Irish rank highly for quality of life in EU, survey findsState is one of Europe’s happiest as international world happiness day is markedThu Mar 20 2014 - 11:15
Beck and Outkast put Electric Picnic rumours to restLineup for 2014 Stradbally festival includes Portishead, Pet Shop Boys and Paolo NutiniWed Mar 19 2014 - 19:34
Move over Chris Hadfield as new space commander tweets as Gaeilge from spaceCol Douglas Wheelock sends message to Ireland on St Patrick’s DayMon Mar 17 2014 - 22:29
St Patrick’s Day parades add to party moodCountry on a high after Saturday’s rugby triumph, but no plans for players to take partMon Mar 17 2014 - 01:00
Forecasters confident weather won’t rain on St Patrick’s Day paradeCéilí Mór kicks off events amid party atmosphere in DublinSat Mar 15 2014 - 01:02
Heart specialist criticises ‘alarming’ communication of stroke medication warningDr Ronan Collins says HSE should have told doctors first before issuing warningTue Mar 11 2014 - 01:00
Family hope public appeal will help daughter beat cancerA new treatment could give 18-month-old Alice Turner a chance to overcome neuroblastomaMon Mar 10 2014 - 09:05
Tensions between British government parties over energy policy blamed for wind deal collapseWind energy export deal worth €7bn will not meet deadlineSat Mar 8 2014 - 01:00
Multi-billion wind energy deal unlikely to proceed as plannedMinister for Energy blames British for dragging heels on projectFri Mar 7 2014 - 16:24
Paddy Power’s Pistorius ad pulled after record complaintsAdvertising Standards Authority receives over 5,000 complaints about ad offering odds on trialThu Mar 6 2014 - 08:10
Iron Maiden beer proves to be a Trooper for British breweryHeavy metal band’s special brew is now top selling British craft beer abroadWed Mar 5 2014 - 18:29
Pistorius advert by Paddy Power attracts 50 complaintsAdvertising campaign described as ‘disgusting’ by father of Nicola FurlongTue Mar 4 2014 - 20:20
Plans for National Diaspora Centre announcedMinister for Tourism says venture will tell the story of the Irish abroadTue Mar 4 2014 - 10:32
It’s official: last winter was wettest on recordValentia Observatory records 848mm of rain over three months, 183% of averageTue Mar 4 2014 - 01:00
Expert Panel established to solve Aer Lingus pensions disputePossibility that strike action could lead to closure of airports on St Patrick’s weekendMon Mar 3 2014 - 14:04
Villagers win best Irish album Meteor Choice Music PrizeThe Original Rudeboys Irish song win ‘amazing’Fri Feb 28 2014 - 00:41
Taoiseach says unemployment ‘moving towards EU norm’Enda Kenny tells jobs summit Middle Eastern investors are interested in IrelandWed Feb 26 2014 - 12:25
Irish Daily Mirror editor apologises to Sharon Ní BheoláinEditor admits photographs of the newsreader were not the ‘newspaper’s finest hour’Tue Feb 25 2014 - 20:28
Labour TD Gerald Nash recalls being bullied after diagnosis of Crohn’s diseaseTD tells major conference that he has a duty as a politician to speak up about conditionTue Feb 25 2014 - 01:00
RTÉ’s Sharon Ní Bheoláin complains of ‘disgraceful’ intrusion into her private lifeNews presenter says photographs of her walking a dog upset her more than stalkerMon Feb 24 2014 - 16:54
Small steps in creating hope for spinal cord injury victimsThe creator of Red Bull is behind 82 global projects focusing on spinal cord injuriesTue Feb 18 2014 - 01:00
Artist Patrick Scott dies a day before retrospective exhibitionCork-native (93) was major force in Irish art since 1940sFri Feb 14 2014 - 17:46
Weekend of careers fairs, toy trains and musical festivals aheadMore than 10,000 have registered for Career Zoo at the Convention Centre in DublinFri Feb 14 2014 - 15:38
Church ‘moving towards acceptance’ of gay peopleMore Christian tolerance in Catholic communities than in hierarchy, TD tells Trinity College debateThu Feb 13 2014 - 01:00
Flights delayed, roads blocked and train services suspendedDublin Dart services suspended for several hours due to stormWed Feb 12 2014 - 19:09
