New to the Parish: ‘Ireland is culturally different but it’s not a shocker’Jazmen Boone was often apart from her US military parents growing up, so she jumped at the chance to study and play basketball in WaterfordWed Jan 13 2016 - 06:00
Tragedy of man’s death leads to lasting bonds across boundaries‘Faith, geography and politics were things that had no meaning throughout the search’Mon Jan 11 2016 - 01:00
Daniel and Emily most popular infant names in 2015Passport office indicates 133,323 travel papers issued to children under three in 2015Fri Jan 08 2016 - 16:25
Jason Corbett killing: Recording of 911 call released‘He’s bleeding all over and I may have killed him,’ Thomas Martens says in the recordingFri Jan 08 2016 - 16:05
Seven food businesses shut last month over safety breachesNumber of premises served with closure orders dropped by 6% in 2015Thu Jan 07 2016 - 15:48
HSE advises GPs not to send all patients to BeaumontDoctors’ ability to provide care at Beaumont ‘compromised’ due to lack of spaceThu Jan 07 2016 - 13:55
Burton’s comments on abortion law described as ‘hypocrisy’Tánaiste made commitment to ‘completely remove’ Eighth AmendmentThu Jan 07 2016 - 10:04
Life is not the same when you lose people you ‘spoke to everyday’Athy crash survivor Dayna Kearney recalls four friends on first anniversary of deathsThu Jan 07 2016 - 08:43
New to the Parish: ‘Athlone has more of a social life than we thought’A twist of fate brought a Spanish couple from Madrid to Athlone, a place they’re now very happy to call homeWed Jan 06 2016 - 06:00
When sex is painful: ‘A lot of women think it’s their fault’Women who experience pain during intercourse find it difficult to talk aboutTue Jan 05 2016 - 06:00
New housing bubble may crash economy, warns Boyd BarrettGovernment is placing housing into hands vulture funds, says People Before Profit TDSun Jan 03 2016 - 15:38
Minimum wage rises to €9.15 per hour from January 1stSingle person working 39 hours per week will be better off by €708 annuallyThu Dec 31 2015 - 13:09
New to the Parish: ‘I felt really safe in Dublin because of the smoky smell’A visually impaired woman from small-town Germany quickly became comfortable wandering around Dublin because of the ‘strong community spirit’Wed Dec 30 2015 - 06:00
Hijabs and Hat-tricks: Muslim women lead the fieldWhen Fifa removed the headscarf ban, Diverse City FC went straight for the ballWed Dec 30 2015 - 01:00
From Syria to Laois: 'Even with the death all around us we wanted to live’Abou Hajar family escape the violence but still yearn for homeThu Dec 24 2015 - 10:48
New to the Parish: From homeless Zambian child to Dublin dadMicheal Chanda spent much of his childhood on the streets of Lusaka with his twin brother, before education and theatre transformed their livesWed Dec 23 2015 - 06:00
Undocumented migrants call for regularisationPeople both sides of Atlantic ask Government for support in short documentaryWed Dec 16 2015 - 16:29
Google Year in Review features same-sex marriage kiss‘When is the Late Late Toy Show’ was one of the most asked questions on Google this yearWed Dec 16 2015 - 14:31
New to the Parish: ‘Ireland is the hardest move I ever made’For an Indonesian aid worker, the move to Waterford on ‘the sunny side of Ireland’ with her partner and children has been a difficult adjustmentWed Dec 16 2015 - 06:00
Flood defences along Shannon holding as water level stablisesMet Éireann issues status orange weather warning for Friday night and SaturdayFri Dec 11 2015 - 13:48
School children from the west of Ireland call for climate dealPupils from Mayo and Galway call on world’s political leaders to ‘fight for our future’Fri Dec 11 2015 - 12:15
Status yellow weather warning for heavy rain on SaturdayAthlone residents struggle to keep rising floodwater and sewage away from homesThu Dec 10 2015 - 19:34
Unhappiness does not shorten women’s lives, study findsStudy of 700,000 women shows death rates same among happy and unhappy peopleWed Dec 09 2015 - 23:30
Same-sex referendum a Top 10 topic on Facebook in 2015Irish users of social media site also posted on Syrian conflict, refugee crisis, St Patrick’s DayWed Dec 09 2015 - 15:54
Smoking in pregnancy affects child’s fitness levels, study findsBabies born to mothers who smoke at risk of asthma, chest and ear infections, pneumoniaWed Dec 09 2015 - 09:34
