Plan to provide free books to primary school children likely to impact smaller bookshopsInitiative costing €47 million is expected to be announced in Budget 2023Mon Sept 26 2022 - 19:36
System needed to track vacant properties to increase housing supply, conference hears‘There are owners that for some reason just aren’t motivated to bring properties back into use’Mon Sept 26 2022 - 18:44
Threefold surge in visa applications to Ireland from Russians since beginning of the war, data showsAccording to the Department of Justice, there were 1,052 applications for various visas to IrelandMon Sept 26 2022 - 13:45
Cigarette butts remain Ireland’s ‘biggest litter scourge’Areas classified as unpolluted and only slightly polluted fell, research findsFri Sept 23 2022 - 21:22
DAA moves to avoid industrial action by staff angered at issues around late wage paymentsDispute with Siptu arose over payment of wagesFri Sept 23 2022 - 19:23
Plans being prepared to halt raw sewage discharge into sea at HowthDoldrum Bay pipeline solution more than a decade overdueFri Sept 23 2022 - 15:57
NTA chief rejects calls for dedicated transport police Oireachtas committee told that extent of services would make focused policing difficultThu Sept 22 2022 - 05:00
End of inpatient hospital fees for children a ‘step in the right direction’Children in Hospital group says decision will remove some ‘unnecessary’ financial burden on parentsWed Sept 21 2022 - 15:43
Housing agency to tell Oireachtas of leap in renters getting noticeThreshold expects increase in ‘hidden homelessness’ as renters forced to find alternative housingTue Sept 20 2022 - 05:00
Newly available Covid-19 bivalent vaccine targets dominant strain of virusBroad welcome given to new shot which will offer more sophisticated protection against coronavirus as winter approachesFri Sept 16 2022 - 20:57
Sandymount residents face year of traffic disruption as Irish Water replaces leaky century-old pipeWorks are to be carried out on a phased basis beginning at the Ringsend Park end of Sean Moore RoadFri Sept 16 2022 - 19:00
Former High Court judge Feargus Flood was an ‘advocate of justice’, funeral hears‘The planning tribunal turned dad into a minor celebrity and he quite enjoyed being recognised,’ says his son RichardThu Sept 15 2022 - 15:21
Paul Murphy TD says he was assaulted by members of far-right groupPaul Murphy TD says he was assaulted while he attended event and says group have sought to intimidate people attending other demonstrations recentlyWed Sept 14 2022 - 21:15
Concern over plans for cycle route past Deansgrange Cemetery graves Enhanced cycling infrastructure to facilitate school routes upsets family of deceased child among othersTue Sept 13 2022 - 22:20
‘I try not to go out at night’: Over 40% of Ireland’s minority community report hate crimeFear, anxiety and depression common among those affected when members of their community targetedMon Sept 12 2022 - 21:19
Irish people pay tribute to Queen Elizabeth: ‘She won the hearts of a lot of right-thinking people’Books of condolences for late monarch opened across IrelandFri Sept 09 2022 - 21:22
Council steps in to secure future of Joyce museum at Martello tower Dún Laoghaire-Rathdown County Council commits to working with volunteers who have cared for structure in recent yearsFri Sept 09 2022 - 15:09
Impact of war in Ukraine set to have enduring impact, says CoveneyMinister acknowledged impact on family farm management in recent months of issues like fuel and fertiliser costsThu Sept 08 2022 - 19:05
Households and firms need to cut energy use from 5pm-7pm to ensure no winter shortages, Ryan saysMinister said he would support windfall tax on power sector profits to help household billsTue Sept 06 2022 - 23:06
Joint funeral to be held for three Tallaght siblings on FridayLisa Cash (18), and twins Chelsea and Christy Cawley (8) were found dead at their family home on SundayTue Sept 06 2022 - 20:04
Hurricane Danielle could hit Ireland this weekend but will have lost strengthCork and Waterford are under a yellow weather warning until Wednesday morningTue Sept 06 2022 - 19:36
Number of electricity disconnections up on last year, regulator says Regulation commission expands period of time in which more vulnerable customers cannot be disconnectedMon Sept 05 2022 - 19:00
Call to boost legal aid fees to ensure ‘fair and fast’ trialsIrish Council for Civil Liberties urge investment running to millions of euro across several yearsMon Sept 05 2022 - 18:53
Surging energy prices raise concerns over ‘self-disconnections’Prepay users in financial difficulty must be safe-guarded, says charityMon Sept 05 2022 - 06:00
Leaving Cert 2022: ‘I was lucky, I had a home I could study in. Not everyone has that’Covid generation endured upended education and navigated their final exams with a quite dignityFri Sept 02 2022 - 17:46
