Union fears special needs assistants face high risk of contracting Covid-19Fórsa concerned school staff with underlying health problems cannot socially distanceTue Aug 25 2020 - 11:27
Eleven Covid-19 cases confirmed at Larry Goodman-owned meat plantsABP confirms nine cases at Cahir plant and two at its Clones facilityTue Aug 25 2020 - 08:15
More than 2,000 workers exit pandemic unemployment schemeNumbers claiming payment drops 60% since peak in MayMon Aug 24 2020 - 23:13
RTÉ cancels future plans with broadcaster Sean O’Rourke over golfing dinnerFormer high-profile presenter says he has to be accountable for his actionsMon Aug 24 2020 - 17:17
Elderly woman dies following assault at a house in DublinMan arrested and being detained after incident in ClontarfMon Aug 24 2020 - 13:17
Inquest into death of Nora Quoirin to start on MondayTeenager’s body was found about 2km from the Dusun resort in MalaysiaSun Aug 23 2020 - 22:01
Gardaí arrest two men after patrol car rammed at speed on M1Car stopped suspected of being involved in incident in Northern IrelandSun Aug 23 2020 - 20:46
Donegal funeral of three family members to take place on MondayMass in Moville for crash victims to be streamed to comply with Covid-19 guidelinesSun Aug 23 2020 - 20:37
Another weather warning as more wind and rain is forecastYellow weather warnings issued for the south as unsettled spell continuesSun Aug 23 2020 - 19:00
End of a cycle as An Post gives away its fleet of old bikes to charityPostmen switching to electric vehicles for deliveries in a sign of changing timesThu Aug 20 2020 - 16:15
Shop owners urged not to confront customers who are not wearing face coveringsIndustry chief issues warning amid reports of high compliance with mask-wearingWed Aug 19 2020 - 18:58
Storm Ellen: Status orange alert issued as Ireland faces ‘severe’ windsSome places in State are predicted to see over 100mm of rain in the coming daysTue Aug 18 2020 - 21:27
Shop which sold lottery ticket worth more than €7.3 million revealedWinner who bought ticket in Connemara has made contact with National LotteryTue Aug 18 2020 - 16:11
Department of Health reports no further Covid-19 deaths and 56 new casesMinister for Health warns more deaths likely to follow spike in confirmed casesMon Aug 17 2020 - 22:46
Bad news for holidaymakers as Met Éireann warns of a week of wind and rain24-hour rainfall alert in place for 14 southern counties with warning over floodingMon Aug 17 2020 - 11:50
Leisure facilities continue to close as Covid-19 magnifies insurance crisisBlueway Waterpark closed suddenly after its insurance premium went from €10,000 to €25,000 a year. The excess went from €500 to €5,000Thu Aug 13 2020 - 13:12
The MacCarthy family: Their father survived Dunkirk, Nagasaki and a torpedoed ship. Will their pub survive Covid-19?Daughters of Dr Aidan MacCarthy ‘gutted’ they cannot reopen Castletownbere barSun Aug 09 2020 - 12:45
Summer on the way with warm and sunny conditions for most of next weekHighs of 25 degrees expected as a settled spell is expected over the countryFri Aug 07 2020 - 09:40
Masks Q&A: Who has to wear them in shops and what happens if you don’t?Move to make wearing of masks mandatory in retail outlets follows a spike in casesThu Aug 06 2020 - 18:41
Dublin City Council begins action against Shelbourne Hotel for removing statues‘Shelbourne Four’ must be ‘freed and reinstated’ – Senator Michael McDowellThu Aug 06 2020 - 11:19
Covid-19: Cabinet looks to tighten travel restrictions and decide on pubs reopeningPubs unlikely to reopen amid 46 new cases and talk of pre-departure tests for visitorsTue Aug 04 2020 - 02:09
Five cases of Covid-19 confirmed at food processing factory in Co OffalyEmployees of Carroll Cuisine self-isolating following positive testsMon Aug 03 2020 - 02:51
Optimism fades for pubs under next lockdown lifting phaseRural Ministers warn of ‘body blow’ to sector as 53 new Covid-19 cases confirmedMon Aug 03 2020 - 02:40
Portuguese police disperse groups of young Irish holidaymakersCountry seeing Covid-19 surge with an average of over 200 infections a day at presentMon Aug 03 2020 - 00:01
