New to the Parish: Observing the Syrian war ‘is like watching your child dying’A Syrian journalist who moved to Limerick to study could not return home when the conflict intensified. She has since made a home in Dublin with her siblingsWed Jun 15 2016 - 06:00
HSE to expand hepatitis C treatment programmeAn estimated 20,000 to 50,000 people in Ireland chronically infected with the diseaseTue Jun 14 2016 - 13:19
Irish rental homes could face ‘NCT-style’ inspectionsGovernment considering new unit to enforce minimum housing standards, report claimsMon Jun 13 2016 - 17:14
Orlando massacre: Taoiseach offers condolences to ObamaBook of condolence for victims of Orlando shootings opens in DublinMon Jun 13 2016 - 16:29
Tributes paid to Northern Ireland soccer fanDarren Rodgers (24) died after falling from a promenade onto a rocky beach in NiceMon Jun 13 2016 - 15:10
Swimming ban at Portmarnock, Balbriggan, Skerries beachesNotices issued following overflows at pumping stations at Portmarnock and BalbrigganMon Jun 13 2016 - 14:22
Euro 2016: Irish fans try to turn Eiffel Tower green, white and orange#IRL twitter campaign takes off: Paris mayor says monument will honour Orlando victimsMon Jun 13 2016 - 13:05
Northern Irish fan dies in southern city of NiceIt is understood the 24-year-old man died in the early hours of MondayMon Jun 13 2016 - 09:16
The Mexican ambassador to Ireland is placed on Donald Trump watchCarlos García de Alba has been redeployed to the US as Mexico braces itself for Donald Trump’s presidential bidMon Jun 13 2016 - 06:00
Honduran human rights defender recognised in Dublin ceremonyAna Mirian Romero says she will continue fighting for land and indigenous rightsFri Jun 10 2016 - 21:02
Ireland must promote itself to refugees, conference hears‘Just resettling people is not the answer: this problem is going to grow’Fri Jun 10 2016 - 01:00
Bertie Ahern acting as mediator in GAA handball centre disputeRow over redevelopment of handball and community centre running since 2003Wed Jun 08 2016 - 14:28
Clearing skies set to bring hottest day of the yearTemperatures are due to rise to 25 degrees by Wednesday afternoonWed Jun 08 2016 - 12:33
Father and son (5) remain critical after being struck by lightningDaughter (7) also struck by lightning in Co Antrim is in stable conditionWed Jun 08 2016 - 09:39
New to the Parish: ‘There was too much pain in my heart to stay in Wexford’A businessman who fell on hard times in his native country moved to Wexford with his second wife, before a tragedy struck that changed the course of his lifeWed Jun 08 2016 - 06:00
Father and son (5) ‘critical’ after being struck by lightning at schoolDaughter also seriously ill after incident in Lisburn on Tuesday afternoonTue Jun 07 2016 - 20:04
Marie Fleming’s partner admits helping dozens plan deathsTom Curran still fears Garda investigation into his role in assisting his wife to dieTue Jun 07 2016 - 10:08
New to the Parish: ‘I’m not completely Chinese but I’m not British or Irish’A Chinese-born woman struggled to settle in Britain, Ireland or China before eventually accepting her sense of displacement as part of the first-generation immigrant’s lotWed Jun 01 2016 - 06:00
Fianna Fáil and Fine Gael both at 26% in latest Red C pollSinn Féin support stable as backing for Independents risesSun May 29 2016 - 09:52
Garda speed operation catches 222 drivers over the limitMotorist driving at 128km/h in 80km/h zone is highest illegal speed detected on FridayFri May 27 2016 - 20:34
New to the Parish: ‘Ireland is like a chicken in a battery farm’A Bolivian activist in Dublin feels a connection with Ireland because of the history of colonisation, but he feels many mistakes were made as the economy boomedWed May 25 2016 - 06:00
LÉ Róisín rescues 395 migrants in the MediterraneanSome 1,357 people have died or gone missing in Mediterranean Sea so far this yearTue May 24 2016 - 18:03
Case study: ‘I actually get scared on the bus, so I always sit at the front’Nokuthula Malete and her sons moved home, but it felt like moving to another countryTue May 24 2016 - 01:00
Islamophobia on rise in State, claim monitoring groupsLatest data from Immigrant Council of Ireland reveals incidents up by 35% in 2015Tue May 24 2016 - 01:00
Uber car-sharing is ‘safe’, says Irish head of firmMinister for Transport advised last week not to extend Uber beyond taxi driversMon May 23 2016 - 13:12
