Jade Wilson

Jade Wilson

Jade Wilson is a reporter for The Irish Times

Dr Venkatesh Kannan from India pictured in Grand Canal Square, Dublin. Photograph: Dara Mac Dónaill
‘Visually, Dublin seemed very different to other parts of Europe, and it made me curious’

New to the Parish: Dr Venkatesh Kannan says he ended up in Ireland through ‘happenstance’

Grace, Svenja, Alice and Colin Hayes with Daryna Fedorenko and her children Sasha and Vika. Photograph: Nick Bradshaw
‘Big numbers are going home now’: From Ukraine to Dublin and back again

After two months in Ballybrack, the pull of family and homeplace became too strong for one family

A protest today in support of Ukraine outside the Russian embassy in Dublin, marking three months since the invasion began. Photograph: Dara Mac Dónaill
Dublin Airport reception facility for Ukrainian refugees to close

Process to run at Citywest, with 100 temporary beds, play area and HSE triage desk

Scientist and teacher Máirín Hughes, who will be 108 on May 21st, at Maryfield care centre, Chapelizod, Dublin. Photograph: Dara Mac Dónaill
Oldest woman in the State celebrates 108th birthday

Máirín Hughes puts her longevity down to ‘God’s plan. I have nothing to do with it’

Beth O’Reilly from the USI holds an electricity bill at the protest against rising prices outside the Dáil. Photograph: Dara Mac Donaill
Cost-of-living protest: ‘We’re planning a weekly dinner for elderly neighbours so they’d at least have a hot meal’

More than 100 people gather outside the Dáil to make stand against surging bills

Medical Laboratory Scientists Association members at the Mater Hospital during a one-day strike over pay and career development issues. Photograph: Dara Mac Dónaill / The Irish Times
Concern for patient safety as medical scientists embark on campaign of industrial action

Union says its members carry out identical work as biochemists but are paid on average 8 per cent less

The law was introduced last year when An Garda Síochána said temporary outdoor areas for eating and drinking, introduced during Covid-19 restrictions, were not covered by the licensing laws. File photograph
Outdoor alcohol sales and consumption law should become a permanent, says VFI

Government plans to extend temporary rules welcomed by industry body

Kelly Kemmy (24) said Tusla’s apology was ‘meaningless and a little too late’. Photograph: Laura Huttom/The Irish Times
Woman raped repeatedly by foster father says Tusla apology ‘doesn’t fix anything’

Kelly Kemmy waived her right to anonymity after Stephen Murray pleaded guilty

Kelly Kemmy waived her right to anonymity. Photograph: Laura Hutton
Kelly Kemmy: ‘What happened to me wasn’t my fault...but it took me a long time to realise that’

Young woman was repeatedly raped by her foster father over a seven-year period

Kelly Kemmy (24) thanked the detectives who worked on her case and her family and friends for their support. Photograph: Collins Courts
Man sentenced to 11 years in prison for raping foster daughter

Kelly Kemmy waived her anonymity to name Stephen Murray

Dolphin House flat complex, which has been subject of a regeneration project in recent years. A partially empty block is due to be used for the training exercise. File image: Brenda Fitzsimons / The Irish Times
Planned garda training in Rialto housing complex postponed

Emergency response planned to carry out ‘on-site training’ in partially empty Dolphin House block

Ukrainian teachers must have evidence of qualified teacher status to apply to be admitted to the register in order to teach in Irish schools. Photograph: David Sleator/The Irish Times
Some 20 Ukrainians apply to become teachers in the State

‘Tailored process’ developed to support registration and vetting of qualified Ukrainians

Council of the Russian Compatriots in Ireland organisers of a Victory Day convoy from Enfield to Athlone: About 150 people gathered for the event. Photograph: Tom Honan
Russians at Meath Victory Day rally say they do not back Ukraine war

Commemorative gathering claims to be focused on relatives lost in WWII

Shane Hickey was a student at St Mary’s secondary school, which described him as a ‘gentle soul’ in a post on social media.
Tributes to ‘gentle soul’ teenager who died while driving tractor in Co Offaly

According to gardaí, the tractor left the road and entered a deep drain at Black Castle Bog

