NGOs protest at lack of basic housing, healthcare and education rightsAmnesty International calls for basic rights to be enshrined in the ConstitutionMon Dec 08 2014 - 01:00
New book prompts solicitor to call for inquiry into some deaths during TroublesNorthern solicitor John McBurney says he wants to know what Taoiseach and Garda Commissioner are going to do about claims in bookSat Dec 06 2014 - 01:00
Fine Gael TD Seán Conlan denies secretary dismissed unfairlyAllegations of intimidation and harassment designed to embarrass, claims politicianSat Dec 06 2014 - 01:00
Government to provide €162 million lifeline for cash-strapped Iarnród ÉireannPaschal Donohoe to brief Oireachtas on extra transport fundingThu Dec 04 2014 - 19:23
TDs and Senators investigate ‘fuel stretching’Oireachtas Committee on Transport hears cars have been lost to contaminated fuelWed Dec 03 2014 - 15:03
Gardaí defend response to discovery of body of homeless manWoman who found man said garda refused to leave post outside Leinster HouseWed Dec 03 2014 - 01:01
Penalty points to play key role in ramped up road safety regimeMinister for Transport Paschal Donohoe to reveal more offences prior to festive seasonThu Nov 27 2014 - 17:07
New laws to target the ‘significant issue’ of drug-drivingRoad safety measures will close loophole that let some drivers avoid test for intoxicationThu Nov 27 2014 - 15:21
Rules will allow blood samples from unconscious driversTightening of drink driving rules as part of Christmas road safety campaignThu Nov 27 2014 - 00:03
Economic recovery taking root in Dún LaoghaireBusiness improvement group eyes rising footfall and more start-ups for coastal townWed Nov 26 2014 - 20:29
Government plays down speculation on television licence changeMinister and Government have ‘made no decision’ in relation to new broadcasting chargeMon Nov 24 2014 - 01:01
McDonald’s next to Greystones schools opposedFast food restaurant’s proposed facility consists of drive-through, cafe and fitness centreMon Nov 24 2014 - 00:07
Maíria Cahill gives gardaí more names of alleged abusersUp to 30 names of alleged IRA sex offenders have now been given to gardaí, Ms Cahill claimsSun Nov 23 2014 - 16:21
Poolbeg incinerator case ‘damaged’ by new waste figuresGreen Party says clear drop in the tonnage of waste needed to support Poolbeg projectSun Nov 23 2014 - 15:14
Cross on summit of Carrauntoohil cut downVandalism of structure on country’s highest mountain a step towards ‘Godless society’Sat Nov 22 2014 - 17:10
Gerry Adams compares water marches to civil rights protests in NorthSinn Féin leader says Government’s handling of issue like a ‘a skit’ written by Spike MilliganSat Nov 22 2014 - 14:21
Converting Irish waste to energy is catching on, says EPAEPA warns of increasing reliance on exporting waste for treatment abroadThu Nov 20 2014 - 17:20
Seven new Circuit Court judges nominatedJudges to be appointed by the President Michael D HigginsThu Nov 20 2014 - 16:56
More than 2,000 men suffer domestic abuse, says AmenCharity says men living in abusive relationships are staying to protect their childrenThu Nov 20 2014 - 12:37
First vehicles fly over new Newlands Cross junctionMotorists finally able to swerve last set of traffic lights on Dublin to Newry routeThu Nov 20 2014 - 09:31
No charge to households for use of new Eircode postcodesNew system will cost small businesses about €10 per month, TDs toldWed Nov 19 2014 - 14:14
Newlands Cross flyover opens ahead of scheduleFlyover will carry up to 90,000 vehicles per day over the Belgard Road junctionTue Nov 18 2014 - 17:43
Truckers threaten more blockades over toll increasesTolls on many motorways set to rise by 10 cent for lorries from January 2015Tue Nov 18 2014 - 01:00
Iarnród Éireann says seasonal ‘mulch’ to blame for train delaysSand, metal filings and gel all used to improve traction when leaves are on the lineMon Nov 17 2014 - 01:04
Former chief justice pays tribute to broadcaster Brian FarrellEx-RTÉ broadcaster’s chief gift was friendship and loyalty, mourners told at funeralFri Nov 14 2014 - 15:32
