‘An amazing feeling’: Sixteen-year-old wins women’s Liffey SwimJessica Purcell finishes first in women’s event and Paul Mulvehill wins men’s event amid ongoing dispute that will see Swim Ireland rival Leinster Open Sea stage its own Liffey Swim on September 21stSat Sept 07 2024 - 18:06
Woman (30s) killed in two car crash in DonegalThe female driver, in her 70s, and male front seat passenger, in his 50s, received non life threatening injuriesSat Sept 07 2024 - 11:46
Through a Yellow Door, musicians find a creative home in DublinYellow Door Music Studios is Ireland’s largest rehearsal studio for musicians – and it’s a resource that is badly needed, say its foundersSat Sept 07 2024 - 05:00
More than €3m worth of cocaine, cannabis seized at Dublin Airport in past weekRevenue officers at airport make one drugs seizure worth an esimated €1,572,600 and two others worth an estimated €740,800 eachFri Sept 06 2024 - 12:30
Woman killed in avalanche in ArgentinaInitial reports from South America suggested deceased was Irish but diplomatic sources said this was not the caseThu Sept 05 2024 - 15:36
Arts Council to gift books to inmates in 13 prisons across country on Culture NightThirty titles from some of Ireland’s most beloved writers will be distributed, with some authors reading excerpts for prisonersThu Sept 05 2024 - 09:29
Questions on mental health and sexual orientation included in online CSO pilot censusSome 20,000 households in Cork, Dublin, Kilkenny, Louth, Mayo, and Offaly selected to take partMon Sept 02 2024 - 14:59
When the ‘scariest Gallagher’ was ‘the nicest man in showbusiness’: Irish Oasis fans share memoriesNews of the band’s reunion has left their fans reflecting on past experiences at their gigs and chance encountersThu Aug 29 2024 - 18:00
Hiqa: 80% of Mosney centre residents have refugee status but are unable to move outSome residents at direct-provision centre ‘could not avail’ of more appropriate accommodation and were ‘anxious’, says inspection reportWed Aug 28 2024 - 13:03
Cluster of overdoses linked to opiate nitazene ‘came out of the blue’ - HSE clinicianState authorities remain on red alert due to high risk to life from synthetic opiate that is up to 25 times more potent than fentanylTue Aug 27 2024 - 06:00
Dublin portal links with Vilnius in Lithuania and Poland’s Lublin Live streams rotate every 180 seconds, beginning from 1pm Irish time on MondayMon Aug 26 2024 - 18:17
Voluntary body appeals for promoters to prioritise festivalgoers’ welfarePsycare needs funding to continue taking the burden off medics at festivals by providing its welfare serviceSun Aug 25 2024 - 19:00
Banning smartphones in secondary schools? Here’s what readers had to sayFrom supporting complete bans due to safety and attention span concerns, to it being seen as ‘just another rule to be evaded’Fri Aug 23 2024 - 19:32
UK’s Cass trans healthcare report ‘should not be Ireland’s model of care,’ forum hearsActivists in Ireland say report being ‘weaponised’ and preventing improvements in trans careFri Aug 23 2024 - 15:55
Weather forecast: Unsettled week ahead with showers and low temperaturesMonday will turn wet and windy with strong, gusty winds expectedMon Aug 19 2024 - 07:54
Illegal cigarettes worth €8m seized at Rosslare EuroportSome 9.5 million ‘Marlboro Gold’ cigarettes were found in a freight unit arriving from FranceFri Aug 16 2024 - 12:32
Weekend weather: more rain due in coming days, Met Éireann saysSpike in swimming warnings as heavy rainfall impacts water qualityFri Aug 16 2024 - 09:58
‘Scamwatch’: Threshold urges students to carry out thorough checks before paying rental depositsIrish Council for International Students research finds more than one in four international students seek accommodation on group chats and social media pages, where scams are more commonThu Aug 15 2024 - 00:01
Rise in seizure of illegal muscle-boosting and weight-loss drugsSteroids accounted for 23% of seized medicines, while quantity of Semaglutide seized rises three-foldWed Jul 31 2024 - 15:26
Mater hospital forced to cancel some surgeries due to ongoing IT problemsIssues affecting the Mater’s IT system are not as a result of any malicious attackWed Jul 31 2024 - 11:34
Injured gull rescued from Croke Park during All-Ireland final is ‘doing well’Herring gull had a wing injury and was removed off the pitch and transported to Kildare Wildlife RescueTue Jul 30 2024 - 14:38
Ukraine war refugees should receive State’s housing assistance payment, report recommendsOver 17% accommodated in private homes in State since April 2022 due to ‘generosity of the Irish public’, Red Cross findsTue Jul 09 2024 - 15:55
Several food businesses and Dublin creche ordered to close in June for breaches relating to rodents and fliesSome premises forced to close entirely including a childcare facility where a ‘significant amount of rodent droppings’ were foundTue Jul 09 2024 - 15:33
Ombudsman demands action over ‘desperate situation facing so many vulnerable children in Ireland’Dr Niall Muldoon expresses ‘despair and concern’ at Child Law Project report that highlights State failingsMon Jul 08 2024 - 15:25
