Elderly in rural areas face beds shortage as small nursing homes closeOne in five smaller private homes closed in two-year period, as private equity funded hubs take larger chunk of marketTue Jan 09 2024 - 00:01
Homeless figures hit new record with more than 4,000 children in emergency accommodationLatest figures show more than 13,500 people in emergency beds in NovemberFri Jan 05 2024 - 19:36
Arts Council unable to display collection online after cyberattackMuseums in New York and Boston also affected after issue with service provider Gallery SystemsFri Jan 05 2024 - 14:57
Woman (50s) dies in collision between car and truck in Co KerryLatest death brings to four the number of people killed in Irish roads in 2024Thu Jan 04 2024 - 18:53
Camper van driver has lucky escape in Clare after vehicle blown across road near Cliffs of MoherWeather forecast: New year to get off to a wet and windy start, with heavy rain and thunder possibleSun Dec 31 2023 - 16:44
Tax changes, social welfare increases and minimum wage rise take effect from MondaySocial welfare payments increase, while changes to tax credits and bands should see workers paying about €800 lessSun Dec 31 2023 - 13:40
‘Urgent need’ for a stronger national policy on medicine shortages, watchdog saysMore than 300 medicines were in short supply as of mid-December amid record levels of shortagesTue Dec 26 2023 - 05:25
Public transport to finish early on Christmas Eve ahead of reduced festive period timetablesWeather for Christmas Day is forecast to be breezy and mostly cloudy, with some rain or drizzle in the southSun Dec 24 2023 - 14:11
Two players become National Lottery millionaires just before ChristmasSpecial raffle event created extra millionaire this yearSun Dec 24 2023 - 13:25
Man (40s) hospitalised following serious assault in CavanInvestigating gardaí appealing for witnesses or those with video footage of incident to come forwardSun Dec 24 2023 - 11:41
Higgins calls on all nations ‘to redouble their efforts’ for a ceasefire in global conflictsPresident references children of Gaza and Israel, ‘existential battle’ of climate change and ‘enriching presence’ of migrants to Ireland in his annual Christmas messageWed Dec 20 2023 - 13:47
‘I need help. It is hard to admit that’: People queue at Capuchin Centre for food vouchers from 2amPeople ‘all ages and from all walks of life’ go to the centre on Bow Street, Dublin, to collect a €50 food voucher for DunnesWed Dec 20 2023 - 13:03
Man arrested as submachine gun and cannabis seized in LimerickDrugs valued at more than €100,000, weapon and ammunition found in Ballysimon areaTue Dec 19 2023 - 10:26
Man in 30s killed in two-car collision in Co DonegalDrivers of two vehicles treated after crash in which passenger diedTue Dec 19 2023 - 08:12
Lyra Valkyria: The wrestler from Clarehall taking the WWE world by stormLyra Valkyria, aka Aoife Cusack, recently beat fellow Dubliner Becky Lynch to take the title of WWE NXT Women’s ChampionSun Dec 17 2023 - 05:00
More than 200 asylum seekers left without accommodationState has been unable to provide accommodation to single men since December 4thFri Dec 15 2023 - 11:13
Stephen Donnelly announces €20m for new medicines following outcryLack of funding for new medicines in October’s budget had been criticisedFri Dec 15 2023 - 08:30
Irish dancing body investigated alleged ‘adjudicator corruption’ three years before feis-fixing claimsEthics committee of Coimisiún Le Rincí Gaelacha was investigating 10 complaints in 2019Fri Dec 15 2023 - 06:00
Health watchdog seeks to deregister disability centres amid governance concernsHiqa says poor governance raises concerns over risk management at centresThu Dec 14 2023 - 10:32
Cyclist (50s) dies after he was found injured in Sligo cycle laneMan found in cycle lane on Pearse Road with serious injuries died later in hospitalThu Dec 14 2023 - 08:45
‘I don’t know how we will survive’ – Ukrainians on the changes to Irish welfare benefitsWar refugees from Ukraine want to work in order to pay their way but one woman fears the financial impact from changes in State paymentsWed Dec 13 2023 - 12:30
Almost a third of tenants renting because they cannot get a mortgage, research finds RTB’s survey finds most are happy with current property, though spending 30 per cent of monthly income on rentWed Dec 13 2023 - 00:00
Average small landlord is older than 45 and in sector more than 12 years, research findsLargest group of renters from small landlords now couples with children, at 33%Wed Dec 13 2023 - 00:00
Rosslare Harbour protests: ‘It is our fear to be labelled racist’People gathering at former Great Southern Hotel say protest is not about immigration, but promises made about a new nursing homeMon Dec 11 2023 - 13:22
‘Truly shocking’: Almost 750 people waiting on a hospital trolley including 32 childrenThe Irish Nurses and Midwives Organisation said the figure should be a ‘wake up call’ to ensure record breaking trolley numbers are not reached over the coming weeksMon Dec 11 2023 - 12:44
Fire safety defects: Funding for interim measures to help Celtic Tiger-era apartment owners is announcedThe owners of up to 100,000 affected buildings stand to benefit from the measures, rolled out in advance of more comprehensive State support scheme being finalisedMon Dec 11 2023 - 11:55