Newlands Cross junction to open next weekScheme removes last traffic light between Border and Cork on national road networkFri Nov 14 2014 - 01:00
Decision on Camp to Dingle cycleway reversedBord Pleanála approves Kerry cycleway alongside traffic on 28km routeThu Nov 13 2014 - 11:23
Vexed politicians dismayed with mobile phone coverageOperators concede system has regressed as Oireachtas body details ‘holes’ in networkWed Nov 12 2014 - 12:59
One in five killed on roads were not wearing seatbeltIreland to take part in remembrance day for victims of road traffic incidents on SundayTue Nov 11 2014 - 22:05
South Dublin groups set to share in €3.4m ‘windfall’Projects to get unexpected distribution of South Dublin County Council budget surplusTue Nov 11 2014 - 01:00
LGBT care workers not applying for top posts, council toldSF councillor says human right of living without fear denied to many LGBT teachersMon Nov 10 2014 - 22:06
Beef farmers prepared to protest for ‘as long as it takes’Members of the IFA begin two-day protest at 14 of the State’s major beef processorsMon Nov 10 2014 - 11:16
Science week gets under way with a (controlled) bangEvents aim to promote interest in taking up science and technology-related subjectsSun Nov 09 2014 - 18:28
Nurse bills agency over €20,000 to keep family ‘afloat’Elaine Houlihan forged her superior’s name on agency timesheets to get second salaryThu Nov 06 2014 - 12:27
Nurse claimed agency payments while on hospital salaryFitness to practise inquiry hears of falsified signatures and timesheets worth €20,000Wed Nov 05 2014 - 14:52
Dún Laoghaire-Rathdown County Council to cut commercial rates by 2%Budget for 2015 to include €18m on social housing provision and property tax cutWed Nov 05 2014 - 00:47
Irish Water must pay for flood damage, say residentsBurst water main in Clondalkin causes flood damage to garden sheds, garages and carsTue Nov 04 2014 - 20:18
Baby girl was transferred between hospitals three times before her deathCoroner says medical event on final transfer was ‘an issue’ in relation to child’s deathTue Nov 04 2014 - 01:00
Drinking allegation against nurse is withdrawnFormer Longford home director Mary Mealy does not drink alcohol, inquiry toldFri Oct 31 2014 - 13:40
Rehab chief Mo Flynn to receive salary of €140,000Charity says it is axing management bonuses and cutting pay for senior staffFri Oct 31 2014 - 10:47
High-speed hijacking in Longford leaves two in hospitalCar pursued by gardaí crashes into ditch after woman forced into vehicle by two menThu Oct 30 2014 - 15:17
Rehab announces Mo Flynn as new chief on €140,000 salaryCharity is to lower the pay of a range of senior executives by an average of 18.5 per centThu Oct 30 2014 - 13:15
Cork residents in stand-off with gardaí and Irish WaterWater charges will not be paid, say Cobh anti-austerity protestersThu Oct 30 2014 - 11:54
Bill on racist behaviour to be presented to MinisterÓ Ríordáin wants to deal with ‘failures’ of Incitement to Hatred Act next yearThu Oct 30 2014 - 10:11
Irish Rail services in and out of Heuston resume with delaysLine between Sallins and Newbridge reopens after overnight fatalityThu Oct 30 2014 - 09:09
Man (31) held in Dublin murder inquiryGardai examine possible link to robbery of taxi driver and beating of homeless manTue Oct 28 2014 - 01:00
Murder inquiry begins after man shot dead in Dublin cityGardaí believe victim was shot at least once in the head with a shotgunMon Oct 27 2014 - 15:19
Two dead in crashes in Roscommon and ClareA further seven people in hospital after six-car pile up on the Cork South Ring RoadSun Oct 26 2014 - 21:42
Coveney says farming prospects ‘never so good’Minister for Agriculture says farm tax changes and land mobility augur well for sectorFri Oct 24 2014 - 20:54
Paschal Donohoe driven by planes, trains and Star WarsInterview: ‘I absolutely love this job,’ says Minister for TransportFri Oct 24 2014 - 14:28
