Development aid will see ‘modest’ increase in Budget, Tánaiste saysIreland Aid report says almost €800 million spent on foreign development aid last yearWed Oct 02 2019 - 19:34
High rents putting older people at risk of homelessness, charity saysAlone has seen 145 people presenting as homeless or at risk of homelessness so far in 2019Tue Oct 01 2019 - 13:42
Waiting time for homeless addiction programmes triples in two yearsAverage waiting time in second quarter of year was 82 days, says Simon CommunitiesMon Sept 30 2019 - 16:11
Nine special schools get emergency funds for insurance‘A number’ of other schools have applied for extra funding over spiralling insurance costsMon Sept 30 2019 - 00:15
Abortion campaigners protest ‘restrictions’ in legislationHundreds march through Dublin and call for introduction of safe zones around facilitiesSat Sept 28 2019 - 18:59
Large crowd continues protest over direct provision centre in OughterardLocal councillor Thomas Welby estimates up to 3,000 people attendedSat Sept 28 2019 - 18:02
Man (23) charged with murder of John Gibson in Dublin two years agoMatthew Bell remanded in custody after appearing in court on SaturdaySat Sept 28 2019 - 14:09
Curlew in danger of extinction in Ireland, says conservationistTask force recommends series of measures after 96% decline in numbers since 1980sFri Sept 27 2019 - 15:27
Revenue detector Bailey shows dogged determination once he gets the scentLast year canine units seized €26m worth of drugs, tobacco and cashFri Sept 27 2019 - 03:00
UK parcels will be ‘green-laned’ to An Post depots in no-deal BrexitAdditional customs officials will be placed at An Post centres to carry out checksFri Sept 27 2019 - 03:00
Religion should be taught outside school hours, campaigners sayEducation Equality calls for end to ‘segregation’ of non-Catholic children in schoolsWed Sept 25 2019 - 21:45
Almost half of youth mental health service teams have unfilled postsClimate change among issues causing increased anxiety among young, TDs toldWed Sept 25 2019 - 14:33
Two boys treated for serious injuries after firework incidentGardaí investigating incident in Cabra which left one boy with ‘severely deformed’ handSun Sept 22 2019 - 19:50
Working with refugees: ‘They would rather die at sea than be tortured’Irish humanitarian worker says kidnapping, torture stories have become all too familiarSun Sept 22 2019 - 12:42
Former Derry bishop who championed Irish emigrant rights diesSéamus Hegarty (79) was criticised for his handling of allegations of clerical abuseSat Sept 21 2019 - 12:46
Small minority of farmers threatening entire beef industry, processors sayOnly three protests lifted since deal, according to beef farmer groupFri Sept 20 2019 - 19:32
Good weather set to come to an end this weekend as heavy rain forecastHeavy rain is expected on Saturday nightFri Sept 20 2019 - 09:44
Women to benefit from imminent ‘pension reform’Move to reverse disparity between male and female retirement incomes, claims GovernmentThu Sept 19 2019 - 21:33
Almost 60 years a ploughing and still going strong‘I enjoyed my whole life. I enjoyed it all. I got up to do something that I wanted to do’Wed Sept 18 2019 - 22:13
Brexit and beef the only clouds as ploughing championships openSun shines on 102,500 visitors to Co Carlow event, with food and farm culture on showTue Sept 17 2019 - 20:58
Love Island’s Greg O’Shea creates bustle at the ploughingWith sunshine and music easy to mistake ploughing for music festivalTue Sept 17 2019 - 19:49
More than 1,400 homeless across rural Ireland, says charityPeter McVerry Trust report shows more than 12% increase in homelessness outside citiesTue Sept 17 2019 - 16:05
From Newbridge to Russia in a Micra, three Irish men finish Mongol RallyFriends said there were more bumps along the 19,000km road than anticipatedMon Sept 16 2019 - 17:19
More than 250,000 to attend National Ploughing ChampionshipsPreview: Event will take place in Fenagh, Co Carlow, from Tuesday to ThursdayMon Sept 16 2019 - 16:18
Laura Brennan’s story is ‘secret ingredient’ in HPV campaign‘She was just an ordinary girl facing death from a preventable illness’ – Fergal BrennanThu Sept 12 2019 - 20:33
Facebook insists pages punished for promoting vaccine misinformationWorld Health Organisation sees complacency about immunisation as a major threatThu Sept 12 2019 - 15:12
