Kerry County Council to charge for recycling plastic and paperCharges necessary because of increased processing charges, councillors toldTue Mar 28 2017 - 05:45
Series of scrub and gorse fires blamed on farmers‘Grim predictability’ in dry spell producing surge of wild fires, says Irish Wildlife TrustMon Mar 27 2017 - 19:38
South Dublin council first to resolve ghost estates problemBankrupt developer loans sold on to investors, leaving Nama in charge of just 15 estatesTue Mar 21 2017 - 20:07
6,000 rescued between Libya and Italy in last few daysSligo doctor assists with rescue of 946 migrants, a record for Médecins Sans Frontières vesselTue Mar 21 2017 - 15:48
One in four road deaths work-related, safety body findsOf 833 road deaths in Ireland between 2008 and 2011, 193 (23%) are linked to work - IOSHTue Mar 21 2017 - 13:06
Commuters warned to expect snow and ice on Tuesday morningRoad Safety Authority publishes advice for drivers and pedestrians to avoid incidentsMon Mar 20 2017 - 19:18
Cost to clean up former dump at Bray could be €12mReport for Dún Laoghaire-Rathdown County Council says ‘do nothing’ is not an optionSat Mar 18 2017 - 01:00
Irish towns encouraged to undergo ‘health checks’Heritage Council initiative aims to make towns more attractive places to live and workThu Mar 16 2017 - 18:37
Helicopter involved in Mayo search operation checked for safety in JanuaryCoast Guard has five Sikorsky S92 helicopters with a top speed of 185km/hTue Mar 14 2017 - 09:59
Pressing need for vote on Irish unity, says Sinn FéinBritain’s Brexit agenda turns deaf ear to concerns of Northern Ireland, claims O’NeillMon Mar 13 2017 - 20:37
Leo Varadkar says Government ‘cannot seize church lands’‘It is not in the power of the Government to confiscate anyone’s property,’ says MinisterMon Mar 13 2017 - 19:15
Father and son remain in hospital after helicopter crashDonie Marron’s brother killed in 1984 Eastbourne plane crash alongside nine othersMon Mar 13 2017 - 09:31
Luas Cross City to return famous Dublin featuresLady Grattan Fountain among the items being reinstated following tram worksSat Mar 11 2017 - 01:00
Listed La Touche Hotel in Greystones suffers partial collapseLandmark Victorian structure closed since 2004 and derelict for best part of a decadeFri Mar 10 2017 - 15:09
Is your water from a private supply? EPA finds these are among worst for qualityFifth of population get drinking water from small private wells, says reportThu Mar 09 2017 - 07:39
Half of water from reservoirs, rivers and wells leaks out before useIrish Water says 5% of households use a third of the water supplied to householdsWed Mar 08 2017 - 17:07
An Post chief signals redundancies and office closuresDavid McRedmond says wages for over 9,500 staff will be paid in April, but changes on wayWed Mar 08 2017 - 14:52
Kildare woman’s art depicts life at mother and baby homesArtist’s works depict adoption papers, coffin orders, birth certificates and pinaforesWed Mar 08 2017 - 01:00
Group finds more babies who died at Protestant Bethany Home‘The only difference between us and the children in Tuam is that we had the names’Wed Mar 08 2017 - 01:00
Tributes paid to kayaker who died after incident on Lough Ree‘He lived for his kids’: Eamonn O’Donohoe got into difficulty during exercise on SundayMon Mar 06 2017 - 14:03
Mother of ‘Grace’ says she did not learn of abuse claims until 2009HSE regrets Grace’s mother cannot accept its apology but said it can fully understand whyMon Mar 06 2017 - 13:59
Circus performers forced to flee floodwaters in Co CorkCast and crew of Circus Vegas camp out on road in Mallow after abandoning main tentSun Mar 05 2017 - 11:02
Dublin could introduce restrictions on diesel vehiclesNaughten launches plans proposing taxes to encourage switch to sustainable transportThu Mar 02 2017 - 16:49
Councils failed to spend €51 million provided for housing , C&AG saysExpenditure under voluntary and co-operative housing fund €7.8m less than provided, PAC toldThu Mar 02 2017 - 13:25
Brexit biggest threat to food industry ‘since economic war’John Bruton says he believes EU members would be willing to give UK extra year to leaveTue Feb 28 2017 - 15:34
