Less than quarter of passenger locator forms followed up on with callsAbout 500,000 documents filled out by those arriving in State between late August and early NovemberMon Nov 16 2020 - 15:00
Man (21) and woman (19) charged following Cork city assaultYoung woman hospitalised with serious injuries after assault on Saturday nightMon Nov 16 2020 - 11:44
Rise in racially motivated crimes in Ireland must be tackled, says UN rapporteurProf Verene Shepherd calls for new laws to combat hate crime and build safer societyMon Nov 16 2020 - 01:00
State’s overseas development aid increased 10% to €869m last yearState supporting more than 130 countries worldwide; ranks 12th globally for overseas aidSat Nov 14 2020 - 09:17
Kite-surfer rescued from Keel Beach on Achill IslandMan airlifted to Castlebar hospital and is in a stable conditionFri Nov 13 2020 - 21:18
Dublin street traders slate ‘unfair’ ban on Christmas stallsCity Council says decision taken for health and safety reasons amid Covid-19 pandemicThu Nov 12 2020 - 21:04
‘I’ve learned to be more positive – I think because of the Irish attitude’New to the Parish: Roxana Zaha arrived from Romania in 2016Wed Nov 11 2020 - 06:00
Covid quarantine centre: Many are ‘completely destitute, they have nothing’A Dublin quarantine shelter for vulnerable people has been busy during the pandemicWed Nov 11 2020 - 01:00
Irish people with disabilities still ‘locked out’ of public spacesWheelchair association says 77% of people with disabilities face problems using public pavements, parking and pedestrian crossingsTue Nov 10 2020 - 00:41
Study to review impact of travel restraints on families between Ireland and BritainCall for migrants unable to move between countries during pandemic to share experiencesMon Nov 09 2020 - 18:44
State joins EU traffic-light system for international travelMinister says Covid-19 tests for air travel should be in place by December 1stMon Nov 09 2020 - 07:21
Boy (16) charged over hit and run that killed Deliveroo cyclistStudent Thiago Osorio died when he was struck by a car while cycling in DublinSat Nov 07 2020 - 18:53
All passengers from Denmark to restrict movements amid concern over Covid-19 mink strainTests on three mink farms in the State will include all workers and household contactsSat Nov 07 2020 - 15:27
American voter drives in Ireland report big increase in ballot requests‘Democrats in Ireland really threw everything into trying to get people out to vote’Fri Nov 06 2020 - 17:01
Law gives non-EU doctors better chance of becoming consultants in IrelandAct allows access to training but foreign clinicians remain critical of preference systemFri Nov 06 2020 - 16:06
Road deaths rise this year despite cut in traffic volumes, CSO report findsTraffic levels nationwide dropped more than 50% after Level 5 restrictions introducedFri Nov 06 2020 - 16:06
Over 93% of people who died with Covid-19 had underlying condition - CSOData shows sharp decline in hospitalisation rate of people with coronavirusFri Nov 06 2020 - 13:32
Vulnerability assessments for asylum seekers ‘urgently’ needed, says Refugee CouncilHSE should conduct these and not International Protection Office, says councilThu Nov 05 2020 - 19:16
‘Ireland is a really good country for Muslims’New to the Parish: Arjumand Younus and Atif Qureshi arrived from Pakistan in 2011Wed Nov 04 2020 - 06:00
Ireland’s Armenians: ‘My home has again become a big pile of ruins’For Aram Hakhumyan and others, the conflict in Nagorno-Karabakh is heartbreakingTue Nov 03 2020 - 20:30
Fall in number of homeless overshadowed by recent deathsAlmost 8,660 people, including 2,583 children, without a home at end of SeptemberFri Oct 30 2020 - 19:14
‘I actually didn’t know Ireland existed. But I read about it and knew it was perfect for me’New to the Parish: Sukrity Sharma arrived from Nepal in 2019Wed Oct 28 2020 - 06:00
Direct provision: Keep private sector asylum-seeker facilities – reportAdvisory group warns current system remains under ‘significant strain’Mon Oct 26 2020 - 04:21
Appeal for missing woman: 'She is my only sister... it’s still torture'Family of Esra Uryun, who went missing in Bray in 2011, still looking for answersMon Oct 26 2020 - 01:52
Gardaí say 52 people who went missing in 2020 not yet found6,358 missing person reports, including 4,627 for children, made so far this yearMon Oct 26 2020 - 01:50