Ken Mayers (85) (L) and Tarak Kauff (R) (80), the Veterans For Peace activists who were found guilty of interfering with the operation of Shannon Airport on St Patrick’s Day, 2019, leaving Dublin Circuit Criminal Court. Photograph: Collins Courts
‘A couple of hours became three years,’ say US veterans fined over Shannon protest

Tarak Kauff (80) and Ken Mayers (85) say people supporting Irish neutrality need to stand firm

A number of EU countries still require the pass or proof of a recent negative test for Covid-19 from people arriving from Ireland. Photograph: iStock
EU’s Digital Covid certificate scheme to be extended until June 2023

Adoption of committee reports confirms extension intended to facilitate travel

The driver and passenger of the second vehicle were taken to Letterkenny University Hospital for treatment of their injuries. Photograph: iStock
Man (40s) dies after crash in Donegal

Two-car collision occurred on the Mountain Road between Buncrana and Carndonagh

Frank Buckley and John Furlong from Paddywagon Tours with Nataly Stetsenko, a Ukrainian refugee in Ireland who volunteered to translate on the trip. Photograph: Enda O’Dowd
Refugee joins Irish relief effort to help Ukrainians flee

Tour guides fly to Polish border with help of newly arrived translator

A Ukrainian soldier stands near a bombed out state-run nuclear waste department near the Chernobyl nuclear power plant, on April 16th. Photograph: AP Photo/Efrem Lukatsky
On 36th anniversary of Chernobyl disaster, charity warns of new radiation threat

Adi Roche of Chernobyl Children International says attacks in nuclear zone ‘deadly’

Gardaí and emergency services attended the scene of an incident at Ballywilliam in New Ross on Sunday. Photograph: Alan Betson
Cyclist (60s) dies in road incident in Co Wexford

Man thought to have been cycling in a group when incident occurred

On Sunday 496 people were in hospital with coronavirus. File photograph: The Irish Times
Coronavirus: Numbers in hospital fall below 500

‘Significant milestone’ reached, says Minister for Health as ‘data trending in right direction’

There are plans for the digitalisation of the port, new freight and passenger facilities, storage and important facilities, and a new permanent Border Control Post within the port. File photograph: Matt Kavanagh
Up to 2,000 jobs to be created at renewable energy hub in Rosslare

Rosslare Europort announces plans at the port at the cost of €350 million

Irish students seeking bank loans to cover the cost of the course’s fees have previously complained that the fees already outstripped the maximum available bank loan from Bank of Ireland. Photograph: iStock
BOI decision to discontinue graduate medical student loan ‘catastrophic’

Bank loan ‘last viable option for students to progress’, says UCD student union president

Michael O’Kennedy served as an Oireachtas member for more than 35 years, holding six different ministerial portfolios. Photograph: Brenda Fitzsimons
‘Man of great integrity’: Taoiseach pays tribute after death of Michael O’Kennedy

Former Fianna Fáil minister and EU commissioner left ‘a rich political legacy’

Gardaí recovered the two firearms along with quantities of ammunition on Thursday night in the course of operations in the Ballymun and Finglas areas targeting drugs related criminal activity.
Two people arrested after discovery of firearms in Ballymun and Finglas

Male cyclist in 40s stopped by gardaí

Of the sanctions published on the RTB’s website on Wednesday, the highest fine issued to a landlord was €2,684. Photograph: iStock
Nine landlords sanctioned by Residential Tenancies Board for improper conduct

Breaches included failing to comply with rent pressure zone requirements

Analysis by the Medical Bureau of Road Safety shows that cannabis and cocaine remain the most detected drugs in drivers on Irish roads. Photograph: Alan Betson
‘Deeply concerning’ trend as road deaths up 72% on last year

Gardaí and RSA issue urgent road safety appeal for Easter bank holiday weekend

Marlon Jimenez-Compton near his home in Castleknock. Photograph: Alan Betson
‘Living in Ireland has changed my life in a way that is so profound’

New to the Parish: Marlon Jimenez-Compton was persecuted as a gay man in Venezuela

All non-consultant hospital doctors reported working beyond their contracted hours. File photograph: Getty
Non-consultant hospital doctors warn of industrial action

HSE alerted by medics of need to address long-standing concerns on working conditions

