Surge in teenage girls being hospitalised for eating disordersHSE says the number of hospitalisations for anorexia and bulimia has doubledSat Jun 10 2017 - 01:00
‘Anorexia is not about looking good – it’s a serious illness’Megan Devaney was diagnosed with anorexia and hospitalised when she was 14-years-oldSat Jun 10 2017 - 00:00
Public Ramadan celebration on Friday invites all ages to attendUnder One Tent hopes to encourage communication and integration among different faithsThu Jun 08 2017 - 17:10
Greater EU effort needed to stop ‘shopping for asylum status’Many refugees leaving smaller EU countries in favour of life in Germany, Sweden and UKWed Jun 07 2017 - 15:54
‘Living in direct provision does not mean your life is over’New to the Parish: A Cameroonian refugee loved Sligo town immediatelyWed Jun 07 2017 - 06:00
Asylum seekers must be reunited with families, conference hearsBurden of refugee crisis must be shared, says UN agencyTue Jun 06 2017 - 21:06
Thousands run for good causes in women’s mini-marathonTales of love and courage resonate among committed athletes running for charityMon Jun 05 2017 - 17:23
Ireland urged to boost climate record instead of judging TrumpGovernment accused of acting like a ‘chancer’ and ‘laggard’ on meeting climate targetsMon Jun 05 2017 - 17:09
Record 6.6 million visitors to Irish heritage sitesNational Botanic Gardens in Glasnevin most popular OPW heritage site in 2016Mon Jun 05 2017 - 17:05
Wide condemnation in Ireland of Trump’s climate pact decision‘Unconscionable’ for US to walk away in interest of short term profits - former president Mary RobinsonFri Jun 02 2017 - 15:02
Two-thirds of Irish drivers still feel nervous after passing testUlster and Connacht drivers say roads more dangerous than 10 years ago, study findsThu Jun 01 2017 - 21:00
‘This has to stop, it’s horrible’: locals react to latest Dublin killingLocal residents on Dorset street fear for safety after man found dead in carparkWed May 31 2017 - 12:44
‘I don’t agree with people who complain about the payment of au pairs’New to the Parish: ‘I’m in no rush to move back’Wed May 31 2017 - 06:00
Michael O’Leary favours Varadkar in leadership raceRyanair boss reiterates claim that he would ‘shoot’ all Dublin cyclistsSun May 28 2017 - 15:32
Dublin ticket holder wins €4.5 million Lotto JackpotEuromillions ticket worth €500,000 in Friday’s draw also sold in DublinSun May 28 2017 - 10:46
East Link Bridge was stuck upright causing major traffic delaysCrossings have resumed after toll bridge went into ‘fail safe mode’ for almost an hourFri May 26 2017 - 15:34
Crimean Tatar lawyer honoured at Dublin ceremonyEmil Kurbedinov given Front Line Defenders award for supporting human rights activistsFri May 26 2017 - 14:31
Why do ‘hot-car deaths’ happen?A child’s body heats up three to five times more quickly than that of an adultFri May 26 2017 - 13:57
Ireland in the middle of another scorcher as heatwave continuesThursday recorded as hottest May day at Malin Head since records beganFri May 26 2017 - 09:14
Disabled homeless children not priority for housing, says OmbudsmanComplaints over education, child protection and housing continued to escalate in 2016Tue May 23 2017 - 06:00
Syrian students overcome barriers to make their marks in IrelandRecent arrivals escaping conflict have thrived through Leaving Cert and collegeTue May 23 2017 - 00:00
Man arrested over vandalism of The GeorgeMan in his 20s detained after the Dublin gay bar was defaced with homophobic graffitiSun May 21 2017 - 17:22
Adrian Donohoe case breakthrough praised at memorial serviceGarda chaplain pays tribute to US police at event to honour those killed in the line of dutySat May 20 2017 - 16:53
Irishman dies after collapsing at restaurant in CambodiaReports say man pronounced dead at scene in capital city Phnom PenhFri May 19 2017 - 14:52
Another weekend of sunny skies and warm weather aheadTemperatures expected to rise over the weekend, reaching 20 degrees by next weekFri May 19 2017 - 09:44
‘This is my America’: Migrants urge TDs, Senators for supportMore than 50 immigrants address Oireachtas on barriers of integration in IrelandThu May 18 2017 - 16:32
