Wishes of relatives of children buried at former Tuam mother and baby home should be ‘paramount’, experts sayDaniel Mac Sweeney appointed to oversee excavation of site to allow for remains to be exhumed and reinterred respectfullyWed May 24 2023 - 16:21
Coalition plans tenders for floating accommodation to house asylum seekersSeveral sites under consideration for berthing ‘floatels’ in Dublin and CorkWed May 24 2023 - 05:17
State plans to house 300 asylum seekers in Galway city site, says MinisterInternal briefing states asylum seekers to be place into refurbished building in Ballybritt industrial siteTue May 23 2023 - 16:08
Editor of Village magazine takes defamation action against Sunday TimesLegal case follows previous action filed against Taoiseach Leo Varadkar over alleged defamationTue May 23 2023 - 14:42
UN agency criticises lack of process to recognise ‘stateless’ people in IrelandReport raises concern stateless individuals left in ‘legal limbo’ for yearsTue May 23 2023 - 09:15
Irish man sanctioned by US authorities for allegedly facilitating movement of Russian moneyCash-for-visa adviser accused of assisting Russians to move funds into UAE following invasion of UkraineSat May 20 2023 - 11:00
Northern Ireland elections 2023: Sinn Féin performing strongly on first day of countA total of 462 councillors are due to be elected in 11 council areas.Fri May 19 2023 - 22:03
Mayo nursing home closure after 40 years ‘heartbreaking’ for residents Latest nursing home forced to close due to ‘underfunding’ from Fair Deal schemeFri May 19 2023 - 05:00
Almost half of women who lost babies were not told about mental health impacts, survey findsSurvey of maternity hospital bereavement finds 12 per cent of women had no confidence in staffThu May 18 2023 - 10:52
Nursing home failed to identify ‘unknown bruising’ on residents, Hiqa findsRecords at HSE-run St John’s Community Hospital in Co Sligo indicated number of residents often had ‘peer to peer incidents’Wed May 17 2023 - 13:24
Body of Irish man missing in Switzerland recovered from riverJustin Flannery (26) from Co Sligo reported missing in Lauterbrunnen area in Swiss Alps last FridayTue May 16 2023 - 17:24
Officials warn of ‘growing reluctance’ in councils to accommodate more Ukrainian refugeesFour new accommodation centres - mostly refurbished office buildings - are to be opened, three in Dublin and one in ClareTue May 16 2023 - 05:00
Emergency accommodation for 500 asylum seekers, many living in tents, ‘in coming days’Growing unease among gardaí at tactics deployed for anti-immigration protests, with some fearing response to protests not firm enoughMon May 15 2023 - 05:01
How accommodating refugees has become a lucrative business for hotelsHotel group Tifco and Tetrarch Capital were paid tens of millions in State contractsMon May 15 2023 - 05:00
Hotel firms were paid tens of millions of euro to accommodate refugeesSeveral companies were paid more than €10 million under State accommodation contracts, figures showMon May 15 2023 - 05:00
Homeless asylum seekers’ camp destroyed by fire as refugees sleeping rough express worry over safetyTaoiseach and Minister for Justice condemn scenes following stand-off between pro-and anti-immigrant protesters at Sandwith St in Dublin on Friday eveningSat May 13 2023 - 19:52
Irish man Bernard Phelan flies home to France following release from prison in IranMan, originally from Co Tipperary, had been ‘arbitrarily’ detained since last October in ‘very difficult ordeal’ for him and his familyFri May 12 2023 - 15:51
Limerick ICU nurses begin work-to-rule action over staff shortagesINMO members working in ICU will only focus on clinical duties during the industrial actionFri May 12 2023 - 11:59
Public service union members want future pay deal to match inflation - surveyMajority would support balloting for industrial action if future pay deal did not match inflationFri May 12 2023 - 08:55
AGSI criticises Gsoc over treatment of garda driver facing crash chargeManner in which information released at coroner’s court ’unfair’, says general secretaryThu May 11 2023 - 23:04
Nursing home providers warn of potential ‘tidal wave’ of operators leaving Fair DealWindmill Healthcare Group chief says funding shortfall means many facilities struggling to surviveThu May 11 2023 - 21:23
Two men charged over Drogheda armed robberyStaff in Co Louth business threatened during robbery on Tuesday eveningThu May 11 2023 - 07:53
What is GAAGO and why is there controversy over GAA games?Q&A: Criticism over streaming facility, aimed at Irish abroad, centres on number of games behind paywallWed May 10 2023 - 12:37
Bruce Springsteen visits Kildare town to trace Irish rootsUS singer visited town where his great-great-grandmother is believed to have left for AmericaFri May 05 2023 - 00:20
