Tim O'Brien

Tim O'Brien

Tim O'Brien is an Irish Times journalist

There are traffic diversions in Cork city centre this morning after a cyclist and taxi were in a collision. Photograph: Collins
Young female cyclist critically injured in Cork collision

Woman (19) on a bicycle and taxi collided at 2am on Tuesday at a junction in Cork city

The Irish dates are May 5th and 7th in the RDS area in Dublin. Photograph: Ander Gillenea/AFP via Getty Images
Bruce Springsteen and The E Street band set two Irish dates for 2023

European Tour visits Dublin’s RDS in May

The southbound carriageway of the motorway is currently closed to traffic between J11 Cahir south and J12 Mitchelstown north. File photograph: Irish Times
Pedestrian (60s) dies after being hit by a lorry in Co Tipperary

Gardaí appealing for witnesses following incident near Burncourt, Cahir

An Oireachtas committee has heard tehre was a significant increase in demand for services provided by eating disorder support group Bodywhys during the Covid-19 pandemic. Photograph: iStock
Just three dedicated hospital beds for adults with eating disorders, committee hears

Bodywhys says treatment for people with related ilnesses largely provided in community

The Federation of Early Childhood Providers represents 1,456 independent early childhood care services across Ireland, accounting for 20,000 carers jobs and supporting around 90,000 children and families. Photograph: iStock
More than 260 childcare firms set to close in 2023, providers say

Federation of Early Childhood Providers says Government ‘core funding’ is not enough

Floodwater at Lough Funshinagh, Turlagh, in Co Roscommon. Photograph: Alan Betson
Environment group rejects criticism over stance on Roscommon flooding

Council and OPW trying to circumvent environmental protection, group claims

Tom Carney, who lost his sheep shed to the rising floodwaters in 2016 at Lough Funshinagh. Photograph: Alan Betson
Roscommon lake doubles in size, threatening homes and environment

Loughs Funshinagh and Ree ‘will be poisoned’ if cattle sheds and septic tanks flood

A view showing the size of the turnout at the ‘Our Maternity Hospital’ protest outside the Dáil today. Photograph: Tom Honan
National Maternity Hospital: Hundreds attend rally demanding full public ownership

Opponents of current plan continue to raise concerns of possible external interference

Professor Brigid Laffan: ‘It is a real trauma to see someone die before your eyes.’ Photograph: Frank Miller/The Irish Times
Brigid Laffan recalls ‘unimaginable’ trauma of husband’s death

Michael Laffan died while swimming at Seapoint in Dublin in January

Kitesurfing off Dollymount, north Dublin, with Howth lighthouse in the background. Photograph Nick Bradshaw/The Irish Times
Enjoy the weekend sunshine: Weather is set to turn on Monday

Temperatures may hit 20 degrees today as Met Éireann forecasts return of showers next week

The woman was one of a growing number of Irish people travelling to Turkey for medical procedures. File photograph: Getty
Irish woman dies in Turkey during medical procedure

Mother-of-two from southeast had travelled to country for treatment in the past month

Charlotte Kelly was from Kilmacrennan, near Letterkenny, Co Donegal.
Young woman killed in Co Donegal crash named locally

Seventeen year old was moved to Beaumont Hospital where she died on Monday

Dublin Fire Brigade responded to a gorse fire in the Dublin and Wicklow mountains on Friday evening. Photograph: Dublin Fire Brigade/Twitter
Fire brigade respond to gorse fire in Dublin mountains

Department of Agriculture issues orange fire alert and says rain may not eliminate risks

Judge John Cooke (right) pictured during an Irish European Law Forum at Newman House. Photograph:Cyril Byrne
Former High Court judge John Cooke dies in Dublin hospital

Judge was ‘one of the foremost Irish jurists of his time’ and ‘without political links’

The seizure was part of ongoing investigations targeting suspects involved in an organised crime group.
Revenue officers and gardaí seize herbal cannabis worth €2m

