Sections of hospitals ‘shut down’ due to overcrowdingHospitals remain under intense strain as emergency department crisis continuesThu Jan 09 2020 - 00:20
Future health campaigns to target ‘social smokers’Major study in England shows fewer smokers trying to quit and more using rolling tobaccoThu Jan 09 2020 - 00:05
RTÉ to pay former producer €100,000 over forced retirementRuling found decision to push Anne Roper to retire at 65 to be ‘disproportionate’Wed Jan 08 2020 - 21:39
Farmers group questions vegan billboard campaign fundingVegan group says identity of funders is ‘irrelevant’ to its animal rights workWed Jan 08 2020 - 18:30
Bird flu warning for poultry farmers after suspected Fermanagh caseDisease can affect humans if they come into close contact with infected animalsWed Jan 08 2020 - 15:41
Hopes fade for rescue of missing Hook Head fishermanSearch for 41-year-old Willie Whelan now categorised ‘search and recovery operation’Mon Jan 06 2020 - 19:14
Flu and bed shortage responsible for record trolley numbers, says TaoiseachINMO wants elective surgery cancellations as 760 patients wait for admission to hospitalMon Jan 06 2020 - 18:17
Tusla not processing child welfare reports sent by postAgency sending child welfare referrals made by post back to be re-submitted onlineMon Jan 06 2020 - 02:48
Video of 10 beds in room not staged, insists asylum-seeker lobbyVideo of direct provision centre appeared to show row of beds in room with no windowsSun Jan 05 2020 - 19:01
Nollaig na mBan events to take place across the countryLiterature events, art exhibitions and charity fundraisers planned for Little ChristmasSun Jan 05 2020 - 18:41
Video showing asylum seekers in room with 10 beds ‘appears to have been staged’ - DepartmentMinister for Justice had expressed concern at footage taken inside former Portarlington hotelSat Jan 04 2020 - 17:42
Winning €1m lottery ticket sold in Askeaton Centra, LimerickLucky winner fails to step forward, but Millionaire Raffle ticket ‘may have been a gift’Fri Jan 03 2020 - 18:45
Homeless numbers fell last month but are still up on 2018Latest data from Department of Housing show over 3,700 children without a homeFri Jan 03 2020 - 18:06
Irish devote highest percentage of household expenditure in EU to eating outExpenditure eating out is more than double the EU average of 7%, according to EurostatThu Jan 02 2020 - 16:33
Bus driver arrested on suspicion of drink driving in CorkBus Éireann apologises for inconvenience caused to passengersThu Jan 02 2020 - 13:31
Flu outbreak linked to 18 deaths and strain on emergency departmentsUp to 100 people are expected to die before the end of this winter flu seasonFri Dec 27 2019 - 19:29
Women living longer than men – but only by three yearsGap in life expectancy between sexes has started to narrow, new statistics showFri Dec 27 2019 - 06:55
Suicide rate fell by over a third in past decadeHealth trends show improvement in life expectancy and high perception of good healthFri Dec 27 2019 - 00:01
Man in his 30s dies after single-car crash in Co DonegalSole occupant killed from injuries after crash in early hours of St Stephen’s Day morningThu Dec 26 2019 - 15:45
Students’ Dublin city centre sleep-out: ‘We get to all go back to our beds tomorrow’Belvedere College’s annual sleep-out raises funds for three homeless charitiesMon Dec 23 2019 - 16:28
Sligo community playground shuts due to lack of insuranceVolunteer-run local facility falls foul of corporate reluctance to issue or renew policiesMon Dec 23 2019 - 03:00
Higgins calls for ‘spirit of hospitality’ in Christmas messageFestive speech focuses on plight of those seeking ‘protection and shelter’ in IrelandMon Dec 23 2019 - 00:01
Tesco Ireland pulls sale of charity Christmas cards from Chinese factoryLondon schoolgirl found message from ‘prisoners forced to work’ in box of cardsSun Dec 22 2019 - 16:44
Creche chain Hyde & Seek tells parents Donohoe ‘keen to help’Parents deliver petition to Zappone calling for her to ‘initiate urgent mediation’ between Tusla and creche managementThu Dec 19 2019 - 20:24
Parents Googling children’s symptoms leading to ‘slammed’ GP servicesEight people have died due to flu-related illnesses so far this season; more than 300 admitted to hospital in last week aloneThu Dec 19 2019 - 18:34
