Second-highest ever trolley figure recorded with 838 patients waiting for a hospital bedHospital emergency departments battling ‘perfect storm’ of flu, RSV and Covid-19 casesWed Jan 04 2023 - 14:39
Children younger than 12 living in State residential care homesInternal Tusla audits raise concern about young people left in 'inappropriate' emergency accommodationWed Jan 04 2023 - 05:00
Man (20) dies in car crash near Kinnegad, Co WestmeathOne man dead and another injured after car crashes into parked carTue Jan 03 2023 - 13:40
Two further arrests over stabbing incident at Killarney hotelSix men charged after fight broke out at Kerry hotel being used as a direct provision centreTue Jan 03 2023 - 12:40
Hospital overcrowding: Patients on trolleys hit record high amid ‘inhumane’ conditionsHospitals bracing for exceptional pressures as HSE warns of ‘one of the busiest ever periods’Tue Jan 03 2023 - 11:38
Home of well-known restaurateur target of aggravated burglaryGroup of men broke into home and tied up woman minding two childrenSat Dec 31 2022 - 14:10
Drop in numbers waiting in emergency departments - HSEHospitals bracing for wave of flu and Covid-19 cases in coming daysSat Dec 31 2022 - 13:13
Surge of flu and Covid-19 cases meeting ‘more pessimistic’ projections Nurses union warns over ‘intolerable overcrowding’ in hospitals heading into JanuarySat Dec 31 2022 - 05:00
Hospital overcrowding has reached ‘intolerable’ levels, nursing union saysHSE figures show numbers waiting in EDs on Friday more than double figure recorded on same day last yearFri Dec 30 2022 - 15:23
Man charged over allegedly laundering €447,000 from invoice fraud schemeZahid Ahmed Begum extradited to Ireland from Britain on WednesdayThu Dec 29 2022 - 17:50
Need to report abuse disclosed in counselling has ‘chilling effect’, HSE director saysHSE counselling director criticises ‘misinterpretation’ of Children First reporting requirementsWed Dec 28 2022 - 03:00
Pressure on hospitals from Covid surge of ‘huge concern’ – HSEGPs called on to work extra hours during ‘exceptional period’ facing health serviceTue Dec 27 2022 - 17:52
Two arrested following Christmas Day tractor theft and assaults in Co KilkennyString of incidents near Paulstown area of Kilkenny leaves two men in hospitalMon Dec 26 2022 - 20:33
Drogheda death likely to be upgraded to murder investigation after alleged hammer attackMembers of a faction involved in the local drugs feud are suspected of involvementMon Dec 26 2022 - 11:30
HSE secures private beds as hospitals struggle to handle ‘apocalyptic’ surge in respiratory illnessesEmergency department at Cork University Hospital described as ‘crowded beyond recognition’Sat Dec 24 2022 - 05:00
Use private hospitals to combat Covid-19 and flu surge, Taoiseach saysHSE warns healthcare system is under ‘sustained pressure’ from winter viruses as Varadkar rejects criticism over preparednessFri Dec 23 2022 - 14:01
Michael D Higgins calls for solidarity with refugees in Christmas messagePresident welcomes people spending ‘first Christmas in Ireland’Fri Dec 23 2022 - 11:43
Standard of care for girl (16) who died from meningitis in hospital being investigatedTeenager treated at University Hospital Limerick during ‘unprecedented’ strain on emergency departmentFri Dec 23 2022 - 10:56
Alleged sex abuse ‘ring’ targeting girls in State care being investigatedTeenagers were allegedly taken to Dublin hotel rooms, given alcohol and drugs before allegedly being sexually abused by older menFri Dec 23 2022 - 05:00
‘He is a national hero and I’m proud of him’: Pte Seán Rooney’s mother delivers funeral tributePrivate Sean Rooney remembered at funeral as a caring man ‘wise beyond his years’Thu Dec 22 2022 - 12:00
Thefts up 39% since last year, CSO crime figures showThe number of drug offences reported to gardaí has fallen in 2022 - but all other crime has risenWed Dec 21 2022 - 12:17
Tusla spending €500,000 a week housing children in emergency placementsCost of hotel rooms and other properties up to €1 million per child in some casesMon Dec 19 2022 - 05:00
BirdWatch chief executive salary previously ‘way too high’ says incumbentNew chief executive says reforms have addressed failings laid out in report by Charities RegulatorSun Dec 18 2022 - 12:52
Creighton criticises ‘unnecessary’ internal conflicts in horse sport bodyBoard members warn legal battles could undermine ‘financial stability’ of Horse Sport IrelandSat Dec 17 2022 - 14:01
Concerns about mortgage-to-rent provider repairs flagged months agoInternal records show local authorities complained about Home for Life company repairsMon Dec 12 2022 - 00:01
