Trinity conference to commemorate laying of first transatlantic cableFirst transmission across ocean took place between Co Kerry and Newfoundland in 1858Wed Nov 10 2021 - 21:36
How do you say 'soft day, thank God' in ancient Babylonian?Trinity academic Dr Martin Worthington translated dead language for Marvel film EternalsTue Nov 09 2021 - 07:00
Catherine Corless honoured by Red Cross for her work on Tuam babiesHistorian’s work is the subject of a documentary to be broadcast this weekMon Nov 08 2021 - 20:18
Walk out of places that do not demand Covid certs, doctors advise publicIMO says non-compliance with rules on vaccination ‘totally unacceptable’Mon Nov 08 2021 - 14:23
Proportion of deaths in ICU decreases during fourth wave of pandemicNew figures show unvaccinated patients are over-represented in ICU admissionsMon Nov 08 2021 - 12:32
Innocence and experience: RTÉ journalist publishes a diary from the first lockdownCarole Coleman’s book recalls the bewildering confusion of the spring of 2020Mon Nov 08 2021 - 06:00
Eamon Ryan will travel to Cop26 after second Covid test is negativeMinisters return to Glasgow to iron outcontentious issuesSun Nov 07 2021 - 17:01
Sinn Féin leader says health trumps ‘flags’ in united Ireland debateIreland needs single-tier universal health service, Mary Lou McDonald tells conferenceSat Nov 06 2021 - 22:00
Minority communities in North would vote for united Ireland, conference hearsRepublic seen as a more tolerant, inclusive place for minorities, Shayk Umar al-Qadri saysSat Nov 06 2021 - 17:18
Leave businesses not asking for Covid certs, Holohan urges, as 3,685 cases recordedTotal of 444 patients in hospital with virus including 74 in intensive careSat Nov 06 2021 - 14:03
Lack of natural immunity sees Waterford hit hardest in fourth Covid wave, GP saysCounty was spared in previous waves and was ‘fertile soil’ for Delta variant, local doctor saysSat Nov 06 2021 - 11:51
Irish Water highlights need for investment in infrastructure, while behind scheduleEPA identified 34 place where raw sewage is being pumped into the water courseFri Nov 05 2021 - 21:23
Fresh data show Co Waterford worst affected by coronavirusCounty has highest rate of the disease but also highest vaccination numbers in StateThu Nov 04 2021 - 17:19
Driving instructors protest over ‘degrading’ test centre lockoutRoad Safety Authority says it is following Covid-19 advice and cannot allow accessThu Nov 04 2021 - 13:28
Financial impact of Covid-19 may be hidden, Flac saysRising cost of living putting pressure on struggling families, advice body saysWed Nov 03 2021 - 22:11
President Michael D Higgins unveils memorial to British army mutineersMutiny in India in 1920 recalled as ‘extraordinary act of defiance’Tue Nov 02 2021 - 16:32
People in Ireland more concerned about local than global environment issuesCSO finds lack of transport options and cost of works deter people from parking-up cars or retrofittingMon Nov 01 2021 - 15:29
Irish children to play in football tournament against some of Europe’s biggest clubsBohs to participate in first Champions League for intellectually disabled childrenSun Oct 31 2021 - 11:42
Longford town has highest rate of Covid-19 in the StateMidlands town and surrounds overtakes Waterford city as worst hit areaFri Oct 29 2021 - 14:29
Nightclub owners face fines of €5,000 or closure under new Covid-19 regulationsAttendees must book tickets in advance and show Covid-19 pass and photo ID to enterFri Oct 29 2021 - 00:31
UCD announces €350 million loan to facilitate huge expansion in student numbersIreland’s largest university will add 25 per cent more students over the next decadeFri Oct 29 2021 - 00:00
Migrants and pregnant women to be targeted in new HSE vaccination campaignFigures show rates in migrant communities lagging far behind wider Irish populationThu Oct 28 2021 - 21:07
Pedestrian hit by Luas and taken to hospital with serious injuriesGardaí are appealing for witnesses following collision near Heuston StationThu Oct 28 2021 - 19:39
Orange weather alert extended with more heavy rain expectedDrivers urged to be cautious with Waterford, Wexford and Wicklow covered by Met Éireann alertThu Oct 28 2021 - 07:40
Execution threat to broadcasters over Covid-19 vaccine, conference toldPat Kenny received letter that he would be subject to Nuremberg-style war trialWed Oct 27 2021 - 20:16