Two men arrested and detained for questioning in Drogheda operation

AIB has warned about a scam recently in operation in which customers are asked to return their cards to a taxi driver sent to collect them. Photograph: iStock
Bank warns customers not to be duped into returning cards by taxi

Innocent taxi drivers being sent to reclaim cards - but it is just another scam says AIB

A file image of forest near Enniskerry village in Co Wicklow. A CSO report suggests the State is falling far short of its tree planting targets. Photograph: Getty
Ireland falling far short of tree planting targets, CSO report finds

Failure to plant enough trees places State in ‘serious hole’ over meeting carbon targets

The current cableway facilitates the operation of a single six-person cable car used by some 20,400 visitors each year, according to planning documents. Photograph: Getty
Bord Pleanála to concede challenge to Dursey Island development

Plans included new cableway with two stations, visitor centre, cafe and car park

Irish Rail has already applied the scheme to its online fares, including those in the Dublin region. Photograph: Tom Honan
Disparities emerge in dates for public transport fare reductions

Rolling dates for introduction of fare cuts are ‘complex, but scheme is still on schedule’

The drugs will be sent to Forensic Science Ireland for analysis. Photograph: iStock
Gardaí seize estimated €157,500 worth of cocaine in separate Cork searches

Two men (20s) arrested in separate operations carried out in the Ballincolling area

The dramatic fall in passenger numbers over the past two years as travel was hit by Covid-19 had resulted in cheaper parking according to the DAA. Photograph: iStock
DAA defends ‘dynamic pricing’ for airport parking

Complaints over increases as parking revenues bounce back after pandemic

Costs associated with operating a taxi increased between 2017 and 2022 by about 11 per cent, according to the NTA. Photograph: Alan Betson
Taxi prices set to jump 12% as NTA launches consultation

Regulator says drivers have been hit with increases in cost of insurance and fuel

The system is to go live on the M7 between Junction 26 Nenagh West and Junction 27 Birdhill at 7am on Monday, a stretch of road which is subject to sudden changes in weather. File photograph: Michael Donnelly
Speed-over-distance cameras go live on the M7 in Co Tipperary

Cameras expected to have immediate effect on speeding vehicles

Lynne Freeman (50s) drowned after she and two friends got into difficulty swimming in the sea in Co Wicklow on Saturday.
Woman who drowned in Greystones named as Bray schoolteacher

Tragedy occurred as three friends went for Saturday afternoon dip on North Beach

Johnathan O’Meara of Mid Ireland Adventure pictured at the launch of the Slieve Bloom bike trail network in Kinnitty, Co Offaly. Photograph: Tim O’ Brien
Slieve Bloom biking trail brings boom time to local businesses

80km of trail riding officially opened on Friday by Heather Humphreys in Co Offaly

Bord na Móna has been using stockpiles of peat to supply the professional horticulture industry, to make briquettes and to fuel remaining power stations which continue to burn peat. Photograph: Cyril Byrne
Legal challenge to Bord na Móna use of turf stockpiles

Jobs at risk at remaining briquette factory, turf-powered plants and horticulture outlets

Elaine Dennehy: ‘How can we morally enforce a product when we can’t say with certainty it is safe for everyone?’
Campaigner claims Led lighting can cause headaches and nausea

Calls for more research as State invests millions switching to more efficient lights

Minister of State Ossian Smyth said the rights of individuals to cut turf would continue. Photograph: Gareth Chaney/Collins
Minister of State ‘alarmed’ by Varadkar comments on turf cutting

Small-scale sale between neighbours will not be impacted, Ossian Smyth says

‘If Eamon Ryan had left it alone, never mentioned turf, in 12 years time it would not be an issue as 90 per cent of the users would have passed away,’ said Michael Fitzmaurcie TD. Photograph: iStock
No turf cutters engaged in widespread selling, says TD

Proposed ban leaves families feeling like they are ‘growing and selling cannabis’

Agriculture committee heard that last year just 2,000 hectares of forest were planted, the lowest level since 1946, it was claimed. Photograph: iStock
A quarter of forestry target planted in ‘worst year since 1946’, committee told

Non-performance of forestry service has done ‘real damage to confidence’ in sector, TDs and Senators told

Evan Somers recovers in hospital following an assault in Dublin. Photograph via Twitter
Man hospitalised following homophobic assault in Dublin city

Evan Somers attacked early on Sunday morning on George’s Street

The People of Ireland Against Fuel Prices want a maximum ceiling of €1.10 put on the price of a litre of petrol, €1.20 per litre of diesel and 65c per litre of home heating oil. Photograph: Niall Carson/PA
What do the truckers protesting in Dublin want?

