Proposed patient safety fines for healthcare providers ‘a joke’, says Vicky PhelanVictim of CervicalCheck scandal says State contributed €25,000 to her €2.5m settlementWed Jul 25 2018 - 15:31
Martin says Varadkar ‘chancing his arm’ with 2020 election planFianna Fáil leader says how Taoiseach operates 'all about optics, all about spinning’Wed Jul 25 2018 - 01:00
Irish MEP says calm debate needed on security and defenceFrench ambassador says his country does not view Ireland as neutralTue Jul 24 2018 - 18:21
Centre left and centre right parties are ‘redundant’, MacGill hearsEx-Labour party politician says democratic forces must realign to combat populismTue Jul 24 2018 - 01:00
Brexit: North can operate under different rules to UK – CoveneyDivergence already exists in several areas, Tánaiste tells MacGill Summer SchoolMon Jul 23 2018 - 21:09
EU should bully Trump back on trade policies, says HoganEU agriculture commissioner says there is ‘very high probability’ of no-deal BrexitMon Jul 23 2018 - 13:46
MacGill Summer School: Ahern warns on post-Brexit funding for NIFormer taoiseach says hard Border debate has obscured loss of EU’s financial supportSun Jul 22 2018 - 22:09
Gsoc officer allegedly ‘coached’ garda’s solicitorOfficer under investigation also accused of several other instances of malpracticeSat Jul 21 2018 - 01:00
Hysteria over Varadkar aviation comments doesn’t flyTaoiseach’s warning repeated by Aviation Authority and European CommissionFri Jul 20 2018 - 17:30
Varadkar called ‘airhead’ by ‘Sun’ newspaper over flights remarkEditorial in pro-Brexit newspaper calls Mr Varadkar a ‘fool’Fri Jul 20 2018 - 13:37
Garda overtime and legal aid rates threaten justice system, reports sayPolicing will be put under pressure unless costs are tackled, new reviews claimThu Jul 19 2018 - 19:58
Gsoc declined to investigate Garda weapon firing in houseIncident occurred during raid carried out by Emergency Response Unit in DublinWed Jul 18 2018 - 01:00
Intentions of new laws often hard to discern, Chief Justice saysClearer legislation will make resolution of litigation more efficient, claims Frank ClarkeTue Jul 17 2018 - 19:01
Rising social media use may be behind surge in defamation casesCourt Service report shows number of rape cases up 22% but repossession hearings falling sharplyTue Jul 17 2018 - 16:21
Policing Authority an 'impediment to accountability' says legal academicPolicing Authority a ‘pale shadow’ of equivalent bodies in other countriesTue Jul 17 2018 - 01:59
Ryanair accused of downplaying emergency landing which injured dozensAirline says ‘small number’ of passengers treated as a precaution after the incidentMon Jul 16 2018 - 14:03
Sporting events spark domestic abuse in England – what about Ireland?We have no way of telling if it’s the same here because of the quality of Garda statisticsMon Jul 16 2018 - 10:13
Motorist runs up €45,000 in unpaid M50 tolls and finesTolls cost drivers using route nearly €150m last year, as changes to VAT rules kick inFri Jul 13 2018 - 18:31
Law restricting use of ECT has no effect on numbers receiving itTreatment improved patient symptoms in 93 per cent of casesFri Jul 13 2018 - 14:20
Second boy (13) appears in court charged with Ana Kriegel murderBody of Ana Kriegel was found at a disused farmhouse in MayThu Jul 12 2018 - 11:22
Increase in homeless families outside Dublin ‘of grave concern’Focus Ireland report finds landlords evicting tenants to sell properties is primary cause of family homelessnessThu Jul 12 2018 - 09:08
GSOC investigating how sub-machine gun fell from Garda car boot‘Clearly something went wrong’: Flanagan says incident is ‘matter of grave concern’Wed Jul 11 2018 - 15:50
Q&A: Who is supporting the Bill banning goods from Israeli settlements?Seanad to vote on legislation prohibiting importation of goods from illegal settlementsWed Jul 11 2018 - 13:34
Mentally ill prisoners sleeping on floors because of overcrowdingLack of room in Central Mental Hospital means ill offenders in prison for long periodsMon Jul 09 2018 - 01:50
Ivor Callely ‘flipped’ and damaged GP’s surgery in property disputeHidden camera showed ‘childlike behaviour’ of ex-TD throwing rubbish around roomFri Jul 06 2018 - 15:04