‘Barbaric act’: Man shot in paramilitary-style attack in BelfastMan in his 40s hospitalised after being shot in left leg on Sunday eveningMon Oct 26 2020 - 00:13
Department of Agriculture says livestock mart sales must continue online onlyCalls for Government to reassess procedures for marts after online system failed on SaturdaySun Oct 25 2020 - 20:55
‘In 2018 I wrote publicly about my heritage. Soon after, the anti-Semitic messages began’Opinion: Online abuse of women must be tackled, by law and by the platforms that publish itSat Oct 24 2020 - 06:00
Bus drivers faced ‘mayhem’ as passengers tried to travel, says unionNBRU says drivers faced difficulties trying to accommodate passengers under Level 5Thu Oct 22 2020 - 21:08
Doctors, scientists cannot be denied defence in CervicalCheck tribunal, Tánaiste tells DáilVaradkar says Minister for Health will direct whether Government defers tribunalThu Oct 22 2020 - 18:40
Cervical Check Tribunal ‘not fit for purpose’, says Vicky PhelanGovernment working to ensure tribunal is as ‘non-adversarial as possible’, says DonnellyThu Oct 22 2020 - 13:00
Nearly 400 Brazilians have tested positive for Covid-19 in Ireland, data showsHundreds of Nigerians, Britons, Moldovans and Poles also test positive, says HPSCThu Oct 22 2020 - 01:19
Asylum seekers’ wait time before working cut to six monthsMinister confirms Hiqa will monitor direct provision centres under revised State systemWed Oct 21 2020 - 20:55
Teenager dies in hit-and-run collision outside DundalkDriver of car that victim was in leaves crash scene but later goes to gardaíWed Oct 21 2020 - 10:05
Venezuelans ask for extended Irish visas with expired passportsImmigration services have ‘stopped completely’ in Venezuela, making them ‘impossible’ to obtainWed Oct 21 2020 - 09:52
‘I’m trying to find where I fit here in Ireland’New to the Parish: Joe Donovan arrived from the US in 2018 after his parents’ deathsWed Oct 21 2020 - 06:00
‘Groundbreaking’ direct provision report backs State-owned centresThree-month accommodation and longer-term housing run by local authorities recommendedWed Oct 21 2020 - 02:32
‘ It’s a guilt to have survived’, says Garda who was with Adrian Donohoe when he was murderedFormer Garda detective Joe Ryan retired two years after Donohoe’s deathFri Oct 16 2020 - 07:43
Updated legislation means non-EU doctors can now apply for trainee schemesRegulated Professions (Health and Social Care) amendment Bill 2019 signed into law by Michael D Higgins on WednesdayThu Oct 15 2020 - 21:56
Man and woman arrested in connection with investigation into brothels and prostitutionGardaí say investigation is taking ‘victim centred’ approach to ‘tackling criminality’Thu Oct 15 2020 - 21:49
Hilary Mantel calls for skeleton of Irish ‘giant’ to be repatriatedBones of 18th-century Charles Byrne stored at the Royal College of Surgeons in LondonThu Oct 15 2020 - 21:30
Nearly €46,000 seized during routine profiling of vehicles at Rosslare EuroportFour people, originally from Romania, questioned in relation to seizureThu Oct 15 2020 - 18:29
A quarter of undocumented migrants earn below minimum wage – studyAn estimated 17,000 to 20,000 undocumented people are living in IrelandThu Oct 15 2020 - 06:15
‘At what point is it okay for a black person to be Irish?’New to the Parish: Linda Keitasha arrived from Uganda in 2002Wed Oct 14 2020 - 06:00
Dublin mayors call for greater effort from Dubliners in fighting Covid-19Our ‘dangerous enemy’ risks taking more lives and more jobs, say councillorsMon Oct 12 2020 - 12:47
The Irish health system is ‘wasting a lot of talent’Over one third of doctors in Ireland trained abroad but the Irish health system curtails their ability to workSat Oct 10 2020 - 05:00
‘The girls in my law course weren’t friendly. They ignored me, the only Chinese woman’New to the Parish: Last month, Fei Liang became Ireland’s first Chinese-born barristerWed Oct 07 2020 - 06:00
Yvonne Farrell and Shelley McNamara awarded Pritzker Prize for architectureInternational award regarded architecture’s equivalent to the Nobel PrizeTue Oct 06 2020 - 15:19
Expert group’s report on replacing direct provision sent to GovernmentDocument to address delays in the system, housing issues and supports for childrenTue Oct 06 2020 - 13:36
Varadkar’s comments on NPHET a ‘gratuitous attack’ - McDonaldParty leader agrees country not ready for ‘dramatic’ move to Level 5 as recommended by NPHETTue Oct 06 2020 - 09:15