Drug addiction services struggling with rising demand, say providersCampaigners call for policy change and extra funding to tackle increased useWed Oct 30 2019 - 22:07
Former drugs ministers tired of attending drug-related funeralsIn 2016, 736 people in Ireland died from drugs – the fourth highest figure in EuropeWed Oct 30 2019 - 18:47
Former ministers fear national drug strategy being ‘undermined’Government urged not to take powers away from community and voluntary sectorsWed Oct 30 2019 - 01:00
Boy (10) with prosthetic legs receives £2,500 over trampoline banPark said it was advised patrons with prosthetic limbs not permitted to use equipmentWed Oct 30 2019 - 00:01
Residents in Donegal HSE centre restricted due to layout of homeHSE says it intends to address issues by providing alternative accommodationTue Oct 29 2019 - 18:42
Rail-riding pup reunited with owners after solo trip to DublinOscar boarded the 7.30am train from Maynooth to Connolly StationTue Oct 29 2019 - 11:32
MS patient living in nursing home for almost 15 years ‘just wants to go home’‘Nursing homes are just a dumping ground for people like me. I believe the State has failed in its obligation towards me and others like me’Tue Oct 29 2019 - 02:51
Price of a private smear can vary by up to 200%Wide variation in service prices attributed to the choice of laboratory and overhead costsTue Oct 29 2019 - 02:47
Licence fee changes likely to worsen funding crisis, RTÉ saysDirector-general tells Minister high salaries will be kept ‘under review’Tue Oct 29 2019 - 02:23
Ireland needs to reduce prison numbers, says reform charityIrish Penal Reform Trust wants prison sentences to be ‘last resort’ in justice systemFri Oct 25 2019 - 13:41
Ireland a ‘wonderful country’, says Italian teacher mugged at gunpointMan for court over incident during school group’s visit to Dublin’s Guinness StorehouseFri Oct 25 2019 - 10:04
Recovering addict: ‘I chose drugs over my family. I lost everything’Ending addiction needs a focus on ‘health and human need’ of drug users,’ says charityThu Oct 24 2019 - 10:43
Mental health: ‘All he got was a criminal record, when all he needed was help’Adults with severe mental health issues ‘falling through gaps’, charity saysWed Oct 23 2019 - 01:00
Number of politicians attending CervicalCheck apology ‘disappointing’Patient support group welcomes apology, describing it as a ‘watershed moment’Tue Oct 22 2019 - 19:07
Dust particles increasing cancer risk for construction workersSilica dust, which occurs when cutting concrete, has been proven to be carcinogenicMon Oct 21 2019 - 00:10
Three arrested over paramilitary style attack in Co AntrimPolice believe man ordered to show up at roundabout in Newtownabbey to receive beatingSun Oct 20 2019 - 20:59
House of Fools: What the papers say about BrexitNewspapers across UK and Ireland lead with Saturday’s House of Commons debacleSun Oct 20 2019 - 12:54
Number of homes in Belfast evacuated due to security alertPSNI currently examining a suspicious objectSun Oct 20 2019 - 12:41
Man (31) arrested after teenage boy stabbed in BelfastArrest on suspicion of attempted murder follows Saturday night incidentSun Oct 20 2019 - 10:03
One driver caught speeding every three minutes in Garda operationOver 250 speeding vehicles detected so far as part of ‘slow down’ campaignFri Oct 18 2019 - 21:08
Number of visitors to Clonmacnoise putting site under ‘strain’The monastery receives between 155,000 and 170,000 visitors per yearFri Oct 18 2019 - 16:35
Men questioned over death of man in Cork in 2015 are releasedGardaí say file is being prepared for DPP over the fatal attack on Peter Murphy (36)Fri Oct 18 2019 - 11:24
Man charged over Limerick burglaries, thefts and criminal damageAccused appearing before Limerick City District CourtFri Oct 18 2019 - 10:58
Women in Colombia defy violence to help build peaceDespite big role in peace accord, women activists still face threats of violence and murderWed Oct 16 2019 - 20:00
Clondalkin residents protest construction of nursing home on nuns’ landLocals say development would occupy playing field and ‘eradicate’ habitat of birdsMon Oct 14 2019 - 14:51
