Distillers struggle with rising costs: ‘We’re kind of stuffed, really’Distilling alcohol is heavily reliant on gas and electricity, on top of soaring bills for glass, cardboard, transport and every other inputFri Nov 04 2022 - 05:00
Parental unemployment during pandemic affected teenage wellbeing, ESRI research findsYoung people in families that experienced a fall in income were less likely to have the resources to engage in home learningThu Nov 03 2022 - 13:34
Sharp rise in number of patients facing delayed discharges from hospitalDelayed discharges increase risk of a patient contracting an infection and can contribute to overcrowding due to lost bed daysWed Nov 02 2022 - 05:00
Walking football for older men: ‘For that hour I’m 18 again’Walking football helping older men get back up to speed after the Covid pandemicTue Nov 01 2022 - 05:00
Homecare shortage leaves more than 1,000 patients stuck in hospitalDelayed discharges carry increased risk of infection, create lost bed days and can lengthen waiting listsTue Nov 01 2022 - 05:00
Status yellow rain warning in place for whole country with flooding likelyTuesday morning will be much more settled, with bright spells to start the dayMon Oct 31 2022 - 18:38
Donabate cemetery dating to 1800s damaged following car crashA woman in her 40s was injured and taken to Beaumont hospital for treatmentSun Oct 30 2022 - 13:52
Homelessness reaches record high with 10,975 people relying on emergency accommodationMinister for Housing Darragh O’Brien says situation is ‘very challenging’Fri Oct 28 2022 - 18:14
Number of women over 40 giving birth rose almost a third over 10 yearsPercentage of teenage births in 2010-2020 period falls to lowest level since 1958Fri Oct 28 2022 - 14:29
Extended nightclub hours: ‘It’s very exciting for the development of music culture in Ireland’Night-time sector and young people welcome a move to revive an industry that was ‘dying on its feet’Fri Oct 28 2022 - 10:39
‘I kept thinking, am I smart enough?’: Keith Duffy’s daughter Mia, diagnosed with autism, graduates from universityBoyzone star says it is the ‘biggest milestone ever’ as Mia completes computing studies at DCUTue Oct 25 2022 - 19:39
State secures additional monkeypox vaccines in ‘significant boost’ to vaccination programmeA total of 200 cases of monkeypox have been reported in Ireland, most recent figures showTue Oct 25 2022 - 18:39
‘Moving to Ireland was more than a culture shock. It was a wake-up call’New to the Parish: Huw Rees arrived from Wales in 2000Tue Oct 25 2022 - 06:00
Selection of open days in universities around the country When is open day? What will it look like? Key information about 2022-2023 open daysTue Oct 25 2022 - 00:59
Selection of open days in technological universities around the countryWhen is open day? What will it look like? Key information about 2022-2023 open daysTue Oct 25 2022 - 00:58
Ukrainian community centre to open in Dublin to help refugees ‘integrate into society’Facility being funded by public donations will offer IT and dance classes and therapy for those who need itMon Oct 24 2022 - 15:36
Number of registered childminders down more than 20% over past five yearsParents using unregistered childcare providers cannot avail of State subsidy schemeMon Oct 24 2022 - 00:01
Government ‘under pressure’ on refugee accommodation after 33 Ukrainians turned away from Citywest — Taoiseach No women or children turned away, but men asked to provide contact details for when places become availableSat Oct 22 2022 - 20:29
Liberties sports clubs protest over lack of playing pitchesThe groups held a rally outside Dublin City Council on SaturdaySat Oct 22 2022 - 17:34
Around 750 Ukrainian refugees housed in former nursing homesGovernment under increasing pressure to source suitable accommodation for those fleeing the warSat Oct 22 2022 - 12:58
Weather: Flooding reported as ‘very intense’ rain hits east of countryOffshore turbine near Arklow believed to be struck by lightning during stormWed Oct 19 2022 - 23:00
Low water pressure in parts of south Dublin following burst water mainIrish Water working to identify cause of issue affecting Rathfarnham, Terenure, Milltown, Rathgar, Ranelagh and RathminesWed Oct 19 2022 - 17:21
Two teenagers seriously injured after Dublin car crashRoad users asked to make dash-cam footage available to gardaíWed Oct 19 2022 - 11:33
Woman (26) living in Focus Ireland accommodation found ‘number of days’ after death, inquest hearsEileen Kavanagh was last seen wearing a ‘happy birthday’ badge before she was found dead in her roomTue Oct 18 2022 - 19:32
Almost 15,000 women affected by perinatal mental illness per year, HSE saysThose working in the sector call for the establishment of a mother and baby unitTue Oct 18 2022 - 13:12
‘Pros and cons’ of winter eviction ban will be weighed up, says VaradkarCoalition leaders to consider proposals drawn up by Darragh O’Brien following consultations with Attorney GeneralMon Oct 17 2022 - 22:07
