Locals urged to take ‘direct action’ to stop Oughterard asylum centreGovernment plans to house ‘less than 250’ asylum seekers in closed hotelFri Sept 13 2019 - 02:00
Gardaí lack training to deal with racially motivated crimes – reportLess than a third of people who report violent racist crimes seek help of gardaíThu Sept 12 2019 - 20:33
Founder of website for buying pets aims to divert people from puppy farmsPetbond, run by a vet, only lists animals from approved breeders and rescue centresWed Sept 11 2019 - 15:59
Empty home tax needed to tackle homelessness, says McVerry TrustPre-budget submission calls for tax incentives for landlords to sell to local authoritiesWed Sept 11 2019 - 09:24
‘Dublin is my soul city and Irish people are the funniest people in the world’Erin McGathy arrived from Los Angeles in 2016Wed Sept 11 2019 - 06:00
Dubliner to go on trial in New York for death of Longford man in 2018Steven O’Brien’s expected to plead not guilty when case begins on November 14thTue Sept 10 2019 - 16:49
Phil Hogan nominated as EU trade commissionerHogan will be tough and very fair crafting future trade deal with UK, Ursula von der Leyen saysTue Sept 10 2019 - 11:43
Irish sprinter Craig Lynch dies in Co Meath road crashAthlete (29) represented Ireland at the European Championships in 2016Mon Sept 09 2019 - 19:30
Dublin 4 restaurant closed after live mouse found in kitchenRodent droppings also found in the Greenery which was deemed to pose immediate danger to public healthMon Sept 09 2019 - 15:29
Man arrested over Parsons killing released without charge26-year-old detained on Sunday in connection with death of Vincent Parsons releasedMon Sept 09 2019 - 09:25
Bronze bust of Mahatma Gandhi to be installed in DublinDublin City Council agrees to accept statue following offer from Indian ambassadorFri Sept 06 2019 - 15:22
'Come out from the shadows' - Raonaid Murray family addresses killer 20 years after murderPublic may be ‘unknowingly shielding a killer’, warn gardaíWed Sept 04 2019 - 09:19
‘Women have freedom here in Ireland. They are not judged by their clothes’New to the Parish: Suad Aldarra and Housam Ziad arrived from Syria, via Egypt, in 2014Wed Sept 04 2019 - 06:00
Migrant group cancels event amid complaints over Scientology linkPresence of scientologists at meetings is becoming more noticeable, say charitiesTue Sept 03 2019 - 15:33
Two Electric Picnic revellers hospitalised in critical condition over weekendFour arrests for drink/drug driving, one investigation into sexual crime at festivalMon Sept 02 2019 - 21:58
Number of homeless children rises by 100 in a single monthLatest data shows 3,778 children in emergency accommodation - a ‘source of immense shame’Mon Sept 02 2019 - 15:49
Women using HRT need to talk to their doctors, say expertsLancet study finds risk of breast cancer from HRT use is higher than previously thoughtFri Aug 30 2019 - 20:52
‘I didn’t believe in abortion or gay rights until I moved to Dublin’New to the Parish: Mo Nader arrived from Egypt, via Bristol, in 2014Wed Aug 28 2019 - 06:00
Despite barriers, Rohingya resettlement in Carlow deemed successReport finds minority Muslim group faces difficulties with language and employmentSat Aug 24 2019 - 03:00
Government agrees to accept migrants stranded on Ocean VikingSix European countries to take 356 migrants stuck on board rescue ship in MediterraneanFri Aug 23 2019 - 13:23
‘My son wants to leave Ireland for good. He’s not comfortable with what’s going on here’Oghenetano John Uwhumiakpor, who arrived from Nigeria, via Finland, in 2006, says Irish-born black teenagers are ‘suffering an identity crisis’Wed Aug 21 2019 - 18:01
The most common student rental scams: warning over deposits and keysTry out the key and view property in person before transferring money, students toldTue Aug 20 2019 - 20:37
Calls for deposit protection scheme to safeguard tenants’ rightsProperty registry body says number of scams targeting students rises at this time of yearTue Aug 20 2019 - 10:02
Cancellation of 210,000 medical card applications is ‘shocking’, says PAC chairmanThousands of applicants refused for not providing documents by required dateMon Aug 19 2019 - 12:21
Two reports of antisocial behaviour after Dart launches text alert systemService allows customers to discreetly alert manned security centre through textMon Aug 19 2019 - 11:16