Children from St Josephs School in Fairview, which has 46 students recently arrived from Ukraine, sang the Irish and Ukranian national anthems outside the Dáil as Zelenskiy addressed the Oireachtas. Photograph: Alan Betson/The Irish Times
Ukrainians in Ireland ‘very proud’ following Zelenskiy’s address to Oireachtas

‘His speech was very powerful ... it makes us feel that it’s not only us on the streets’

Ashling Murphy, a primary school teacher and musician, was killed while out for a run in her home town of Tullamore in January. Photograph: Comhaltas Ceoltóirí Éireann/PA
More than €2,000 raised for Ashling Murphy trust fund ahead of concert

This weekend’s Tullamore Tradfest to celebrate life and music of young teacher

Gardaí investigating serious and organised crime in Finglas, Dublin have sezied drugs estimated to be worth more than €70,000. Photograph: Collins
Drugs worth €70,000 seized in Finglas during organised crime inquiry

Cannabis and Zopiclone tablets found during ‘intelligence led’ operation in north Dubin suburb

Full-time workers in larger organisations were more likely to take annual leave than their part-time equivalents, says CSO. Photograph: iStock
More than one in five workers did not take annual leave in 2021

Most common barrier to taking paid leave was being short staffed and school holidays

Gardaí attended at the scene of the incident following reports of a serious assault on Monday shortly after 3am.
Man in 20s arrested following apparent stabbing incident in Co Carlow

In a follow up operation, a house in the Tullow area was searched by gardaí

The sleeping area for Ukrainian refugees at Citywest. Photograph: Jade Wilson
Some Irish families ‘unable to cope’ with housing Ukrainian refugees

Citywest conference centre currently being used as a processing centre for refugees

Elisabeth Karamushka and Galina Dubey from the the Ukraine Crisis Centre serving traditional borscht soup. Photograph: Alan Betson
Volunteers serve up Ukrainian comfort food to refugees in Dublin

‘It’s really helpful to meet people from home and share a meal,’ Anna Zilenska says

Ukrainian child refugees playing at Dublin Airport’s reception facility. Photograph: Chris Maddaloni
Almost 17,000 people have now fled Ukraine to Ireland

More than 20,000 pledges made to Red Cross to house refugees in Irish homes

Checking in at Terminal 1, Dublin Airport. Passengers are allowing more time to make their flights due to delays at security. Photograph: Alan Betson/The Irish Times
Arrive at ‘busy’ Dublin Airport with time to spare, cautions Varadkar

‘Airport experiencing traffic volumes 30% higher than anticipated and are short 300 staff’

Karina Karpova travelled with her husband and 14-year-old son. Photograph: Enda O’Dowd
On the refugee bus to Ireland: ‘I’m going so I can save my children’s lives’

Fleet of buses from Irish tour company Paddywagon return home after bringing aid to Ukraine

Upcoming changes to the Leaving Cert are ‘probably the most student centred reform we have had in generations’, Minister for Education Norma Foley. Photograph: iStock
From ‘wonderful’ to ‘disappointing’, readers respond to Leaving Cert changes

Move includes spreading exams out in bid to reduce student stress levels

Tatiana Komarova and daughter Yana (6) before they board their flight from Warsaw to Ireland and start their new life in Tullamore. Photograph: Enda O’Dowd
Ukrainian mother and daughter on the way to finding refuge in Tullamore

With flights and lifts, Irish man living in Poland helps refugees get to safety in Ireland

An anti-war demonstration at the main square in Krakow on Thursday. Photograph: Lukasz Gagulski/EPA
Ukrainian refugees in Krakow, Poland: ‘It is so reminiscent of Kyiv before the war’

Resident halts construction of music bar to create temporary hostel for those fleeing war

The Paddywagon buses have been packed with donations including medical aid, blankets, hygiene products, baby food, nappies and toys. Photograph: Enda O’Dowd
Irish aid arrives by bus in Poland: ‘The generosity of people has been unreal’

Tour busses take aid of all kinds across continent before bring Ukrainian refugees back

The funeral of Tom Duffy (of Duffy’s circus) at St. Ultan’s Church, Bohermeen, Navan, Co. Meath. Photograph: Dara Mac Dónaill / The Irish Times
Ireland has lost its ‘greatest showman’, mourners at Tom Duffy’s funeral told