‘In Ireland, men treat women with such respect. I’ve never been objectified here’New to the Parish: The lack of catcalls, heat and racism makes Dublin homeWed May 17 2017 - 06:00
The nine-year-old who cut her hair to help her cousinAnna Campion (9) has locks shorn to donate to company which makes make wigs for cancer sufferersFri May 12 2017 - 17:44
‘Irish people are only satisfied when I say I’m from China’New to the Parish: When a man born in Guangzhou discovered a Clannad album, it was the beginning of a life fascination with the Irish languageWed May 10 2017 - 06:00
Parents warned of dangers of unregulated bouncy castle firmsLess than 30 per cent of Irish companies comply with the safety standardsTue May 09 2017 - 16:41
Gorse fires rage in Cork, Wicklow, Cavan and Northern IrelandWeekend of fires across country leaves one family homeless, wildlife groups concernedMon May 08 2017 - 16:27
Dublin screening of anti-vaccine film sparks protestsAutism rights advocate calls for legislation to prevent airing of unsound anti-vaccine dataSat May 06 2017 - 16:41
Fear of apocalypse and media coverage of Obama paved way for TrumpTrump’s goal of making US great is creating a deeply prejudiced nation, conference hearsFri May 05 2017 - 20:51
Irish media must not go easy on Trump, UCD conference hearsLiberal women should not attack female Trump voters, another speaker arguesFri May 05 2017 - 20:50
Unlikely cross-Border friendships forged in 2014 tragedy hold strongFaith and politics ‘had no meaning’ during search for man who jumped into ErneWed May 03 2017 - 19:38
Parts of country record driest April in 40 yearsGood weather to continue with rainfall across State below average for time of yearWed May 03 2017 - 15:49
Honduran abortion restrictions putting teenage girls at ‘risk of death’Reproductive rights campaigner draws parallels between Honduran and Irish abortion restrictionsWed May 03 2017 - 13:32
Home Sweet Home surplus to be given to ‘grass roots’ groupsNearly €130,000 raised by group, which occupied Apollo House for homeless, not yet spentWed May 03 2017 - 11:42
‘I call my mum in Argentina and tell her in Ireland TV presenters are normal women’New to the Parish: Marianela Davico first arrived in 2006Wed May 03 2017 - 06:00
Co Leitrim athlete Joanna Duignan dies suddenlyTributes paid to ‘talented’ 20-year-old law student, musician and set dancerTue May 02 2017 - 13:56
Anti-migrant debate and focus on borders causing racist violence, warns reportIrish migrants fear reporting crimes to gardaí, racism group findsTue May 02 2017 - 12:41
Nominations open for carers of the year, young and oldHard work and devotion of family carers saving the State €10 billion annually, says care groupWed Apr 26 2017 - 19:30
Number of people offered asylum in EU doubled in 2016More than half of 700,000 offered asylum across European countries were SyrianWed Apr 26 2017 - 19:21
‘I call myself half-Irish. I can’t see myself living anywhere else’New to the Parish: Anna Pupin arrived from Poland in 2006Wed Apr 26 2017 - 06:00
Ireland should ban microbeads, says top marine biologistGovernment ‘could take lead’ on issue ahead of European Union-wide prohibitionWed Apr 26 2017 - 01:00
More than 75% of student nurses and midwives ‘may emigrate’INMO urges HSE to offer graduates better pay and conditions amid offers from overseasTue Apr 25 2017 - 18:11
Young nurses speak out: ‘Here I’m just being thrown into the muck’Two young Irish nurses say their overseas counterparts get a much better dealTue Apr 25 2017 - 18:02
Hospital criticised for hiding information on babies’ deathsPortiuncula, Ballinasloe, apology did not cover deaths of baby girls, say parentsTue Apr 25 2017 - 11:09
Babies are at risk over vaccination stances, HSE warnsIrish parents urged to avail of measles jab and educate themselves on meningitisMon Apr 24 2017 - 15:39
Police inquiry dropped after Belfast raid for abortion pillsPro-choice campaigner says packages ordered in North being intercepted by policeThu Apr 20 2017 - 16:45
