International media reacts to Dublin shootingsFrench newspaper Liberation reports that it’s ‘the return of the IRA to Dublin’Tue Feb 09 2016 - 09:38
Dublin-bound passenger ferry shelters off UK after Storm ImogenNear-hurricane winds cause widespread power blackouts in Cork and KerryMon Feb 08 2016 - 15:51
Kenny calls on Adams to make statement on AK47sFrances Fitzgerald confirms second Special Criminal Court will open on April 4thMon Feb 08 2016 - 13:33
Irishman among first all-amputee rowing team to cross AtlanticAchill's Paddy Gallagher and team arrived at Antigua on Thursday after gruelling journeyThu Feb 04 2016 - 22:02
Former ministers among 19 TDs retiring from DáilMore than €14 million set aside to cover TDs’ and Senators’ pensions and associated costsWed Feb 03 2016 - 17:03
New to the Parish: ‘For people like us, this feels like paradise’An Indian woman came to Galway to study before falling in love with a compatriot she met online and happily settling down in DublinWed Feb 03 2016 - 06:00
More women, children than men seek asylum in Europe - UnicefOver a third of people crossing sea between Greece and Turkey are childrenTue Feb 02 2016 - 16:37
Strong winds reveal early election posters’ true coloursTerence Flanagan, Joanna Tuffy, Pamela Kearns appear to breach election poster rulesTue Feb 02 2016 - 15:54
Hiqa to review method used to detect cervical cancerSome 300 women diagnosed with cervical cancer in Ireland every year, of whom 90 dieTue Feb 02 2016 - 15:52
EuroMillions jackpot winnings due to arrive in Ireland€66m won by Irish ticketholder to be pooled from playing countries by end of the weekTue Feb 02 2016 - 15:27
From Cork to Cuba: an Irish photographer in Havana’s palace of balletBringing with him a donation of dancewear from Cork City Ballet, an Irish photographer set out to capture the brilliance of students at Cuba’s world-class Pro Danza ballet schoolSat Jan 30 2016 - 05:02
Syrian family unable to rent a home in DublinLandlords reluctant to house family even though their rent is guaranteedSat Jan 30 2016 - 01:00
Masked men ‘steal €190,000’ in Blanchardstown armed raidMen wearing balaclavas and boiler suits target security van outside shopping centreWed Jan 27 2016 - 10:53
New to the Parish: ‘My father said I was too shy to be a priest’Despite those initial reservations, and his uncle arranging a marriage for him, a Ghanaian electrician joined the priesthood and ended up in DublinWed Jan 27 2016 - 06:00
Sex workers face jail time under new legislation, warns allianceSex Workers Alliance Ireland says legislation ‘does nothing’ to decriminalise workersSat Jan 23 2016 - 14:53
Carmel and Martin Naughton named Philanthropists of YearChuck Feeney’s Atlantic Philanthropies awarded for contribution to IrelandThu Jan 21 2016 - 19:49
Children’s welfare should be an election issue, group saysISPCC wants candidates to commit to change as part of #InvestInChildhood campaignThu Jan 21 2016 - 16:39
New to the Parish: ‘When I come back to Ireland it feels like home’An Amsterdam native with an entrepreneurial spirit caught the travel bug before landing in Dublin. He has had a love-hate-love relationship with the cityWed Jan 20 2016 - 06:00
Flooding crisis: Some roads reopening as waters recedeInsurance Ireland yet to announce estimate of costs related to recent storms and floodingMon Jan 18 2016 - 16:32
Publicans call on Government to scrap Good Friday alcohol ban#AboutTime campaign wants ban lifted before 1916 commemorationsMon Jan 18 2016 - 13:31
PJ Mara: Tributes paid to ‘extraordinarily intelligent’ man‘He was a multi-layered, multi-faceted man. The notion he was Haughey’s gopher is not real.’Fri Jan 15 2016 - 11:07
‘We’ve won, we’ve won $900 million... oh no... wait’Restaurant syndicate discovers lotto blunder after double checking numbersWed Jan 13 2016 - 11:57
New to the Parish: ‘Ireland is culturally different but it’s not a shocker’Jazmen Boone was often apart from her US military parents growing up, so she jumped at the chance to study and play basketball in WaterfordWed Jan 13 2016 - 06:00
Tragedy of man’s death leads to lasting bonds across boundaries‘Faith, geography and politics were things that had no meaning throughout the search’Mon Jan 11 2016 - 01:00
Daniel and Emily most popular infant names in 2015Passport office indicates 133,323 travel papers issued to children under three in 2015Fri Jan 08 2016 - 16:25