Mr Duffy, of Duffy’s Circus, showed ‘great kindness and generosity’

Ukrainian child refugees playing at Dublin airport’s reception facility. Photograph: Chris Maddaloni
Ukrainian refugees at Dublin Airport being guided to ‘one-stop-shop’

Arrivals are on average processed in three hours after filling out form for PPS number and assessed for accommodation needs

Families enjoy the long evening light at dusk as they jump from Creevy Pier in Donegal Bay in July 2014. The clocks go forward this weekend. Photograph: Bryan O’Brien
Summer time: Clocks go forward by one hour this weekend

Ireland to lose an hour’s sleep on Saturday night but gain longer evenings

Walking the dog at King’s Inns Park, Dublin, on Monday. Ireland is forecast to experience sunny weather for the rest of the week. Photograph: Dara Mac Dónaill
Sunny weather to continue with temperatures of 17 degrees forecast

Dry and bright conditions expected to last into weekend, Met Éireann says

Lyudmyla Yankina behind the wheel of a car filled with aid supplies for Vulnerable people in Kyiv. Photograph: Lyudmyla Yankina
‘Every 15 minutes there are rockets over my head. I’m just lucky not to be where they fall’

Lyudmyla Yankina drives around Kyiv for 12 hours a day delivering medical supplies to the elderly

Dublin City Council hosted it’s Covid-19 commemorative event in Merrion Square this afternoon. Photograph: Nick Bradshaw/The Irish Times
Coronavirus: Grief and gratitude marked in wake of pandemic

President notes solemn occasion to ‘give honour and hold in memory those we have lost’

President Michael D Higgins: ‘Of course, Covid is not over. The pandemic is still rampant in many parts of the world, particularly in poorer countries that have limited access to vaccines.’ Photograph: Maxwells
President pays tribute to frontline workers as Ireland remembers Covid victims

Higgins will hold remembrance ceremony at Áras on national day of commemoration

The welcome room at a new processing facility for Ukrainian refugees which has been set up at Dublin Airport. Photograph: Brian Lawless/PA Wire
More than 9,000 Ukrainian refugees have arrived in Ireland

About 20,000 properties offered through Red Cross with up to 100,000 arrivals expected

A loaded shotgun is undergoing a ballistic examination after being seized during the search of a house in Dublin. Photograph Nick Bradshaw/The Irish Times
Woman and two men arrested after gardaí seize drugs worth €50,000 in Dublin 8

Loaded shotgun and ammunition also discovered during the search

“The need to recognise, acknowledge and respond to the enduring impact of the painful and traumatic end-of-life experiences for so many people and their families cannot be overstated,” says researcher Helen Coughlan.
Attitudes to death different since pandemic, survey finds

Experience of funerals and loss of loved ones focus of Irish Hospice Foundation study

The European Ombudsman opened an inquiry into how the commission dealt with Mr Cogan’s request and confirmed the commission does hold the data he requested. Photograph: iStock
Irish man’s document request to European Commission was mishandled, ombudsman finds

James Cogan was told no document matched request for information on biodiesel

Tetiana Fitzpatrick with her grandfather Alexander (89), whom she has not heard from in two weeks
Awaiting contact from family in Ukraine: ‘I have no idea if they are alive or not’

Tetiana Fitzpatrick found safety in Dublin but is worried for her father and grandfather

Minister for Further and Higher Education Simon Harris met with the Irish Universities Association on Monday to discuss the higher education sector’s response to the war in Ukraine. Photograph: Brian Lawless/PA Wire
Irish students fleeing Ukraine can continue studies in Ireland, Minister says

Harris says central point of contact needed for Ukrainians wishing to study here

The Road Safety Authority (RSA) and An Garda Síochána have called on road users to act responsibly over the St Patrick’s Bank Holiday. Photograph Nick Bradshaw/The Irish Times
One in four drivers admit to being over the limit the morning after a night out

One in 10 alcohol-related crashes occur the morning after consumption of alcohol or drugs

Pic of Katya (second from left at front) . Also in the photo are her husband Igor, daughter Victoria and people who helped them in Poland.
‘We were all so terrified’: Woman tells of journey home to Cork from Ukraine