UN refugee agency criticises Irish support for asylum seekers left without housingThe State has since Sunday been unable to provide accommodation to single male IP applicantsFri Dec 08 2023 - 17:17
Giving tenants first refusal to purchase could worsen rental property shortage, committee hearsNew right could discourage landlords from investing in properties, Irish Property Owners’ Association warnsWed Dec 06 2023 - 10:07
Trinity College Dublin research underscores telling impact of child povertyStudy harvests data for more than 7,000 children from the Growing Up in Ireland 2008 birth groupTue Dec 05 2023 - 05:00
‘It won’t be tolerated’ - Irish dancing commission chair on the feis-fixing scandalIn her first media interview, Sandra Connick, the recently appointed chair of Coimisiún Le Rincí Gaelacha, addresses the competition-fixing allegations that rocked the world of Irish dancingSat Dec 02 2023 - 06:00
It’s cold outside: Temperatures heading for minus four with snow possible on icy weather weekendHazardous travel conditions are expected with freezing fog adding to challenges facing driversFri Dec 01 2023 - 08:32
Carer of the Year award goes to Cork woman who has looked after her quadriplegic husband for 24 years Netwatch Family Carer of the Year 2023 shines a light on invaluable work of family carers, many of whom receive little or no assistance or financial supportThu Nov 30 2023 - 17:55
New tenancies face 18% higher rents than existing ones in second quarterStandardised average rent stood at €1,332 for existing tenancies nationally compared to €1,574 for new tenancies, a gap of €242 per monthThu Nov 30 2023 - 00:01
Almost two-thirds of households in receipt of Housing Assistance Payment were in employment Housing representatives said this shows a recognition among those under financial pressure of their entitlementsMon Nov 27 2023 - 06:00
Traveller suicide documentary ‘incredibly valuable’, says PresidentMichael D Higgins says the RTÉ programme should be seen in every household and every schoolMon Nov 27 2023 - 06:00
Varadkar’s tweet regarding Emily Hand’s release prompts strong reactionTaoiseach Leo Varadkar defends use of word ‘lost’ in relation to kidnapping of Irish-Israeli Emily Hand (9) in his social media postSun Nov 26 2023 - 21:47
Varadkar and McEntee meet some of those who intervened in Parnell Square attackMinister for Justice defends speed of garda response to Dublin city riots which came after stabbingSun Nov 26 2023 - 21:42
Irish ambassador summoned to Israeli ministry over Varadkar ‘lost’ comment about Emily Hand‘Emily Hand was not “lost”, she was kidnapped by a terror organisation worse than Isis,’ Israeli foreign minister writes on XSun Nov 26 2023 - 16:49
Former Seanad cathaoirleach Tras Honan dies aged 93Fianna Fáil senator was only woman to hold position in the history of the StateSun Nov 26 2023 - 16:26
‘Things are getting a lot worse for them’: the rising number of lone parents without a homeMost families accessing emergency accommodation are single-parent familiesFri Nov 24 2023 - 17:30
Aperee Living: troubled nursing home group sold after healthcare watchdog raised concernsThree of the company’s nursing homes were closed by Hiqa over concerns for resident safety and other issuesTue Nov 21 2023 - 11:29
Gardaí identified perpetrators in a fifth of 2021′s reported sexual offences, figures showWhile recorded crime rate was highest in Dublin region for 2022, rate of crime detection was lower for most offencesMon Nov 20 2023 - 11:48
Who was Ashling Murphy? The ‘shining light’ teacher who loved musicAshling’s boyfriend Ryan Casey speaks about losing his closest and best friend in his victim impact statementFri Nov 17 2023 - 19:00
New Rotunda outpatient and ambulatory services to be in revamped Clerys QuarterNew centre in the Earl Building will cost more than €40m, and will provide over 100,000 appointments annuallyFri Nov 17 2023 - 19:00
Two boys hospitalised after e-scooter collides with vehicleIncident occurred on the Old Tramore Road at Greenfields, Waterford, on ThursdayFri Nov 17 2023 - 09:27
Threshold sees 12% rise in number of households at risk of homelessness Tenancy convictions continue to pose biggest issue for tenantsWed Nov 15 2023 - 00:01
Suicide most common cause of death among people aged 15 to 34CSO reports finds proportion of suicides among women up from 18.8% in 2012 to 27.4% in 2020Tue Nov 14 2023 - 15:41
Assisted dying: ‘Difficult to identify sufficient safeguards to protect vulnerable’, politicians toldOireachtas committee hears contributions from three organisations on potential changes to legislation around assisted dyingTue Nov 14 2023 - 13:26
Volunteering improves young adults’ confidence and life satisfaction, study findsThe research was based on data from children born in 1998 from the Growing Up in Ireland study in 2019, when they were aged 20Tue Nov 14 2023 - 06:00
International students face scams and sex-for-rent offers amid accommodation problems - reportReport finds 13 per cent of respondents had been victim of an accommodation scamTue Nov 14 2023 - 06:00
