Tim O'Brien

Tim O'Brien

Tim O'Brien is an Irish Times journalist.

Met Éireann warns of heavy rain showers as weather cools

Mixed weather forecast for Wednesday and into the weekend

Camping in Ireland: Holiday for less than €500 a week for a family of four

With prices starting as low as €15 a night, the camping and caravanning sector is enjoying a long, hot summer

More than 320,000 households in electricity arrears

Over one-in-four families behind with gas bills – almost 186,000

Irish-American businessman behind online Irish language bookseller leaves €14m estate

Tom Fitzgerald, who died in California in January 2024, established world’s largest online Irish language bookshop

Met Éireann rules out return to heatwave despite temperatures of up to 26 degrees

Weather will be ‘mixed and changeable’ in coming days while the weekend is set to be mostly dry

Firefighters in Tipperary and Wicklow stand guard against repeat mountain flare-ups

Blaze broke out near Waterford’s Metal Man statue on Great Newtown Head on Sunday

Archaeologists discover and ‘rediscover’ two neolithic tombs in Galway

Newly uncovered sites said to deepen understanding of culture and society in Neolithic period ‘and beyond’

Lotto players urged to check tickets after €8.2m Saturday night win

Three winners who matched five numbers get almost €90,000 each

Plans for €300m investment in Greystones ‘media campus’ scaled back

Backers say revised plans for Co Wicklow facility could begin construction in 2028 subject to planning

Barriers and signage on Bray-Greystones cliff walk cost council more than €116,000

Council says reports sections of walk were used by participants in recent charity event ‘being examined’

Dublin Airport operator DAA apologises to journalist over ‘fake news’ tweet

Journalist tweeted that Terminal 2 was being evacuated during incident in March

Fears grow for jobs at ProAmpac plant in Co Wicklow

Company is in discussions with clients and workers on potential move

Robbie Williams to play in Ireland during summer 2027

Tickets for Thomond Park show priced from €91.25 to €252 and on sale this week

Book of condolence opens for Brenda Fricker at Dublin’s Mansion House

People leave messages of sympathy, support, and shared memories of late Oscar-winning actor

Walking and cycling as modes of travel decline from pandemic-era levels

Travelling by car remains most popular form of transport, says CSO report

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