Irish woman who joined Islamic State denies training young girls as fightersTaoiseach says former Army member could possibly face criminal charges if she returnsFri Jul 05 2019 - 10:31
Young Irish women suffer highest levels of depression in EuropeEU study finds Ireland has one of highest rates of cyberbullying; highest level of binge drinkingFri Jul 05 2019 - 09:28
Government urged to give refugee families chance to reunifyCommittee recommends that International Protection Bill proceed to Dáil committee stageThu Jul 04 2019 - 22:55
School imposing reduced timetables in a way that is ‘not solely child centred’Warning from the Oireachtas Committee on Education contained in first statutory report on the issueThu Jul 04 2019 - 22:22
Disadvantaged school scheme fails to resolve unfair system, report findsGeneric uniforms without badges and more financial back-to-school support needed, says committeeThu Jul 04 2019 - 16:06
Sitting Leaving Cert exam hours after appendix ruptured ‘inhumane’ – studentAmy Richards: ‘I have no idea what I wrote, I don’t know if it was complete gibberish’Thu Jul 04 2019 - 00:05
Immigrant teachers complete programme to teach in Irish schoolsMinister says the 34 graduates will help resolve national shortage of teachersThu Jul 04 2019 - 00:01
Updated application for Dublin drug-injecting facility submittedMedically supervised facility must open without delay, Merchant’s Quay saysWed Jul 03 2019 - 20:53
Companies investing in rental properties to keep staff, group claimsLiving wage for a single full-time worker rises to €12.30Wed Jul 03 2019 - 13:26
'My graduation day was a big day for mum, it felt like she was becoming a doctor’‘For the past five years they have been sacrificing for me but now I can pay them back’Wed Jul 03 2019 - 06:00
Undocumented children in State need ‘pathway to residency’Nearly 10% of undocumented children have spent decade in Irish education systemWed Jul 03 2019 - 01:58
Undocumented in Ireland: ‘I feel as Irish as they come’Rashmi (24) is campaigning for a pathway to residency for young undocumented peopleWed Jul 03 2019 - 00:02
Runner who suffered cardiac arrest says she owes her life to Irish Red CrossSiobhán Jordan was 100m from finish line during race in Dublin when she collapsedTue Jul 02 2019 - 21:48
Tributes paid to Air Corps helicopter crew who died in Tramore crash 20 years agoRescue 111 hit a sand dune in thick fog while returning from a rescue mission off the Waterford coastTue Jul 02 2019 - 12:41
Dubai royal family to fund TCD centre for Middle Eastern studiesAl-Maktoum family will have no control over new educational centre, Trinity College saysMon Jul 01 2019 - 21:02
Nearly 30,000 women in Ireland waiting to see gynaecologistIreland has lowest level in EU of consultants working in the health service, says campaignMon Jul 01 2019 - 00:07
Dozens of refugees at risk of homelessness as Hatch Hall closes213 residents at Hatch Hall to be relocated ahead of closure on July 15thSun Jun 30 2019 - 18:07
Tributes paid to Fair City actor Tom Jordan following his death‘He was the heart of Fair City’, says long-running RTÉ soap’s executive producerSun Jun 30 2019 - 16:11
Dublin Pride parade set to draw tens of thousandsSaturday’s event starts on O’Connell St at 1pm and ends with free event in Merrion SqFri Jun 28 2019 - 15:34
Extra human rights training needed for gardaí to protect protest rights, says reportICCL warns of ‘serious and urgent concerns’ at how State deals with protest and dissentThu Jun 27 2019 - 20:23
Defence Forces at ‘end of their tether’ over delay of pay commission reportPdforra tells Oireachtas committee members ‘want to see report good, bad or indifferent’Thu Jun 27 2019 - 12:46
Price of heroin in Ireland second highest in EuropeUN data shows street price of heroin in Ireland in 2017 was €136 per gramThu Jun 27 2019 - 11:42
Schools need to encourage girls to become pilots, says Aer LingusStudy finds only a third of women encouraged to pursue careers in StemWed Jun 26 2019 - 19:24
Immigrants in Ireland ‘appear to be concentrated in affluent areas’Migrants with poor grasp of English more likely to face segregation, says ESRI reportWed Jun 26 2019 - 10:45
‘When I came to Ireland, I suddenly realised maybe I was gay’Carlos Gonzalez, from Venezuela, feels he can be 100% himself in IrelandWed Jun 26 2019 - 06:00
