Dublin’s Portobello Plaza closed for weekend due to ‘unacceptable’ behaviourCouncil to trial traffic plan near St Stephen’s Green in the capital to facilitate outdoor diningFri May 14 2021 - 19:49
The Guardian apologises to Máiría Cahill over two Roy Greenslade articlesMs Cahill told a 2014 BBC Spotlight programme she was raped by an IRA member as a teenagerFri May 14 2021 - 19:23
All learner and novice drivers who receive seven penalty points will be disqualifiedThose who held licences before points threshold change in 2014 will now be affectedFri May 14 2021 - 19:14
Lives Lost to Covid-19: Richard Brady – Avid Dubs fan who loved his family dearlyBrady was a very calm person who never raised his voice and often did his own thingFri May 14 2021 - 18:17
Instagram for children like ‘alcopop’, Oireachtas group hearsPlatform would be geared to recruit for commercial gain, says advocacy organisationThu May 13 2021 - 16:29
Traffic expected to return to pre-Covid levels as restrictions easeRoad safety officials urge caution as drivers may be ‘rusty’Thu May 13 2021 - 11:39
Exploded pipe bomb found in residential area of Co Galway townGardaí appeal to anyone in Tuam with information to make contactWed May 12 2021 - 20:05
Taoiseach says An Taisce should not appeal court decision on cheese factoryGreen Party MEP expresses concern over calls saying undue pressure is inappropriateTue May 11 2021 - 22:50
Irish fish quality will be hit by EU demands on weighing, committee toldMove ‘disastrous’ for those landing smaller amounts carefully stored onboard, producer saysTue May 11 2021 - 20:38
Covid-19: Nine further deaths and 379 new infectionsRapid tests ‘no panacea’ but have ‘important role to play’, according to Minister for HealthTue May 11 2021 - 19:17
Council to trial tech to identify dead animals and notify owners‘You have people waiting for cats to come home, or a dog... it would give closure’Tue May 11 2021 - 01:00
Botanist welcomes EU court ruling on pesticides that can harm beesStudy aims to measure presence of ‘very long-lived’ chemicals in Irish environmentMon May 10 2021 - 23:39
Public more willing to report illegal dumping in forests during pandemic, says CoillteOne-fifth of rubbish found on forestry body lands is electrical, which is free to recycleMon May 10 2021 - 19:16
Pieta House raises over €6 million from Darkness Into LightPeople share their experience of walk on social media for mental health charitySat May 08 2021 - 08:47
Covid-19: HSE advises people to wear face masks as restrictions ease‘Vaccine bonus’ will allow three households to mix indoors from MondaySat May 08 2021 - 01:00
Lives Lost to Covid-19: Sean Farrelly was a baker known for warm and generous natureBray native’s life revolved around his close and extended familyFri May 07 2021 - 11:07
‘A win for the city’: Dublin’s 14 Henrietta Street secures European museum awardSilletto Prize recognises social history museum’s engagement with communityFri May 07 2021 - 11:06
Ambulance service alerted to help over 400, say mental health groupService contacted following engagment with organisation SpunOut’s text messaging aidThu May 06 2021 - 15:54
Mystery of blue balls on Dublin beaches continues as radioactive threat ruled outSmall objects are thought to be taprogge balls, commonly used in heavy industryWed May 05 2021 - 12:10
Not enough supports in place despite more pupils with additional needs, schools sayStress leading 84% of primary school principals surveyed to consider leaving rolesTue May 04 2021 - 17:42
Are there enough vaccinators for the peak weeks ahead?As the campaign steps up, pharmacists have yet to administer a single doseSat May 01 2021 - 03:44
Roger Casement statue unveiled and will stand in Dún LaoghaireSculptor Mark Richards secured commission following local authority competitionFri Apr 30 2021 - 20:19
Charities warn removal of eviction ban could increase homelessnessDrop of 18% in homelessness with 575 fewer families in emergency accommodationFri Apr 30 2021 - 19:58
Debate on state of unionism is hosted at Maynooth UniversityOnline conference is titled Northern Ireland at 100: Pro-Union VoicesWed Apr 28 2021 - 22:59
Taoiseach signals domestic tourism could return in JuneGovernment turns down CMO’s advice on adding Germany and Sweden to quarantine listTue Apr 27 2021 - 23:14