Majority of children report difficulties accessing mental health services - survey Survey finds school pressures and body image among biggest mental health stressorsFri May 05 2023 - 00:01
NUJ members in BBC Northern Ireland vote to strike over cutbacksLate last year BBC announced cuts to Radio Foyle in Derry and up to 40 job lossesThu May 04 2023 - 21:48
File sent to DPP over alleged historical youth sex abuse in Order of MaltaTeenage boy allegedly sexually abused by Order of Malta volunteer in incident in the early 1980sThu May 04 2023 - 05:00
Hiqa inspection finds faeces stains in resident’s bedConditions in disability care home criticised by healthcare watchdog reportTue May 02 2023 - 12:15
Several people evacuated off boat in Lough Ree following fire on boardSeveral people believed to have been on boat when fire broke outMon May 01 2023 - 17:47
More than a dozen flights between Dublin and France cancelled todayParis, Nice, Toulouse and Lourdes among destinations affected by French air traffic controllers strikesSun Apr 30 2023 - 15:49
English-language student left ‘shaken’ after robbery in north DublinYoung man who moved to Ireland from Mexico leg broken after allegedly being hit by carSat Apr 29 2023 - 18:09
Ryanair to cancel 220 flights due to French air traffic control strikesSome 40,000 passengers affected by May bank holiday flight cancellationsSat Apr 29 2023 - 16:32
More than 190 Irish citizens evacuated from Sudan Irish citizens and dependents flown out of country by UK in recent days, says Micheál MartinSat Apr 29 2023 - 13:04
Man arrested over Eddie Hutch killing releasedFile to be prepared for DPP in case of 2016 north inner city shootingSat Apr 29 2023 - 13:03
Diplomatic channels with Russia to ‘remain open’ despite ‘chilling’ embassy statementTánaiste’s tribute to slain Irishman Cafferkey led Russia to claim Ireland could be ‘participant’ in warSat Apr 29 2023 - 12:50
Young man who drowned off Waterford coast named locally as Cian NugentGroup of friends had gotten into difficulty swimming at Whiting Bay on FridaySat Apr 29 2023 - 11:20
No timeline for plan to pull Jameson whiskey exports to RussiaDrinks producer Pernod Ricard has been criticised over continued exports to RussiaSat Apr 29 2023 - 05:00
Number of homeless in State reaches 11,988, latest figures showSome 1,639 families living in homeless accommodation, more than half of which are single-parent familiesFri Apr 28 2023 - 17:05
Campaigners criticise resumption of Jameson whiskey exports to RussiaJameson sales to Russia a ‘stain’ on Ireland’s reputation, campaigners say as company argues it is endeavour to manage a complex situationThu Apr 27 2023 - 18:54
Irish and German academics trace origins of lager to 17th century brewery Research from UCC and German university suggests lager yeast may have come about by chanceThu Apr 27 2023 - 00:01
Almost 90 Irish citizens evacuated from Sudan People were running for their lives having left everything behind, according to Concern’s country director in SudanWed Apr 26 2023 - 13:49
Tusla ‘not assured’ over child protection standards in St John AmbulanceReport by Geoffrey Shannon details ‘features of systemic abuse’ within first aid organisationTue Apr 25 2023 - 18:24
Stardust inquest: ‘I am forever haunted by the thoughts of his final moments’ Most extensive inquest in the history of the state is hearing from families of 48 victimsTue Apr 25 2023 - 14:26
Tusla to defend role over St John Ambulance abuse controversyThere was no information to suggest ‘evidence of systemic abuse’ in first-aid organisation, Tusla will tell Oireachtas committeeTue Apr 25 2023 - 09:38
Nearly 30 cases of suspected child sexual exploitation reported last yearTusla and gardaí developed new policy following ‘urgent cases’ of suspected exploitationMon Apr 24 2023 - 14:39
How will the Irish evacuation effort in Sudan work?Ireland again forced to rely on friendly countries to airlift citizens out of conflict zoneMon Apr 24 2023 - 14:06
Sudan: About 50 Irish citizens evacuated so far, Micheál Martin saysEffort to extricate diplomats and citizens from Sudan intensifies amid battles in capital KhartoumMon Apr 24 2023 - 10:42
Migrant homelessness: ‘With the difficult housing situation, they simply end up on the streets’Housing charities report growing concerns over the number of migrants falling into homelessnessFri Apr 21 2023 - 12:24
New 98-bed wing opens in Mater hospitalHuge increases in health budget ‘can only go on for so long’, says VaradkarThu Apr 20 2023 - 19:00
Government ‘dragging its heels’ on apartment defect redress details, campaigners sayPeople in apartments with fire safety issues still ‘living with fear’Wed Apr 19 2023 - 15:47