Irish hospital patients in settings not acceptable in prison, professor saysOncologist raises concerns over potential affects another Covid wave could have on cancer servicesFri Oct 14 2022 - 17:15
Chant by Irish football team ‘turns my stomach’, says Methodist minister whose father was shot dead by IRA Both the Republic of Ireland manager Vera Pauw and the Football Association of Ireland issued apologies over the incidentFri Oct 14 2022 - 14:21
Australian Government launches billboard campaign to recruit Irish healthcare staffUnions say that unless working conditions are improved, Irish healthcare staff will continue to emigrateThu Oct 13 2022 - 16:17
Recipients of President’s awards for Irish abroad namedIrish dancer Morgan Bullock and scientist Teresa Lambe among those to receive accoladeTue Oct 11 2022 - 21:06
Ukrainian refugee on move from Kerry to Mayo says notice ‘isn’t long enough to change our lives again’Killarney mayor calls for reversal of decision of community at hotel since March with many children settled in local schoolTue Oct 11 2022 - 19:38
More than 1,200 applications for birth information in first week of serviceThose adopted, boarded out, or whose birth was illegally registered can access information under new lawTue Oct 11 2022 - 19:00
‘Unforgivable’ lack of action on homelessness, Focus Ireland saysCharity says rise in homelessness not inevitable as it calls for immediate response ahead of winterTue Oct 11 2022 - 17:45
‘I’d love to somehow find myself a spot here as a Bulgarian among this Irish crowd’New to the Parish: Konstantin Stanchev arrived from Bulgaria in 2017Tue Oct 11 2022 - 06:00
AGSI members ‘overwhelmingly’ vote to accept new public pay dealMembers reject new Garda roster proposals, citing concerns around work life balanceMon Oct 10 2022 - 21:43
Fingal council to hike property tax while South Dublin, Dún Laoghaire keep reductionFingal County Council increases property tax rate in bid to ‘protect services’ and events in local areaMon Oct 10 2022 - 21:08
Cocaine worth €1.26m seized at Dublin Port as smuggling route is dismantled’Man and woman arrested over drug-trafficking offences after find by gardaí and RevenueMon Oct 10 2022 - 19:39
‘This is about survival. It’s not about making money’ — publicans get creative as energy prices soarRising prices and security of electricity supply have forced publicans to plan major changes in how they do businessSun Oct 09 2022 - 19:00
Aontú lays blame for cost-of-living and housing crisis on ‘completely detached’ politiciansParty leader Peadar Tóibín tells ardfheis that preparation for Irish unity needs to begin as ‘constitutional change is coming’Sun Oct 09 2022 - 11:01
Non-union employers should engage in ‘good faith’ with unions, report saysHigh-level group set up to review collective bargaining and the industrial relations landscapeWed Oct 05 2022 - 18:25
Final cost of National Children’s Hospital to exceed €1.43bn, development board saysExpenditure on the project topped €1 billion by the end of AugustWed Oct 05 2022 - 12:59
Inflation makes delivery of social and cost-rental homes ‘increasingly challenging’, body saysAlmost 500 eligibility certs issued to prospective homebuyers through shared equity scheme, Minister saysTue Oct 04 2022 - 17:18
Health system suffers blood shortage amid hospital demandSurgeries may need to be cancelled or rescheduled if supply is not increased, transfusion service saysTue Oct 04 2022 - 12:23
Free at-home STI testing now available nationwide Minister Stephen Donnelly said scheme is ‘one of the most important innovations’ in sexual health careTue Oct 04 2022 - 09:54
Two people arrested as part of investigation into accommodation fraudSum of cash, mobile phones and a number of documents seized during searchesThu Sept 29 2022 - 13:00
Possibility of spot flooding on Friday as heavy rain and strong winds forecastWeather over the next seven days will be wetter than would be typical for this time of year, says Met ÉireannWed Sept 28 2022 - 18:37
Maynooth University terminates construction of new student centre projectThe project, due to be completed by July, was being funded through a €150 annual student levy since 2015Wed Sept 28 2022 - 14:23
More than 40% of younger people took up outdoor activity since Covid-19 beganRunning was the most popular new outdoor activity for those living in urban areasWed Sept 28 2022 - 13:09
Almost 700 abortion pills seized since legalisation of pregnancy terminationAlmost 700 abortion pills have been seized by Irish authorities over the past 3½ yearsTue Sept 27 2022 - 17:05
Disability service resident had ‘substantial sum’ of money which could not be accounted for, inspection findsGardaí were notified of the incident and the facility operator refunded the residentMon Sept 26 2022 - 11:02