‘The insurance quote was €14,500 per year just for a climbing wall’Spiralling insurance costs threaten the viability of Skerries Community CentreWed Sept 11 2019 - 00:01
Insurance costs: Almost half of community groups ‘at risk of closure’Over 80% of respondents said their premiums has risen over the past three yearsWed Sept 11 2019 - 00:01
Co-living developer the preferred bidder for O’Devaney Gardens planBartra Capital is Dublin City Council’s choice to develop 824 housing unitsTue Sept 10 2019 - 18:29
Children spend equivalent of 61 days a year online – studyAlmost half of children who use the internet talk to strangers onlineTue Sept 10 2019 - 02:07
Property tax bills unchanged in three Dublin local authority areas next yearCouncils in South Dublin, Dun Laoghaire Rathdown and Fingal voted on issue on MondayMon Sept 09 2019 - 21:24
STI sufferers forced to travel to other counties, charities claimSexually transmitted infection clinics overwhelmed as 10 counties lack public servicesMon Sept 09 2019 - 03:00
Cutting RTÉ’s top salaries will not fix finances, say politiciansRevenue and funding shortfalls prevent RTÉ continuing as it is, claims Dee ForbesSun Sept 08 2019 - 19:01
BA flights from Dublin to Heathrow cancelled ahead of pilot strikeRow with pilots escalated on Friday when BA threatened to strip strikers and their families of perks, such as heavily subsidised travel, for three yearsSun Sept 08 2019 - 16:58
‘The future looks bright because I was helped’Former addict says he welcomed prison because it meant not having to sleep roughThu Sept 05 2019 - 19:10
Three people jailed for assisting illegal immigration into UK through IrelandGarda National Immigration Bureau supported the investigation into operation involving Georgian nationalsThu Sept 05 2019 - 13:59
Vegetarian or fish-based diet could reduce heart disease risk - studyBut researchers suggests that vegetarians and vegans may have a higher risk of stroke than meat eatersWed Sept 04 2019 - 23:30
Waiting list times for patients are ‘morally wrong’, Medical Council boss saysDr Rita Doyle argues that access to the State’s public health system is ‘horrendous’Wed Sept 04 2019 - 21:17
Man who was shot in Lucan ‘collapsed’ into house seeking helpVictim (40s) seriously injured after car was rammed and several shots fired through windowWed Sept 04 2019 - 18:55
Limerick nursing home failed to investigate allegation of abuseHealth Information and Quality Authority inspected home after receiving information from third partyTue Sept 03 2019 - 13:13
Homeless children welcome the relief of returning to school‘They’re so excited because they haven’t been able to see their friends since school finished’Wed Aug 28 2019 - 01:00
More parents seeking help with school costs, says charitySVP charity calls for free school books and the abolition of voluntary contributionTue Aug 27 2019 - 00:01
Man (34) assaulted in Dublin at the weekend has diedGardaí appeal for witnesses after Vincent Parsons died at Tallaght Hospital on Monday eveningMon Aug 26 2019 - 22:02
Gardaí seized more than €200k worth of drugs in separate searches at weekendSearches carried out in Clondalkin, Dublin and Naas, Kilcullen and Clane in Co KildareMon Aug 26 2019 - 21:01
Government ministers step up warnings about a no-deal BrexitBoris Johnson said he would take talks with EU to the very last minute before October 31st deadlineMon Aug 26 2019 - 19:08
Transplant Team Ireland win 50 medals at the World Transplant GamesIrish team bring home 17 gold medals, 18 silver and 15 bronzeSun Aug 25 2019 - 21:16
Death mask of Daniel O’Connell presented to OPWCountess of Dunraven donates plaster mask for display in Derrynane House museumSat Aug 24 2019 - 01:40
Irish-American priest arrested for allegedly stealing almost €90,000 from churchUS attorney alleges priest used stolen funds to buy a beach house, travel and diningFri Aug 23 2019 - 17:33
A third of retirees leave work to spend more time with family65 to 67 years of age is the most popular age to retireThu Aug 22 2019 - 21:32
Sunglasses with no UV protection among products stopped by consumer watchdogMore than 33,000 products were prevented from entering the Irish market last yearThu Aug 22 2019 - 17:57
