MetroLink plan: ‘Mistake’ to squander rail spend on south Dublin lineGroup objecting to project tells Dáil committee route is already well served by LuasWed Jul 18 2018 - 14:09
Much needed rain could prompt flash floods, experts warnA slow return to normal soil moisture levels with no sudden downpours is best outcomeFri Jul 13 2018 - 14:41
AA develops Europe’s first mobile fast charger for electric carsTechnology breakthrough comes as politicians call for further grants and reduced taxThu Jul 12 2018 - 20:43
Local councillors may get pay increase and childcare assistanceReview under way into role and payments for elected members of local authoritiesThu Jul 12 2018 - 18:11
Ireland’s drought could be over: showers forecast for WednesdayMet Éireann issues warning as Air Corps helicopters help douse Armagh gorse fireTue Jul 10 2018 - 21:16
Concern water shortages could last ‘until end of the year’‘Scattered showers’ forecast but week-long deluge thought to be needed to restore reservesMon Jul 09 2018 - 20:22
Man to appear in court in Limerick over drugs findMan charged in connection with seizure of Cannabis herb valued at €200,000Mon Jul 09 2018 - 13:53
Wicklow ‘No Fry Zone’ to meet Harris over takeaway near schoolsLocal group frustrated as council breaches own development plan to grant planningSun Jul 08 2018 - 10:35
Juvenile offender goes on rampage at Beaumont hospitalTeenager leaves other patients cut from flying glass as he smashes up bathroomSat Jul 07 2018 - 16:10
Heatwave: Irish Water looking at options for new restrictionsWater sources are diminishing as Met Éireann says drought could last for 15 more daysSat Jul 07 2018 - 12:21
Giggs, Keane and Scholes to line out in Liam Miller tribute matchIrwin, Ferdinand, Duff and Butt among stars confirmed for tie at Turners Cross, CorkSat Jul 07 2018 - 12:01
Man (21) killed in overnight crash near Navan in Co MeathCar in which dead man was a passenger left the road at Gibbstown early on SaturdaySat Jul 07 2018 - 09:55
Road Traffic Bill: Two key elementsDrink-driving punished by ban and unaccompanied learners may have cars seizedFri Jul 06 2018 - 17:35
Road Traffic Bill reaction: Sighs of relief but no jubilationMinister for Transport Shane Ross congratulated safety campaigners for their perseveranceFri Jul 06 2018 - 14:43
Irish Water imposes national hosepipe ban as crisis continuesEngineers Ireland says periodic shortages ‘to worsen without Shannon water project’Wed Jul 04 2018 - 14:10
Where water restrictions are in place across the countryIrish Water continues to monitor the situation on a national basis, with a possible view to extending a hosepipe banTue Jul 03 2018 - 22:19
Man dies after falling into slurry pit in Co MonaghanGarda and HSA investigating as agricultural safety campaign seeks to reduce farm deathsTue Jul 03 2018 - 21:19
The ‘sunny southeast’ saw the most sunshine during JuneBut highest daily temperature was recorded in Co Clare, with 32 degreesTue Jul 03 2018 - 20:56
Fewer than ten complaints to Irish Water hosepipe report lineUtility says majority of calls are from people seeking advice on restrictionsTue Jul 03 2018 - 18:03
Going for the golden tan can result in skin ageing prematurely – HSEHealth professionals warn of sunburn and sunstroke as country sizzles in the heatMon Jul 02 2018 - 19:58
No end to the heatwave in sight, says Met ÉireannTemperatures in region of 25-27 degrees as national forecaster predicts droughtMon Jul 02 2018 - 18:42
Too early to say if hosepipe ban being observed, says Irish WaterBan expected to be extended to areas beyond Dublin in coming daysMon Jul 02 2018 - 15:45
Undecided Eighth voters identified on social media by overseas websitesFacebook pages were created to gather users’ personal details for use by more strident sitesFri Jun 15 2018 - 15:20
Loneliness Taskforce calls for funding of €3m to combat isolation‘Unnecessary loneliness’ is a problem for rural and urban people of all agesThu Jun 14 2018 - 12:51
Adopt bus proposals or Dublin will ‘grind to a halt’ – NTAChief executive says the choice facing the city is to halve journey times or face stagnationTue Jun 12 2018 - 17:15
