It’s official: last winter was wettest on recordValentia Observatory records 848mm of rain over three months, 183% of averageTue Mar 04 2014 - 01:00
Expert Panel established to solve Aer Lingus pensions disputePossibility that strike action could lead to closure of airports on St Patrick’s weekendMon Mar 03 2014 - 14:04
Villagers win best Irish album Meteor Choice Music PrizeThe Original Rudeboys Irish song win ‘amazing’Fri Feb 28 2014 - 00:41
Taoiseach says unemployment ‘moving towards EU norm’Enda Kenny tells jobs summit Middle Eastern investors are interested in IrelandWed Feb 26 2014 - 12:25
Irish Daily Mirror editor apologises to Sharon Ní BheoláinEditor admits photographs of the newsreader were not the ‘newspaper’s finest hour’Tue Feb 25 2014 - 20:28
Labour TD Gerald Nash recalls being bullied after diagnosis of Crohn’s diseaseTD tells major conference that he has a duty as a politician to speak up about conditionTue Feb 25 2014 - 01:00
RTÉ’s Sharon Ní Bheoláin complains of ‘disgraceful’ intrusion into her private lifeNews presenter says photographs of her walking a dog upset her more than stalkerMon Feb 24 2014 - 16:54
Small steps in creating hope for spinal cord injury victimsThe creator of Red Bull is behind 82 global projects focusing on spinal cord injuriesTue Feb 18 2014 - 01:00
Artist Patrick Scott dies a day before retrospective exhibitionCork-native (93) was major force in Irish art since 1940sFri Feb 14 2014 - 17:46
Weekend of careers fairs, toy trains and musical festivals aheadMore than 10,000 have registered for Career Zoo at the Convention Centre in DublinFri Feb 14 2014 - 15:38
Church ‘moving towards acceptance’ of gay peopleMore Christian tolerance in Catholic communities than in hierarchy, TD tells Trinity College debateThu Feb 13 2014 - 01:00
Flights delayed, roads blocked and train services suspendedDublin Dart services suspended for several hours due to stormWed Feb 12 2014 - 19:09
Oireachtas committee witness warned of defamation possibility in evidenceSenator John Crown: ‘absurd’ that criticisms could not be made of public bodiesWed Feb 12 2014 - 01:10
Health risks associated with pylons justify putting cables underground, meeting toldRadiation expert says high-voltage cables linked ‘beyond reasonable doubt’ with leukaemiaTue Feb 11 2014 - 01:07
Olympic silver medallist Kenneth Egan to run for Fine GaelBoxer admits he does not ‘know much about politics or anything to do with politics’Mon Feb 10 2014 - 12:59
John B Keane season launchedTwo unproduced plays may be put on in coming yearsFri Feb 07 2014 - 01:00
Larry Gogan to move to weekend broadcastingRTÉ 2fm veteran presenter leaves Golden Hour slot for new weekend showThu Feb 06 2014 - 10:48
Taoiseach rules out making RTÉ accountable for Iona Institute payoutRTÉ head of television says €85,000 payout saved an ‘absolute multiple’ in the long termThu Feb 06 2014 - 01:00
Philomena Lee brings campaign to the VaticanPope Francis meets the inspiration behind movie, and actor Steve CooganThu Feb 06 2014 - 01:00
Taoiseach dismisses call to make RTÉ answerable to the DáilRTÉ defends decision to pay €85,000 to John Waters and Iona Institute membersWed Feb 05 2014 - 11:11
Former Westlife singer Byrne to replace Hayes on 2fmNew controller of radio station believes vocalist will appeal to a younger audienceTue Feb 04 2014 - 18:39
Video launched for separating parents and their childrenCollaboration between Children’s Ombudsman and Court ServicesTue Feb 04 2014 - 01:01
Prostate cancer researcher wins awardDr Maria Prencipe wins prize for research into treatments for advanced cancerTue Feb 04 2014 - 01:00
Fighting female genital mutilationTo raise awareness of FGM Ifrah Ahmed is returning to Somalia where al-Shabaab Islamic militants still hold swayTue Feb 04 2014 - 01:00
Last baby born in Mount Carmel hospital makes her public debutLeone Lambe’s mother says status of staff at the closing down hospital is ‘extremely sad’Mon Feb 03 2014 - 16:51
January was wettest for two decades in some partsAll parts of the country had a wetter than normal January, according to Met ÉireannMon Feb 03 2014 - 13:27
