Irish lorries among worst offenders for defects in British road checksIrish-registered HGVs have worst record on overloading among foreign trucks, figures from UK vehicle standards agency showTue Nov 15 2022 - 05:00
Final CervicalCheck report to be ‘full and frank’ on reforms left undone - investigator Dr Gabriel Scally’s concluding progress report into scandal is likely to point to significant work to be done on mandatory disclosureTue Nov 15 2022 - 05:00
Vicky Phelan ‘inspired not only ourselves but an entire nation’, say familyPresident leads tributes to ‘tireless’ cervical cancer campaigner who has died aged 48Mon Nov 14 2022 - 18:24
Vicky Phelan changed Irish healthcare completely, says Cervical Check investigatorDr Gabriel Scally said campaigner’s contribution would be recognised for decades to comeMon Nov 14 2022 - 12:59
Vicky Phelan was a ‘force for truth and honesty’, her solicitor says Mark of campaigner’s generosity that she gave so much time to ‘the rest of us and to Irish society’Mon Nov 14 2022 - 11:46
HSE says warmer weather creating ‘false sense of comfort’ on Covid-flu ‘twindemic’ threat First cold snap will lead to more indoor mixing and increased transmissible of infection, says HSE’s chief clinical officer Dr Colm HenryMon Nov 14 2022 - 03:57
Finding the right words for a rarely speechless US presidentFormer White House speechwriter Cody Keenan recalls a tumultuous 10 days during Barack Obama’s presidency in his new memoir, GraceSat Nov 12 2022 - 05:00
Man arrested after throwing soup at painting in Cork’s Crawford Art GalleryGardaí were alerted shortly before 5pm following reports of an alleged incident of criminal damageThu Nov 10 2022 - 22:05
Collection of data queried in relation to smart-meter electricity use State’s privacy watchdog reviewing legal basis for harvesting of half-hourly data by ESB NetworksThu Nov 10 2022 - 20:25
Shane MacGowan puts ‘dirty laundry’ on show in new art bookThe Pogues frontman praised for his ‘genius’ at launch of collection of art and unpublished lyricsTue Nov 08 2022 - 22:12
Nursing home group dismisses State support scheme for energy costs as ‘wholly inadequate’Nursing Homes Ireland calls emergency meeting of its members, saying more care facilities will close due to soaring costsMon Nov 07 2022 - 16:58
New scheme to help nursing homes with soaring energy costsNursing homes can claim up to €31,500 to cover higher electricity and gas costs under the Government’s Temporary Inflation Payment SchemeMon Nov 07 2022 - 00:01
Lunch clubs, food banks and warm hubs: the older London Irish face a tough winterWarnings of the worst UK recession in a century and the threat of further Tory cuts to state spending and benefits has left London’s older Irish community fearful about the months aheadSat Nov 05 2022 - 05:00
‘No easy options’ to stabilise UK economy, says HuntDowning Street warns of ‘difficult choices’ ahead for Tory government in upcoming fiscal plan to plug £50 billion hole in public financesThu Nov 03 2022 - 19:38
Record numbers crossing English Channel put scrutiny on Tory government’s handling of migrant crisisAsylum claims backlog and record arrivals have hardline Conservative stance and policies on illegal migration under scrutinyWed Nov 02 2022 - 19:26
Irish-born population in England and Wales falls by fifth in a decadeBritish census data shows decline in Irish-born population to 325,000 in 2021 from 407,000 in 2011Wed Nov 02 2022 - 13:45
Ex-UK minister Matt Hancock loses Tory whip for entering I’m A CelebrityChief whip Simon Hart said the situation was so serious he should have the right to sit as a Conservative suspendedTue Nov 01 2022 - 18:44
Braverman under fire over email breaches and migrant crisisUK home secretary defends record on response to migrant crisis and discloses further email security breachesMon Oct 31 2022 - 19:58
Scramble under way to find new accommodation for incoming Ukrainian refugees amid lack of bedsArmy barracks are to be used to house up to 500 people, including in Westmeath, Kerry and Wicklow, with more being assessedThu Oct 27 2022 - 05:00
Bono’s claim IRA wanted to kill him ‘news to me’, says Gerry AdamsFormer Sinn Féin leader says threat claims in singer’s upcoming memoir are surprise to anyone ‘close to republican thinking’Wed Oct 26 2022 - 18:09
Army barracks may be used to house Ukrainian refugeesDepartment of Integration secretary general warns of ‘extreme pressure’ on State’s resourcesWed Oct 26 2022 - 13:05
Covid tax-free bonus of €1,000 should be given to private hospital staff, group saysHospitals group says exclusion of staff from State recognition ‘an unjustifiable omission’Wed Oct 26 2022 - 00:03
Bono’s ‘secret brother’ breaks his silence: ‘It made no sense to keep this hidden any longer’In his new memoir, Bono has named his second brother as Government banking adviser Scott RankinSun Oct 23 2022 - 05:00
Bono interview: ‘I have spent my life looking for the blessing of father figures’The U2 frontman talks about the loss of his mother, his long marriage to Ali and the brother he didn’t know he hadSat Oct 22 2022 - 05:00
