Friends of the Elderly Christmas dinner: ‘Companionship, and mostly importantly, a bit of craic’Some 130 older people gather at Drumcondra hotel for three-course meal including traditional turkey and ham option, with MC and singer performing Neil Diamond-heavy set listFri Dec 15 2023 - 19:01
Two men arrested in connection with fatal Monaghan debs crash releasedMen, one in his 60s and one in his 40s, had been arrested in connection with crash that killed two teenagers in JulyFri Dec 15 2023 - 10:20
Eight students and two teachers among 12 injured in Co Kilkenny crash involving bus and lorrySecondary school pupils from Roscrea, Co Tipperary, were travelling to Kilkenny by bus when the crash occurredThu Dec 14 2023 - 16:15
George Nkencho inquest adjourned for six months as DPP direction awaited on Gsoc fileCoroner extends condolences to family of 27-year-old shot by gardaí in Clonee in December 2020Thu Dec 14 2023 - 11:42
Vast majority of people with chronic kidney disease unaware they suffer from conditionTCD study finds 15.6% of people aged over 50 in Ireland have condition but 98% are obliviousThu Dec 14 2023 - 06:41
Woman carrying baby with fatal foetal anomaly is denied a termination, Dáil hearsPeople Before Profit TD Bríd Smith says woman will be forced to travel to UK for abortionWed Dec 13 2023 - 18:53
Girl (4) who died of strep A complications may have survived if clinicians acted on evidence, inquest hears Inquest into death of Ahana Singh, who died in December 2022, records verdict of medical misadventureTue Dec 12 2023 - 21:12
Trevor Deely disappearance: Garda investigation identifies man caught on CCTV Mark Deely, brother of the missing man, said that gardaí have since spoken to the identified man, and are now ‘totally happy’ there is ‘nothing sinister’ involved in the man’s recorded movementsWed Dec 06 2023 - 18:48
Woman (80s) killed in Co Longford road crashFatal incident occurred on N4 at Lisnagrish, Edgeworthstown, on Monday eveningTue Dec 05 2023 - 09:47
Inquiry into handling of Maurice McCabe file to be held in privateSocial workers face allegations of professional misconduct over handling of file containing false allegation against Garda whistleblowerMon Dec 04 2023 - 14:25
Asylum seekers forced to sleep rough can avail of ‘drop-in’ centresGovernment is currently not in a position to provide accommodation to all international protection applicants, Department of Integration has saidMon Dec 04 2023 - 13:18
Pole-wrecker woodpeckers blamed for power outages as crews repair damaged electricity infrastructure The great spotted woodpecker, new to Irish woodland in recent decades, is causing major headaches for the electricity supply network and even power outages in some areasTue Nov 28 2023 - 06:00
Late Late Toy Show: Patrick Kielty awaits the verdict of his ‘fiercest critics’ - his kidsHost promises an Elf-themed show and says the preparations are ‘pretty all-consuming’Fri Nov 24 2023 - 06:00
Man (20s) killed after van collides with bridge on M7 in KildareSingle-vehicle incident occurred early on Wednesday morning near Newbridge and gardaí are appealing for witnessesWed Nov 22 2023 - 18:55
Sister of Denise Morgan, Irish woman killed in NY murder-suicide, warns of abusive relationshipsCo Louth woman was in the process of moving out of property she shared with Joed Taveras before she was killedWed Nov 22 2023 - 07:07
Man arrested in relation to investigation into romance fraud operationThe Garda investigation has identified a total of 15 potential victims, collectively scammed out of over €275,000Tue Nov 21 2023 - 21:38
Irish-Palestinian Zak Hania ‘not really sure’ why he is not on list of Gaza evacueesMr Hania’s wife and children have already left for Ireland through Rafah CrossingTue Nov 21 2023 - 19:02
Gardaí launch murder investigation following postmortem on body of man found in TallaghtMan (50) was found unresponsive outside a house in Dromcarra Avenue on Wednesday and later diedSat Nov 18 2023 - 19:09
Thousands march in Dublin and Cork in support of PalestineIrish-Palestinian man Ibrahim Alagha, who had spent several weeks trapped in Gaza, joined protest hours after arriving back in Ireland following escapeSat Nov 18 2023 - 19:03
Irish citizens who fled Gaza conflict arrive in DublinEmotional scenes at Dublin Airport as Irish citizens who crossed to safety at the Rafah border say they feel lucky to be back in IrelandSat Nov 18 2023 - 16:07
‘It makes no sense’: Locals struggle to understand suspected murder-suicide that has shocked people of ClareGarda are continuing to investigate the circumstances around why Joe Collins killed his wife Claire and then took his own lifeSat Nov 18 2023 - 07:00
‘There’s no way in hell that a 9-year-old child should be hostage’Emily Hand’s birthday is celebrated by family and members of the Irish-Israeli community in Dublin, amid hope she will be released soonFri Nov 17 2023 - 17:04
More than 50 Irish and dependants exit Gaza into Egypt as Martin praises Irish diplomats’ effortsSara and Ali el-Astal, the children of Irish-Palestinian man Khalid el-Astal, crossed into Egypt on FridayFri Nov 17 2023 - 12:42
Tánaiste warns Israel’s war could fuel Palestinian radicalisation as more Irish citizens escape GazaAyman Shaheen, another who crossed border with family, still waiting for mother to arrive in EgyptThu Nov 16 2023 - 18:32
‘I just made it to Egypt now. I am exhausted’: Irish citizens leave Gaza and cross to safety at Rafah Ibrahim Alagha and his family confirmed they had made it across the border, but Zak Hania expects to be left off listWed Nov 15 2023 - 19:47
