate below 95% threshold needed to stop spread of ‘highly contagious’ diseaseThu Feb 08 2024 - 09:02
Leixlip fire: Vacant building in Co Kildare damaged in latest suspected anti-immigration arson attackFalse rumours were circulating online that property in Leixlip was earmarked to house asylum seekersWed Feb 07 2024 - 19:26
Former taoiseach John Bruton believed Easter Rising unnecessaryOne-time Fine Gael leader’s revisionist views highly controversial and proved divisive with many in the partyTue Feb 06 2024 - 20:28
Templemore Garda fitness test: How hard can it be? Garda management have refused to compromise on the rigours of fitness test to join the forceTue Feb 06 2024 - 19:00
Northern Ireland has its first Jesuit bishop under leadership change in island’s second largest Catholic dioceseAntrim-born Bishop Alan McGuckian is something of an exception in being appointed bishop of his native diocese Down and ConnorFri Feb 02 2024 - 21:24
Tributes paid to three young people killed in Carlow car crashFuneral of Katie Graham, who died alongside friends Daryl Culbert and Michael Kelly, will take place on Monday in ArlesFri Feb 02 2024 - 20:03
Future of hen harrier in doubt as survey shows alarming decline in numbersUnder 100 hen harrier breeding pairs left in State, survey findsFri Feb 02 2024 - 14:19
Businesses now ready to invest more in Northern Ireland, says Joe Kennedy III US special envoy praises restoration of the Stormont Assembly as ‘hugely positive’ momentThu Feb 01 2024 - 21:57
Stormont return: Donaldson says DUP not split over deal while his critics achieved ‘nothing’Brussels will ‘analyse carefully’ UK government’s plans contained in the deal aimed at restoring powersharingWed Jan 31 2024 - 19:57
Nine in 10 families who hosted Ukrainian refugees had positive experience Thousands of Irish householders have taken in Ukrainians since Russian invasion of the country in February 2022Wed Jan 31 2024 - 05:45
John Magnier confirms he gave ‘strapped for cash’ estate owners €50,000 in cash in two envelopesMagnier and his son, John Paul, delivered the money personally last SeptemberMon Jan 29 2024 - 13:58
Road fatalities support group criticises drop in numbers in Garda traffic unit Parc accuses Garda management of giving ‘little priority’ to road safety managementMon Jan 29 2024 - 13:52
Upcoming elections will not ‘sway’ proposals for future funding for RTÉ - Catherin MartinMinister for Arts seeks to replace licence fee with Exchequer money despite Cabinet oppositionSun Jan 28 2024 - 20:35
International community must strive to bring ‘lasting’ peace to Middle East, Higgins says President says too many innocents killed since ‘appalling atrocities’ by Hamas on October 7thSun Jan 28 2024 - 18:54
Relic of St Brigid returns to native Co Kildare for first time in more than 1,000 yearsBone fragment from skull of saint thought to have died around the year 524 is brought to parish church in Kildare town for special MassSun Jan 28 2024 - 16:38
Holocaust Memorial Day: 'We can stand up against intolerance'Caryna Camerino is the granddaughter of four Holocaust survivors. She talks about the importance of educating Irish schoolchildren about the Holocaust.Sat Jan 27 2024 - 10:40
Star baker turned Holocaust awareness advocate: ‘It is typical of families like mine to have so few relatives’Caryna Camerino’s grandfather survived the Holocaust but her great-grandfather and great-grandmother perished at AuschwitzSat Jan 27 2024 - 07:00
Bambie Thug to represent Ireland in Eurovision with their song Doomsday Blue Macroom electro-goth’s turn is a leftfield choice which it is hoped will break Ireland’s abysmal recent record in the competitionFri Jan 26 2024 - 23:51
Clean sweep for Trinity College Dublin students in Irish Times third-level debating semi-finalStudents from TCD Phil and TCD Bram Stoker Club won in the individual and team category on the subject of artificial intelligenceFri Jan 26 2024 - 23:08
Monaghan boy namechecked in Jürgen Klopp’s interview ‘devastated’ he is leaving club Video of Dáire Gorman’s visit to Anfield in September where he met Klopp and some players has been viewed over 70m timesFri Jan 26 2024 - 21:21
TCD and Cadet School students triumph in first semi-final of Irish Times debating competitionLouise Cullen and Eoin Ryan of Trinity LawSoc and Conal Gallagher of Cadet School now go through to the finalThu Jan 25 2024 - 22:10
Women’s groups opposed to NWCI stance call for No votes in referendumsProposed changes would not help women and Government has not made ‘cogent argument’, Silenced Protest group saysThu Jan 25 2024 - 21:01
World’s most expensive drug approved for use in Ireland to treat children with rare genetic disorderLibmeldy costs €3 million and is used in the treatment of metachromatic leukodystrophy (MLD)Wed Jan 24 2024 - 18:22
Tradfest honours singer-songwriters Ralph McTell and Janis Ian with lifetime achievement awardsConcerts honouring both artists to be part of festival, which this year is greatly expanding its musical footprint across Dublin regionWed Jan 24 2024 - 16:28
Bryan Dobson set to retire from RTÉ after ‘37 fantastic years’ RTÉ veteran has presented all of the broadcaster’s flagship news programmes across radio and TVWed Jan 24 2024 - 14:39