Katya Stepaniuk had to escape after travelling to Lutsk for a medical operation for son

Adi Roche greets a teenager from the Chernobyl region of Belarus who visited Ireland through her Chernobyl Children International charity. Photograph: Alan Betson
Russian attack on nuclear plant should be declared a war crime, Adi Roche says

Chernobyl Children International chief urges Government to lobby international court

Ambassador extraordinary and plenipotentiary of Ukraine to Ireland Larysa Gerasko (C) and doctors from Medical Help Ukraine ready supplies at the Ukrainian embassy. Photograph: Mark Stedman
Ukrainian doctors in Ireland ‘overwhelmed’ after over €100,000 is raised in a day for aid

Group of Irish-based medics are sending medical equipment to Ukraine amid crisis

A Ukrainian man kisses his wife and daughter goodbye as they prepare to board a bus to Poland in Lviv, western Ukraine. Photograph: AP Photo/Bernat Armangue
Thousands are fleeing Ukraine in ‘horrible conditions’, Unicef worker says

Aid worker recalls ‘50km stream of stress and sadness’ as Ukrainians flee invasion

The 2 Johnnies are to return to air on 2FM on March 14th. File photograph: Peter Houlihan/PH Photography
The 2 Johnnies to return to air on 2FM after video-clip controversy

RTÉ finds ‘breaches’ of social media guidelines over clip of comments about women

Kevin Flanagan and his wife Anastasiia Farbun on the bus to the border with Poland
‘The sound of sirens will stay with me’ – Dublin man who fled Ukraine

‘I have never been more happy in my life to have an Irish passport’

Belgian MEP Guy Verhofstadt speaking at a press conference as the IIEA hosts the European Citizens’ Panel as part of the Conference on the Future of Europe, in Dublin Castle. Photograph: Dara Mac Dónaill
EU should introduce a minimum wage, citizens’ panel recommends

Dublin Castle summit hears calls for supports of social housing delivery in member states

People wait in line as they arrive to the border between Ukraine and Slovakia: ‘We were living a normal life up until just a few days ago.’ Photograph: Martin Divisek/EPA
Irish man crosses Ukrainian border: ‘We realised we’re refugees now’

‘People I don’t know picked us up and drove us to their home,’ says Limerick native

Wexford native Bradley Stafford has moved out of Kyiv with his wife to Rivne in western Ukraine.
Irish in Ukraine: ‘I started to hear what sounded like fighter jets’

Irish duo recount experience of Russian invasion and express relief at visas waived for Ireland

Protesters outside the Russian embassy in Dublin on Friday afternoon. Photograph: Nick Bradshaw/The Irish Times
Protesters converge on Russian embassy in Dublin

Irish demonstrators in numbers turn out to show solidarity with distraught Ukrainians

From left, Dublin city councillors Hazel Chu, Larry O’Toole, Catherine Stocker and Janet Horner outside Leinster House after handing a letter to the Minister of Health. Photograph: Leah Farrell/ RollingNews.ie
Councillors express ‘grave concerns’ about NMH move to St Vincent’s campus

Letter calls on Government to pursue other sites for maternity hospital

Alice Hopkins and Taras Boreyko took part in a protest outside the Dáil with members of the Ukrainian community in Ireland following the Russian invasion of the country. Photograph: Alan Betson
‘I can’t sleep, I can’t eat’: Ukrainians in Ireland fear for relatives back home

Protests take place at Leinster House and outside Russian embassy following invasion

Brendan Murphy with his wife Marina
Visas for Ukrainian citizens entering Ireland to be waived, Taoiseach confirms

Irishman Brendan Murphy says it ‘would have been better’ if it happened earlier

Minister for Foreign Affairs Simon Coveney has instructed officials at his department ‘to summon’ the Russian ambassador Yuriy Filatov so Ireland can underline its strong views on the situation in Ukraine. Photograph: Nick Bradshaw
Coveney orders officials to ‘summon’ Russian envoy to discuss Ukraine situation

Taoiseach says military tensions on country’s border like a ‘relic from the past’

