‘A profound tragedy’: Waterford community to hold vigil as boy’s body found in car and woman arrestedGardaí expected to open murder investigation and believe toxicology results will shed light on what happened in Dunmore EastFri Feb 09 2024 - 18:30
Man arrested as gardaí investigate fatal assault in Co KildareVictim (50s) found dead following violent assault where he received apparent stab injuries at residential property in KilcockThu Feb 08 2024 - 21:30
Leixlip fire: Vacant building in Co Kildare damaged in latest suspected anti-immigration arson attackFalse rumours were circulating online that property in Leixlip was earmarked to house asylum seekersWed Feb 07 2024 - 19:26
Tusla unwilling to ‘stand over’ children in unregulated accommodationDemand on child and family agency services has doubled in past 10 yearsTue Feb 06 2024 - 17:43
Journey to EU membership a ‘road with no end’ for North MacedoniaCorruption in daily life and fatigue with stalled EU integration among complaints of ordinary MacedoniansMon Feb 05 2024 - 15:00
Waterford council chase Aperee nursing home over €52,000 debtThree Aperee Living nursing homes ordered to shut by Hiqa over concerns for residents’ safetySun Feb 04 2024 - 08:53
Revenue may investigate RTÉ exit payments amid staff ‘outrage’ at severance dealsKevin Bakhurst, who took over as director general of RTÉ last July, said he was ‘shocked’ by the ‘serious breach of procedure’ around the former chief financial officer’s exit packageThu Feb 01 2024 - 05:00
RTÉ crisis: Another week, another damaging report – and more unanswered questionsKey figures within the broadcaster were in the dark about significant financial decisions being made in Montrose, McCann FitzGerald report findsWed Jan 31 2024 - 20:17
RTÉ report: Exit package paid to former chief financial officer was not approved by managementMinister Catherine Martin said report ‘demonstrates an appalling disregard for the principles of equity, fairness and transparency in the treatment of staff’Wed Jan 31 2024 - 16:54
Asylum system changes ‘are pandering’ to far right, says TDPeople should not be victimised for seeking asylum, Irish Refugee Council saysWed Jan 31 2024 - 13:59
Deal on Stormont return includes ‘significant’ changes, while Varadkar and Sunak clash on Legacy ActHeaton-Harris says details of deal to address DUP’s concerns over post-Brexit trade will be published on WednesdayTue Jan 30 2024 - 21:15
Tusla feared recruitment freeze and cuts to service due to underfundingDocuments show internal Tusla concerns about ‘exodus’ of social workers leaving agency to join HSETue Jan 30 2024 - 06:00
Six top-earning presenters in RTÉ use companies to charge for their servicesThe station’s highest-paid presenter in 2022, according to figures published by the national broadcaster, was former host Ryan TubridyMon Jan 29 2024 - 15:45
No major increase in TV licence court summonses despite significant drop in numbers payingMore than 13,000 court summonses issued over non-payment of TV licence last yearMon Jan 29 2024 - 12:45
Double social welfare payment to be made to over 1 million people this weekJanuary cost-of-living welfare bonus had been announced in budget last OctoberMon Jan 29 2024 - 09:46
RTÉ’s top earners: Tubridy, Duffy and Byrne highest paid in 2022Latest figures show Ryan Tubridy was paid €515,000, Joe Duffy earned €351,000 and Claire Byrne made €320,833Mon Jan 29 2024 - 08:58
Ending aid to Unwra would be ‘catastrophic’, Tánaiste warns Several donor countries have halted aid after allegations that a small number of Unwra staff were involved in the Hamas attacks on IsraelSun Jan 28 2024 - 20:05
Adoption reunions at risk due to backlog, Tusla warnsChild and family agency says Birth Information and Tracing service could ‘collapse’ if extra funding is not providedSun Jan 28 2024 - 17:02
Two further arrests made in Blanchardstown shooting investigationTristan Sherry was killed during botched attempt to flee restaurant after incident on Christmas EveSun Jan 28 2024 - 12:56
Catherine Martin will not rule ‘anything in or out’ on future decision on RTÉ board Toy Show the Musical report shows ‘dysfunctional relationship’ between RTÉ's board and senior executives at the timeFri Jan 26 2024 - 15:00
RTÉ ignored suggestion to cancel Toy Show the Musical after poor ticket sales, report saysGrant Thornton report notes concerns about ‘lacklustre public reaction’ following the initial launch of the ill-fated musical in 2022Fri Jan 26 2024 - 06:00
Toy Show the Musical report: Four new things we learned about controversial flop Report details overstated sponsorship figures, ‘wildly optimistic’ projections and a ‘disappointing’ realityThu Jan 25 2024 - 16:57
Senior RTÉ figures may be brought before PAC over findings in report on Toy Show the MusicalRTÉ Toy Show the Musical overstated sponsorship revenue by €75,000, report findsThu Jan 25 2024 - 15:49
RTÉ Toy Show the Musical ‘overstated’ sponsor revenue by €75,000 with ‘no evidence’ of board approval‘It will never happen again,’ Ní Raghallaigh says as report identifies ‘little interrogation’ of project’s financesThu Jan 25 2024 - 14:23
