President leads tributes following death of traditional musician Séamus BegleyOriginally from west Kerry, Begley was regarded as one of the country’s finest accordion playersTue Jan 10 2023 - 21:14
Over 850 hospital bed days lost this year amid renewed pressure on emergency departmentsFirst cases of ‘concerning’ new Covid-19 subvariant detected in IrelandTue Jan 10 2023 - 05:00
TDs advised by gardaí to wear ‘comfortable shoes’ so they can ‘move quickly’ if threatenedA crime-prevention information sheet was circulated to TDs on Monday evening by the clerk of the DáilMon Jan 09 2023 - 21:32
Ukrainians celebrate Christmas in Ireland under shadow of warFor the Eastern Orthodox Church, Christmas day falls on January 7thFri Jan 06 2023 - 19:00
Drimnagh protests fuelled by ‘misinformation’, according to local politicians Ukrainian refugees billeted at Mourne Road school over Christmas, leaving before start of the new termThu Jan 05 2023 - 19:00
Throwing of excrement at TDs a sign of ‘creeping sinister aggression’ towards politiciansMinister of State Anne Rabbitte and TD Ciarán Cannon were at a public meeting when the incident occurredThu Jan 05 2023 - 12:02
Food delivery man assaulted, motorcycle hijacked, in Tallaght on New Year’s DayGardaí seek information on assault by group of male youths on scrambler bikesTue Jan 03 2023 - 21:32
Appeal for missing Waterford woman Imelda Keenan 29 years after her disappearanceWoman (22) was last seen crossing road in Waterford city on 3rd January, 1994Tue Jan 03 2023 - 20:38
Street art in Ireland: The thorny issue of what is permittedSpray-painted walls aren’t always welcome but striking the right balance is proving tricky for artists and inflexible local councilsWed Dec 28 2022 - 05:00
Ryan seeks meeting with Dublin Bus over ‘disappearing’ busesDublin Bus says it is engaging with department and NTA about driver recruitment and service reliabilityWed Dec 28 2022 - 04:00
Status Yellow ice warning issued for St Stephen’s DayMet Éireann cautions ice could lead to hazardous travelling conditionsSun Dec 25 2022 - 18:49
‘This is the real meaning of Christmas’: Hundreds attend St Columbanus dinnerMore than 4,000 takeaway meals dispatched as 300 sit down in RDSSun Dec 25 2022 - 14:43
Women’s charity gets more calls for help due to cost-of-living crisis‘Some women and their children will probably be spending Christmas in the cold,’ Women’s Aid saysTue Dec 20 2022 - 02:00
Mortgage bills to rise again for 300,000 homeowners as ECB hikes ratesTánaiste rules out any short-term move to reintroduce mortgage interest relief for homeownersFri Dec 16 2022 - 05:00
Being a garda ‘a lot harder’ in recent years, Tanáiste tells DáilIncrease in violence, disrespect, oversight and paperwork all contributing to growing difficulties facing rank and file, Dáil hearsThu Dec 15 2022 - 15:02
No plans to introduce mortgage interest relief, Varadkar tells DáilSinn Féin’s Pearse Doherty calls on banks to absorb latest ECB interest rate hikesThu Dec 15 2022 - 14:17
‘Full investigation’ promised into attack that left Irish peacekeeper dead in LebanonVaradkar tells Dáil that Simon Coveney will meet UN Secretary General to discuss the lossThu Dec 15 2022 - 13:06
Cancer patients cut back on heating their homes over cost concernsIrish Cancer Society finds ‘huge amount of anxiety’ among households coping with cancer diagnosisThu Dec 15 2022 - 08:50
Motorists receive just 71 fines in three years for dangerously overtaking cyclistsGarda figures show 14 fixed charge notices were issued for the offence so far this yearThu Dec 15 2022 - 05:00
All-time electricity demand high, but petrol prices dip to lowest level since September 2021Diesel prices have dropped to lowest level since Ukraine warWed Dec 14 2022 - 08:18
Whole School Evaluation reports: Accessible analysis on school performance Whole School Evaluation reports can help parents make a decision when it comes to choosing a schoolWed Dec 14 2022 - 00:16
RTÉ defends climate change coverage after claims some shows had tendency to ‘polarise’ issueGreen TD Brian Leddin says claim applies to programmes like Liveline, Drivetime and Prime TimeTue Dec 13 2022 - 19:49
Weather warning extended to Friday as emergency group meets over cold snap‘Bitterly cold’ weather expected for another week, says Met Éireann, as overnight temperatures to drop below -5 degreesSun Dec 11 2022 - 12:36
Louise Duffy named as first female host of RTÉ Radio 1 lunchtime showRadio presenter replaces Ronan Collins whose 12pm-1pm show is being retired on December 23rdSat Dec 10 2022 - 10:53
Why is coal mining back in the news in Britain after all these years?UK government approves first new coal mine in 30 years in in northwest of EnglandSat Dec 10 2022 - 05:00
