Wexford hospital patient: ‘You could smell smoke and the alarms were going off’Mother of four describes atmosphere among patients waiting in ward corridor as ‘a bit panicky’ before being movedThu Mar 02 2023 - 16:53
Report finds ‘significant concerns’ with HSE nursing home Covid-19 responseInvestigation raises issues with testing and isolation in St Mary’s nursing home outbreakThu Mar 02 2023 - 16:01
Sexual abuse in Carmelite College Moate: ‘We knew something wasn’t right’Former pupils allege regular sexual abuse by priest and decorated GAA coach Fr Michael CreminThu Mar 02 2023 - 05:00
‘If you haven’t returned to doing things you love, I’m encouraging you to do so’: CMO writes letter to older people Many older people ‘apprehensive’ about socialising following pandemicWed Mar 01 2023 - 08:14
Housing Agency hangs on to €4,000 ‘gift’ for former chairInternal emails state Conor Skehan would ‘very much appreciate’ being given sculptureWed Mar 01 2023 - 05:00
Children’s Rights Alliance criticises continued failure over youth mental healthAnnual report card commends Government for online safety improvementsTue Feb 28 2023 - 10:08
‘Has Rishi Done the Impossible?’: What the papers say on the Windsor Framework Brexit dealPlaudits for Rishi Sunak in British press as analysis turns to DUP position on new dealTue Feb 28 2023 - 08:41
Healy-Rae Ukrainian accommodation contract worth more than €160,000Independent TD for Kerry previously refused to disclose details of department contractMon Feb 27 2023 - 07:33
Roma community hiding ethnicity to keep their jobs - researchMarginalised community report discrimination and exploitation at work in Maynooth University researchMon Feb 27 2023 - 06:00
Scouting Ireland faces more than 50 legal cases over past sexual abuse Solicitors for youth organisation outline it has ‘not taken steps’ to set up redress schemeMon Feb 27 2023 - 01:00
One in four disqualified drivers did not have Irish licenceFigures show more than 8,000 motorists disqualified from driving last yearSun Feb 26 2023 - 18:13
Number of Department of Integration staff out sick triplesNew figures come as department deals with significant pressures over Ukrainian refugees and asylum seekersFri Feb 24 2023 - 19:33
St John Ambulance say ‘substantial progress’ made towards abuse report publicationFirst aid organisation to write to survivors next week with ‘logistics’ for report publicationFri Feb 24 2023 - 12:37
Whistleblower ‘disappointed’ report into nursing home Covid-19 outbreak won’t be publishedSt Mary’s nursing home had seen one of worst Covid-19 outbreaks in first waveThu Feb 23 2023 - 20:11
Inex blames boardroom infighting for missed deadline to file accountsNetwork peering service’s members include tech giants Google, Meta, Microsoft, Apple and Amazon, plus Three, Eir and NetflixWed Feb 22 2023 - 05:00
McHugh would consider retaking whip following mica scheme changesDonegal TD resigned the Government whip last year over mica voteTue Feb 21 2023 - 17:04
Call for new policing measures after attack on gardaí in BallyfermotCommunity ‘under siege’ due to the actions of small group of people, says local councillorTue Feb 21 2023 - 15:13
Virgin Media TV hit by suspected hack attempt which may disrupt programmesBroadcaster says attempted hack was ‘contained and terminated’Mon Feb 20 2023 - 19:38
New earthquake hits parts of Turkey and Syria: ‘You can see the fear in people’s eyes’ 6.4 magnitude earthquake caused some damaged buildings to collapse, but no immediate reports of casualtiesMon Feb 20 2023 - 18:09
Irish universities secured millions through ‘golden visa’ scheme, records showImmigrant Investor Programme closed this week amid concerns over a surge in applications from ChinaFri Feb 17 2023 - 14:31
Concerns raised over ‘gross inadequacy’ of Citywest refugee transit hubReport finds asylum seeker spent up to 30 days sleeping on chairs while another ‘had not slept for 10 days’ due to lack of bedsFri Feb 17 2023 - 05:11
Charity criticises ‘lack of consistency’ in provision for homeless people with mental health issuesHomeless person threatened with ‘eviction’ from emergency accommodation for declining ‘unsuitable’ social housing offerThu Feb 16 2023 - 14:12
CCTV monitored drug mixers at Kinahan cartel’s Dublin cocaine hubLarge quantity of drugs, paraphernalia and cash found at Long Mile Road premisesWed Feb 15 2023 - 16:18
Syria earthquake: ‘There is a very big water scarcity problem,’ Irish aid worker saysQuake has worsened a dire situation in northwest region after a decade of war and a cholera outbreakWed Feb 15 2023 - 12:40
Gorta-Self Help Africa staff raised concerns over ‘questionable use’ of donor fundsStaff criticised support to charity co-founded by singer Alicia Keys as ‘costly blind alley’Tue Feb 14 2023 - 05:00
