Weather update: Met Éireann issues multiple warnings including orange alert ahead of heavy rain
Orange rain warnings in place in Waterford and Wicklow for Thursday with ‘spells of very heavy’ downpours forecast
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N11 delays expected in Co Wicklow amid lane closures for three weeks
Portions of the dual carriageway will be closed to allow for tree-felling work at Glen of the Downs
‘Towns do not have the financial strength of cities’: the burn-out of St Patrick’s Day festivals
Insurance, financing and volunteers among the myriad challenges that organisers face
Enniscorthy to get interim flood defences amid fears of further flooding in Leinster and Munster
Government ‘will do all we can’ to provide aid and prevention measures, Enniscorthy residents told
Storm Chandra: Flooding possible in ‘many areas’ as further rain forecast
Businesses hit by Storm Chandra floods may get State funding of up to €100,000
N11 in Co Wicklow to partly close at night to allow for landscaping and felling of 85 trees
Safety-related works will see removal of weak and non-native trees to improve sight lines
More flooding expected as rain falls on saturated ground again
Carlow, Kilkenny, Dublin, Wexford, Wicklow, Waterford and Louth under status yellow rain warning
Communities bracing for more rain in areas already battered by Storm Chandra
Wexford County Council warns of ‘high risk’ of more flooding in Enniscorthy over bank holiday weekend
Saturated areas could see more flooding as new rain warnings come into effect, says Met Éireann
Status yellow rain warning to affect counties already deluged by Storm Chandra
Storm Chandra as it happened: Met Éireann issues Status Yellow rainfall warning for six counties
Roads reopen as clean-up from Storm Chandra gets underway
‘We couldn’t get out of the house’: Mother of five woke to sound of water running through kitchen
Residents of new homes in foothills of Dublin Mountains spent much of Tuesday and Wednesday clearing out their properties after flooding
Storm floods homes while Ministers brainstorm priorities
Inside Politics: The bad weather is due to continue. But fear not – the National Emergency Co-ordination Group is meeting
‘It’s just stressful’: Workers facing two and three hour commutes into Dublin
TD missed start of Dáil debate calling for wider right to remote and flexible working as journey from Kildare took more than three hours
Podcaster Dylan Haskins: ‘I auditioned for a film with Brad Pitt as a child’
The multi-award-winning podcast commissioner with the BBC on never dwelling in anger, the death of his father in 2006, and his ‘condensed’ Covid wedding
Number of homes sold last year was down 8% as prices continue to climb, new report shows
Newly built homes cost, on average, 24% more than existing homes while more energy-efficient homes commanding a €95,000 premium
Five homes on view this week in Dublin, Wicklow and Kildare from €450,000
New to the market in Crumlin, Stepaside, Kildare town, Clane and Bray
Making a great Irish golf links greater: Wicklow’s European Club gets a new name and a makeover
Famous links renamed Brittas Bay Club following purchase for a reported €30m-plus
Detached home with rolling countyside views in Blessington for €795,000
Four-bed home has an A energy rating, with natural beauty and outdoor sport amenities within easy reach
Greenways, an island trip and a hero exhibition: Nine new Irish tourist attractions to visit
Ponies, play trails, pilgrimages and Antarctic explorers: These new visitor experiences will help keep your wanderings close to home in 2026
Planning permission for rowing centre is refused over concerns for geese
Objector argued high-performance facility would harm roosting habitat of protected birds
Well-designed contemporary home next to the golf course in Enniskerry for €1.1m
Detached A-rated home in Sika Woods with views incorporating mountains and the coast a kilometre from picturesque Co Wicklow village
Houses for sale in Newtownmountkennedy, Co Wicklow, from €460,000
Two- to four-beds available at scenic location just a 15-minute drive from Greystones
Wicklow hill fort identified as oldest prehistoric ‘proto-town’ in Ireland
The ‘Baltinglass hill fort cluster’ predates the Viking towns once considered Ireland’s earliest urban settlements
Ireland’s outdoor primary school: ‘A lot of people panic about the weather’
The Outdoor Primary School (TOPS), in Greystones, Co Wicklow, functions outside the Department of Education’s remit, but staff and parents rhapsodise about the benefits of such an education
Lynley on BBC One: Ken Loach does Agatha Christie on the creepy Norfolk coast, but it’s fun
Television: The class distinctions will quickly bore Irish viewers, but the mystery is at least compelling
State paid nearly €1.4m for tract of land to expand Glen of the Downs nature reserve
Department says higher price justified by access, safety and nature restoration goals
‘We were heartbroken when they left’: Removal of asylum seekers from Wicklow village raises questions
Tynte House in Dunlavin, Co Wicklow, is one of 22 contracts for international protection accommodation centres that ended in 2025
Aircoach received €25m ‘equity injection’ from UK parent amid losses, route closures
Private bus operator which closed Galway-Dublin route last year has also pulled back on routes in south Dublin and Wicklow
More than 1,000 motorists detected speeding on National Slow Down day
Road fatalities total 186 as of December 23rd, 19 more than in same period in 2024
When things go right: Happy Christmas stories of the best of customer care
The local retailers and multinationals alike who go above and beyond to keep shoppers happy
Lily Aron of Florence Road: ‘Olivia Rodrigo was such a big gig. It was the first time I didn’t have impostor syndrome’
The Irish four-piece are on the cusp of breaking through, having toured with Wolf Alice, been hailed by Rodrigo and made the BBC’s Sound of 2026 longlist
Sophie Anderton: Moving from London to Ireland is ‘the best thing that ever happened to me’
The former British supermodel on falling in love, moving to Glendalough Estate and becoming a countess
Glendalough Hotel in Co Wicklow one of 14 premises served with FSAI closure order last month
Takeaway and kebab shop among other premises inspected and closed in November
Parents upset after school declined hall request for secular event on first Communion day
Co Wicklow school later gave permission for use of hall, but parents involved have not decided whether to use it
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