Q&A: Dublin’s new bus lanes and how they will affect you€2bn scheme will halve some journey times but affect more than 1,000 homesTue Jun 12 2018 - 16:25
New bus routes a repeat of ‘Na Fianna-style mistake,’ says RockDublin homes to lose gardens and parking under ‘high speed’ bus route planTue Jun 12 2018 - 10:51
East coast water supply ‘on knife edge’ between supply and demandDublin business group warns of dangers of expansion without adequate water supplyTue Jun 12 2018 - 00:00
Sunbather critically hurt after scrambler bike lands on headGardaí say a 16-year-old boy is helping them with their enquiriesMon Jun 11 2018 - 14:04
3,000-year-old Bronze Age oak road to be preserved in Co WestmeathPeat extractors have committed to stop milling near the Mayne bog road, which is 6m in widthMon Jun 11 2018 - 10:35
Armed man hijacks car with baby inside at Phoenix ParkCouple subjected to a traumatic ordeal as thief initially drove off with their childMon Jun 11 2018 - 09:22
Authorities call for ‘cultural change’ on farm safetyPlan to reduce deaths includes ‘knowledge transfer’ visits for groups of farmersMon Jun 11 2018 - 06:00
Farmer Murphy shows how he keeps his farm safeHealth and safety inspection on Termonfeckin farm – from slurry tanks to roofsMon Jun 11 2018 - 01:00
Work starts in Greystones on homes inside shell of La Touche hotelDecaying building has lain derelict at centre of the town for almost 15 yearsSun Jun 10 2018 - 19:59
RSA appeals to motorcyclists to ‘think of their families’ before taking risksHalf of the 80 motorcyclists blamed for crashes were aged between 25 and 34 yearsThu May 31 2018 - 11:24
Boyd-Barrett: My birth may have been wrongly registeredTaoiseach apologises to adoptees over ‘another dark chapter in our history’Wed May 30 2018 - 15:30
Details of €4 billion Project Ireland funds announcedMoney, along with investment from other sources, to be allocated to the best projectsWed May 30 2018 - 10:52
E-bike insurance proposal is ‘EU bureaucracy gone mad’Cycling campaigner says European plan the ‘kind of thing that forced the Brits to vote to leave’Mon May 28 2018 - 20:09
EU announces crackdown on single use and harmful plasticsNew moves would require producers to help cover the costs of waste managementMon May 28 2018 - 19:56
Doctor told abortion story for ‘all the women who could not tell theirs’Siobhán Donohue says voting to repeal Eighth Amendment a ‘surreal’ experienceFri May 25 2018 - 15:50
Abortion vote: Referendum result ‘still all to play for’, Harris saysMicheál Martin says abortion debate has ‘far less aggression’ than it did back in 1983Fri May 25 2018 - 15:26
Filipino community prays for Jastine Valdez and Mark Hennessy at Enniskerry vigilGathering told the tragedy an isolated incident and does not represent goodness of the Irish peopleTue May 22 2018 - 21:52
One dead and others injured in three-car crash near EnniscorthyWoman airlifted to hospital understood to be mother of woman who was killedTue May 22 2018 - 16:41
Three State agencies investigating fish kill at Ballina, Co TipperaryBrown trout, juvenile salmon and stone leach among the fish found deadTue May 22 2018 - 16:38
Enniskerry locals subdued and in shock over abduction of Jastine Valdez‘Everyone is absolutely in shock and devastated by what’s happened’Mon May 21 2018 - 19:14
Wicklow Council receives award for school No Fry zone policyHealth experts in favour of ban included HSE, DCU, TCD, and medics studying obesityThu May 17 2018 - 11:18
Poolbeg incinerator reduces exported waste by just 7%More incineration needed if Ireland to break reliance on exportation- European bodyThu May 17 2018 - 11:13
Video games can be useful in slowing onslaught of dementiaStudy finds dementia delay higher among ‘exergamers’ than those who just exerciseThu May 17 2018 - 01:00
Woman, dog airlifted off Sandymount strand after tide comes inCoast guard helicopter, Dun Laoghaire lifeboat, fire brigade and para-medics assist in rescueWed May 16 2018 - 21:50
Terminating pregnancy does not ‘damage mental health’Psychologists body enters amendment debate to focus ‘on evidence-based facts’Fri May 11 2018 - 17:55