Mick Wallace has previously said he ‘fights the anti-Russian and anti-Chinese rhetoric’. Photograph: Eric Luke
Abolish Nato, says Independent MEP Mick Wallace

Richard Boyd Barrett condemns Russia but says Ireland should ‘not line up with Nato’

Sustainable Energy Authority of Ireland said reducing and removing fossil fuels to heat homes, businesses and industry is a ‘serious challenge’ that is central to achieving Ireland’s climate targets.
Rising heat-related emissions a ‘serious challenge’ to climate targets, study finds

SEAI publishes study outlining options to reach net zero emissions in heat sector

‘This is a situation where there needs to be focus on diplomacy and dialogue,’ says Minister for Foreign Affairs Simon Coveney. Photograph: Gareth Chaney/Collins
Time for EU to introduce sanctions against Russia, Coveney says

Member states cannot ignore such blatant breach of international law, Minister says

Wednesday will be a blustery day with strong and gusty southwest winds, Met Éireann says. Photograph: Alan Betson
Unsettled weather including hail and snow forecast for rest of week

Road users urged to ‘stay vigilant’ in days after storm as weakened trees could fall

A tree fell in Dublin’s Glasnevin Cemetery and damaged some headstones. Photograph: Dara Mac Dónaill
Storm Franklin: Public warned of falling trees as 8,600 remain without power

Gusts of more than 130km/h recorded as third storm in a week batters country

An increase on the carbon tax on home heating fuels is due to come into effect on May 1st, with an increase on transport fuels scheduled for October 12th. Photograph: iStock
Delaying carbon tax hike ‘won’t help anybody’, says Friends of the Earth

Sinn Féin bringing Bill to scrap planned increase in levy on home fuels in May

A swimmer at The Forty Foot at Sandycove, Dublin on Friday. Storm warnings remain in place until Monday morning. Photograph: Stephen Collins/Collins Photos
Storm Franklin: Orange warnings for six counties as ‘damaging gusts’ forecast

Risk of coastal flooding as strong winds and high seas lead to wave overtopping

Nato secretary general Jens Stoltenberg, French defence minister Florence Parly and US defence secretary Lloyd Austin on the first day of a Nato defence ministers’ meeting at Nato headquarters in Brussels. Photograph: Kenzo Tribouillard/AFP via Getty Images
Nato mulls reinforcing troops as EU says crisis in Ukraine ‘created by Moscow’

Alliance chief says Russia is continuing its military build-up near Ukraine border

Young people suffering ‘mental health pandemic’ due to Covid, Irish MEP says

Maria Walsh urges EU to prioritise employment, education and mental health

A Fianna Fáil MEP has raised concerns about potentially ‘tens of thousands’ of delayed cancer diagnoses in Ireland due to the impact of Covid-19 lockdown measures. Photograph: iStock
Delayed cancer screenings and diagnoses a ‘major issue’, MEP warns

Concerns raised over possibly ‘tens of thousands’ of delayed cancer diagnoses in Ireland

Cabinet of Ministers of Ukraine building illuminated in Ukrainian national flag’s colors is seen in Kiev, Ukraine, 16 February 2022. Photo: EPA/ZURAB KURTSIKIDZE
European Parliament approves €1.2 billion macro-financial loan to help Ukraine

Ukraine’s external financing has dried up due to Russia’s military threat and in the wake of the Covid-19 pandemic

A train with Russia military vehicles crosses a bridge linking Russia and the Crimean peninsula leaving Crimea after military drills. Photograph: Russian Defense Ministry Press Service via AP
Ukraine crisis: Nato sceptical about claims Russia is pulling back troops

Russia releases video showing military vehicles leaving Crimea

European Ombudsman Emily O’Reilly. Photograph: Dara Mac Dónaill
EU Ombudsman criticises ‘antediluvian’ regulation on public access to documents

Emily O’Reilly investigating commission’s failure to disclose texts to Pfizer chief on vaccines

European Parliament president Roberta Metsola urged de-escalation of tensions. Photograph: EPA
MEPs hopeful of diplomatic breakthrough in Russia-Ukraine crisis

European Parliament president Roberta Metsola expresses solidarity with Ukraine

European Ombudsman Emily O’Reilly has raised concerns of the Irish Council for Civil Liberties over protection of EU citizens’ data and privacy. File photograph: The Irish Times
European Ombudsman Emily O’Reilly lauded for transparency work