Staff threatened in armed robbery at Offaly post officeTwo men in balaclavas carrying suspected firearm and knife steal cash in Clara raidWed Dec 18 2019 - 14:58
Heavy rain alert for eight counties – with risk of floodingStatus yellow rainfall warning along with hazard of localised flooding for WednesdayTue Dec 17 2019 - 15:09
Urban versus rural: People living in cities more likely to be single, CSO findsNew statistics also show urban dwellers more likely to have higher disposable income than rural counterpartsTue Dec 17 2019 - 12:57
Proposed UK law to prevent Brexit extension ‘strange’ says CoveneyBritish government deciding to ‘tie itself’ by ruling out transition period extensionTue Dec 17 2019 - 12:27
Complaint over Institute of Education ‘better teachers’ ad upheldAdvertising authority upholds complaints against Brown Thomas and e-cigarette firmMon Dec 16 2019 - 19:02
NUIG charity criticised over premium flights and 5-star hotel spendingCharities Regulator criticises university foundation spending on business class flights and luxury hotelsMon Dec 16 2019 - 16:02
North Down: Alliance Party’s Stephen Farry beats DUP front runnerAlliance deputy leader takes Sylvia Hermon’s seat as he tops poll ahead of Alex EastonFri Dec 13 2019 - 10:48
Strangford: DUP’s Jim Shannon retains seat by comfortable marginMP lashes out at Boris Johnson, saying British PM has ‘degraded’ the unionFri Dec 13 2019 - 04:30
Consumers warned about buying stolen meatWarning follows theft of 36 beef carcases from Northern Ireland food businessTue Dec 10 2019 - 14:28
From ‘ballerina girly-girl’ to first new female Air Corps pilot for 15 yearsLauren Cusack says going to Curragh ‘a crazy experience’ but she now has ‘best job ever’Fri Dec 06 2019 - 18:44
Old Moore’s Almanac predicts election loss for TrumpIrish almanac predicts Kerry to win the Men’s All-Ireland football championshipThu Dec 05 2019 - 20:25
Over 100 people hospitalised with the flu last weekOver 185 people admitted to hospital for influenza treatment since start of winter flu seasonThu Dec 05 2019 - 17:22
‘Veil of secrecy’ operated in legacy scouting bodiesRecent revelations from victims ‘grim and shocking’, Oireachtas committee toldWed Dec 04 2019 - 17:05
Lisa Smith’s detention to end on Wednesday morningDundalk woman (38) must be charged or released after three days of questioningWed Dec 04 2019 - 01:00
Beef taskforce begins talks aimed at resolving disputeDiscussions on beef sector reforms start after contentious court injunctions liftedTue Dec 03 2019 - 19:19
Dublin had wettest November for 17 years last monthMet Éireann summary says it was both colder and wetter than normal across IrelandTue Dec 03 2019 - 16:17
Bingo halls fear closures under proposed gambling lawsCampaigners plan ‘Save Our Bingo’ protest to oppose new changes to prize ratesMon Dec 02 2019 - 20:59
Cork woman who witnessed London Bridge attack describes chaos of incidentLiveline caller was on hop-on hop-off tour bus when attack took placeMon Dec 02 2019 - 17:03
Investigators scathing about Stewarts Care staff after disabled teen abandonedLitany of errors led to man roaming near motorway after swimming outingSat Nov 30 2019 - 03:00
Care facility staff to be disciplined after disabled teen abandoned on swim tripMan found by gardaí walking along grass verge in middle of a dual carriagewaySat Nov 30 2019 - 03:00
Security on transport has increased but passengers still feel ignoredMore than 60 Dart passengers every month alert security about antisocial behaviour, sexual harassment and racismFri Nov 29 2019 - 17:28
Irish Rail increases spending on security servicesDecrease in the number of Irish Rail employees assaulted at workFri Nov 29 2019 - 16:52
Closure orders on four Dublin creches to affect 220 childrenShortcomings in Hyde & Seek chain highlighted in RTÉ Investigates programmeThu Nov 28 2019 - 21:24
Helpline to direct people to mental health services set upNew 24/7 helpline will direct people towards most appropriate mental health serviceThu Nov 28 2019 - 14:56
Vomiting babies and head injuries: TD says children’s hospital conditions ‘shocking’Fine Gael TD Kate O’Connell compares Crumlin A&E to ‘South American’ facilityThu Nov 28 2019 - 14:09