The big chill: the silencing effect of Sinn Féin legal threats against politiciansPoliticians say letters from solicitors representing Sinn Féin members claiming defamation are making them think twice about criticising the partySat Oct 22 2022 - 05:00
Longer-term plans required to accommodate more Ukrainians, says top UN officialUNHCR deputy high commissioner says prolonged conflict and harsh winter will force millions more to fleeFri Oct 21 2022 - 15:22
More than 450 nursing home beds lost due to care facility closures this yearRising costs and higher regulatory expectations have forced 16 smaller homes to close their doors this yearMon Oct 17 2022 - 05:00
‘It feels like I lost part of myself’: Ukrainian professionals struggle to find workRecognition of qualifications and experience, along with poor English language skills, remain the biggest challenges to highly educated Ukrainians finding jobs in IrelandMon Oct 17 2022 - 05:00
One in five people affected by suicide express thoughts of self-harmSurvey finds more than half of affected people have poor mental health, depression and anxietyTue Oct 11 2022 - 00:01
Most people expect another Covid-19 wave this year, survey findsVast majority of people believe Ireland is better prepared for another pandemic because of Covid experienceMon Oct 10 2022 - 00:02
‘It shows how fragile life is’: The 10 victims of the Creeslough explosionVictims include a young mother and her teenage son, and a father and his five-year-old daughterSun Oct 09 2022 - 20:01
HSE warns public as two die after contracting meningitisPublic asked to watch for symptoms as four cases detected in different parts of countryWed Oct 05 2022 - 17:47
Prof Breda Smyth appointed State’s chief medical officerDonnelly says public health specialist brings ‘considerable experience and excellent leadership ability’ to roleWed Oct 05 2022 - 14:09
Covid-19: hospital cases rise sharply over three weeksNumber of hospital cases increases by 74 per cent to 405 confirmed infections since September 14thWed Oct 05 2022 - 13:56
Almost 1,900 adopted people seek information about birthsMinister for Children says repudiating mother and baby homes investigation report would have ‘huge’ unforeseen consequencesTue Oct 04 2022 - 21:14
Two more private nursing homes close their doorsTwelve recent closures should be ‘wake-up call’ for the Government to act, says industry lobby groupMon Oct 03 2022 - 21:46
Number of Ukrainian children in Irish schools rises by 60% over summer monthsMore than 1,000 people arrived from Ukraine during the week to September 25th, with many coming from occupied areasMon Oct 03 2022 - 20:49
Electric vehicles on Irish roads to fall very short of Government climate goal, C&AG warnsSpending watchdog reports Department of Transport projection for electric vehicles is less than half of 2030 target based on recent growth figuresFri Sept 30 2022 - 20:38
Garda ‘will never know’ whether harm was caused over mishandling of 999 calls by its members Report finds ‘numerous failures’ which prevented identification of victims of possible sexual assaultFri Sept 30 2022 - 00:15
Investigation into Cherry Orchard ramming incident ‘progressing well’ — GardaGardaí collecting ‘significant evidence’ to identify people involved, Policing Authority toldThu Sept 29 2022 - 20:18
‘Not listening’ and ‘poor advice’: Details of mishandled 999 calls to gardaí revealed in independent reportCall takers in particular cases found to be ‘impatient, interrupting the caller unnecessarily or providing poor advice’Thu Sept 29 2022 - 15:48
Garda ‘999’ call failures prevented sexual assaults being investigatedIndependent report finds ‘substantial shortcomings’ in Garda handling of emergency calls from publicThu Sept 29 2022 - 14:00
Record State spending to reduce childcare fees may not be enoughBudget 2023: Unprecedented expenditure will help families but childcare costs remain too high for someTue Sept 27 2022 - 21:13
Childcare fees to be cut by up to 25%Families will benefit from childcare savings of up to €2,100 a year under Budget 2023 changeTue Sept 27 2022 - 20:35
New tax on vacant homes: all you need to know if you have oneTax is aimed at increasing the number of residential properties in the housing crisisTue Sept 27 2022 - 17:33
Covid bonuses for private-hospital staff taxed despite appealsBlackrock Health made pandemic payment to employees and sought tax-free status on itSun Sept 18 2022 - 10:17
‘The logistics were nightmarish’: first Irish visit by Prince Charles rememberedFormer Delphi fishing lodge host Peter Mantle recalls the secrecy and security around the British monarch’s 1995 visit to Co MayoFri Sept 16 2022 - 07:00
Childcare fees to be frozen under €221m Government funding scheme Families will pay same rates as last September, while 25,000 staff will get pay increasesThu Sept 15 2022 - 21:18
Minister assesses resident concerns over proposed Kildare homes for UkrainiansLocals say demand for services such as schools and doctors are already running over capacityThu Sept 15 2022 - 18:00
Proposals for sweeping tax increases receive cool reception from MinistersTaxation commission ‘stunned’ at Tánaiste’s dismissal of some proposals as being ‘straight out of the Sinn Féin manifesto’Thu Sept 15 2022 - 05:00