Beef taskforce meeting is adjourned as farmers protestFarming groups concerned that some protesters are still facing legal proceedingsMon Oct 14 2019 - 12:22
All Irish climbing walls could close after insurance provider pulls outMain underwriter for indoor sport exited Irish market in August due to high awardsSat Oct 12 2019 - 15:36
Foster families: ‘They have no idea how much they saved me’National Fostering Week is an initiative to increase the pool of foster parentsFri Oct 11 2019 - 17:28
Students face over 10% rent increase in Dublin complexHike at LIV Student block after ‘genuine misunderstanding’ over single-occupancy price applied to shared roomsFri Oct 11 2019 - 09:15
Flanagan ‘greatly disturbed’ over reports of council paying protection money‘We’re trying to get to the bottom of this,’ Eoghan Murphy saysWed Oct 09 2019 - 20:47
Gardaí ‘identifying individuals’ behind abuse of Lidl advert coupleNew Garda strategy to tackle hate crime and promote diversity is publishedWed Oct 09 2019 - 18:20
‘Hate is always there. It’s all down to ignorance.’Retired consultant Dr Jasbir Singh Puri now employs 30 people but he still gets abuseWed Oct 09 2019 - 17:48
Government urged to outlaw creation and sharing of private sexual imagesICCL calls for legal aid for those who have such images shared without consentTue Oct 08 2019 - 18:08
Street assaults: ‘I was walking, minding my own business and got punched from behind’Three people tell The Irish Times about their experiences of attacks on Irish streetsMon Oct 07 2019 - 02:20
More than half a million trees to be planted on former boglandsThe focus will be on native woodland trees such as Downy Birch, Scots Pine and AlderWed Oct 02 2019 - 19:45
Development aid will see ‘modest’ increase in Budget, Tánaiste saysIreland Aid report says almost €800 million spent on foreign development aid last yearWed Oct 02 2019 - 19:34
High rents putting older people at risk of homelessness, charity saysAlone has seen 145 people presenting as homeless or at risk of homelessness so far in 2019Tue Oct 01 2019 - 13:42
Waiting time for homeless addiction programmes triples in two yearsAverage waiting time in second quarter of year was 82 days, says Simon CommunitiesMon Sept 30 2019 - 16:11
Nine special schools get emergency funds for insurance‘A number’ of other schools have applied for extra funding over spiralling insurance costsMon Sept 30 2019 - 00:15
Abortion campaigners protest ‘restrictions’ in legislationHundreds march through Dublin and call for introduction of safe zones around facilitiesSat Sept 28 2019 - 18:59
Large crowd continues protest over direct provision centre in OughterardLocal councillor Thomas Welby estimates up to 3,000 people attendedSat Sept 28 2019 - 18:02
Man (23) charged with murder of John Gibson in Dublin two years agoMatthew Bell remanded in custody after appearing in court on SaturdaySat Sept 28 2019 - 14:09
Curlew in danger of extinction in Ireland, says conservationistTask force recommends series of measures after 96% decline in numbers since 1980sFri Sept 27 2019 - 15:27
Revenue detector Bailey shows dogged determination once he gets the scentLast year canine units seized €26m worth of drugs, tobacco and cashFri Sept 27 2019 - 03:00
UK parcels will be ‘green-laned’ to An Post depots in no-deal BrexitAdditional customs officials will be placed at An Post centres to carry out checksFri Sept 27 2019 - 03:00
Religion should be taught outside school hours, campaigners sayEducation Equality calls for end to ‘segregation’ of non-Catholic children in schoolsWed Sept 25 2019 - 21:45
Almost half of youth mental health service teams have unfilled postsClimate change among issues causing increased anxiety among young, TDs toldWed Sept 25 2019 - 14:33
Two boys treated for serious injuries after firework incidentGardaí investigating incident in Cabra which left one boy with ‘severely deformed’ handSun Sept 22 2019 - 19:50
Working with refugees: ‘They would rather die at sea than be tortured’Irish humanitarian worker says kidnapping, torture stories have become all too familiarSun Sept 22 2019 - 12:42
Former Derry bishop who championed Irish emigrant rights diesSéamus Hegarty (79) was criticised for his handling of allegations of clerical abuseSat Sept 21 2019 - 12:46