Internal report lays bare tensions within Gorta-Self Help Africa Internal investigation into charity upheld number of complaints made by staff who ‘no longer’ had confidence in chief executiveMon Feb 13 2023 - 05:00
Gorta-Self Help Africa: Staff ‘lost all confidence’ in charity chief executiveInvestigation into Irish aid organisation makes several findings against chief executiveMon Feb 13 2023 - 05:00
State should roll back reliance on private nursing homes, says MinisterCharity criticises additional charges for services levied on residents in private facilitiesSun Feb 12 2023 - 16:54
Further cost-of-living measures will not be ‘mini Budget’, Simon Harris saysGovernment to bring forward ‘revised package’ of support in coming weeksSun Feb 12 2023 - 14:12
‘They are not listening’: Tensions between Ukrainians and hotel management over foodRefugees are now required to pay for meals in accommodation following recent changesSat Feb 11 2023 - 09:11
Second complaint made to gardaí about alleged abuse at Castleknock College Accused priest disputed interpretation of initial allegations during canonical inquirySat Feb 11 2023 - 05:00
Order of Malta volunteers accused of abuse ‘should be suspended’ Internal review recommends that organisation ‘reinforce’ the need to report abuse to statutory authoritiesThu Feb 09 2023 - 05:00
Traces of graffiti remain on Hill of Tara standing stone despite cleaning effortsOffice of Public Works says ‘low-impact’ cleaning methods most appropriate to useWed Feb 08 2023 - 20:02
Vandalism of Hill of Tara standing stone a ‘desecration’ Lia Fáil, said to be a coronation stone for High Kings, damaged by spray paintTue Feb 07 2023 - 21:25
Man jailed for pouring boiling water on woman over missing drugsWoman had four cups of boiling water poured over her hands and was beaten with stick during assaultTue Feb 07 2023 - 17:08
Prison overcrowding: 120 prisoners without beds as system reaches full capacityIrish Penal Reform Trust calls for action as prison population ‘growing at worrying rate’Fri Feb 03 2023 - 15:45
Dominican Order failed to report alleged abuse of teenage girl for 14 yearsReligious order apologised for ‘11th hour’ disclosure of ‘serious allegation’Fri Feb 03 2023 - 05:00
‘Small dip’ in Monaghan field not related to mining activity, company saysInvestigation finds ‘no evidence’ that soil disturbance tied to subsidenceWed Feb 01 2023 - 15:24
Housing Agency warned councils over failure to carry out inspections of mortgage-to-rent scheme homesCouncils advised to ‘put pressure’ on company over home repairs in State schemeWed Feb 01 2023 - 09:36
Protest against gender-based violence and cultural events to take place to mark St Brigid’s DaySeries of events scheduled as next Monday is to be the first St Brigid’s Day bank holidayWed Feb 01 2023 - 08:29
Leitrim has highest home vacancy rate in State, CSO data showsRate of vacancy in Dublin increased slightly while national rate has fallen marginally in recent yearsTue Jan 31 2023 - 11:58
Gardaí investigating fire at vacant building in north DublinTD says misinformation spread locally about asylum seekers moving into propertyTue Jan 31 2023 - 11:36
Hotels may look to swap from refugees to tourists for St Patrick’s weekend - Catherine MartinSt Patrick’s festival in March to return with ‘even bigger bang’ than last year, organisers sayMon Jan 30 2023 - 15:07
Six unaccompanied minors went missing from State care last year, says TuslaWhereabouts of three underage asylum seekers still unknownMon Jan 30 2023 - 03:46
Greens open to coalition with Sinn Féin, Eamon Ryan saysGreen Party leader says Sinn Féin needs to take environmental issues seriouslySun Jan 29 2023 - 19:02
Delay by St John Ambulance in publishing report into historic abuse of ‘great concern’, says O’GormanInvestigation by Dr Geoffrey Shannon examined past child abuse in St John AmbulanceSun Jan 29 2023 - 17:00
Future of eviction ban kept under ‘close review’, says Darragh O’BrienAny decision on extension of moratorium will be made following discussions with Attorney GeneralSun Jan 29 2023 - 14:53
State’s rental market regulator’s projected deficit over €2 million, board saidBoard meetings heard concerns over the accuracy of RTB tenancy figuresSat Jan 28 2023 - 05:11
Asylum seekers continue to arrive in Ireland despite accommodation warnings‘All I can say is that it is better than where I am coming from. My life is in danger in Zimbabwe,’ says 31-year-old Karl MasiiwaFri Jan 27 2023 - 18:05
‘Shocking’ rise in homeless asylum seekers as 55 are left without accommodationTemporary tents or camp beds would be better than telling arrivals ‘here is a voucher and clear off’, says campaignerFri Jan 27 2023 - 11:01
