‘It was so cold in Ireland, I thought, oh my God, I don’t think I’ll survive this’
Dorcas Mafuva and her husband Lloyd have seen radical changes in Dublin since they moved from Zimbabwe in 2001
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Infrastructure Bill will allow mistakes like Dublin’s M50 to be repeated
Critical Infrastructure Bill will be a disaster for Ireland’s climate commitments
Dublin Central and Galway West byelections: Four things to watch in the last week of campaigning
Expect a frantic final few days in the constituencies as the campaigns enter the home stretch
‘My pension has grown by 69% in three and a half years’ – here’s how to maximise yours
Better with Money with Aideen Finnegan
Security guards should not be deployed in Tusla care units because of staffing problems, says judge
‘Unexpected’ number of staff at unit out on stress-related leave, court hears
Gardaí investigate role of security guards’ restraint in case of man who died on Dublin’s Henry Street
Yves Sakila (35) died in Dublin city centre on Friday after being pursued over suspicions of shoplifting
Developer Harry Crosbie in dispute with hotel company over proposed Vicar Street Hotel
Crosbie, his wife Rita and Vicar Street Hotel Ltd, have sued HITC Properties Ltd, which owns and manages hotels
Man (60s) dies in tractor crash in Co Leitrim
Death brings to five the number killed on the State’s roads over the weekend
Gardaí search west Dublin park in operation targeting drug supply linked to organised crime
Contractor working in St Cuthbert’s Park, Clondalkin, ‘had to move out several times due to antisocial behaviour and intimidation’
Irish film student with ‘incredible talent’ and his girlfriend killed in Thailand road crash
Max Hendrickson (20), from Cabra, was a second year film student at the Institute of Art, Design and Technology
Met Éireann forecasts temperatures in Ireland to rise into the 20s later this week
May has been a very cool month so far but that is about to change, says Met Éireann
Disabled woman left ‘extremely stressed’ after prosthetic legs lost on flights from Brazil
Sara Ribeiro called on airlines to treat accessibility cases with ‘much more urgency and care’
Solicitor gets fresh appeal over order to leave his rented Temple Bar apartment
Landlord to be paid €10,000 within seven days towards €20,706 rent arrears
Number of apartments under construction in Dublin rises, but house building slows
Decisions on planning applications awaited for 13,600 housing units, down from backlog of 34,400
Blooming florals inspire Irish designers to shoot new collections with florist
Jennifer Slattery and Caoimhe Grant of August Night joined forces with florist Mark Grehan at his studios in the Liberties
The Dublin hairstylist to A-listers: ‘It’s nearly easier to work with celebrities’
Dubliner Marc Ballance has styled Bad Bunny and Nick Jonas: ‘It’s nearly easier to work with celebrities than normal clients’
Tusla hires security guards due to staffing shortages at centre for very vulnerable children
‘Close protection personnel’ being deployed in addition to existing social care staff as a result of unexpected rise in sick leave
Man hospitalised after being found unconscious on road in Dublin
Gardaí appeal for witnesses to serious assault in Blanchardstown
Dublin city centre playground damaged by fire for the second time
Blaze began at Diamond Park playground, on corner of Gardiner Street and Sean McDermott Street, on Saturday
Four dead following road incidents in Co Donegal and Co Dublin over weekend
Three men died in two separate incidents in Co Donegal, while a pedestrian has died in a crash in Co Dublin
‘I can’t live in Dublin. Unless you have a gig that pays a lot of money, or four jobs, you can’t’
Songwriter Mark Geary on his debut Irish gig and the country’s increasing level of ‘cruelty and grift’
‘She blames me for everything’: Barring order against man who claims he slapped woman ‘just once’
Woman in separate case claimed partner threatened ‘to strangle me with charger wire’
‘Powerful and heartbreaking’: A couch is what Ireland’s homeless children say they want most
Focus Ireland says the desires of children in homelessness accommodation – for more space, better beds and sheets, and that staff don’t shout at them – are ‘very basic’ demands
Ten luxurious Irish hotel room service experiences for your bucket list
Think of sitting in your robe, hearing a gentle knock at the door and then watching as a silver cloche is lifted to reveal a feast
A look at the Japanese ambassador’s residence in Foxrock: ‘Our Irish friends are not only very kind, but very open’
A mix of Japanese culture and Irish crafts, the ambassador’s residence offers a home away from home for newly appointed Manabu Miyagawa and his wife Noriko
Man (30s) dies following incident at shop on Dublin’s Henry Street
Man became unresponsive after security personnel detained him on Friday
‘We’re rapidly turning into a city of hotels’: Independent Temple Bar store receives notice to vacate
Indigo & Cloth’s owner Andy Collins says he has until July 15th to find a new location
‘Way more than just drinking outside’: Young people on reclaiming Dublin’s Drury Street
Dublin drinking hotspot has been the subject of a polarising debate about the purpose of the street
Fianna Fáil will not seek to stop Ahern from canvassing despite immigration remarks
Party struggling to make impact in upcoming Dublin and Galway byelections, polls show
Firm behind Dublin’s Weston Airport posts loss of €1.27m following fire
Investors including John Collison bought the airport in 2021
Woodies parent suffers 5% hit to British revenue
Grafton Group ‘managing supply chain risks’ arising from Middle East conflict
‘You’re much more likely to be an incel if you live with your parents, if you can’t find a stable job’
James Bloodworth, author of Lost Boys: A Personal Journey Through the Manosphere, on how boys and men go from looking for a girlfriend to extreme misogyny
Ahern remarks give voice to a fear many who grew up visibly different in Ireland live with
Long overdue investment in antiracism education and public awareness is urgently needed
An obvious solution to MetroLink and Stephen’s Green Shopping Centre
Taking an integrated approach to the projects would prevent the needless destruction of a large area of Dublin’s St Stephen’s Green
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