The People of Ireland Against Fuel Prices want to change fuel taxes and charges

The fare reductions come on top of the Government’s decision to introduce the young adult card later this summer, which will offer an average discount of 50 per cent on fares to those aged between 19 and 23 years. Photographer: Dara Mac Dónaill
Private bus firms cry foul over subsidised 20% fare cut for public transport rivals

Ticket fares outside greater Dublin area to fall from Monday in second phase of scheme

Some 75 per cent of Polish migrants – one of the largest migrant groups in Ireland – lived in private rented accommodation, the study found. Photograph: iStock
Migrants more likely to be in overcrowded accommodation – study

Over half of all migrants were renting in 2016, compared with 13% of Irish-born people

President Michael D Higgins officially unveils the newly restored Eire 6 wartime neutrality sign in Howth, Co Dublin. File photograph: Nick Bradshaw/The Irish Times
President highlights ‘special role’ of neutral countries at unveiling of restored Eire 6 sign

Sign created in Howth during second World War is an act of ‘positive neutrality’, Higgins says

The National Tidy Towns competition is set to return to normal this year. File photograph: Eric Luke/The Irish Times
Tidy Towns 2022 launches with promise competition is back ‘in full swing’

Communities across Ireland have until May 20th to enter this year’s event

The Mibi said the number of such vehicles on the State’s roads reached 174,177 in 2021. Photograph: iStock
One in 13 private cars are uninsured creating a ‘problematic’ situation – Mibi

Parc Road Safety group says the number of Garda automatic detection systems is down

About 5 per cent of households have yet to receive census forms. Photograph: Dara Mac Dónaill
Thousands of homes will not receive forms ahead of census night

Sunday is likely to see the last paper-based censuses, says CSO

Victoria Tollman, whose Red Carnation Group owns the Ashford Castle Hotel in Co Mayo, addresses the Irish Hotels Federation annual conference. Photograph: Don MacMonagle
Hoteliers fret over slow pace of summer bookings

Nine million bed nights were lost last year, Irish Hotel Federation survey shows

IHF president Elaina Fitzgerald Kane said the Government must also do ‘everything within its power’ to minimise the impact of tourism inflation. Photograph: Barry Dunning/Kano PR
Hoteliers call for 9% VAT rate to be retained amid rising costs

Spikes in energy and food costs threaten sector’s recovery, conference hears

Gardaí at the scene of the fire. Photograph: Dara Mac Dónaill
Man arrested in connection with fire at Dublin homeless hostel

Six people in stable condition in hospital following the fire on Little Britain Street

Silhouetted wind turbine at a rural windfarm.
Environmental constraints could ‘unreasonably’ limit Kerry wind power

Planning regulator tells Kerry County Council to change draft development plan

The company said Galway last year became Ireland’s first city with an entirely hybrid bus service, funded by the NTA and operated by Bus Éireann. Photograph: Dara Mac Donaill/The Irish Times
Bus Éireann reconfiguring some depots for electric vehicle charging

Company currently has 61 hybrid and three hydrogen buses funded by the NTA

More than 400,00 passport applications had been received by the start of the year. Photograph: iStock
Families missing flights due Passport Office delays, travel agents claim

Passport office denies ‘backlog’ and says 68,000 applications are ‘incomplete’

Soko Noritake from Japan photographs an apple blossom tree in Christchurch, Dublin. The recent spell of fine weather is forecast to continue into the weekend. Photograph: Alan Betson
Ireland to experience ‘long sunny spells’ as status orange fire warning issued

