Shauna Bowers

Shauna Bowers

Shauna Bowers is a reporter for The Irish Times.

‘I am obsessed with hurling. It’s probably one of the most complicated sports that I’ve ever tried’

Juan Maldonado Pimentel moved from Panama to Ireland in October 2022

Record €515m paid to private landlords under HAP scheme last year

Increase highlights pressure placed on tenants by rising rents and over-reliance on private sector for social housing

Nearly 25% of anti-depressant prescriptions last year for people aged 75 or older

Medics note trend among ageing vintage presenting with ‘symptoms of depression, anxiety and at times with suicidal thoughts’

How the number of antidepressants prescribed for under-15s changed across Ireland between 2012 and 2022

Waterford and West Cork regions had the highest percentage rise, while Clare alone saw a drop in percentage

‘Growing crisis’: Thousands more 12 to 15 years olds being prescribed antidepressants

A total of 15,113 prescriptions for anti-depressants were issued for children aged 0 to 15 in 2022

Ireland’s growing mental health crisis for children and young people adds to a system under pressure

Demand for services increased by 33% between 2020 and 2021

US arm of Sinn Féin spends €110,000 on Irish unity newspaper adverts

Friends of Sinn Féin, the party’s New York-based branch, paid €280,000 in expenses in six months, latest US returns show

Jet-skier’s body recovered from Lough Derg in Clare

Man pronounced dead at the scene after extensive search

Average of four women died per year due to family violence, study finds

Women represented a majority of adult victims of family violence in the period examined in independent study published by Department of Justice

Rental crisis: More than 4,700 notices to quit issued in first three months of 2023

Residential Tenancies Board figures show about half were served due to a landlord’s intention to sell the property

‘You’re welcomed with open arms everywhere. That’s what I like about Irish people’

New to the Parish: Sabine Barry arrived from Germany in 2007

Almost 90 Ukrainian refugees arriving in Ireland every day, Oireachtas committee to hear

‘As the conflict develops, we expect arrivals to continue’

Studio in remote working hub seeks to help businesses use social media

Recording booth, equipment and software to enable enterprises utilise power of social media

Delivery of modular homes for Ukrainian refugees ‘slower than one would have wished’, says Minister

Up to half of 700 quick-build houses approved by Government might not be completed by end of year due difficulties assessing suitable sites

Hottest day of the year so far recorded last weekend with temperatures forecast to soar higher

Summer sun to stay until bank holiday weekend with highs of 24 degrees forecast