Government prepared to engage with energy companies on bills - DonohoeMinister for Public Expenditure said that targeted measures would replace energy credits for struggling householdsThu Mar 02 2023 - 12:42
Government ‘acted in good faith’ with best advice available at start of pandemic - geriatricianHSE’s lead on stroke treatment recalled ‘fearful time’ for healthcare providers as Covid-19 first emerged in 2020Wed Mar 01 2023 - 12:12
Children’s Rights Alliance criticises continued failure over youth mental healthAnnual report card commends Government for online safety improvementsTue Feb 28 2023 - 10:08
Cork-born bishop shot dead in LA was ‘prayerful’ and ‘attentive’ to poorBishop David O’Connell (69) worked with underprivileged communities in LA for decades and was known as ‘a peacemaker’Mon Feb 20 2023 - 09:19
Northern Ireland protocol: ‘Technical issues nearly all worked out,’ say Dublin sourcesExpectations grow that EU and UK are on brink of a dealFri Feb 17 2023 - 13:34
Hoteliers owed six-figure sums for providing Ukrainian accommodationSome have still not been paid for lodgings provided as far back as OctoberFri Feb 17 2023 - 08:50
Legislation introducing mandatory open disclosure is Vicky Phelan’s ‘legacy’Campaigners describe Wednesday as ‘a very proud day but also a very sad day’Thu Feb 16 2023 - 12:22
‘Simply baffling’: Galway city mayor criticises An Bord Pleanála housing decisionsPlanning body overturned permission for 71 homes and refused social and Traveller accommodation planWed Feb 15 2023 - 12:14
Menlo Pier tragedy: Garda leading investigation appeals for more witnesses Gardaí due to interview occupants of another vehicle who raised the alarm after victims’ car entered water at Menlo PierMon Feb 13 2023 - 19:50
Red Cross backs appeal to commercial sector for large buildings to house refugeesRed Cross spokesman welcomed renewal of pledged accommodation from members of the publicMon Feb 13 2023 - 11:49
Munster Technological University hackers will cut their losses and walk away - cyber expertDirector of National Cyber Security Centre warns those whose data may have been affected to take precautions against online phishing attemptsMon Feb 13 2023 - 10:09
Controversial Chinese cameras widely used throughout Leinster House complex, says Green Party TDPatrick Costello has asked for review of security around cameras which have been banned in other countriesMon Feb 13 2023 - 08:29
Goal says at least four aid workers still missing in rubble after earthquake in Turkey and Syria Those who survived are assisting in efforts to locate others, deputy CEO saidFri Feb 10 2023 - 08:03
Bertie Ahern’s evidence to Mahon tribunal was ‘at a particular point in time’, Taoiseach Leo Varadkar says Taoiseach pays tribute to Mr Ahern’s contribution to the Northern Ireland peace process but says his rejoining Fianna Fáil is an internal party matterThu Feb 09 2023 - 11:50
Biden planning to visit Ireland ‘soon’, Waterford state of the union guest toldMaurice Barron invited President to Waterford after his daughter featured in landmark speechThu Feb 09 2023 - 10:28
MTU Cork confirms it suffered ransomware cyber attack as campus remains closedCollege has ‘not engaged’ with demand as it works towards managed return to campusThu Feb 09 2023 - 08:02
Allow gardaí take control of drones threatening airfield, says Dublin Airport chief Minister for Transport Eamon Ryan said policy framework for dealing with drones will include measures on enforcement and complianceWed Feb 08 2023 - 08:26
Aontú raises concerns over housing shortage for asylum seekersPeadar Tóibín says State has a responsibility to help people in a ‘sustainable and sensible’ wayTue Feb 07 2023 - 08:58
Street art: ‘We need to relax and catch up with the rest of the world’A member of Dublin City Council’s Arts, Culture and Recreation Strategic Policy Committee has called for street art to be legalised and said it is ‘a way of giving a city character’Fri Feb 03 2023 - 10:38
No level of consultation on refugees would change views of some protesters, O’Gorman saysProtests over accommodating refugees have been held in Waterford, Cork and areas of DublinWed Feb 01 2023 - 12:15
Nursing home charges: Government’s defence of legal strategy rejected by former investigatorTaoiseach Leo Varadkar defended the use of a legal strategy aimed at containing the State’s potential liability on private nursing home charges describing it as ‘legitimate’ in the DáilWed Feb 01 2023 - 10:09
No ‘big bang’ approach to childminder regulations, says Minister for ChildrenRoderic O’Gorman moves to reassure childminders that there will be no compulsory registrationWed Feb 01 2023 - 08:52
Róisín Shortall urges clarity over nursing home charges issueSocial Democrats co-leader calls for a special sitting of the Oireachtas health committeeTue Jan 31 2023 - 10:42
Sinn Féin faces Sipo investigation over spending on election databaseParty admits errors in electoral spending returnsFri Jan 27 2023 - 01:00
Warning number of asylum seekers sleeping rough could doubleAt least 24 international protection applicants left without accommodation since arriving in State on TuesdayThu Jan 26 2023 - 09:08