High of 17 degrees one degree below annual average summer high, says Met Éireann

Jewish Representative Council of Ireland chairman Maurice Cohen. Photograph: JRCI
Irish Jews ‘dismayed’ by parliamentary attacks on their community

UN Human Rights Council told members of Dáil and Seanad being openly anti-Semitic

A man in his late-40s died in a collision in Limerick, while a man in his 80s died in a crash in Dublin. Photograph: iStock
Two people die in separate crashes as death toll on Irish roads continues to rise

Number of people who have died on State’s roads now at 44 – up 25 on last year

The Global Burden of Diseases, Injuries and Risk Factors study, has shown a dramatic increase in the causal link estimates for red meat and illnesses and deaths. Photograph: iStock
Experts call for data from study on health effects of red meat to be released

Study claimed red meat impacts heart disease, breast cancer, stroke, diabetes, cancer

Dancers in the crowd at the Céilí Mór in the Festival Quarter, Collins Barracks on St Patrick’s Day. The fun continues there with a daily entertainment line-up. Photograph: Alan Betson/The Irish Times
Dublin revels in festival fun over bank holiday weekend

Celebrations continue apace, while Ireland and Scotland prepare for rugby international

A man has died in a crash near Rathkeale in Co Limerick.
Truck driver killed in Co Limerick collision with car

Car driver taken to University Hospital in ‘non-life threatening’ condition

The CCPC said the recall involved the Bella City Chic doll, which it said contains “unacceptable levels of a chemical that is unsafe for young children”.
Almost 19,000 dolls sold by Dealz recalled due to chemical risk to children

Move announced by consumer protection watchdog on Tuesday

One of seven brothers and one sister, Tom Duffy started performing in the circus ring at the age of five
Tom Duffy the ‘greatest showman’ of Irish circus family dies aged 92

‘He dedicated his whole life to entertaining the Irish public,’ says son David

Minister for Transport Eamon Ryan has said oil was not on the list of sanctions agreed by the EU. Photograph: Gareth Chaney/Collins
Ireland accepts Russian oil from tanker berthed at Dublin Port

Move comes as similar oil tanker delivery turns back from the United States

Members of the Glendruid Dolmen Public Forum at the dolmen site in Cabinteely: Poppy Pendred, Carolyn and Nick McElwee, Olwen Pendred, Denis Madden and Neasa Madden. Photograph: Dara Mac Dónaill
Dolmen access to be included in Cherrywood public consultation

‘I had to climb over a tree and over a river’ councillor says of access to 5,500 year-old portal tomb

Members of the Glendruid Dolmen Public Forum at the dolmen site in Cabinteely: Poppy Pendred, Carolyn and Nick McElwee, Olwen Pendred, Denis Madden and Neasa Madden. Photograph: Dara Mac Dónaill
Plans for long-term public access to Cabinteely dolmen under discussion

Neolithic portal tomb surrounded by development land is comparable to Poulnabrone

The motorcyclist, a man aged in his late 30s, was pronounced dead at the scene. Photograph: Niall Carson/PA Wire
Motorcyclist killed in collision with van in Co Limerick

Numbers of those killed on the State’s roads more than double the similar period last year

The Independent Review Group has set up a website where further information on the request for submissions, including the group’s terms of reference, can be read. Photograph: Colin Keegan/Collins Dublin
Defence Forces Review seeks submissions from those claiming they were abused

Draft report due within a year to be brought to Government by Simon Coveney

The action follows disquiet that many fuel retailers put up the price of a litre of petrol by about 20 cent, just one day before the Government reduced excise and duties on a litre of petrol by 20 cent. Photograph: Dara Mac Dónaill/The Irish Times
Total of 83 complaints to price watchdog about fuel price gouging

Minister advised by watchdog of the actions it was taking to protect motorists

Met Éireann said the current wet and windy spell will clear away on Wednesday as brighter weather moves in from the west in time for St Patrick’s Day.
Met Éireann issues yellow alerts for wind and rain but sun expected on St Patrick’s Day