‘We missed out on our glory years’: Nightclubs reopen after 19 monthsGoing ‘out out’ finally becomes possibility for many young people as clubs reopenSat Oct 23 2021 - 09:01
Back from the brink: Nightclubs open for the first time in 19 monthsDublin club asks customers to obey rules, while vintners call ticketing rule ‘hapless’Fri Oct 22 2021 - 22:10
Sixteen Irish citizens evacuated from AfghanistanMore than 100 Irish citizens have been airlifted from the countryFri Oct 22 2021 - 07:57
Waterford city district has State’s highest rate of Covid-19 infectionsCounty also has highest rate of vaccination take-up in the RepublicThu Oct 21 2021 - 22:05
Eamon Ryan says his department will cover legal costs of R116 crash familiesMinister for Transport says he regrets implication that review costs may not be coveredThu Oct 21 2021 - 19:40
Families of Anglo-Irish Treaty negotiators come together to mark centenaryOnly two signed copies of document setting up Irish State exist, but neither is the same as the otherWed Oct 20 2021 - 19:22
Extraordinarily mild October weather set to end on ThursdayTropical maritime air masses brought temperatures more akin to middle of summerMon Oct 18 2021 - 13:53
President pays tribute to ‘extraordinary’ poets Brendan Kennelly and Máire Mhac an tSaoi‘We have lost so many people,’ Michael D Higgins says after deaths of two Irish poetsMon Oct 18 2021 - 10:49
Warning over traffic disruption in Dublin following burst water mainRepairs to 24-inch water main likely to be completed at midday at the earliestMon Oct 18 2021 - 09:00
Irish priest remembers David Amess as a man who took his faith seriouslyFr Pat Browne was due to officiate at wedding of murdered UK MP’s daughter this yearSat Oct 16 2021 - 21:40
Pharmacists to help identify those who have yet to be vaccinatedMore than 370,000 people are either unvaccinated or only partially vaccinatedSat Oct 16 2021 - 18:06
Ireland ‘vulnerable’ after Delta surge, says Nolan, as 2,180 new Covid cases reportedProf Philip Nolan says balance between high levels of vaccination and transmission risk going in ‘wrong direction’Sat Oct 16 2021 - 16:35
Waning vaccine immunity a factor in rising Covid-19 cases, Mills saysJabs to be offered on student campuses next week in drive to inoculate younger peopleSat Oct 16 2021 - 10:21
Chieftains founder Paddy Moloney ‘lived for music’, funeral Mass toldThe church was full to capacity and some 2,500 people watched the service onlineFri Oct 15 2021 - 13:20
New website set to speed up visa applications for immigrants to IrelandMinisters commit to processing all asylum applications and appeals within six monthsThu Oct 14 2021 - 21:02
Public invited to take a rare peek inside the US embassy in DublinMuch-loved but fortified building will be part of Open House this yearThu Oct 14 2021 - 20:01
Budget shaped by need to avoid overheating economy, says TaoiseachMicheál Martin believes that middle-income earners will be best off as a result of changesWed Oct 13 2021 - 22:29
Owen Keegan tells councillors he will not resignStudent housing letter had ‘element of sarcasm’, council chief executive admitsWed Oct 13 2021 - 19:18
Deirdre Jacob case: Gardaí search isolated wooded area near NewbridgeDrones used to survey site in search prompted by new evidence from case reviewMon Oct 11 2021 - 17:55
Record-breaking September temperatures in many parts of IrelandSeptember 7th was the hottest September day in several stationsMon Oct 04 2021 - 15:52
Popular culture portrayal does Michael Collins ‘a great disservice’Taoiseach says Collins was a far more complex man than often portrayedSat Oct 02 2021 - 12:28
British society suffers ‘amnesia’ over Anglo-Irish Treaty, conference hearsHistorian claims deal enabling Irish independence ‘not given significance it deserves’Fri Oct 01 2021 - 21:52
Fewer Covid-19 deaths than expected in most optimistic scenarioCases, hospitalisations and ICU admissions exceed Nphet projections outlined in JuneFri Oct 01 2021 - 21:39
Hospital staff recall pandemic trauma in tree-planting ceremonyApple tree planted in St James’s Hospital as memorial to those who died from Covid-19Fri Oct 01 2021 - 20:52
‘We hope we can finally visit my father’s grave’: Travel ban lifts for Irish in Australia‘We continue to ask ourselves, why are we here? The simple answer is work’Fri Oct 01 2021 - 17:22