First snow showers land around country as bitter cold snap set to continueCold snap could last until December 17th with possibility of heavy snow afterwards as ‘warmer, moister air’ arrivesThu Dec 08 2022 - 22:37
‘Perfect storm’ for homelessness could be on horizon, Simon Community saysCharity says numbers sleeping rough could rise sharply if a recession coincides with an energy crisis and the end of eviction banThu Dec 08 2022 - 13:33
HSE willing to ‘play a role’ in securing housing for healthcare workersChief executive tells Oireachtas committee that urban-based hospitals are now experiencing impact of housing crisisWed Dec 07 2022 - 22:48
Housing crisis: ‘more than half’ of private tenants contacting charity at risk of homelessnessThreshold says tenancy termination still the largest issue facing private tenantsWed Dec 07 2022 - 08:12
Met Éireann warns of hazardous conditions as cold snap hitsIce and low temperature warnings due to come into effect from ThursdayWed Dec 07 2022 - 08:05
Ombudsman wrote to Taoiseach about ‘differential treatment’ of children seeking asylumDr Niall Muldoon concerned that minors not from Ukraine ‘treated less favourably’Tue Dec 06 2022 - 04:05
Former Magdalene laundry’s redevelopment requires ‘sensitive approach’, Taoiseach saysWork started on site intended as a national memorial with a museum and exhibition spaceMon Dec 05 2022 - 15:01
Covid: Only 12 nursing homes reported no confirmed or suspected cases in pandemicSome relatives ‘remain traumatised’ after watching a loved one die through a nursing home window, Hiqa report saysFri Dec 02 2022 - 10:16
Temperatures to drop further next week as winter starts to biteWeekend forecast is mainly dry with average daytime temperatures set to drop to as low as 5 degreesFri Dec 02 2022 - 09:27
East Wall leaflet drop to inform community on asylum-seeker housing plan as protesters continue Port Tunnel blockadesGroup said disruption was ‘just a small taste’ of future plans to stop block being used to house asylum seekersThu Dec 01 2022 - 15:29
People find the Residential Tenancies Board ‘difficult to deal with’, director tells Oireachtas committeeCommittee hears RTB service quality is ‘a long way short of what one regards as acceptable’Tue Nov 29 2022 - 19:24
‘Standing up for tradition’: Live crib finds new home in Dublin city centre after Mansion House banMinister Patrick O’Donovan said he believed he was ‘standing up for tradition’ with the new arrangement which was worked out between the OPW and IFATue Nov 29 2022 - 12:56
Citizens’ Assembly calls for referendum on biodiversity loss State has ‘comprehensively failed’ to tackle the biodiversity crisis and radical overhaul needed to manage environmental concernsSat Nov 26 2022 - 17:27
Stardust fire inquest delayed until April 2023 ‘Five months to find a jury … We don’t seem to count, but then again we never did’Wed Nov 23 2022 - 19:06
Nine-year-olds live ‘very gendered’ lives as girls read more but play less sport‘Slight widening’ in gender differences on maths a cause for concern, ESRI report author saysMon Nov 21 2022 - 11:42
Heavy rain falls across country with flood warnings in place until eveningOrange warning in place for Waterford, Wexford and Wicklow, with yellow warning in the rest of the countryMon Nov 21 2022 - 07:45
Woman (70s) dies in Meath road crashGardaí are appealing for witnesses and road users with dash-cam footage to come forwardWed Nov 16 2022 - 21:21
Gun, ammunition and drugs worth over €20,000 seized in LaoisMan in his 30s charged in connection with cannabis seizureWed Nov 16 2022 - 20:28
Eighty-three children among 200 Ukrainian refugees who must leave Dublin hotelRefugees should be permitted stay in hotel until after Christmas, urges local partnershipTue Nov 15 2022 - 20:51
Vacant-property refurbishment grants up to €50,000 to be available countrywide‘Vacancy is a scourge … this is a real support to be able to help homebuyers,’ says Minister for HousingTue Nov 15 2022 - 17:57
Green Party TDs Costello and Hourigan to seek parliamentary party re-admittance TDs suspended for six months after siding with Opposition on proposed relocation of National Maternity HospitalTue Nov 15 2022 - 17:38
Dublin’s winter lights shine with low-energy batteriesThe Spire will also be lit for the first time, using only as much energy as a domestic ironTue Nov 15 2022 - 11:22
One arrested following altercation at National Party conferenceMeeting of right-wing party disrupted by protestersMon Nov 14 2022 - 08:44
‘Extremely reckless’: Anti-abortion campaign calls for remote consultations to stopDuring Covid pandemic, women seeking abortions did not need to visit GP in personSat Nov 12 2022 - 18:19
Right to free speech ‘not absolute’ as vulnerable must be protected, McEntee saysBill outlines ‘protected characteristics’ including race, colour, nationality, religion, ethnicity or national origin, sexual orientation, gender and disabilityFri Nov 11 2022 - 05:00
