Some €20m provided in initial funding to bridge gap in Leader fundFunding to be reviewed again in 2021 when there is certainty regarding EU budgetsTue Dec 22 2020 - 10:41
Leader Programme jobs funded only until December 31stLocal development sector calls for clarity on proposed Government ‘transitional fund’Tue Dec 22 2020 - 01:00
Offaly Leader scheme played ‘crucial’ role in the communityTwo-year funding hiatus set to affect Offaly and 29 other Leader groups across the StateTue Dec 22 2020 - 01:00
‘No special inspections’ at Border regardless of Brexit outcomeDepartment rejected Border checks on food and animals amid Internal Market Bill crisisTue Dec 22 2020 - 01:00
Tender for up to 800 all-electric double decker buses publishedVehicles intended for use on urban bus routes in cities and some town servicesMon Dec 21 2020 - 14:32
Brexit fishing deal proposal would be ‘death knell’ for Irish industryBarnier-proposed concession ‘unmitigated disaster’, says Killybegs Fishermen’s OrganisationSat Dec 19 2020 - 15:07
Man arrested twice within six hours in Cork for suspected drink drivingGardaí will focus on detecting those who drive after consuming alcohol or drugs over Christmas periodFri Dec 18 2020 - 19:02
Commission approves €15m in state aid for tourism agentsAid will not exceed €800,000 per companyFri Dec 18 2020 - 16:54
Dog with untreated tumours abandoned outside sanctuaryDogs Trust Ireland shares video of Beau being tied to gatepost at midnight in DublinThu Dec 17 2020 - 00:05
Temporary no-deal Brexit raises prospect of further volatility, farmers sayNew markets take tens of tonnes of beef, but Britain in 2019 took 260,000 tonnes – ICSATue Dec 15 2020 - 22:35
State to pay firm €20m to chase unpaid M50 tollsTransport Infrastructure Ireland puts out tender for ‘enforcement services’ on motorwayTue Dec 15 2020 - 12:24
Cork braces itself for possible flooding as weather warning issuedFlooding risk expected in coming days as strong winds are forecast to meet spring tidesMon Dec 14 2020 - 20:47
People with disabilities ‘three times more likely’ to suffer depressionMore than 40% of disabled aged over 15 years report depression, CSO survey findsMon Dec 14 2020 - 14:27
Coronavirus: Three further deaths and 248 new cases of Covid-19 reportedCountry in very ‘delicate and fragile position’ from high levels of virusSat Dec 12 2020 - 18:04
Speeds of almost twice the limit recorded during Garda operationSmall percentage of drivers continue to cause ‘the worst mayhem’ on the roadsSat Dec 12 2020 - 12:23
Gardaí appeal for witnesses to three-car crash in Dún LaoghaireOne of the drivers, a woman in her 80s, taken to St Vincent’s hospital, but died two days laterFri Dec 11 2020 - 16:52
Mice infestation at Dublin restaurant posed ‘grave’ risk to healthFood Safety Authority enforces two closure orders in premises dealing with rodentsTue Dec 08 2020 - 13:43
Garda numbers at highest level in force’s historyForce ‘degraded capability of dissident groups’, Garda Síochána annual report notesTue Dec 08 2020 - 11:54
Private transport bouncing back from Covid-19 restrictionsHGV traffic in some areas is higher than in 2019, public transport use remains lowerMon Dec 07 2020 - 15:48
Irish Rail: Pre-booking mandatory for Christmas travelNormally crowded trains will will run at half capacity and face masks must be wornMon Dec 07 2020 - 07:44
Putting our frontline workers up in lights for ChristmasDublin’s ‘Winter Lights’ display brightens up the capital for ChristmasThu Dec 03 2020 - 07:00
Publicans accuse Government of using misleading data to keep them closedIndustry calls for bars that do not sell food to be allowed open alongside gastropubsWed Dec 02 2020 - 22:30
Bad air day: Pollution in Dublin reaches levels of smoky coal era 30 years agoConcern for air quality last week in Ennis, Tralee, Macroom, Cork and EnniscorthyTue Dec 01 2020 - 03:12
‘If you apply for a driving test now, you might get one by June’RSA to open new digital application site as waiting lists stretch into summer 2021Sun Nov 29 2020 - 23:57
Mixed reaction to plans for reopening of businesses over ChristmasHead of hotel federation says decision not to allow intercounty travel until December 18th is shortsightedFri Nov 27 2020 - 21:36