Capuchin centre prepares for increased number of asylum seekers Government plans to keep Citywest hub closed to those seeking emergency shelterWed Jan 25 2023 - 11:38
Ireland’s mental health system is ‘unattractive’ to new recruits, senior medic warnsConsultant contract on its own will not solve CAMHS issues, says Professor Matthew SadlierWed Jan 25 2023 - 10:11
Lack of State data on children very frustrating, says human rights chiefProblems in child mental health services would have been revealed earlier if Ireland had introduced UN proposals, says Sinéad GibneyWed Jan 25 2023 - 08:42
Garda Commissioner calls for legislation to deal with assaults on members of the forceRequest for bodycams is ‘only asking for what is the European standard’Tue Jan 24 2023 - 15:26
Camhs problems can be helped by consultants accepting new contract, Stephen Donnelly saysMinister says agreement with organisations ‘can help get more’ senior medics on board to address shortcomingsTue Jan 24 2023 - 10:12
Mentally ill children not receiving timely care is ‘unacceptable’, Tánaiste saysMental Health Commission’s interim report highlights risks to safety and wellbeing of childrenMon Jan 23 2023 - 10:17
Scenario of asylum seekers sleeping on streets ‘a new low’ Migrants’ rights organisation Doras calls for co-ordinated action from GovernmentFri Jan 20 2023 - 10:34
Refugee processing centre at Citywest to close for new arrivals within days‘There is a very real risk that we won’t be able to accommodate everyone,’ O’Gorman saysThu Jan 19 2023 - 14:25
Free GP care for all would overwhelm health service, IMO saysDr Denis McCauley says move would result in a ‘politically induced health crisis’Tue Jan 17 2023 - 09:27
Ballyfermot councillor speaks of ‘fear and upset’ over anti-immigration protests outside his family homeVincent Jackson says incident was related to misinformation circulating that refugees are staying in local schools at night timeFri Jan 13 2023 - 12:56
Seán Binder case: Some charges against Irish aid worker dropped in Greek trialUN human rights office says the case had a chilling effect on humanitarian organisations in the regionFri Jan 13 2023 - 11:45
Almost 1,000 patients caught Covid-19 in Irish hospitals last monthVaccines will still offer protection against Kraken subvariant, says professor of experimental immunologyWed Jan 11 2023 - 12:00
‘The people of Ballymun are welcoming’: FF councillor rejects ‘upsetting’ protestsCllr Briege MacOscar said protests are not representative of wider communityTue Jan 10 2023 - 11:01
Children among residents targeted at anti-asylum seeker protests in BallymunInvolvement of anti-immigration National Party and Irish Freedom Party widely condemnedMon Jan 09 2023 - 18:44
Ballymun protests against refugees ‘orchestrated by far-right’, Lord Mayor of Dublin says Minister for Housing Darragh O’Brien ‘very disturbed’ by anti-immigration protestsMon Jan 09 2023 - 15:37
‘It’s unsafe and inhumane’: Letterkenny nurse tells of hospital overcrowdingSarah Maher says she worked an extra 16 hours over three shifts this week due to staff shortageFri Jan 06 2023 - 11:28
Second-highest ever trolley figure recorded with 838 patients waiting for a hospital bedHospital emergency departments battling ‘perfect storm’ of flu, RSV and Covid-19 casesWed Jan 04 2023 - 14:39
Hospital overcrowding: Patients on trolleys hit record high amid ‘inhumane’ conditionsHospitals bracing for exceptional pressures as HSE warns of ‘one of the busiest ever periods’Tue Jan 03 2023 - 11:38
‘He is a national hero and I’m proud of him’: Pte Seán Rooney’s mother delivers funeral tributePrivate Sean Rooney remembered at funeral as a caring man ‘wise beyond his years’Thu Dec 22 2022 - 12:00
Experts are ‘independent’ in personal injury cases, solicitor says after judge criticismSuggesting evidence is partisan ‘impugns the doctor’, solicitor saysThu Dec 22 2022 - 11:59
Rathkeale parish priest calls for peace talks to quell violent feudArmed gardaí are patrolling the town to try to keep a lid on tensions which boiled over last MondayWed Dec 21 2022 - 16:28
Rathkeale violence: Simon Harris pledges additional resources as he visits Limerick townVideo footage of aftermath showed several destroyed cars and what appeared to be a number of machetes left on road nearbyTue Dec 20 2022 - 20:20
Toy Show musical risk was ‘too high’ in saturated Christmas market - PAC chairmanThe Public Accounts Committee will ask Dee Forbes how much market research was conducted in advanceTue Dec 20 2022 - 08:34
Private Seán Rooney death: Bullet entered through rear of vehicle, indicating a targeted killingTaoiseach says Ireland determined to establish facts as arrangements made to repatriate remains of Pte Seán RooneyFri Dec 16 2022 - 17:09
An ‘extraordinary sacrifice’: tributes paid to Irish peacekeepers killed and injured in LebanonPresident Michael D Higgins says Irish soldiers ‘risk their lives every day in order to build and maintain peace in conflict zones’Thu Dec 15 2022 - 10:35