Crucial during pandemic to ‘allow citizens a better understanding of decision making process’

Christine Lagarde, President of the European Central Bank (ECB) delivers a speech on the European Central Bank annual report 2021, during a plenary session of the European Parliament in Strasbourg, France, 14 February 2022. The session of the European Parliament runs from 14 till 17 February. EPA/JULIEN WARNAND
ECB will act ‘at the right time’ to achieve inflation goal but only gradually, Lagarde says

European Parliament told that inflation is ‘likely to remain elevated’

University College Dublin student Sadhbh Mac Lochlainn: ‘I’d sometimes have to make a choice between what I want to buy versus whether I want to heat my home’
Cost of living: Students grapple with hard choices to make ends meet

Rising living costs mean ‘a lot of students can’t afford a place or can’t even find one’

Maura McNally SC: chair of governing body for ATU. Photograph: Conor McCabe
First governing body appointed for new Atlantic Technological University

Maura McNally appointed chair of body of university comprising institutes in the west

Speakers in the final will compete for the Demosthenes trophy for best team and the Christina Murphy memorial trophy for best individual. File photograph: Frank Miller/The Irish Times
Students from two UCD societies to contest Irish Times Debate final

Contenders debate motion that ‘This house believes that Ireland’s Great Famine was a genocide’

Ediones Deniz, (left) with daughter Mia and Rose Silva with her daughter Sophia, members of Samba Dance Brazil, at the St Patrick’s Festival programme annoucement. Photograph: Dara Mac Dónaill
St Patrick’s Festival to return this March after two-year absence

Parade will return on March 17th and festival quarter to be set-up in Collins Barracks

SuperValu in Killester, Dublin. File photograph: Frank Miller
Labour shortage leads Musgrave Group to lobby Government on visa rules

SuperValu and Centra owner said staff shortages were an issue ‘across the board’ for retail

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Government ‘failing to grasp’ urgency of cost of living crisis, opposition parties say

Sinn Féin’s Louise O’Reilly says increases in cost of living ‘beyond a crisis at this stage’

Fees for the 2022 Leaving Certificate and junior cycle examinations will be waived, Minister for Education Norma Foley has confirmed. File photograph: Nick Bradshaw/The Irish Times
Fees for State exams to be waived this year

Minister for Education confirms move for Leaving Cert and Junior Cert students

Simon Harris: ‘Covid-19 and the increased cost of living is having a major impact on the financial situation of students and their families.’ Photograph: iStock
Extra €1.3m for students amid calls for further cost-of-living measures

Top-up to Student Assistance Fund announced to help with cost of food, books, bills

Frank Bouchier-Hayes presents Billy Dempsey, owner of Davy Byrnes pub, with a bottle of Giffard’s Orange Curaçao-Liqueur. Photograph: Dara Mac Dónaill
James Joyce’s favourite drink back on the menu of old haunt Davy Byrnes

Michael Collins also enjoyed the drink favoured by Joyce and drank in the same pub

The Lion King production opened in the Bord Gáis Energy Theatre on December 31st and has a six-week run, ending on February 4th. Photograph: iStock
Irish Equity condemn racist abuse directed at crew of Lion King production

Performers and crew recently subjected to verbal abuse returning home from show

Gardaí have asked members of the public to contact their local Garda station if they discover discarded cable casings. Photograph: An Garda Síochána
Thefts of telephone cables spike in Cavan, Monaghan, Louth and Meath

Gardaí appeal for information as thieves target communications lines for copper

The therapy sessions will be provided on a no cost basis to people who were “particularly impacted” during the Covid-19 pandemic. Photograph: Brian Lawless/PA
Free therapy sessions to be provided to individuals impacted by the pandemic

Counselling and psychotherapy in over 15 languages are to be funded under scheme

New guidance has been published by the HSE that will further ease restrictions on visits to residents of nursing homes from next Tuesday. File photograph: Crispin Rodwell/The Irish Times
Another 4,208 PCR-confirmed Covid cases reported as nursing home restrictions to be eased

HSE publishes new guidance that will allow one support person unrestricted visiting access

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