It would make no sense to sell RTÉ's Donnybrook campus, says BakhurstDirector general tells staff that State broadcaster is looking to buy new studios in CorkTue Nov 14 2023 - 21:45
RTÉ crisis: no staff on more than €250,000 under new plan, with some presenters facing cutsJoe Duffy, Claire Byrne and Miriam O’Callaghan will lose out as part of cost-cutting in Bakhurst’s turnaround planTue Nov 14 2023 - 19:29
Tánaiste urges EU to ‘go further’ in calling for ceasefire amid mounting concern over suffering in Gaza hospitalsMicheál Martin called on Hamas to release Israeli hostages and is due to meet the family of eight-year-old Irish citizen Emily Hand during his trip to Egypt, Israel and Palestine this weekMon Nov 13 2023 - 21:33
Emily Hand to spend ninth birthday ‘in Hamas tunnels’, father says amid hopes for her safetyTom Hand travels to Dublin to drum up ‘support and sympathy’ from Irish GovernmentMon Nov 13 2023 - 19:51
Limerick woman seeks to return artefactsMs Walsh believes that some of the artefacts came from an auction at Thornfield House, a 19th-century period home in Ahane, Co Limerick once occupied by Sir Richard BourkeMon Nov 13 2023 - 19:24
Almost half of people say Government not doing enough on climate change, survey findsTemperatures in the seas around Ireland and the UK were 3-5 degrees higher than normal in June - and climate change is to blame. Graphic: NOAAFri Nov 10 2023 - 11:45
Met Éireann issues weather warnings as temperatures set to fall Status yellow rain warning currently in place for counties Clare, Kerry and LimerickThu Nov 09 2023 - 13:02
Ireland in contact with ‘key interlocutors’ to seek Emily Hand’s release‘We’re not aware of any other Irish citizen being held hostage by any group in Gaza,’ says TánaisteTue Nov 07 2023 - 07:42
University staff criticise fellow academics over letter calling for Israeli boycott‘Perfunctory language’ used to describe October 7th attacks by Hamas, says groupTue Nov 07 2023 - 06:00
Emily Hand, believed killed by Hamas, now thought to be alive in Gaza, her Irish father saysNatalie, Emily’s sister: ‘We are doing everything to get you home. We love you so much and miss you’Sun Nov 05 2023 - 21:58
Water being pumped out of flooded Downpatrick at a rate of ‘7,500 litres a minute’Residents and businesses in Carlingford and Downpatrick continue to count impact of rising watersSat Nov 04 2023 - 16:06
‘My dream was to take her outside, to Ireland, together’: Irish citizen mourns wife’s death in GazaKhalid El-Astal’s wife Ashwak Jendia, who suffered severe burns in strike on Khan Younis, is latest member of his family to be killed in Israeli siege of enclaveFri Nov 03 2023 - 21:12
‘Unprecedented’ flooding hits several counties ahead of Storm CiaránWeather Ireland: Storm Ciarán set to bring further rain, as Newry left under water after canal breaks its banksWed Nov 01 2023 - 06:00
Dublin Fire Brigade dealing with high volume of incidents on Halloween nightAverage of one emergency call received every 70 secondsWed Nov 01 2023 - 00:22
‘He broke the culture in a week’: How Elon Musk changed Twitter’s Dublin operationOne year on from the billionaire’s €43bn takeover, former staff recall the brutal cull at the Irish offices of the tech giant now known as XFri Oct 27 2023 - 12:46
Journalists tell ‘powerful’ story of Don Tidey kidnappingFormer Quinnsworth managing director was present at the launch of The KidnappingThu Oct 26 2023 - 21:25
Donegal ‘fourth-best region to visit’ in world - Lonely PlanetTravel media company praises county’s ‘unspoilt coastal hiking trails’, ‘ancient forts’ and ‘musical traditions’Wed Oct 25 2023 - 15:23
CSO removes ‘under reservation’ designation from garda crime statistics after quality assurance improvementsCentral Statistics Office began publishing garda crime stats with qualification in 2018 after finding some reported crimes not listed on Pulse, while others misclassifiedWed Oct 25 2023 - 13:07
Jury shown CCTV footage of teacher Ashling Murphy’s last movements during murder trial Jozef Puska of Mucklagh, Co Offaly, denies murder of teacher in January 2022Fri Oct 20 2023 - 19:23
Israel’s defence minister tells ground troops to be ready to enter Gaza StripIsrael-Hamas conflict: Rafah crossing will be opened to deliver humanitarian aid to the Gaza Strip on Friday, Egyptian state media reportsThu Oct 19 2023 - 21:35
Bill Kenneally continued to canvass for TD cousin after he was told about abuse claims Former Fianna Fáil TD again denies showing apathy towards claims made against the former basketball coachWed Oct 18 2023 - 18:29
Demand for services for victims of human trafficking in Ireland grew significantly A total of 497 individuals engaged with Ruhama, an increase of 35%Tue Oct 17 2023 - 06:29
‘If it was open, I would go’: Irish citizen seeks help for his children trapped in Gaza Khalid El-Astal, born in Belfast, moved to Riyadh for work earlier this year. Now he cannot get back to his familyMon Oct 16 2023 - 18:42
Israel pulls out of participation in Web Summit event over Paddy Cosgrave tweetsIsraeli ambassador to Portugal accuses Web Summit chief executive of making ‘outrageous statements’Mon Oct 16 2023 - 18:41
Irish Unifil troops safe after rocket strikes peacekeeping headquarters in LebanonSoldiers on Lebanon-Israel border forced to shelter after exchanges between Lebanese and Israeli territorySun Oct 15 2023 - 22:40