Ringsend residents warned of ‘intermittent odours’ as work carried outWork on odour control units to avoid future bad smells from the wastewater treatment planMon Aug 19 2019 - 10:56
State spends more than €100,000 guarding empty Donegal hotelThe Moville hotel, earmarked to open as a direct provision centre, was target of arsonMon Aug 19 2019 - 02:42
Student who came to Ireland from Syria with little English gets 602 Leaving Cert pointsNour Aljarad has secured a place to study dentistry in Trinity College DublinSun Aug 18 2019 - 18:32
Evacuees fleeing Canary Islands wildfire rise to 8,000Department of Foreign Affairs urges anyone with concerns to contact Irish embassy in SpainSun Aug 18 2019 - 17:28
Government to consider law on right to switch off from work emailsHeather Humphreys says interdepartmental steering group will examine French approach to switching offSun Aug 18 2019 - 17:06
Reliance on volunteers to aid asylum seekers must end – charityLimerick non-profit calls on Government to ensure asylum seekers receive basic supportsSat Aug 17 2019 - 03:00
Concern over rise in people seeking asylum from ‘safe’ countriesNumber of new applications set for 15-year high as direct provision system strugglingThu Aug 15 2019 - 01:01
‘We need to think of refugees as people who have a lot of potential’New to the parish: Afshin Samali arrived from Iran, via Pakistan, in 1985Wed Aug 14 2019 - 15:22
Postmortem on Nóra Quoirin to take place as President sends sympathiesRepatriation of teenager’s body may be delayed if Malaysian police suspect foul playWed Aug 14 2019 - 07:31
Call for students who fall ill during exams to be allowed postponeFewer than 40 sat Leaving Cert papers in July under pilot scheme for bereaved pupilsTue Aug 13 2019 - 21:46
Leaving Cert students in direct provision face barriers to collegeAsylum seekers must pay international fees to go on to third level in IrelandTue Aug 13 2019 - 20:34
New hole opens on lands near mining network in Co MonaghanLocal resident says there is a ‘huge level of fear’ in the local communityMon Aug 12 2019 - 21:58
Justice committee calls for public views on online harassmentOireachtas committee to hold series of hearings on online abuse in OctoberMon Aug 12 2019 - 20:43
Gardaí issue further appeal over alleged sex attack in CourtownDetectives call for man who helped three teenage girls to come forwardMon Aug 12 2019 - 20:05
Guardians ad litem to be made available in all childcare casesBill addresses ‘significant inadequacies’ in law around court-appointed representativesMon Aug 12 2019 - 19:01
‘I thought I’d take Dublin by storm when I arrived. It didn’t work out that way’New to the Parish: Rachel Waite arrived from the US in 2011Wed Aug 07 2019 - 06:00
Report finds 26 staff at Wexford nursing home were not Garda vettedHiqa inspectors found fire risks, poor hygiene or lack of training at nursing homesFri Aug 02 2019 - 16:39
Device found in Santry identified as a pipe bombHomes evacuated in estate as army bomb disposal team makes IED safeFri Aug 02 2019 - 13:55
Single asylum seekers leave hotel in Courtown to make way for familiesConcerns raised around number of school places available to children in Courtown centreFri Aug 02 2019 - 10:45
Asylum seekers in Wexford refuse move to Wicklow and ClareA total of 1,068 people, including 177 children, residing in emergency accommodationThu Aug 01 2019 - 00:30
‘Irish people often think we are bad but we are good and friendly’New to the Parish: Persida Caldaras arrived from France in 2002Wed Jul 31 2019 - 12:02
Parents of children at Hyde & Seek move to take legal actionEarly Childhood Ireland calls for investigation by childcare specialist to ensure ‘substantial changes’ are madeWed Jul 31 2019 - 02:22
Mosque in Galway vandalised in early morning attackImam of Galway Ahmadiyya Muslim mosque says he was warned of attack 3 months agoMon Jul 29 2019 - 15:16
‘Family and friends keep asking me when his funeral will be held’Months after the death of Polish man Michal Wasikiewicz on the steps of St Audoen’s Church in Dublin, his family are still trying to figure out what happenedMon Jul 29 2019 - 01:00
Polish man shocked to learn son died and was buried in DublinMichal Wasikiewicz was found dead on Cook Street on November 6th, 2018 after sleeping outdoorsMon Jul 29 2019 - 01:00