Grand Canal deaths: Victims named, foul play not suspected ahead of postmortem resultsDonal Scanlon from Ballybunion, Co Kerry, and Alex Warnick, originally from the United States, were both known to homeless servicesMon Jul 08 2024 - 12:03
Man (30s) dies in Co Longford car crashIncident occurred at about 12.45am on the N55 at BallymahonMon Jul 08 2024 - 10:16
Lone parents and children should be exempt from direct provision evictions, says charity Former asylum seekers who now have status to remain in Ireland told they must leave State accommodation by July 5thThu Jul 04 2024 - 20:10
Commuters to face delays on Dublin-Belfast Enterprise train service over coming monthsTranslink is set to commence major phase of works connected with new Belfast Grand Central stationMon Jul 01 2024 - 18:49
Real Life review: a thoroughly unique, ambitious and lively showTheatre: There is not much of a narrative to this show, but that’s the point. The audience is kept on their toes by an animated and engaging castMon Jul 01 2024 - 12:56
More than a third of patients malnourished when being admitted to hospitals in IrelandCall for malnutrition screening to be expanded to other clinical settings such as in outpatients, daycare and primary care settings, particularly for cancer patients and older peopleMon Jul 01 2024 - 06:00
Biggest risk to jobs is buses stuck in traffic, Ryan says, rejecting push to delay transport planMinister celebrated Luas’s 20th anniversary on Saturday, with tram set to carry 50m passengers this yearSun Jun 30 2024 - 13:42
Boyfriends review: A tender and witty look at the lives of young gay menTheatre: Littered with pop culture, silly couch sex and dancing, Ultan Pringle’s script also tackles big themesFri Jun 28 2024 - 15:58
Two arrested following €1.25m cannabis seizure in KildareGardaí also found suspected cocaine valued at €12,000 in follow-up searchFri Jun 28 2024 - 13:11
University of Galway president Ciarán Ó hÓgartaigh to step down from his roleAnnouncing his decision to the University’s Governing Authority on Wednesday, he said it was “the right time, as our university is developing a new strategy for 2025-2030Wed Jun 26 2024 - 18:15
Ireland weather: Mild and sunny with some rain over next few days, says Met ÉireannWeekend looks cloudy with outbreaks of rain or drizzle mostly confined to north and northwestTue Jun 25 2024 - 11:59
Almost all of radiation found in Irish people from natural sources - EPAAlmost 60 per cent of dose is due to the radioactive gas Radon in indoor airTue Jun 25 2024 - 08:26
Judge at centre of Cathal Crotty controversy to retire this weekGovernment figures expect leniency of sentence handed down to Defence Forces member to be appealed by DPPMon Jun 24 2024 - 08:25
Horse Racing Ireland ‘appalled’ by findings of investigation into treatment of horsesThe programme examined Irish and European horse industriesThu Jun 20 2024 - 13:48
Investigation following death of man (40s) in workplace incident in Co CavanSecond work-related fatality in county in less than a weekWed Jun 19 2024 - 21:19
Breaches of spending rule will add to up to €8.5bn by next year, Ifac warnsActing chairman of Irish Fiscal Advisory Council tells Oireachtas committee net spending is set to exceed the 5% limit this year and nextWed Jun 19 2024 - 21:15
‘Clear reticence’ among some students to report bullying in secondary schools - reportOne-third of post-primary students feel it is not safe to express themselves fully in schoolWed Jun 19 2024 - 19:03
Dublin Zoo says claims raised by TD about shooting of zebra ‘completely false’Striker, a 26 year old male zebra, was euthanised ‘humanely’, zoo says, after Paul Murphy claims involvement of unlicensed staff memberTue Jun 18 2024 - 22:11
Online racist abuse of sprinter Rhasidat Adeleke widely condemned Coach says Irish athlete was really affected by negative comments questioning her Irish identitySun Jun 16 2024 - 15:46
Holly Cairns could ‘potentially’ pause maternity leave during general electionSocial Democrats leader announces pregnancy after suffering miscarriages, as plans made for Cian O'Callaghan to step in during leave periodSun Jun 16 2024 - 12:40
In pictures: The story of the European and local election countsMarathon counts across the country saw candidates elected in the local and European electionsFri Jun 14 2024 - 14:14
Thunderstorm warning issued for several parts of the countryMet Éireann says counties affected include Carlow, Kildare, Kilkenny, Laois, Wexford, Wicklow, Tipperary and WaterfordFri Jun 14 2024 - 14:03
Teenager (17) killed in workplace accident at recycling plant in Co CavanGardaí and emergency services were alerted to the fatal accidentFri Jun 14 2024 - 13:44
Family homelessness has risen almost six-fold since 2014, Focus Ireland saysThe report brings together all the official data measured by the Department of Housing on homelessness over the past ten years, for the first timeFri Jun 14 2024 - 11:00
Citizens’ Assembly on drugs calls for ‘urgency’ to implement its recommendationsState should respond to drug use as public health issue rather than criminal justice issue, panel foundThu Jun 13 2024 - 17:40
Department of Agriculture investigation to examine the supply of horses for slaughterRTÉ Investigates programme into the Irish equine industry is raised in the DáilThu Jun 13 2024 - 13:47
