State should hold copyright to national anthem, Daly saysPaul Galvin’s commercial use of Amhrán na bhFiann is ‘inappropriate’, Senator claimsThu Jan 14 2016 - 16:59
Rights body distances itself from Muslim migration websiteHijra2ireland.com site advocating Muslim migration to Ireland ‘highly misleading’Thu Jan 14 2016 - 16:38
Chris Hadfield expresses disbelief over death of David BowieFormer astronaut performed star’s song ‘Space Oddity’ in spaceThu Jan 14 2016 - 13:33
Muslims denounce immigration website as fakeIslamic groups believe Hijra2Ireland site may be designed to spread IslamophobiaThu Jan 14 2016 - 10:07
Nicky Byrne hopes to end dismal Irish Eurovision runExpectations low as ex-Westlife man steps up with ‘radio-friendly’ pop song ‘Sunlight’Wed Jan 13 2016 - 14:29
Westlife’s Nicky Byrne to represent Ireland in EurovisionSinger combines with songwriter Wayne Hector to try and end Ireland’s bad luckWed Jan 13 2016 - 09:46
Late Late Toy Show most watched - but TV3 has three in top fiveRugby World Cup a ratings winner for TV3 with one million watching Ireland vs FranceMon Jan 11 2016 - 16:15
Gallipoli centenary: The story of the last men standingIrish officer said end of the Allied campaign was the ‘most exciting and terrifying time’Sat Jan 09 2016 - 13:52
‘Rebellion’ creator celebrates role of women in the RisingColin Teevan tells Off Topic podcast he was ‘astonished’ by the numbers involved in 1916Sat Jan 09 2016 - 13:07
The Thomas Clarke papers: An impish wit who fretted about moneyThomas J Clarke, whose name appeared first among those of the signatories to the Proclamation of the Irish Republic, was an unbending Fenian – and a mordant, impish witSat Jan 09 2016 - 00:00
The James Connolly papers: ‘Wasn’t it a full life? Isn’t this a good end?‘Well, Lillie, hasn’t it been a full life and isn’t this a good end?’ the signatory to the Proclamation of the Irish Republic told his wife just before he was executed, in 1916Sat Jan 09 2016 - 00:00
TD wants €6m Athlone flood defences builtWork should start immediately based on OPW cost estimate, says McFaddenThu Jan 07 2016 - 23:11
Rejoice! RTÉ to broadcast third night of the Rose of TraleeFestival will include 68 Roses in new, longer formatWed Jan 06 2016 - 15:34
War of Independence veteran made State claim for cruiseGeneral Seán Mac Eoin argued 1961 trip, worth €5,000 today, was to heal war woundsMon Jan 04 2016 - 01:00
Turner paintings on annual display . . . but only for JanuaryWeak light in January seen as perfect to display masterpieces in National GalleryMon Jan 04 2016 - 01:00
Wind energy industry launches €500,000 ad campaignPromotion is backed by semi-State bodies such as Coillte, Bord na Móna and the ESBMon Jan 04 2016 - 01:00
Family of Simon Cumbers have no comment on executionMan involved in murder of Irish cameraman receives death penalty in Saudi ArabiaSun Jan 03 2016 - 19:43
Government may invite Prince Charles to 1916 eventDublin Castle ceremony marks beginning of State programme for Rising commemorationsSat Jan 02 2016 - 09:30
‘Rebellion’: what an outsider’s eye brings to RTÉ’s Easter Rising centrepieceFor its big-budget drama based on the 1916 Rising, the broadcaster has turned to the Finnish director Aku Louhimies, who can bring a new perspective to Irish historySat Jan 02 2016 - 05:00
Irish witnesses describe panic during Dubai skyscraper fireAnita Williams says she was ‘never so terrified’ when fire swept through Address hotelFri Jan 01 2016 - 19:10
A warm December breaks Met Éireann recordsDublin’s Phoenix Park recorded its highest temperatures in almost 160 yearsFri Jan 01 2016 - 13:11
Flood risk to continue for three weeks, Met Éireann says81mm of rain registered in Carrick-on-Suir in 24 hour period during Storm FrankWed Dec 30 2015 - 15:55
‘Benign conditions’ to keep Irish tourism sector growingITIC says strong economies in key markets, favourable exchange rates and cheap fuel all plusesWed Dec 30 2015 - 15:16
Storm Frank causes floods, closes roads and cuts power to thousandsCork worst hit by rising water levels with Galway, Kilkenny and Wexford also affectedWed Dec 30 2015 - 15:15
