Experts say Government’s new-build targets ‘made in a vacuum’ and warn ‘clear direction in policy for 10 years’ is needed to solve crisis

Met Éireann expects sharp cold snap in the coming week

Minister for Higher Education hears of burden of high cost of rental homes for students in letters of complaint at the start of the academic year

Tánaiste says hunger caused by conflicts is being exacerbated by denial of humanitarian aid by warring parties

Noah tops the list for most popular boy’s name last December

Christmas Day will be mild and quite cloudy, though some brighter breaks will develop

Dash (7) was found tied to a fence and covered in sores in October

Status yellow wind warnings are also in place in several parts of the country this weekend

Of the 630 drivers detected speeding, 281 were intercepted by gardaí in 24-hour road safety operation

New study finds Irish households on average need 45% of disposable weekly income, after housing costs, to cover basic expenditure

President pays special tribute to members of the Irish Defence Forces who will be overseas this Christmas for showing ‘an example of Irishness and its values at its best’

Scene at Baile Eoghan has been preserved for examination by the Garda Technical Bureau

Simon Harris condemns Israel's 'amoral onslaught' as new TDs gather for first time

Opening exhibition branch at former Israeli embassy would be ‘political statement’, Faisel Saleh says

Number of registered private tenancies increased by 8.4% to 236,198