Jason Corbett killing: Recording of 911 call released‘He’s bleeding all over and I may have killed him,’ Thomas Martens says in the recordingFri Jan 08 2016 - 16:05
Seven food businesses shut last month over safety breachesNumber of premises served with closure orders dropped by 6% in 2015Thu Jan 07 2016 - 15:48
HSE advises GPs not to send all patients to BeaumontDoctors’ ability to provide care at Beaumont ‘compromised’ due to lack of spaceThu Jan 07 2016 - 13:55
Burton’s comments on abortion law described as ‘hypocrisy’Tánaiste made commitment to ‘completely remove’ Eighth AmendmentThu Jan 07 2016 - 10:04
Life is not the same when you lose people you ‘spoke to everyday’Athy crash survivor Dayna Kearney recalls four friends on first anniversary of deathsThu Jan 07 2016 - 08:43
New to the Parish: ‘Athlone has more of a social life than we thought’A twist of fate brought a Spanish couple from Madrid to Athlone, a place they’re now very happy to call homeWed Jan 06 2016 - 06:00
When sex is painful: ‘A lot of women think it’s their fault’Women who experience pain during intercourse find it difficult to talk aboutTue Jan 05 2016 - 06:00
New housing bubble may crash economy, warns Boyd BarrettGovernment is placing housing into hands vulture funds, says People Before Profit TDSun Jan 03 2016 - 15:38
Minimum wage rises to €9.15 per hour from January 1stSingle person working 39 hours per week will be better off by €708 annuallyThu Dec 31 2015 - 13:09
New to the Parish: ‘I felt really safe in Dublin because of the smoky smell’A visually impaired woman from small-town Germany quickly became comfortable wandering around Dublin because of the ‘strong community spirit’Wed Dec 30 2015 - 06:00
Hijabs and Hat-tricks: Muslim women lead the fieldWhen Fifa removed the headscarf ban, Diverse City FC went straight for the ballWed Dec 30 2015 - 01:00
From Syria to Laois: 'Even with the death all around us we wanted to live’Abou Hajar family escape the violence but still yearn for homeThu Dec 24 2015 - 10:48
New to the Parish: From homeless Zambian child to Dublin dadMicheal Chanda spent much of his childhood on the streets of Lusaka with his twin brother, before education and theatre transformed their livesWed Dec 23 2015 - 06:00
Undocumented migrants call for regularisationPeople both sides of Atlantic ask Government for support in short documentaryWed Dec 16 2015 - 16:29
Google Year in Review features same-sex marriage kiss‘When is the Late Late Toy Show’ was one of the most asked questions on Google this yearWed Dec 16 2015 - 14:31
New to the Parish: ‘Ireland is the hardest move I ever made’For an Indonesian aid worker, the move to Waterford on ‘the sunny side of Ireland’ with her partner and children has been a difficult adjustmentWed Dec 16 2015 - 06:00
Flood defences along Shannon holding as water level stablisesMet Éireann issues status orange weather warning for Friday night and SaturdayFri Dec 11 2015 - 13:48
School children from the west of Ireland call for climate dealPupils from Mayo and Galway call on world’s political leaders to ‘fight for our future’Fri Dec 11 2015 - 12:15
Status yellow weather warning for heavy rain on SaturdayAthlone residents struggle to keep rising floodwater and sewage away from homesThu Dec 10 2015 - 19:34
Unhappiness does not shorten women’s lives, study findsStudy of 700,000 women shows death rates same among happy and unhappy peopleWed Dec 09 2015 - 23:30
Same-sex referendum a Top 10 topic on Facebook in 2015Irish users of social media site also posted on Syrian conflict, refugee crisis, St Patrick’s DayWed Dec 09 2015 - 15:54
Smoking in pregnancy affects child’s fitness levels, study findsBabies born to mothers who smoke at risk of asthma, chest and ear infections, pneumoniaWed Dec 09 2015 - 09:34
New to the Parish: ‘I’ve always seen myself as socially awkward’Strange then, perhaps, that this young Swede should find himself working as a barman in Dublin – but that’s precisely where he has found his callingWed Dec 09 2015 - 06:00
Extreme rainfall a ‘taster’ of future effects of climate changeHuman activity makes extreme weather more likely, says Maynooth professorWed Dec 09 2015 - 01:00
Helicopter crew had ‘seconds’ to rescue two teenagersConditions extremely difficult when teens swept off rocks near Hook Head on SundayTue Dec 08 2015 - 20:50