Nine arrested following ‘shocking’ antisocial behaviour in KilkeeHundreds of teenagers gathered in Co Clare town in defiance of Covid-19 guidelinesSun Aug 02 2020 - 21:03
Covid-19: No more deaths but 53 further cases confirmed in StateOver 90 per cent of cases reported on Sunday had been identified, acting CMO saysSun Aug 02 2020 - 19:45
New judges appointment to the proposed CervicalCheck tribunalAnn Power and Tony O’Connor to replace judges who have dropped outSat Aug 01 2020 - 09:48
Number of people listed as homeless falls to four-year lowFigures for June show 8,699 people in the State accessed emergency accommodationFri Jul 31 2020 - 21:17
Shelbourne Hotel statues do not depict slave girls, says leading art historianCatalogue from which the statues were chosen calls them Egyptian and African womenFri Jul 31 2020 - 10:42
Bank holiday weather: Temperatures to dip on Saturday and SundaySpell of unsettled weather is likely to extend into next weekThu Jul 30 2020 - 12:36
Council investigates removal of slave statues from Shelbourne HotelDublin City Council says decision was made apparently without planning permissionWed Jul 29 2020 - 19:19
Shelbourne’s banished statues were part of mania for all things EgyptianStory of Nubian princess became known in 19th century after hieroglyphics translatedWed Jul 29 2020 - 15:39
Shelbourne Hotel removes 153-year-old statues of slave girls from its plinthDublin hotel said it has taken the decision ‘in light of recent world events’Tue Jul 28 2020 - 22:34
Family says it had child benefit cancelled after going on holidaysMusician says pandemic unemployment payment stopped after he gave passport details to gardaíTue Jul 28 2020 - 18:40
Young Dublin man dies after being hit by car while holidaying in SpainJosh Begley-Taylor from Dublin was killed in Marbella on MondayTue Jul 28 2020 - 11:23
Two critically endangered lemurs born at ‘delighted’ Fota Wildlife ParkFewer than 250 black and white ruffed lemurs are found in the wildTue Jul 28 2020 - 08:38
Staycationers warned about holiday home scamsFraudsters are using fake accommodation websites to trick those looking for a holidayMon Jul 27 2020 - 10:04
Two more road deaths following separate single vehicle collisionsRoad fatality figures similar to last year despite three months of lockdownMon Jul 27 2020 - 08:31
Laura Bernal obituary: Argentine ambassador with deep ‘sense of justice’Bernal ‘dedicated her mission to deepen the historical links that tie Argentina to Ireland’Fri Jul 24 2020 - 05:00
Fr John Nolan obituary: Missionary who lived with Basotho people of South AfricaLives Lost to Covid-19: He was known as ‘Ramosa’, meaning ‘father of kindness’Thu Jul 23 2020 - 17:20
Fr John Murphy obituary: Priest who truly cared for his communityLives Lost to Covid-19: ‘John radiated a rare and special quality that drew people toward him’Thu Jul 23 2020 - 17:20
Barry Ward obituary: Kind and talented soul who made the Philippines his homeLives Lost to Covid-19: ‘I am a better person for having known Barry’Thu Jul 23 2020 - 15:00
A Prussian solution to an Irish problem – An Irishman’s Diary on Prince Joachim and the 1916 RisingSun Jul 19 2020 - 17:14
GPs warn of surge in cases in Dublin presenting with Covid symptomsIncrease in numbers nationally reflected in numbers visiting doctors’ surgeriesFri Jul 17 2020 - 19:47
Missing Donegal dentist found dead after extensive garda searchAnn O’Donoghue (68) was last heard from on Tuesday having left unusual text messageFri Jul 17 2020 - 16:16
Eamon Ryan appeared to be asleep in Dáil as vote on lower-paid workers calledGreen Party leader and minister did not respond when his name was called twiceThu Jul 16 2020 - 22:13
Micheál Martin: Government is working well and making a ‘strong start’Taoiseach doesn’t expect to see a united Ireland in the lifetime of the GovernmentThu Jul 16 2020 - 21:12
Daughter of missing retired dentist issues an appeal for her safe returnAnn O’Donoghue’s disappearance has ‘bamboozled’ and alarmed her familyThu Jul 16 2020 - 20:53
Man (47) charged over damage to Luke Kelly statue in DublinMichael Dunne alleged to have sprayed statue with blue paintTue Jul 14 2020 - 13:53