Hosepipe ban goes nationwide as drought conditions persistFire fighters rescue baby fawn from blaze in Slieve Bloom Mountains as gorse fires burnFri Jul 06 2018 - 07:55
Senior judges complained they were not consulted on Judicial Appointments BillAnti-corruption body asks Government to reconsider controversial legislationThu Jul 05 2018 - 21:38
Ireland in state of ‘absolute drought’ as heatwave continuesIrish Water extends hosepipe ban to rest of country as heatwave continuesThu Jul 05 2018 - 14:10
Survival rates for heart attacks and strokes improve dramaticallyIncreasing numbers of women opting to give birth via Caesarean section, report showsWed Jul 04 2018 - 20:50
Abuse survivors demand access to redress schemeDáil to vote today on whether to expand scheme set up following O’Keeffe judgmentWed Jul 04 2018 - 20:09
Irish courts face disclosure ‘time-bomb’, says barristerModern technology and social media has led to huge increase in material that must be disclosed at trialTue Jul 03 2018 - 01:30
Gardaí ‘close’ to charging suspect over Cameron Reilly murderMain suspect is 18-year-old that victim was friendly withSun Jul 01 2018 - 06:56
Dublin Pride takes to the streets amid fears it is losing its edgeLGBTI+ activists express concerns that the event is now more of a festival than a protestSat Jun 30 2018 - 21:55
Record numbers attend Dublin Pride ParadeThis year’s event marks 25 years since the decriminalisation of homosexualitySat Jun 30 2018 - 19:50
Not guilty by reason of insanity: Inside the Central Mental HospitalDue to move from Dundrum in 2020, this Victorian-era facility is completely unfit for purposeSat Jun 30 2018 - 06:00
Inquiry into Garda shooting of Real-IRA man exonerates deceased officerMacLochlainn commission finds serious failings in follow-up investigationFri Jun 29 2018 - 20:52
Watchdog fears public servants moving into lobbying roles too easilyEx-public servant refused exception after Sipo said new firm had been lobbying the applicantThu Jun 28 2018 - 21:02
Sharing of unproven abuse claims must have ‘legal basis’, says agencyCatholic dioceses refusing to share details of abuse suspects, citing data protection lawThu Jun 28 2018 - 20:04
Prison population rises for the the first time in seven yearsFewer prisoners are getting temporary releaseMon Jun 25 2018 - 17:45
Prison gangs putting ‘huge pressure’ on resourcesIrish Prison Service says up to 14 gangs operating across Ireland’s 11 prisonsMon Jun 25 2018 - 16:40
Only 58 prisoners voted in abortion referendumProportion of prison inmates casting postal ballots has declined over the past decadeFri Jun 15 2018 - 01:00
Large increase in reports of abuse of vulnerable adults and the elderlyOlder women are particularly at risk, according to safeguarding bodyThu Jun 14 2018 - 21:08
Number of women affected by CervicalCheck scandal likely to increasePublic Accounts Committee hears the HSE is currently auditing 46 additional casesThu Jun 14 2018 - 16:01
Gardaí seize 10 ‘high-value’ SUVs in organised crime inquiryVehicles worth an estimated €700,000 are taken from a Dublin car dealershipWed Jun 13 2018 - 16:42
Investigation into how prisoner escaped from cell at CloverhillDublin man was due to appear on robbery charges at courthouse adjoining prisonWed Jun 13 2018 - 13:15
Garda fail to test for drink or drugs in nearly half of all serious collisionsPolicing Authority criticises delay in receiving answers from GardaMon Jun 11 2018 - 20:07
Man to appeal after being convicted of manslaughter despite judge’s instructionState conceded accused was legally insane at the time of road collision that killed teenagerMon Jun 11 2018 - 00:57
CCTV funding for local authorities continues despite inquiryData Protection Commissioner to begin investigation into such projects next monthMon Jun 11 2018 - 00:21
Scouting Ireland condemns ‘abhorrent’ attacks on chief executiveBoard warns it will have to close its office in coming weeks if State funding not restoredSun Jun 10 2018 - 18:16
Judge demands explanation from lawyers he accuses of misleading courtSolicitor for Polish criminal ordered to personally reimburse the State’s legal costsSun Jun 10 2018 - 09:51