New to the Parish: ‘I’ve always seen myself as socially awkward’Strange then, perhaps, that this young Swede should find himself working as a barman in Dublin – but that’s precisely where he has found his callingWed Dec 09 2015 - 06:00
Extreme rainfall a ‘taster’ of future effects of climate changeHuman activity makes extreme weather more likely, says Maynooth professorWed Dec 09 2015 - 01:00
Helicopter crew had ‘seconds’ to rescue two teenagersConditions extremely difficult when teens swept off rocks near Hook Head on SundayTue Dec 08 2015 - 20:50
Cystic Fibrosis sufferer pleads for access to ‘groundbreaking’ drugHSE says it cannot afford Orkambi which will reportedly cost €160,000 per patient per yearTue Dec 08 2015 - 17:12
Singer Ivan Vaughan dies in floods in Co Monaghan70-year-old performed with Plattermen in 1960s and 70sTue Dec 08 2015 - 13:37
Scouting Ireland launches review following injuriesTwo teenagers remain hospitalised, one critical, after being swept off rocks at Hook HeadMon Dec 07 2015 - 20:41
Kenny hopes banking report will be published by deadlineChairman says report will provide clear and explicit list of findings and recommendationsMon Dec 07 2015 - 17:50
Creating the code for a better countryMyQ.ie feeds estimates of ticketed waiting time into your mobile phoneMon Dec 07 2015 - 07:15
New to the Parish: ‘I’ve stayed in Dublin because of the peace and security’A Bolivian who wanted to experience life in Dublin decided to stay when she realised how much more independence she enjoyed than at homeWed Dec 02 2015 - 06:00
Twelve deaths on Irish construction sites so far this yearChildren’s stories and drawings help raise awareness of safety on construction sitesTue Dec 01 2015 - 17:48
Muslim women ‘entitled to privacy’ Garda saysScreens provided for visa applicants at offices of the Garda National Immigration BureauTue Dec 01 2015 - 01:00
Electronic devices making children ‘tired and cranky’Children who watch too much TV at ‘significantly higher’ risk of language delayMon Nov 30 2015 - 14:06
Black Friday: What and where are the best deals in Ireland?Retailers around the country cutting prices and coming up with attractive bargainsFri Nov 27 2015 - 14:39
Tusla commits to early, co-ordinated intervention on childrenChild and Family Agency develops new approach to enhancing available servicesThu Nov 26 2015 - 17:35
Government targeting ‘seriously-ill unborn babies’, says campaignerCora Sherlock calls on Taoiseach to ‘address the real issues’ surrounding abortion debateThu Nov 26 2015 - 15:35
Migrant workers in Ireland face ‘systemic exploitation’Most migrant workers do not feel empowered to challenge discrimination, says MRCIThu Nov 26 2015 - 09:40
Lawyer speaks out over annulled genocide trial of Guatemalan dictatorEx-Guatemalan leader José Efrain Ríos Montt has been deemed mentally unfit for trialWed Nov 25 2015 - 19:33
Visitors to Ireland set to hit record heights in 2015More than 7.4 million people arrived in first 10 months of the year, acording to CSO dataWed Nov 25 2015 - 16:08
New to the Parish: ‘Ireland is the real land of opportunities’A nomadic soul of Indian descent has lived in 10 cities around the world but feels most at home in Ireland because of the ‘real magic of this island’Wed Nov 25 2015 - 06:00
Donegal golden eagles starving and at risk of extinctionEagles at risk due to ‘uncontrolled burning, turf extraction, over grazing by sheep’Tue Nov 24 2015 - 09:19
Number of trees with ash dieback disease up two-thirds in 2015Total of 195 confirmed findings of fungal disease in ash trees found since 2012Thu Nov 19 2015 - 17:55
Watch Storm Barney sweep in from Atlantic over Co DonegalAround 200 homes remain without power from the 45,000 which were cut off on TuesdayThu Nov 19 2015 - 12:17
New to the Parish: ‘We left Syria because I wanted to save my family’Marwan and Rodina moved their family to Ireland when bombs began falling near their office. Despite securing refugee status here, problems remainWed Nov 18 2015 - 06:00
‘I’d rather drown in the Med than go home’With no safe way to reach asylum, people take desperate measures for a better life, says Will Turner, a Médecins Sans Frontières rescue co-ordinatorSat Nov 14 2015 - 01:00
Lambert Puppet Theatre back in business after fireSouth Dublin building and its puppets rebuilt in time for Christmas production of ‘Aladdin’Fri Nov 13 2015 - 17:22