Easter 1916: Global programme for centenary announcedArgentina, Brazil, Japan and Australia are among countries to host events for occasionWed Dec 30 2015 - 06:44
Lemmy one of the last links to the origins of rock and rollTribute: You couldn’t make Lemmy up. His career was a triumph of style and substanceTue Dec 29 2015 - 13:43
Storm Frank’s heavy rains to increase flood riskMet Éireann forecasts above average rainfall as River Shannon begins to rise once againMon Dec 28 2015 - 01:00
Irish Film Board hails ‘coming of age’ year for domestic industryCritical and commercial successes include seven Irish films at Sundance Film FestivalMon Dec 28 2015 - 01:00
Reopening Roscommon A&E ‘pie in the sky’, says consultantDr Liam McMullen apologises to FG TD who was ‘politically destroyed’ over closureWed Dec 23 2015 - 01:00
Government ‘needs to get real’ about au pair exploitation- charityMore than half of the au pairs working in Ireland earn less than €120 per weekTue Dec 22 2015 - 10:47
First World War memorial in Tralee vandalised in paint attackRoyal Munster Fusiliers memorial made of black stone only erected earlier this yearMon Dec 21 2015 - 20:58
Start dreaming of a white Christmas (but only in parts)Brief cold snap may bring snow to higher grounds in western coastal countiesMon Dec 21 2015 - 09:59
Teeling Whiskey Distillery has welcomed 25,000 visitors to date€10m Liberties attraction opened in JuneFri Dec 18 2015 - 18:22
Emergency coordinators hopeful worst of flooding is over‘Encouraging signs’ flooding is starting to subside, National coordiantion group saysFri Dec 18 2015 - 08:35
Highest December temperatures in six decades recordedDaffodils blooming with very mild weather forecast to continue until Christmas DayThu Dec 17 2015 - 11:13
No more flying your drone over military bases from MondayNew legislation makes Ireland one of the first countries to regulate popular new hobbyThu Dec 17 2015 - 10:36
Justin Bieber shows in Dublin sell out within minutesFans queue all night for tickets to Dublin shows at 3Arena on November 1st and 2ndThu Dec 17 2015 - 10:20
Artists to receive bursaries to mark Easter RisingProgramme aims to help young artists mark centenary landmark next yearThu Dec 17 2015 - 01:10
Carrick-on-Shannon coping with second major flood in six yearsResidents of Co Leitrim town want single agency set up to manage overflowing riverWed Dec 16 2015 - 09:17
Rugby World Cup, Conor McGregor in top Google searchesParis terror attacks and Charlie Haughey also in Irish top 10 searches in 2015Wed Dec 16 2015 - 08:29
‘Positive’ development as Shannon levels stabiliseRed Cross receives over 100 calls requesting details of €5m flood relief scheme for firmsTue Dec 15 2015 - 19:31
Country braces itself for yet more heavy rainWater levels have stabilised or are rising more slowly in Shannon catchment areaTue Dec 15 2015 - 08:02
IFA criticises five-year timeframe to map flood-risk areas along ShannonOPW survey of 300 areas not due to report until end of next yearMon Dec 14 2015 - 22:22
Further danger as Shannon levels set to peak on MondayHomeowners left counting costs afer canal bursts banks in Corbally area of LimerickMon Dec 14 2015 - 01:00
Ernie O’Malley photographs published for the first timeFamous author and his wife took thousands of pictures of rural Mayo in 1930s and 1940sSun Dec 13 2015 - 21:54
Euro 2016 ticket scramble begins in earnest for green armyFans set to register details from Monday for next summer’s European ChampionshipsSun Dec 13 2015 - 16:48
Revolution to be digitised as 10m documents to go onlineFiles relate to actions of 80,000 during Rising, War of Independence and Civil WarFri Dec 11 2015 - 08:22
Stories of the Revolution: President relives painful struggleMichael D Higgins convinced his father’s long battle to get military pension was due to his anti-Treaty activitiesFri Dec 11 2015 - 01:56
Stories of the Revolution: John Higgins had to wait 22 years for pensionPresident’s father long pursued military pension before receiving one on appeal in 1956Fri Dec 11 2015 - 01:53