Referendum on the family: Irish courts to decide on meaning of durable relationships in ‘hard cases’Commission’s powers to seek court takedown of online misinformation during referendums not yet in placeThu Jan 25 2024 - 12:41
Dublin public transport fares overhaul to see weekly Leap Card cap fall to €24Weekly cap for price of Leap card journeys in Dublin and surrounding commuter belt to fall from €32 to €24Wed Jan 24 2024 - 12:49
Disability care home charged resident €4,000 for holiday to DonegalHiqa criticises policy of residents in disability centre having to cover staff wages to take short holidayWed Jan 24 2024 - 10:30
Order of Malta volunteers called for leaks inquiry amid abuse controversy Members ‘should not have to read the Irish Times newspaper’ to find out information about first-aid organisationSat Jan 20 2024 - 06:00
Varadkar warns over previous ‘false dawns’ of Northern Ireland power-sharing returnTalks among senior DUP figures on whether to back a deal to return to Stormont end without decisionFri Jan 19 2024 - 21:15
Investigators believe improvised explosive device caused blast at Dublin homeless hostelVictim, believed to be an eastern European man in his 30s, was staying at Depaul centre on Little Britain Street in the city centreFri Jan 19 2024 - 12:37
‘I don’t blame the police at all. Those young thugs can pop up anywhere’: Talbot St traders concerned Garda presence will slipShop owners on Talbot Street say area has felt safer due to increase Garda patrolsFri Jan 19 2024 - 06:00
‘There’s no trust’: Tensions flare up in Kosovo 25 years on from brutal warReturn of violence to Balkan region follows a year of deteriorating relations between Kosovo and SerbiaTue Jan 16 2024 - 17:24
Wind farms produced 35% of Ireland’s electricity last year, says industry reportResearch for industry group finds wind farms produced half of island’s electricity in December 2023Tue Jan 16 2024 - 06:00
Emily Hand doing ‘incredibly well’, her father says Nine-year-old Irish-Israeli girl had been held captive by Hamas for 50 daysTue Jan 16 2024 - 00:18
Man arrested and charged over death of woman in Sligo town last yearAngela Canavan had been found dead in her home with head injuries last MayMon Jan 15 2024 - 20:21
Roscrea protests: Man arrested during ‘standoff’ between gardaí and protesters at hotel as 17 asylum seekers move inGarda Public Order Unit deployed as crowd of 200 gathered outside Racket Hall hotel in Co TipperaryMon Jan 15 2024 - 14:54
UCD spends more than €400,000 on business-class flights in six monthsRecords show university spent €137,000 on business class flights to China in first half of 2023Mon Jan 15 2024 - 06:00
Scouting Ireland thrown into fresh crisis after years trying to piece itself back togetherYouth organisation accused of ‘critical vetting failure’ over training course including unvetted adultsSun Jan 14 2024 - 06:00
Roscrea: Michael Lowry says Government has no plan for picking asylum accommodationProtest staged at Racket Hall which is to house 160 international protection applicants as local Independent TD says town is ‘overburdened’Fri Jan 12 2024 - 20:07
‘Complex’ genocide case against Israel ‘far from clear cut’, says VaradkarTaoiseach expresses concern attacks on Iran-backed Houthi rebels in Yemen could escalate into ‘severe regional conflict’Fri Jan 12 2024 - 17:50
Taoiseach cannot ‘envisage’ sending Ukrainians home before war endsDecision to extend future protection to Ukrainians needs to apply across EU, Taoiseach saysFri Jan 12 2024 - 00:01
Taoiseach hopes ICJ makes interim ceasefire order while deliberating on Israel genocide caseSinn Féin TD says Ireland should have made itself a party to South African proceedings over GazaThu Jan 11 2024 - 17:18
‘Real fear’ people could be killed in arson attacks on accommodation for asylum seekers, says VaradkarTaoiseach anticipates arrests over the coming weeks in Garda investigations of incidents of arsonThu Jan 11 2024 - 12:06
Taoiseach begins two-day visit to west BalkansVaradkar to discuss recent flare-up in tensions between Kosovo and Serbia during visitThu Jan 11 2024 - 00:01
Nearly a fifth of male sexual assault victims felt ‘spiked’ beforehand - studyNew research shows 24% increase in men attending sexual assault treatment units in RepublicWed Jan 10 2024 - 06:00
No RTÉ inquiry possible into allegations of past ‘abusive’ cultureDocuments show former presenter made complaint about ‘bullying’ producer and past culture in broadcasterTue Jan 09 2024 - 06:30
Gardaí investigate fatal stabbing of man (30s) in west DublinMan (50s) arrested after another left in critical condition in hospital following a separate incident in MullingarMon Jan 08 2024 - 21:44
Wix employee sacked over criticism of Israel files unfair dismissal claimCourtney Carey, Irish employee of software company, fired after calling Israel a ‘terrorist state’ on social mediaMon Jan 08 2024 - 06:15
Child protection standards in Scouting Ireland in ‘jeopardy’, directors claimDepartment of Children ‘investigating’ allegations made by two board members of youth organisationSat Jan 06 2024 - 06:00
Reports of sexual exploitation of children double in 2023More than 60 cases of suspected sexual exploitation of children identified by authorities this yearThu Jan 04 2024 - 12:00