Weather forecast for the days ahead is for ‘unsettled weather’

The presence of infrastructure like the Luas, pictured here at Bride’s Glen, has fed into the council’s aspiration to establish ‘10 minute neighbourhoods’ Photograph: Aidan Crawley
New Dún Laoghaire Rathdown plan for ‘10-minute neighbourhood’

20,000 new homes to be created in south Dublin, building out towards Co Wicklow

Ian Currums business owner at Aztec Scaffolding said the company had three vans and three trucks on the road and his weekly fuel bill had risen from €800 per week to “12 to 14 hundred”.
Fuel price reaction: ‘We will just have to pass it on to the customers’

Business owner says weekly fuel bill for fleet has risen from €800 to as much as €1,400

The meeting comes amid supply chain difficulties as considerable volumes of global feed and fertiliser originate from and are traded through Ukraine and Russia. Photograph: Gareth Chaney/Collins Photos
McConalogue to meet grain and fertiliser importers to discuss war impacts

Window of opportunity in next few weeks to make decisions on supply crisis

The proposal envisages the link leaving the current Northern Line line between Clongriffin and Portmarnock stations and travelling about 7 kilometres westwards across open ground to the M1 motorway
Rail line from Clongriffin to Dublin Airport would be quick and cheap, committee hears

Oireachtas Committee hears route would not be an alternative to the metro

Met Éireann has issued a Yellow weather warning for the entire country for wind and rain. Photograph: Bryan O’Brien
Weather warnings: Met Éireann issues wind and rain for entire country

Status yellow warnings to come into place later on Tuesday

A Ukrainian refugee looks on while waiting to be transported after she and her mother managed to cross the Romanian-Ukrainian border crossing point in Siret, northern Romania on Friday. Since the outbreak of the conflict, 187,687 refugees from Ukraine have entered Romania, and 126,502 have left the country for other destinations, according to the latest report of the Border Police. Robert Ghement / EPA
Hotels among ‘all available options’ to be used for Ukrainians

‘Temporary protection’ offered to migrants includes rights to work, school and welfare

Clothing, food and essential items to be distributed to refugees at the tented village set up by charities giving aid at the Vysne Nemecke border crossing in Slovakia. Photograph: Christopher Furlong/Getty
How to help Ukraine: Financial donations are best, charities say

Convoys of supplies also welcome but can face problems at border, aid worker says

The Oireachtas committee on transport has heard calls for the introduction of a default speed limit of 30km/h in built-up areas. Photograph: Dara Mac Dónaill
Streets ‘devoid of human interactions’ due to dominance of vehicles, committee told

Academic says focus on safety of drivers ‘makes roads less safe for walkers and other vulnerable users’

A uniformed member of An Garda Síochána was assaulted in the early hours of Monday morning. Photograph: iStock
Garda attacked and doused in petrol ‘likely came upon criminal activity’

Uniformed member of the force left disoriented in early morning attack in Cavan

All those who completed applications for visas for travel to Ireland from the Ukraine for family reunification purposes were handled in a timely fashion, the Department of Justice has said. Photograph: Petr David Josek/AP
Visa applications for travel to Ireland from Ukraine handled ‘swiftly’, department says

Irish executive based in Kyiv accused those handling the process of a lack of urgency

Paul Smithwick: ‘A charismatic, courteous and mannerly man’
Paul Smithwick, a ‘true friend to Ireland’s heritage’, dies aged 76

Member of famous Kilkenny brewing family received an OBE for service to British-Irish relations

Des O’Maonaigh partner Svetlana and her son Kirill in a bomb shelter outside of Kyiv.
Ireland accused of ‘empty gesture’ on visas as mother and son are stranded in Kyiv

Des O’Maonaigh said he was ‘given the run around’ trying to get his partner and her child out

Britain’s Prince Charles: has previously expressed a wish to visit every county in Ireland. Photograph: Kirsty O’Connor/AFP via Getty Images
Prince of Wales to visit Ireland on first overseas trip of 2022

