Groceries, rent, insurance and electricity: Where are Irish consumers feeling the pinch?Dublin households are facing the highest electricity costs in the European Union, according to new researchWed Aug 23 2023 - 15:54
‘Nitpicking’ and ‘grumpy’ testers among complaints made to RSA about driving testsOne learner driver complained they were shouted at after cutting out three times during driving testMon Aug 14 2023 - 05:00
Tusla sought assurances from Order of Malta over child protection concernsRecords show officials discussed ‘current concerns’ about first aid organisationSat Aug 12 2023 - 05:00
More than a fifth of patients on hospital waiting lists longer than a year Latest waiting list figures show 600,000 waiting for outpatient consultation, with 137,000 of those waiting longer than 12 monthsFri Aug 11 2023 - 19:21
Gardaí issue warning to students over rental accommodation scams as one woman loses €7,400Student (20) transferred money to landlord in The Netherlands for a property that was never available for rentFri Aug 11 2023 - 18:05
Competition watchdog extends review of DAA deal to buy car park near airportPlan to purchase closed car park in Santry had been intended to increase Dublin Airport parking spacesWed Aug 09 2023 - 18:41
Concern over staffing ‘crisis’ in care home run by Ability WestRegulator criticises ‘persistent poor findings’ in inspections of facilities run by Galway providerTue Aug 08 2023 - 17:43
Monaghan town left reeling after ‘heartbreaking’ debs crash tragedyKiea McCann (17) and Dlava Mohamed (16) died in a single-vehicle crash near Clones on the way to a debs ball on MondayFri Aug 04 2023 - 17:30
Monaghan crash: Dlava Mohamed (16) funeral hears country is ‘shook’ by tragedyTeenager one of two girls killed in a car crash near Clones on the way to a debs ball earlier this weekThu Aug 03 2023 - 17:12
Monaghan crash: Hands of victims were touching at scene of incident, Kiea’s funeral hearsServices take place for Kiea McCann (17) and Dlava (16) in Clones and Dublin respectively on ThursdayThu Aug 03 2023 - 15:31
Large 68-bed nursing home in Cork latest to closeHealthcare regulator raised concern over nursing homes passing on costs in extra resident chargesThu Aug 03 2023 - 12:42
Report critical of ‘embarrassing’ Knock hostel deal agreed by Order of MaltaProject to open bed and breakfast for pilgrims near Knock shrine lost charity more than €50,000Thu Aug 03 2023 - 05:00
Property developer Jim Kennedy dies in LondonMr Kennedy was found by the planning tribunal to have engaged in ‘corrupt activity’ around land rezoning in the 1990sWed Aug 02 2023 - 15:34
Dublin Airport operator ordered to restrict night-time flightsCouncil rules number of night-time flights from new runway breaches planning conditionsWed Aug 02 2023 - 12:25
Hiqa reports deficits in Tusla services for at risk children in Louth and Meath Significant staffing shortages impacting Tusla service, health watchdog findsWed Aug 02 2023 - 11:03
Mater hospital accounts show accumulated deficit in excess of €22mDublin hospital received more than €420m in HSE funding last year, up from €377m in 2021, records showTue Aug 01 2023 - 20:57
Circle K apologises after ‘inadvertently’ filling petrol pumps with diesel in Kildare service stationDiesel put into petrol pumps at service station on the N7 for several hours on SaturdayMon Jul 31 2023 - 18:17
Only winners in Terenure family’s will dispute would be ‘the lawyers’, warns judgeDispute centres on will leaving €5,000 to each of five adult children out of €610,000 estateMon Jul 31 2023 - 17:13
Spiritans face more than 30 legal cases over past alleged child abuseCivil cases likely to cost religious congregation several million euros in settlementsSun Jul 30 2023 - 09:38
Homelessness in Ireland: New figures show impact of lifting of eviction banNumbers living in emergency accommodation increased by 159 last month to a record 12,600 peopleSat Jul 29 2023 - 05:00
Pictures of Whirlpool galaxy and Milky Way win astrophotography competition More than 70 entries submitted to competition run by Dublin Institute of Advanced StudiesSat Jul 29 2023 - 05:00
How has Tusla found itself at crisis point in its care of vulnerable children?Reliance of State’s child and family agency on hotels and B&Bs for children in care a ‘significant’ challenge, internal report findsSat Jul 29 2023 - 04:00
Camhs reliance on paper records a ‘significant burden’ on overstretched staff, audit finds‘Notable absence’ of pharmacists from teams in youth mental health services, says reportFri Jul 28 2023 - 19:13
‘Deeply depressing’: Number homeless in Ireland hits new record highLatest Department of Housing figures shows 159 increase in homelessnessFri Jul 28 2023 - 14:16
Report on Camhs failings ‘validates experiences’ of young people trying to access service, says advocateInspector says she cannot assure parents HSE’s child and adolescent mental health service is ‘safe and effective’Thu Jul 27 2023 - 05:00
McEntee offers to meet family of US tourist attacked in Dublin and says Ireland is safe to visitUS embassy in Ireland advises American citizens to keep ‘low profile’ when visiting cityWed Jul 26 2023 - 18:07