Tech companies ‘must take responsibility’ for dating app safetyWomen’s council calls for State survey into sexual violence to include analysis of dating appsMon Jun 24 2019 - 20:14
Human trafficking definition preventing prosecutions, says barristerLack of convictions not due to inquiry flaws but fact employers are not prosecutableFri Jun 21 2019 - 21:35
Calls for Government to improve refugee reunification lawsIHREC criticises restriction of access to extended family and time limit on applicationsThu Jun 20 2019 - 19:39
More than 70 million people worldwide displaced, says UNNumber of Venezuelans forcibly displaced by instability and food shortages rapidly risingWed Jun 19 2019 - 06:00
‘In Dublin the roads were clean, and the air breathable, but I still missed India’New to the Parish: Sugandha Arora arrived from India in 2017Wed Jun 19 2019 - 06:00
Valerie French Kilroy’s family ‘heartbroken’ at her death‘It is all too much for us to take in’: Family members gather in west Cork for funeralTue Jun 18 2019 - 13:53
Spain to deploy 40,000 police to protect tourists from terrorismGovernment announces plan to protect holiday makers from potential terrorist activityTue Jun 18 2019 - 11:35
Irish man dies while on holiday in PortugalTom Griffin was kitesurfing when he suddenly became ill, according to local reportsTue Jun 18 2019 - 09:32
Time of ‘immense trauma’ for Valerie French Kilroy’s family, bishop saysMother of three’s body found at her home in Co Mayo last FridayMon Jun 17 2019 - 14:41
Bathers in Sandycove, Dublin warned after Lion’s Mane jellyfish sightingThe jellyfish can deliver venomous sting and cause medical complications, says councilThu Jun 13 2019 - 19:34
Fewer Irish women travelling to UK for abortions, figures showMore than 1,400 purchased abortion pill online in 2018, rising by 13% on previous yearThu Jun 13 2019 - 15:19
US academic to develop Irish language Siri during 6-month Gaeltacht stayProf Kevin Scannell awarded Fullbright Scholarship to develop Irish language computer resourcesWed Jun 12 2019 - 20:16
Siptu to attend WRC talks aimed at averting hospital workers’ strikeUp to 10,000 hospital workers set to strike on June 20th following dispute with the HSEWed Jun 12 2019 - 18:49
‘I was really shocked at the homelessness and drug use in Dublin’New to the Parish: Alex Dalkin originally arrived from Australia in 2016Wed Jun 12 2019 - 06:00
Rathdowney locals call for clarity over asylum accommodationNew arrivals using emergency beds not told how long they will remain in Co Laois townTue Jun 11 2019 - 01:00
Using hotels for homeless families has ‘destructive impact’ on childrenChildren in emergency accommodation not developing properly, says reportTue Jun 11 2019 - 00:01
Jailing of sex workers keeping brothel shows law ‘not fit for purpose’‘Nordic model’ legislation does not protect those selling sex, says allianceMon Jun 10 2019 - 20:12
Formal written request never made that woman’s body be released for burial, says CoronerGroup’s request that Sylva Tukula’s body be released after investigation never put on fileMon Jun 10 2019 - 16:45
Katie Taylor: ‘I’m definitely living the life of my dreams right now’World champion returns home to Bray where young girls chant ‘We love you Katie’Fri Jun 07 2019 - 21:21
Woman buried without friends present after death in direct provision centreSylva Tukula, a transgender woman, died at all-male centre in GalwayFri Jun 07 2019 - 10:34
‘Living in Dublin on about €13,000 a year is not easy. But we were good at saving’New to the Parish: Ricardo Filho arrived from Brazil in 2013 and again in 2016Wed Jun 05 2019 - 06:00
Asylum seekers now eligible for third level grant after three yearsApplicants previously had to spend five years in education system to qualify for supportsTue Jun 04 2019 - 22:45
Air pollution turning Enniscorthy into ‘New Delhi’ of IrelandUCC professor says nationwide smoky coal ban must be implemented immediatelyTue Jun 04 2019 - 19:33
Katie Taylor to arrive back in Dublin on Tuesday morningLightweight boxing world champion flies home following Madison Square Garden victoryTue Jun 04 2019 - 15:31
Irish traffic volume and polluted air creating ‘major environmental health issue’Dust particles which can lead to heart and lung problems on the rise across IrelandMon Jun 03 2019 - 20:49