Freezing weather leads to 143 flight cancellations and hazardous driving conditionsPhotos and videos of the snow were posted on social media, with ‘sneachta’ trending on TwitterFri Dec 09 2022 - 15:16
St John Ambulance must not ‘sit on’ child abuse report Report examined historical child sex abuse in voluntary paramedic organisationFri Dec 09 2022 - 13:57
Gardaí investigating laser pointer ‘attacks’ on planes landing at Dublin AirportSafety concerns over laser pointers aimed at pilots landing planesFri Dec 09 2022 - 13:06
‘Justice delayed is still justice’: Exonerated Dónal de Róiste grateful to those who stood by himFormer Army lieutenant, forced to retire in 1969, wrongly lost ‘good name and character’ for over 50 years, sister saysFri Dec 09 2022 - 12:55
Simon Coveney says he ‘can’t believe we are still talking about Brexit’German foreign minister Annalena Baerbock says talks need to avoid opening ‘old wounds’Thu Dec 08 2022 - 18:30
Woman with intellectual disabilities facing Christmas in hospital due to care staff shortageSister of Gina Wilkin says ‘she’s not sick, she doesn’t require psychiatric treatment’Thu Dec 08 2022 - 17:00
Tented-accommodation cannot become ‘the norm’ in asylum system, says O’GormanMInister says Government has not ‘lost sight’ of plan to end direct provisionWed Dec 07 2022 - 12:03
Ombudsman welcomes ‘significant progress’ in improving dire conditions at Cork halting sitePrevious report had heavily criticised council over Spring Lane siteWed Dec 07 2022 - 00:01
Strep A: HSE urges vigilance as increase in infections investigated Belfast schoolgirl Stella-Lily McCorkindale has died of a severe form of the illnessTue Dec 06 2022 - 19:03
Broadcasters don’t have to provide false ‘balance’ on climate change, regulator confirmsGreen Party TD calls for broadcasting regulator to review media coverageTue Dec 06 2022 - 14:57
Charities Regulator examining dismissal of Order of Malta board State charities watchdog is seeking information about who is currently in control of the first-aid providerThu Dec 01 2022 - 15:37
Government hopes to announce schools abuse inquiry before ChristmasDiscussions continue in Department of Education on what form inquiry will takeThu Dec 01 2022 - 08:00
Alzheimer Society of Ireland welcomes ‘hope’ of new groundbreaking researchResults of clinical trials point to ‘most credible treatment’ in decades of researchWed Nov 30 2022 - 13:37
Data stolen in HSE cyberattack included staff financial detailsHSE to write to 113,000 people informing them their personal data was compromisedTue Nov 29 2022 - 20:13
Tusla expects increase in reports of historical abuse in schoolsOne in Four predicts ‘flood’ of disclosures of past abuse to TuslaTue Nov 29 2022 - 13:27
Spiritans told to retain records and assets in anticipation of abuse inquiryMinister for Education writes to order as discussions continues about potential inquiry into handling of historical abuseTue Nov 29 2022 - 05:00
One in Four supported 670 child sexual abuse survivors last yearIncrease in young men availing of child abuse prevention serviceTue Nov 29 2022 - 00:01
Report into past child abuse sent to St John Ambulance board Independent investigation was commissioned to examine handling of past abuse allegationsMon Nov 28 2022 - 20:17
Why are revelations of past abuse in boarding schools only emerging now?‘I think there is a reluctance because of the uncomfortable truths it would open up’Sat Nov 26 2022 - 05:00
High levels of lead in drinking water found in 12 countiesIrish Water audits found 33 cases where lead levels in water above safe limitsFri Nov 25 2022 - 05:00
Heavy rain to worsen in parts of country but expected to clear by FridayMet Éireann forecasts weekend of unsettled weather aheadThu Nov 24 2022 - 11:46
Gardaí arrest six over international phone call phishing scamPolice in multiple countries target fraudsters behind ‘spoofing’ phone scamThu Nov 24 2022 - 08:07
Dominican Order says 97 complaints of alleged child sex abuse receivedReligious order says 29 allegations of abuse reported by past pupils of Newbridge CollegeMon Nov 21 2022 - 22:10
Many teenagers now using dark web to buy drugs - detectiveCryptocurrency the ‘defacto’ currency of crime and drug dealers, conference hearsSat Nov 19 2022 - 16:34
Verona Murphy takes legal case over access to Wexford County Council meetingsIndependent TD claims she is being treated no better than a member of the public in accessing council meetings and documentsSat Nov 19 2022 - 15:12