PSNI seek help tracing pet tortoise stolen during burglaryHorsfield tortoise needs specialist conditions including light and heatFri Nov 27 2020 - 18:47
Reopening cultural centres ‘must be a priority’, says Arts CouncilDance teachers and yoga instructors also plead for relaxation of controlsThu Nov 26 2020 - 21:40
Minister corrects Dáil record on timeline of hand sanitiser controversyPreliminary results showing concerns with product were received two days earlier than previously saidTue Nov 24 2020 - 21:04
Cabinet approves €108m for restoration of midlands bogsMoney to be spend alongside ‘Just Transition Fund’ to protect area’s role as carbon sinkTue Nov 24 2020 - 14:56
Co Cork site chosen for Ireland-France cable station€1 billion project to see cable come ashore near Youghal and travel 44km undergroundMon Nov 23 2020 - 01:00
Department in talks with mink farms over plan to cull 120,000 animalsMutated strain of coronavirus could negate efforts to secure effective vaccines, experts sayThu Nov 19 2020 - 20:04
Concern voiced over delays in school vaccines in midlandsHSE twice deferred school immunisation programme is six counties due to Covid pressuresThu Nov 19 2020 - 12:05
Top human rights bodies warn Joe Biden on Brexit threats to Belfast AgreementBriefing paper prepared for incoming US president by 15 rights and civil society groupsThu Nov 19 2020 - 01:00
Marine body warns boaters over mobile phone and alcohol useMarine Casualty Investigation Board notes toxicology reports from two fatal incidents indicating alcoholWed Nov 18 2020 - 10:31
Night shift workers at heightened risk of asthma, study findsReport draws focus on ‘emerging area concerning ill-effects of shift working on health’Wed Nov 18 2020 - 06:16
Putting portion sizes on packets cuts overeating, study showsWomen eat fewer biscuits and men crisps when portions are highlighted, ESRI researchers foundWed Nov 18 2020 - 01:00
Work to begin on Arklow waste-water plant ‘early next year’Raw sewage still flows down river in the centre of the town after three decades of planning rowsTue Nov 17 2020 - 01:00
Publicans have no interest in Level 3 festive reopening – VFI chiefPub lobby: ‘Level 3 curbs do not allow us to cover costs and is not practical for Christmas’Sat Nov 14 2020 - 16:30
Gardaí says missing woman (37) found safe and wellWoman had been missing from her Co Louth homeSat Nov 14 2020 - 15:13
Yellow warning issued due to heavy rainfall and flooding riskMet Éireann puts out alert for five counties with up to 50mm of rain expected over 24 hoursTue Nov 10 2020 - 17:39
Revenue seizes 3.45 million cigarettes worth more than €2mCigarettes found on board ship in Dublin Port that originated in RotterdamTue Nov 10 2020 - 15:49
Three sushi businesses operating from bedroom ordered to closeHealth inspectors found unregistered operation without any hygiene or temperature controlsMon Nov 09 2020 - 13:28
First fibre-to-home connections under broadband plan to be available this yearEamon Ryan confirms first homes to be connected will be in counties Cavan and CorkWed Nov 04 2020 - 21:13
Dublin Airport had more hours of sunshine in October than in July or AugustShannon Airport had its sunniest October on record, according to Met Éireann reportTue Nov 03 2020 - 21:11
No buses available for special services for hospital workers, NTA saysAuthority responds amid reports of healthcare workers being left at bus stopsMon Nov 02 2020 - 15:14
Cabinet insurance group may present new options by end of yearUnsustainable levels of compensation and costs are killing businesses, owners sayMon Nov 02 2020 - 06:00
Buses and trains for essential travel only, says transport authorityCapacity problems causing pressure, particularly during morning peak and especially in DublinSun Nov 01 2020 - 16:05
Surprised Donegal shopper discovers stowaway tarantulaRed-rump spider found in bunch of wrapped bananas that originated in central AmericaFri Oct 30 2020 - 19:50
Care home residents asked to pay up to €400 for beds and headboardsCamphill to submit a governance improvement plan to address ‘substantive failings’Thu Oct 29 2020 - 20:58
First full moon on Halloween night since 1974 will be rare ‘blue moon’Astronomy Ireland urges public to everyone to ‘get out and look on the spookiest of nights’Thu Oct 29 2020 - 20:34