Oireachtas committee witness warned of defamation possibility in evidenceSenator John Crown: ‘absurd’ that criticisms could not be made of public bodiesWed Feb 12 2014 - 01:10
Health risks associated with pylons justify putting cables underground, meeting toldRadiation expert says high-voltage cables linked ‘beyond reasonable doubt’ with leukaemiaTue Feb 11 2014 - 01:07
Olympic silver medallist Kenneth Egan to run for Fine GaelBoxer admits he does not ‘know much about politics or anything to do with politics’Mon Feb 10 2014 - 12:59
Larry Gogan to move to weekend broadcastingRTÉ 2fm veteran presenter leaves Golden Hour slot for new weekend showThu Feb 6 2014 - 10:48
Taoiseach rules out making RTÉ accountable for Iona Institute payoutRTÉ head of television says €85,000 payout saved an ‘absolute multiple’ in the long termThu Feb 6 2014 - 01:00
Philomena Lee brings campaign to the VaticanPope Francis meets the inspiration behind movie, and actor Steve CooganThu Feb 6 2014 - 01:00
Taoiseach dismisses call to make RTÉ answerable to the DáilRTÉ defends decision to pay €85,000 to John Waters and Iona Institute membersWed Feb 5 2014 - 11:11
Former Westlife singer Byrne to replace Hayes on 2fmNew controller of radio station believes vocalist will appeal to a younger audienceTue Feb 4 2014 - 18:39
Video launched for separating parents and their childrenCollaboration between Children’s Ombudsman and Court ServicesTue Feb 4 2014 - 01:01
Fighting female genital mutilationTo raise awareness of FGM Ifrah Ahmed is returning to Somalia where al-Shabaab Islamic militants still hold swayTue Feb 4 2014 - 01:00
Prostate cancer researcher wins awardDr Maria Prencipe wins prize for research into treatments for advanced cancerTue Feb 4 2014 - 01:00
Last baby born in Mount Carmel hospital makes her public debutLeone Lambe’s mother says status of staff at the closing down hospital is ‘extremely sad’Mon Feb 3 2014 - 16:51
January was wettest for two decades in some partsAll parts of the country had a wetter than normal January, according to Met ÉireannMon Feb 3 2014 - 13:27
Changing tastes: the rise and rise of craft beersThere has never been so much consumer choice in the beer market – and if craft beers are too expensive for your liking, a fair this weekend will show you how to brew your ownMon Feb 3 2014 - 01:00
‘Irish Times’ columnist says RTÉ libel payment was not about the moneyBreda O’Brien said right of reply to homophobia claim was ‘completely inadequate’Mon Feb 3 2014 - 01:00
RTÉ payout ‘damaging in the extreme’Public broadcaster condemned at rally for paying €80,000 over homophobia allegationSun Feb 2 2014 - 20:10
Chapel design to remember civilian victims of Rising unveiledChapel will be located in Glasnevin Cemetery and dedicated to 232 civilians who diedThu Jan 30 2014 - 14:09
Garth Brooks fans queue as tickets go on sale todayDevotees of country superstar wait overnight to attend two July concerts at Croke ParkThu Jan 30 2014 - 08:23
Irish Times photographer Paddy Whelan diesTributes paid to ‘kind and gentle soul who had a great feeling for what he did’Thu Jan 30 2014 - 01:00
Republic of Telly stars to present RTÉ 2fm breakfast showBernard O’Shea and Jennifer Maguire to take on Hector Ó hEochagáin’s slotWed Jan 29 2014 - 12:14
Southwest Kerry area receives dark skies designationThe designation makes the Iveragh Peninsula attractive to tourists who want to see the night sky without it being affected by lightTue Jan 28 2014 - 01:00
Mouthwash ‘could lead to greater incidences of heart attacks and strokes’Scientists claim antiseptic is killing off good bacteria along with badTue Jan 28 2014 - 01:00
Dark skies designation could be a tourism winner for County KerryIreland is perfectly placed to exploit the growing astrotourism marketMon Jan 27 2014 - 19:18
ADHD recognised for scheme following Ombudsman decisionFailure by HSE to issue card to child was ‘improperly discriminatory’Mon Jan 27 2014 - 16:50