Killiney beach closed to swimmers after suspected wastewater dischargeProhibition notices in place as local authority engineers investigate situationFri Sept 02 2022 - 06:59
Garda investigation ongoing after man suffered gunshot wound in Rathfarnham at weekendIncident took place in area said to have become popular for hunting of deerFri Sept 02 2022 - 06:50
Pedestrian and cyclist seriously injured in separate crashesGardaí have asked anyone who may have witnessed the incident to come forwardThu Sept 01 2022 - 18:05
Hospital care backlog could take 15 years to clear, consultants warnData by the Irish Hospital Consultants Association shows Ireland has the lowest number of hospital beds in the EUMon Aug 29 2022 - 20:43
Most people in State unaware of HPV link to cancers, research showsHuman Papillomavirus is a family of common and highly contagious viruses transmitted through sexual contactMon Aug 29 2022 - 12:23
Lyme disease: ‘I can’t stop taking antibiotics, otherwise I’ll be bedridden very quickly’Two experiences of the illness outline the difficulty in getting a diagnosis and the severity of symptomsMon Aug 29 2022 - 03:00
Shannon cruise fleet set for green overhaul with hopes to return industry to glory daysFáilte Ireland is seeking consultants to examine how to replenish the river’s aged and depleted cruise rental fleetMon Aug 29 2022 - 00:15
Fast-spreading false widow spiders up to 230 times more poisonous than domestic Irish speciesSpecies, which can adapt its attacking behaviour for different ‘battle scenarios’, killed and ate 95% of its opponents in NUI Galway studyMon Aug 29 2022 - 00:01
‘It’s kind of a moment of pride’: Emotional day for parents as school begins for junior infantsAt a north Dublin school, parents took comfort in being able to settle their little ones in the classroom following the easing of Covid restrictionsFri Aug 26 2022 - 18:10
Jobs set to be lost at Arrabawn DairiesNews described as ‘worst possible development for all in east Galway’ and ‘a shock’ by Senator Aisling DolanFri Aug 26 2022 - 14:58
Taxi drivers rejected in pursuit of 10% ‘emergency fuel charge’ Drivers to get 12% rise from next month, reflecting change in running costs and overheads since 2017Fri Aug 26 2022 - 01:00
‘We didn’t ask for it’: Apprehension among taxi drivers over fare increaseFare hikes, fuel costs, cashless transactions and Covid-19 fallout combine with shifting numbers to keep a key transport sector in fluxFri Aug 26 2022 - 00:01
‘I still haven’t lost my fear of unemployment after all these years’Co Clare taxi driver reflects on the challenges faced by the sector since the 1980sFri Aug 26 2022 - 00:00
Verdict of unlawful death at inquest of man attacked at late clubJames Griffin was stabbed 10 times and died as a result of wounds to his neck and backThu Aug 25 2022 - 18:16
Youngest child never got to see his father, inquest of murdered man told John Lawless was shot several times at close range while on the way to work in 2019Thu Aug 25 2022 - 13:54
New approach to monkeypox vaccine could increase available doses ‘fivefold’, Donnelly saysMinister for Health says European advice on use of smaller dose approved by Niac amid limited suppliesThu Aug 25 2022 - 00:01
Cost-of-living crisis: Church leaders call for anti-poverty strategies as prices soarAll-island group ‘deeply concerned’ by lack of political action that will leave society’s most vulnerable with ‘impossible choices to make’ this autumnThu Aug 25 2022 - 00:01
Covid-19: Over-50s can now book second booster shot, says HSEAppointments can be made online for a slot at a HSE vaccination clinic and people can also visit a participating GP or pharmacyThu Aug 25 2022 - 00:01
Ireland’s fastest man Israel Olatunde returns home to Dundalk after record-breaking performanceIsrael Olatunde back in Louth after breaking the national 100 metres record in the European Championships in MunichMon Aug 22 2022 - 14:36
Setback for Tetrarch as council blocks development plans for land around Howth Castle Property investor hoping RedC poll showing strong local interest in affordable homes will sway councillorsSat Aug 20 2022 - 00:00
Digital crime accounts for a quarter of all offences, Garda survey findsSurge in online fraud drives increase in digital crime, poll findsThu Aug 18 2022 - 14:25
Stamp issued to commemorate death of Michael CollinsMicheál Martin said it was ‘fitting’ Collins be remembered for his role in the foundation of StateWed Aug 17 2022 - 15:16
Conservation body investigates fish kill incident in Cavan river In excess of 1,000 trout and other river species dead as Inland Fisheries Ireland looks into possible causeTue Aug 16 2022 - 22:13
Woman arrested after €82,000 worth of MDMA seized in Co KildareGardaí seize 1.4kg of drug during search of property in the Athy areaTue Aug 16 2022 - 19:17
Ireland’s highest ever August temperature of 31.7 degrees recorded in Co CarlowAlmost three dozen water supplies in drought, Irish Water saysFri Aug 12 2022 - 21:15