Couple’s tour ‘will take in’ the Rock of Cashel, Cahir Castle and Coolmore

Met Éireann has issued a status yellow snow and ice warning for all of Ireland, which comes into force at 10pm on Wednesday. Photograph: Bryan O’Brien
Met Éireann issues snow and ice warning for all of Ireland

Status yellow warning in place from Wednesday with possibility of snow, hail and ice

Many of the root causes of anti-social behaviour are beyond the control or jurisdiction of gardaí, the Oireachtas justice committee has heard. Photograph: Aidan Crawley
Custodial sentences for anti-social behaviour should be ‘a last resort’

Oireachtas Committee on Justice told many causes of issue beyond control of gardaí

Two female sperm whales were found dead at Maghery beach and Malin Head in Co Donegal last week. Photograph: iStock
Experts link deaths of whales off Irish coast to storms and Russian military drills

Deep-diving animals have been washed-up on coasts of counties Donegal, Kerry and Galway

June Tinsley of the National Council for the Blind of Ireland says it is ‘disappointing that proposals to impose age limits on e-scooter usage will not now be included in the proposed legislation’. Photograph: Dara Mac Donaill
Disability groups criticise Government’s e-scooter plan

E-scooter crashes result in ‘quite extensive, complex injuries’, says orthopaedic surgeon

Emergency service at the scene of the incident on George’s Street Lower in Dún Laoghaire, Co Dublin. Photograph: Stephen Collins/Collins Photos
Woman dies after being hit by lorry on Dún Laoghaire main street

Driver and woman who tried to intervene among those being treated for shock

Tánaiste Leo Varadkar has told an environmental group he ‘strongly’ supports the development of the €600 million Galway ring road. Photograph: Gareth Chaney/Collins
Varadkar tells environmentalists he supports Galway ring road

Tánaiste says judicial reviews which ultimately fail in the courts are ‘not victimless’

Waves hit the sea wall at Portstewart in Co Derry on Wednesday amid the arrival of Storm Dudley. Photograph: Niall Carson/PA Wire
Storm Eunice to be ‘short and sharp’, says Met Éireann, after Storm Dudley abates

Second storm this week to bring flooding, stormy seas, high winds and snow

Met Éireann has issued a status Yellow marine warning for gales on all coasts and on the Irish Sea from 11am Wednesday to midday Thursday. File photograph: Getty
Ireland braced for rough weather as two storms roll in

Dudley and Eunice set to trigger strong gusts, regional flooding and gale-force winds at sea

Flooding on Droichead Charraig a Logáin which erodes the surface.
Local and regional road funding for 2022 up 4% to nearly €600m

Funding fails to convince all – Connemara roads group flags ‘some of’ State’s worst

Gardaí in north Co Dublin have seized drugs and cash with a combined value of more than €30,000 following a search operation in Malahide. File photograph: Frank Miller
Drugs and cash with combined value of over €30,000 seized after search in Malahide

Gardaí recover cocaine and drug paraphernalia during operation in north Co Dublin

Richard O’Halloran with his wife Tara, and his three daughters and son: He said he ‘turned in on myself’ during his detention and ‘did not feel the Irish Government were doing anything to help, even though they said they were’. Photograph: Tara O’Halloran/Twitter/PA
Richard O'Halloran says he felt abandoned by Irish Government while detained in China

Businessman says his heart stopped in hospital as his health suffered while detained

The woman had been so upset she said did not want to see the nurse again. Photograph: iStock
Woman (91) woken and forced to have unprescribed enema in nursing home

Patient was crying and begging for nurse to stop ‘unnecessary’ procedure

Garda Commissioner Drew Harris says the force is aware it has ‘a lot of work to do’ in reflecting diversity in its members. Photograph: Gareth Chaney/Collins
Garda recruitment drive seeks to broaden diversity of force

Campaign aimed at ‘every ethnicity, minority background, religious identity’, Harris says

The man has been treated in hospital for non-life threatening injuries. Photograph: Niall Carson/PA
Gardaí investigating false imprisonment of man in Finglas, Dublin