‘Slow tourism’: New Fáilte Ireland brand to promote lakelandsInitiative due later this year to push walking, cycling and boating routes in midlands areasTue Feb 28 2017 - 15:28
Hotels to tackle waste through portion size and food box optionsAbout one million tonnes of food waste is disposed annually by the catering industryMon Feb 27 2017 - 12:30
Hoteliers to crack down on bogus insurance claimsHotel federation chief calls for review of average valuation of injury compensationMon Feb 27 2017 - 05:05
Rising insurance costs blamed on ‘excessive’ awards for injuryCourt fines are higher than elsewhere in EU says insurance industry, hoteliers and firmsMon Feb 27 2017 - 01:00
Dump spilling toxic asbestos on to Bray beachFormer local authority landfill exposed along 200m stretch and falling into the seaMon Feb 27 2017 - 01:00
Trump’s Doonbeg resort sees another planning setbackClare County Council seeks additional information on coastal defence schemeFri Feb 24 2017 - 16:08
Coveney defends ‘independent selection’ in rental capsMinister for Housing says areas must meet criteria and ‘shouldn’t be a political decision’Wed Feb 22 2017 - 01:00
Tackling litter louts requires cross-governmental actionDenis Naughten says cites difficulty in tracking people with ‘fluid’ addressesTue Feb 21 2017 - 01:00
Two-thirds of litter fines going unpaid in Dublin cityAnnual cost burden of collecting illegally dumped rubbish in region of €650,000Tue Feb 21 2017 - 01:00
‘False alarm’ as fire brigade attends Weir and Sons jewellersEmergency services arrive to Grafton Street store after anti-theft device activatedSun Feb 19 2017 - 19:03
Kenny to address leadership issue at Fine Gael meetingCoveney says Taoiseach should remain in role until after St Patrick’s Day visit to USSun Feb 19 2017 - 18:19
One-third of people ‘get less than six hours sleep a night’Ikea-commissioned survey also reveals that almost half of couples sleep back-to-backFri Feb 17 2017 - 17:57
European Commission may fine State over sewage pumped into rivers and seaSenior EU official says Ireland not exempt from domestic water chargesWed Feb 15 2017 - 20:16
Shannon pipeline application to be lodged by end of yearIrish Water chief says Dublin faces water shortages in 10 years without the projectWed Feb 15 2017 - 17:44
Shauntelle Tynan: Video prompts surge in donations to treatment fundDonations for Carlow teen’s cancer care in US increased from €50,000 to €585,000 in 48 hoursTue Feb 14 2017 - 21:04
Irish Water: Households wasting less than thoughtManaging director Jerry Grant: 765m litres a day still being lost in public pipe networkTue Feb 14 2017 - 16:55
Health and safety breaches found in four disability centresHiqa finds women forced to leave bungalow to access bathroom in Gweedore facilityMon Jan 30 2017 - 23:17
Ardmore Studios owners insist on sale as ‘a going concern’Over 400 people gathered in Bray to express concern about future of local film industrySun Jan 29 2017 - 09:09
Firearms, alligator heads and ivory among items seized in mailCocaine, heroin and amphetamines blocked by Revenue officials last yearSat Jan 28 2017 - 16:41
Renewed call for information over Skerries hit-and-runMale pedestrian remains in a serious condition in hospital a month after being struck by a vehicleSat Jan 28 2017 - 15:52
Taskforce set up by Heather Humphreys to save native curlewsHaunting cry of curlew celebrated in songs and poems, but only 122 breeding pairs remainFri Jan 27 2017 - 19:32
Ardmore Studios sale opposed by crowds at public meeting in BrayMinister tells public meeting his ‘priority’ is to keep film making in Co WicklowThu Jan 26 2017 - 09:00
EPA ‘anxious’ €200m Vartry reservoir upgrade proceedsAgency says Victorian infrastructure is vulnerable to chemicals linked to cancersThu Jan 26 2017 - 01:00
Visa-free access to Ireland being promoted at London seminarsCitizenship offered to ‘high net worth’ people via Caribbean islandsWed Jan 25 2017 - 19:39
Irish tourism could be badly hit by Brexit, survey showsUK tourists will spend less money and time abroad, Tourism Ireland research suggestsTue Jan 24 2017 - 21:05