Changing tastes: the rise and rise of craft beersThere has never been so much consumer choice in the beer market – and if craft beers are too expensive for your liking, a fair this weekend will show you how to brew your ownMon Feb 03 2014 - 01:00
‘Irish Times’ columnist says RTÉ libel payment was not about the moneyBreda O’Brien said right of reply to homophobia claim was ‘completely inadequate’Mon Feb 03 2014 - 01:00
RTÉ payout ‘damaging in the extreme’Public broadcaster condemned at rally for paying €80,000 over homophobia allegationSun Feb 02 2014 - 20:10
Chapel design to remember civilian victims of Rising unveiledChapel will be located in Glasnevin Cemetery and dedicated to 232 civilians who diedThu Jan 30 2014 - 14:09
Garth Brooks fans queue as tickets go on sale todayDevotees of country superstar wait overnight to attend two July concerts at Croke ParkThu Jan 30 2014 - 08:23
Irish Times photographer Paddy Whelan diesTributes paid to ‘kind and gentle soul who had a great feeling for what he did’Thu Jan 30 2014 - 01:00
Republic of Telly stars to present RTÉ 2fm breakfast showBernard O’Shea and Jennifer Maguire to take on Hector Ó hEochagáin’s slotWed Jan 29 2014 - 12:14
Southwest Kerry area receives dark skies designationThe designation makes the Iveragh Peninsula attractive to tourists who want to see the night sky without it being affected by lightTue Jan 28 2014 - 01:00
Mouthwash ‘could lead to greater incidences of heart attacks and strokes’Scientists claim antiseptic is killing off good bacteria along with badTue Jan 28 2014 - 01:00
Dark skies designation could be a tourism winner for County KerryIreland is perfectly placed to exploit the growing astrotourism marketMon Jan 27 2014 - 19:18
ADHD recognised for scheme following Ombudsman decisionFailure by HSE to issue card to child was ‘improperly discriminatory’Mon Jan 27 2014 - 16:50
Irishmen who won first World War VCs to get commemorative paving stonesBritish government will recognise those who won the highest award for valourMon Jan 27 2014 - 01:00
Philomena Lee forgives nuns but never forgets her sonThe woman who inspired the Oscar-nominated film wants to help 60,000 adopted childrenSat Jan 25 2014 - 01:00
A war of words over 1914 centenaryAlmost 100 years after the first World War began, Europeans still disagree about how the conflict should be remembered – and who started itSat Jan 25 2014 - 01:00
How Ireland plans to mark the centenary of the start of the first World War‘You cannot airbrush that part of our history out of the narrative,’ says Jeffrey Donaldson. ‘The time has come to build those bridges’Sat Jan 25 2014 - 01:00
TD urges inquiry into pro-life group seeking €7,000 donationsFamily and Life accused of targeting ‘vulnerable, elderly people’Fri Jan 24 2014 - 16:34
Philomena Lee urges release of 60,000 adoption recordsWoman whose search for son inspired Oscar-nominated film calls on State to grant accessFri Jan 24 2014 - 15:57
Deenihan warns planning fears hindering World Heritage designationsMinister says fears will have to be overcome if Ireland is to get more UNESCO sitesWed Jan 22 2014 - 00:56
President defends decision of wife to visit jailed activistPresident Higgins said his wife was visiting Margaretta D’Arcy as a personal friendTue Jan 21 2014 - 13:10
Garth Brooks to play two concerts at Croke ParkSinger returns to Dublin 17 years after his last concert in IrelandTue Jan 21 2014 - 01:00
‘A real journey, physically and mentally’How do you fancy six days cycling through autumnal France? It’s not as easy as it sounds, though . . .Tue Jan 21 2014 - 01:00
Judges face ‘difficult task’ in asylum casesConference on asylum law told verifying asylum claims a ‘hugely difficult task’Mon Jan 20 2014 - 01:00
Haughey received last of Lemass IRA pensionDocuments show Haughey received payment when Lemass’s widow diedMon Jan 20 2014 - 01:00
Executed Rising leader’s widow refused pension, files showGrace Plunkett, subject of a famous ballad, failed in claim for monies for own activitiesSat Jan 18 2014 - 17:48