Victim found with multiple injuries in north Dublin on Monday, gardaí say

Medical exposure to ionising radiation is when radiation is used as part of diagnosis such as an X-ray or CT scan, for medical research purposes or in the use of radiotherapy as part of cancer treatment. Photograph: iStock
Seven medical practices non-compliant with radiation rules, Hiqa finds

Three dental practices among those criticised by watchdog in latest inspection report

The commissioning ceremony of 68 new Army Officers, 2 Air Corps Officers and 8 Maltese Officers at the Curragh camp in 2018. Photograph: Alan Betson
Who is on the Commission on the Defence Forces and what is its remit?

Members’ report recommends major investment and reform of Irish military

Providers of home care services have called for reform of the sector to address pay and conditions and a growing shortage of staff. Photograph: iStock
Providers of home care services called for reform amid crisis

Improved employment conditions necessary to meet support needs for ageing population

Some 90 per cent of early years workers struggle to make ends meet. Photograph: iStock
Low pay driving childcare workers away, finds study

Some 84% of managers identified pay as the biggest obstacle to recruiting staff

Ian McDonnell suffered catastrophic injuries during the theft of his car at Robinhood Road near the car dealership which he managed, and died at Tallaght Hospital five days later on January 28th.
Funeral of man who attempted to stop car thieves takes place in Roscommon

Ian McDonnell’s wife and children lead tributes to ‘devoted member’ of community

Flowers outside the house where the decomposed remains of a man were found in Sallynoggin, Co Dublin. Photograph: Tim O’Brien
Foul play ruled out in case of man whose remains were found in Dublin house

Sallynoggin resident Michael Whiston (76) described as ‘very striking figure with a long white beard’

Gardaí who discovered the remains after removing a grenade from the house believe the man may have been dead for about a year. Photograph: Frank Miller
Council notice on house where remains found warned of loss of tenancy

Decomposed remains of man were found by gardaí at local authority house in Sallynoggin

Review finds that for “the taxonomic groups that have undergone formal conservation assessments, more than one in five species were threatened with extinction”.
National Parks and Wildlife Service unfit to protect environment, review finds

Hard-hitting report mirrors EU comments on water, biodiversity, nature and ecology

U2 singer Bono is to release Crazy Mountain, a song dedicated to Charlie Bird and the Climb With Charlie campaign. Photograph: Emmanuel Dunand/AFP/Getty Images
Bono to release song in honour of Charlie Bird ahead of Croagh Patrick climb

Broadcaster praises ‘outstanding gesture’ by U2 frontman amid fundraising campaign

Councillors voted to block any development on lands along the capital’s southeastern coast. Photograph: iStock
Zoning for Dalkey and Killiney rejected by planning regulator

Councillors in stand-off over draft plan for zero buildings on south Dublin Dart corridor

Minister for Transport Eamon Ryan is strongly supportive of moves to reassign road space from private cars for use by active and public transport. Photograph Nick Bradshaw
Fines for illegal parking to double from €40 to €80 from Tuesday

Tepid welcome for the move from disability groups who fear new laws on e-scooters

Fixed-charge fines for parking offences can range from €40 to €150 and the motorist is initially given 28 days to pay. Photograph: Alan Betson
Use of poor box for parking offences doubles in last two years

System facing criticism allows errant motorists chance to pay and avoid conviction

Charlie Bird with Keith Davy (left) and Trevor Vaugh from NUI Maynooth who have developed the closed voice technology. Photograph: Laura Hutton / The Irish Times.
Charlie Bird shows progress on ‘cloned voice’ as his speech is ‘almost gone’

Broadcaster is hoping voice substitute technology can assist others

Lord Mayor of Dublin Alison Gilliland with members of the 50 First Skates rollerskating group Georgia Stynes, Nicole Douglas and Kim Gavin at the launch of Brigit 2022. Photograph: Tom Honan
Dublin to host St Brigid’s Day events, celebrating the original Brigit

Tuesday’s celebrations include tours, lectures and a concert - but no bank holiday yet

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