Woman in hospital after assault on Dublin’s Dame StreetGardaí appeal for witnesses to incident in early hours of Sunday morningTue Apr 27 2021 - 19:56
Fears of further wildfires ahead of ‘staycation summer’Additional 50 park rangers to be recruited, doubling capacity to work on conservationTue Apr 27 2021 - 09:10
Covid-19 carries higher risk for morbidly obese men with heart disease – studyChronic neurological conditions and cancer brought higher mortality rates, based on Irish dataMon Apr 26 2021 - 16:12
University Hospital Kerry says weekend work will clear endoscope backlog by JuneHospital responds after accusations by Fine Gael TD of ‘significant delays’ for patientsFri Apr 23 2021 - 21:17
University Hospital Kerry accused of delays in sending patients for endoscopesOver 100 people cleared by treatment fund to have scopes carried out in nearby private hospitalThu Apr 22 2021 - 22:05
Dublin’s Ongar locality registers highest Covid-19 infection rateTullamore in Co Offaly had topped table for weeks but has fallen to 19th positionThu Apr 22 2021 - 21:59
Narrow majority of NI voters support remaining in UK - pollBBC Spotlight survey finds more than half of voters in State would back Irish unityWed Apr 21 2021 - 00:10
Coronavirus: 11 deaths and 390 cases reported in StateVaradkar indicates hairdressers and non-essential retail could reopen in MayTue Apr 20 2021 - 22:53
Gardaí arrest man in relation to attempted murder of PSNI officerSuspect (33) to appear in court in Derry over alleged offences in June 2015Tue Apr 20 2021 - 20:06
Bill aims to regulate private security firms brought in for evictionsMinister welcomes legislation to bring companies under remit of sector watchdogTue Apr 20 2021 - 00:01
Move to sanction students who lobby teachers welcomedUnion says legislation will bring rules on accredited system into line with those for traditional examsMon Apr 19 2021 - 15:26
Red Cow Moran Hotel to provide hotel quarantine boosting available rooms by 300Government battling shortage of rooms after adding 16 countries to list last ThursdaySun Apr 18 2021 - 13:49
Forbes plans Limerick event focusing on young entrepreneursMove comes in wake of outrage sparked by magazine’s ‘stab city’ articleFri Apr 16 2021 - 13:10
Supreme Court has cleared backlog of cases during pandemicWaiting time for appeal hearing down to 14 weeks but Chief Justice warns reduction could be short-livedWed Apr 14 2021 - 14:08
Physically inactive people more likely to suffer worse effects from Covid-19 – study‘Consistently physically inactive’ patients twice as likely to be admitted to hospitalTue Apr 13 2021 - 23:30
Man fired three shots outside Dublin house, gardaí sayPeople were gathered in garden when man approached but no one was injuredTue Apr 13 2021 - 22:35
Dentists report surge in teeth grinding and cracking due to pandemic stressConversations with patients on Covid anxiety point to growing issue, says associationTue Apr 13 2021 - 01:00
Varadkar warns against pressure on staff to return to workplaceVigilance required as builders and pupils go back while cases still high, Tánaiste saysTue Apr 13 2021 - 00:01
Two men wounded in Belfast stabbingSerious injuries sustained by both in west of city in early hours of MondayMon Apr 12 2021 - 22:00
More than 1,500 construction workers cancel PUP claims as sector returnsOver the last seven days, 7,327 people closed their claims for pandemic paymentsMon Apr 12 2021 - 20:53
Few motorists convicted for driving with no licenceMonaghan and Cavan have lowest conviction rates at 4 and 5% respectivelyMon Apr 12 2021 - 01:00
Coronavirus: 14 further deaths and 455 new cases reported in the StateFour new walk-in test centres open as HSE aims to identify asymptomatic casesSun Apr 11 2021 - 07:30
Stripe’s Patrick Collison takes Forbes Magazine to task over ‘stab city’ articlePublication ‘mistaken about Limerick ... We are who we are because we grew up where we did’Sat Apr 10 2021 - 00:07
Failure to fill health consultant posts contributed to waiting times – doctors groupIrish Hospital Consultants Association point to ‘ongoing failure’ by Government to fill 728 openingsFri Apr 09 2021 - 22:28
Covid-19: 34 further deaths and 473 new cases reportedFour new walk-in test centres to open on Saturday in Dublin, Limerick and WaterfordFri Apr 09 2021 - 18:42
