‘A video and image has restoked the fire of the John McGahon controversy and left Fine Gael in a difficult place’
In the News podcast: Irish Times political correspondent Harry McGee on the John McGahon controversy and Fine Gael’s decision to defend the 34-year-old senator
Asylum seekers in Crooksling to be housed indoors as temperatures drop below zero
Government says contingency arrangements are in place for men to be moved indoors during ‘severe weather’
Red Cross appeals to Irish communities to help bring Syrian families stranded in Lebanon to Ireland
67 Syrians among the hundreds selected for resettlement in Ireland in 2022 under the Irish Refugee Protection Programme
Why did William Maughan and Anastasija Varslavane disappear in 2015?
In the News podcast: Irish Times security and crime editor Conor Lally on the Garda investigation into the murder of Maughan and Varslavane nearly a decade ago
Election 2024: Fine Gael manifesto promises €1,000 savings grant to every newborn and break-up of OPW
Labour sets out six ‘key missions’ party will have if part of next government, relating to issues including housing, climate and health
‘Eight hours of volunteering?’: Church of Scientology ‘exploited’ asylum seekers in Dublin
Controversial church says it has ‘never advised’ asylum seekers on refugee applications after migrants receive certificates for volunteering with group
‘Families are told your son is dead but we can preserve his sperm’: Why is postmortem sperm retrieval soaring in Israel?
In the News podcast: Journalist, broadcaster and author Jenny Kleeman joins In The News to discuss the surge in demand for PMSR among grieving Israeli parents
Why is Gerry Hutch running in the general election?
In the News podcast: The Dublin criminal is hoping to take one of the four seats up for grabs in the Dublin Central constituency
Palestinian ambassador to Ireland: ‘The Irish know exactly how the Palestinians feel about occupation’
Jilan Wahba Abdalmajid says if UN fails to suspend Israel over its cutting of ties with Unrwa, it will create ‘a vacuum in international law’
How the Unrwa ban will deepen the humanitarian crisis in Gaza
In the News podcast: Unrwa head of projects John Whyte discusses the implications of Israel’s vote to ban the UN agency’s work
Hugh Linehan’s guide to watching the US election
In the News podcast: In the News podcast: Hugh Linehan on the best way for Irish audiences to follow the 2024 US election results
Number of complaints against taxi drivers reaches record levels
In 2O23 some 1,782 complaints regarding small public service vehicle drivers were recorded, with nearly half connected to a taxi driver’s failure to provide cashless payment
Man (19) dies in road traffic accident involving tractor in Co Galway
Male passenger was seriously injured on Saturday afternoon near Oranmore
TidyTowns 2024: Full list of winners as Ballincollig in Co Cork claims top prize
Westport in Co Mayo named Ireland’s tidiest large town and Ballynahown in Co Westmeath receives award for Ireland’s tidiest village
Dublin Fire Brigade experiences busiest Halloween in 10 years
Emergency callouts over Halloween period reach 494, up from 244 callouts in 2023