Irish drinking habits taking heavy toll on othersDrinkers have greater harmful effects on others than in Australia, Canada or USTue Mar 25 2014 - 01:00
This is the world of narcolepsyYou can’t stay awake but neither can you get a good night’s sleep, it is hard to maintain friendships, and you may have difficulty holding down a jobMon Mar 24 2014 - 01:00
Curragh Mutiny had disastrous effect on discipline in the British ArmyConference on the 1914 mutiny organised by the Centre for Contemporary History at Trinity College DublinSat Mar 22 2014 - 01:07
Curragh mutiny to be debated in centenary weekLeading Irish and British academics and lawyers will debate rights and wrongs of issueFri Mar 21 2014 - 01:00
Paddy Power Pistorius advert brought industry ‘into disrepute’Decision by Irish standards authority expected this weekWed Mar 19 2014 - 01:00
Wicklow councillors clash over fire deaths inquestCouncillors vote not to debate events at inquest into deaths of Bray firefighters after fractious meetingSat Mar 15 2014 - 01:00
Council meeting to discuss deaths of Bray firefightersWicklow County Council to debate issues raised at inquestThu Mar 13 2014 - 01:00
Garda makes intervention in Bray firemen inquestInvestigator into the deaths of the two men spoke up from the body of the courtThu Mar 06 2014 - 19:47
‘Sudden catastrophic event’ led to deaths of Bray fire fightersInquest hears two men’s deaths would have have been almost immediateWed Mar 05 2014 - 16:56
Bray fire inquest finds alert system faultExpert witnesses say three-day failure of radio signal should have been noticedWed Mar 05 2014 - 01:00
Some emergency calls to Bray fire station ‘vetted’, inquest hearsPractice has long been bone of contention to firefightersMon Mar 03 2014 - 22:38
Severe criticism of fire service at inquestInquiry into deaths of two firefighters in Bray hears of flaws in service managementFri Feb 28 2014 - 22:12
Coroner told firefighters lacked trainingInquest into deaths of two Bray firemen heard multiple errors were madeThu Feb 27 2014 - 21:53
Inquest into Bray fire deaths hears emotional testimonyMark O’Shaughnessy and Brian Murray lost their lives in 2007Wed Feb 26 2014 - 21:40
Bray firefighters were told to fight blaze from doorway, inquest hearsOfficer describes frustration with fire management over staffing levelsWed Feb 26 2014 - 01:00
Inquest into deaths of two firefighters told of alert system failuresFirefighters were available at station to man a second tender but there was no driverTue Feb 25 2014 - 01:00
Can we fix our flood defences? Yes we can, but not quicklyResearchers are working to meet EU standards to avoid flooding, rather than having to manage crisis every timeSat Feb 08 2014 - 01:00
Long haul: Chile by bicycle (and a few glasses of wine)Exploring the vineyards of Maipo Valley at the heart of Chile’s most important wine-producing region by bicycleSat Feb 08 2014 - 01:00
Welsh fans in full voice as they sample Dublin’s charmsA choir of rugby voices fills the valleys of Temple BarSat Feb 08 2014 - 01:00
Severe conditions to ease off for weekend, according to Met ÉireannJust light winds and some showers are expected today, mainly in the westFri Feb 07 2014 - 01:00
Concern switches to flooding by riversFears voiced over capacity of Shannon to take water draining off surrounding landsThu Feb 06 2014 - 01:00
Fears grow River Shannon could burst its banksNational Emergency Co-ordination Group meets over flooding responseWed Feb 05 2014 - 21:20
Government ‘must do more’ to counter corruption81 per cent of people in Ireland say they think corruption is widespread in the countryMon Feb 03 2014 - 14:34
Ireland rugby great O’Gara pays tribute to O’Driscoll“Brian is a warrior, Brian is a leader”Sat Feb 01 2014 - 01:01
Frosty reaction from anti-pylon campaigners‘We are not surprised they’ve pulled this stroke’Thu Jan 30 2014 - 01:00