HSE child mental healthcare: Inspector ‘cannot assure parents that services are safe and effective’Child and Adolescent Mental Health Service ‘is creaking at the seams, with increasing risk to children’, review findsWed Jul 26 2023 - 12:00
Tusla failing to meet standards for caring for unaccompanied child asylum seekers - HiqaChild and family agency staff tell inspectors they are limited to ‘putting out fires’ and are feeling ‘stressed and overwhelmed’Wed Jul 26 2023 - 10:01
Second Lego store to open in Dublin later this yearThe popular brand opened its first store in the Republic on Grafton Street last yearWed Jul 26 2023 - 07:55
Refugee accommodation in Leitrim shut down over fire safety concernsDepartment cancels contract after inspections raise concerns over accommodation for Ukrainian refugeesWed Jul 26 2023 - 06:01
Loss of ‘young, full lives’ of father and son (10) in Turkey moped crash mourned at funeralToy train, swimming goggles and children’s book placed on coffin of Dylan Fitzpatrick in PortlaoiseTue Jul 25 2023 - 12:30
Complaints about charity governance, legitimacy and finances received by regulatorReport finds just three-fifths of charities filed annual reports about their finances on time last yearTue Jul 25 2023 - 00:01
Fianna Fáil’s Deirdre Conroy defends ‘no cooking’ rules for lodgerYoung woman renting room advised against cooking as councillor’s office was beside kitchenMon Jul 24 2023 - 16:22
Concerns raised over unaccompanied minors missing from Tusla’s careChild and family agency caring for more than 200 unaccompanied minors, significant cohort of which are UkrainianMon Jul 24 2023 - 11:26
Galway hospital A&E ‘grossly overcrowded’ with ‘significant medical staff shortages’ - reportHealthcare regulator inspection raises concerns about University Hospital Galway standardsMon Jul 24 2023 - 10:13
Fianna Fáil councillor Deirdre Conroy told lodger, paying €260 a week, not to cook in kitchenYoung woman renting room from Conroy was told to wash dishes in the bathroom sinkSun Jul 23 2023 - 12:30
Hosting Ukrainian refugees: ‘It was the best decision I ever made’Thousands of Irish families hosting Ukrainian refugees since outbreak of war last yearThu Jul 20 2023 - 11:14
Report finds ‘lack of trust’ within Irish dancing governing body after ‘feis-fixing’ scandalAn Coimisiún Le Rincí Gaelacha-commissioned review following alleged competition-fixing controversy finds Irish dancing organisation needs to become more ‘dancer centric’Wed Jul 19 2023 - 22:01
Dozens of people take part in anti-asylum seeker protests in south DublinGardaí maintain presence at demonstrations held by groups in Ballybrack village and Dún LaoghaireWed Jul 19 2023 - 20:52
Who are Intellexa, the Irish spyware company placed on a US ‘blacklist’?Intellexa group produces asoftware called Predator that can secretly take over the microphone and camera on a targeted mobile phoneWed Jul 19 2023 - 19:26
Tusla signals emergency placements for children in care a key ‘risk’ for agencyAgency has increasingly had to rely on hotel rooms and B&Bs to house vulnerable young peopleWed Jul 19 2023 - 07:00
Father and son (10) from Co Laois who died in Turkey holiday crash namedIrish family from Mountmellick were on holiday in Alanya when tragedy occurredTue Jul 18 2023 - 20:53
Garda representative groups criticise return to pre-Covid rostersGarda Commissioner Drew Harris says change will come into effect on November 6thTue Jul 18 2023 - 20:49
‘Matter of time’ before young adults leaving care take legal action against State, advocate warnsRetired District Court judge intervenes in ‘unprecedented crisis’ in services for children most at riskMon Jul 17 2023 - 20:05
Crisis facing system for children in care ‘very sobering’, says HarrisRetired judge criticises vulnerable children being placed in ‘unsuitable’ accommodation by TuslaMon Jul 17 2023 - 12:16
GAAGo: Competition watchdog examining expansion of partnership between GAA and RTÉCompetition and Consumer Protection Commission says streaming service under examination since MaySun Jul 16 2023 - 20:05
‘We’re so proud’: Fans and families greet returning Ireland Under-20s rugby teamGrand Slam winners earlier this year were beaten by France in the World Championship final on FridaySun Jul 16 2023 - 16:38
Toy Show the Musical: Behind the curtain of RTÉ ‘flop’ that left children in tears over cancelled showsThe ill-fated theatrical production staged in the National Convention Centre - not a typical theatre venue - lost more than €2 million as the producers fell well short of their targetsSat Jul 15 2023 - 08:00
As it happened: Eamon Ryan expects Kevin Bakhurst to respond to Ryan Tubridy claims at Thursday’s PAC hearingGAA will tell committee that the number of free-to-air games on television is higher than ever beforeWed Jul 12 2023 - 16:55
Funeral of Irish student Andrew O’Donnell, who died in Greece, told he could ‘brighten the darkest of days’Andrew O’Donnell just completed his Leaving Cert at St Michael’s College and died while on holiday in IosWed Jul 12 2023 - 15:40