Overseas delays blamed for likely delay in accepting refugeesFrances Fitzgerald said last year Ireland would take up to 4,000 people under EU planMon May 23 2016 - 01:00
Rooms for refugees: ‘There is no urgency about helping Syrians’Many Irish opened their homes and hearts to refugees who have still not arrived in IrelandMon May 23 2016 - 01:00
Only one Irish county did not have a gay marriage since voteTotal of 412 same-sex marriages registered since May 2015Fri May 20 2016 - 14:34
New to the Parish: From sanctions in Iran to a start-up in IrelandA Tehran native who grew up in post-war Iran now employs 13 people at his Dublin tech firm. He sees many similarities between his compatriots and Irish peopleWed May 18 2016 - 06:00
TripAdvisor says Kilmainham Gaol Ireland’s top landmarkBlarney Castle, Trinity College also on Irish list with Machu Picchu travellers’ global favouriteTue May 17 2016 - 16:11
Wicklow couple win €250k after retrieving Lotto ticket from binWinning ticket was sold at Centra in Roundwood, Co Wicklow at the weekendTue May 17 2016 - 11:52
Irish Water complaints dropped by nearly 20% last yearMajority of complaints related to billing, account issues, charges, metering problemsTue May 17 2016 - 09:55
Man hospitalised after attempting to swim to Dalkey islandMan in his 40s was rescued by the Coast Guard in Dublin Bay on Sunday afternoonSun May 15 2016 - 19:14
Irish emigrants ‘lead the way’ in mental health awarenessMore than 120,000 around world set to take part in Pieta House Darkness Into Light walksFri May 13 2016 - 00:09
Man (21) appears in court over attack on Afghan menJoseph Connors from Ballycullen remanded on bail to appear at District Court in JulyWed May 11 2016 - 14:57
Maternity hospital conditions ‘not acceptable in 21st century’Minister for Health Simon Harris calls for end to National Maternity Hospital disputeWed May 11 2016 - 14:14
Coveney promises ‘comprehensive response’ to housing crisisMinister to introduce response to ‘emergency’ in first 100 days of GovernmentWed May 11 2016 - 11:38
New to the Parish: ‘The sleepy buzz is what I love about Cork’Despite the ‘massive adjustment’ involved in moving to Cork from London, a South African hotel manager liked his wife’s native country from the startWed May 11 2016 - 06:00
Bernie Sanders’s air route claim rejected by Fine Gael MEPUS presidential candidate said planned transatlantic services will lead to job lossesTue May 10 2016 - 16:02
Man in his 20s dies following road collision in Co WaterfordTotal of 62 people have lost their lives on Irish roads so far this yearTue May 10 2016 - 11:27
Skellig Michael rockfall may postpone opening dateLarge boulder falls on path normally taken by visitors travelling up south steps of siteTue May 10 2016 - 10:04
Irish Water bills will not ‘magically disappear’ - chief whipRegina Doherty warns Government has ‘a long way to go’ before 50-50 gender balanceMon May 09 2016 - 17:16
Thousands unhappy with dangerous dog warnings in MeathCouncillor’s Facebook post commended council for erecting signs of restricted breedsMon May 09 2016 - 13:14
Migrant group calls for plan on female genital mutilationSurvivor of procedure Mehret Yemane says ‘it’s like you have an open wound all the time’Thu May 05 2016 - 14:43
Higgins voices concern over anti-refugee rhetoricCrisis must be ‘understood, managed, facilitated’ to curb growth of anti-refugee groupsThu May 05 2016 - 07:42
New to the Parish: ‘Being an outsider bothers me less in Ireland’A Taiwanese-American artist moved to the Burren because of a dream she had about a stone tower, but she struggled at first to get to grips with the isolationWed May 04 2016 - 06:00
Radiohead break internet silence with song from new albumBritish band erased all content from social media and website over the weekendTue May 03 2016 - 18:14
Failure to regularise undocumented ‘costing State €41m per year’There are an estimated 20,000-26,000 undocumented migrants living in IrelandTue May 03 2016 - 01:00
State offers ‘all resources necessary’ to end gang killings‘Intensive programme of Garda recruitment’ under way to help end Dublin gang violenceFri Apr 29 2016 - 15:58
Homeless crisis is now an ‘emergency’, says Fr McVerryCompulsorily purchase land to provide families with a home, campaigner saysFri Apr 29 2016 - 15:00