Request for injunction on fire-fighting gear put back againFull hearing of application over allegedly unreliable equipment expected on February 13thWed Jan 29 2014 - 12:58
O'Keeffe ruling offers hope to victims‘I was by no means the first person to report this 30 years ago,’ says Tim O'Rourke, who was abused by teacherWed Jan 29 2014 - 01:00
Firefighters claim breathing aids are failing repeatedlyDublin Fire Brigade to defend in court equipment said to have 20% failure rateWed Jan 22 2014 - 01:00
Lithuanian worker fired for reporting abuseWorker awarded €34,000 by Employment Equality TribunalTue Jan 21 2014 - 01:00
Over 400 to reach age of 100 this yearDepartment of the Taoiseach to spend more than €19m on €2,540 payments to centenariansFri Jan 17 2014 - 01:00
EU seeks new labelling laws to prevent repeat of horsemeat scandalTraceability in food chain should be improved by making meat labelling mandatoryWed Jan 15 2014 - 07:33
Irish Georgian Society critices EirGrid planImpact of company’s proposal on national monuments emphasisedWed Jan 15 2014 - 01:00
Friends of Tom O’Gorman speak warmly of murdered man“He didn’t fit neatly into left or right”Tue Jan 14 2014 - 01:00
Suspicion of EirGrid pylon plans is deep and pervasive across countryLocals are angry at what they see as contempt for their concernsSat Jan 11 2014 - 01:00
Wind and rain to continue as flood alerts remain in placeProlonged Atlantic depressions causing the unsettled weather of recent weeksThu Jan 02 2014 - 20:42
Flood warnings remain in place with heavy rains expected todayConcerns over the volume of water in the River Lee in CorkThu Jan 02 2014 - 07:31
Rise in number of Irish seeking ‘letters of freedom’ to marry abroadWorkload of diplomatic missions also up as 6.5% more citizens seek consular helpThu Jan 02 2014 - 01:00
Dublin authorities anxiously await Thursday high tideMet Éireann flood and rain warnings remain with flooding possible in coastal areasWed Jan 01 2014 - 18:33
Budget, consumer confidence bring festive cheer for retailersTransaction surge creates glitch for some Permanent TSB cardholdersTue Dec 24 2013 - 01:02
Dublin house prices continue to riseLatest CSO figures show prices in rest of country unchanged last monthMon Dec 23 2013 - 14:25
Mandela statue unveiled in Pretoria on national Reconciliation DayThe 30ft and 4.5 tonne statue was unveiled by South African president Jacob ZumaMon Dec 16 2013 - 17:42
South Africa says goodbye to its 'greatest son'Under blue skies, in the village of his boyhood, Nelson Mandela was laid to restMon Dec 16 2013 - 08:02
Soft singing and tears as a family filled with pride bids Madiba farewellIn the village of Qunu, a small group gathers to watch Nelson Mandela’s funeral on televisionMon Dec 16 2013 - 01:00
Mandela's body brought home ahead of funeral tomorrowThousands throng streets to welcome beloved leader home writes Peter Murtagh in QunuSat Dec 14 2013 - 18:37
Tribal customs to be observed at Mandela’s state burialCrowds expected to form human chain beside procession of hearseSat Dec 14 2013 - 01:00
Proud community must watch from afarOld friends speak glowingly of Mandela – but they are not invited to tomorrow’s funeralSat Dec 14 2013 - 01:00
Essential lessons of leadership and ritual taught in daily life of villageSome of Mandela’s most formative years were spent in the village of QunuSat Dec 14 2013 - 01:00
Thousands continue to pay respects to MandelaPreparations in final stages for Sunday funeral in home village of QunuFri Dec 13 2013 - 10:55
Tens of thousands pay their respects to MandelaHis face was full and strong, at peace and showing no pain, writes Peter MurtaghThu Dec 12 2013 - 08:45
President Higgins delivers Mandela keynote speechZuma asks president to speak on behalf of Ireland and EuropeThu Dec 12 2013 - 01:04
