Children’s ombudsman accuses State of ‘profound violation of children’s rights’ on mental health and disability careLetter obtained under Freedom of Information shows Niall Muldoon believes HSE has ‘seriously failed in its duty to uphold the rights of children to the best possible healthcare’Mon Aug 14 2023 - 05:00
Irish in Maui tell of ‘living nightmare’ as wildfires tear through communitiesDepartment of Foreign Affairs has told ‘small number of Irish’ on holiday island to comply with evacuation ordersFri Aug 11 2023 - 11:53
Temperatures up to 25 degrees forecast today with ‘warm and humid’ week ahead Ireland will see some sunshine, with spells of rain, for the rest of the week, Met Éireann forecastsWed Aug 09 2023 - 07:45
Irish scouts leave Jamboree site ahead of tropical storm landfallStorm Khanun is expected to strike South Korea as early as Wednesday as teenagers depart for cityTue Aug 08 2023 - 09:19
‘There are lots of similarities between Irish and English people. It makes it easy to settle in’ New to the Parish: Rosie McDonagh moved from St Alban’s to Ireland in 2019, where she has co-founded a charity which assists people in needTue Aug 08 2023 - 06:00
Bike restoration project gets boost from Men’s Shed in Mountjoy PrisonThe Mountjoy training unit has recently restored its 60th bike for the Good Bike ProjectTue Aug 01 2023 - 19:00
Deirdre Jacob’s father appeals for information 25 years after her disappearanceTrainee teacher (18) went missing near Newbridge family home on July 28th, 1998Fri Jul 28 2023 - 20:43
Sinéad O’Connor: Events held in Dublin and London in honour of singer as tributes pour inDublin artist is remembered as a woman who ‘challenged’ and helped change IrelandThu Jul 27 2023 - 22:50
Number of new residential addresses added in last year falls by more than one-fifthNational residential vacancy rate dropped in June to 3.9% from 4.2% a year earlier as vacant or derelict properties return to useWed Jul 26 2023 - 00:01
‘In Brazil, it’s all about the food. Here it’s more about the drink’New to the Parish: Laura Devides, who moved to Ireland in May 2014, says she has ‘so many opportunities’ here that she would not have in BrazilTue Jul 25 2023 - 06:00
Rate of hospital deaths for pneumonia and COPD drops after Covid-19 vaccine roll-out - reportCrude mortality rate for stroke conditions and Acute Myocardial Infarction (AMI) declined over last decadeTue Jul 25 2023 - 00:01
Greece wildfires: ‘We got on the bus with people clambering to get on but no idea where it was taking us’Dublin family forced to shelter in a school after being evacuated from their hotel in RhodesMon Jul 24 2023 - 21:17
‘We find ourselves at war with fire’: Battle to contain wildfires continues in GreeceAlmost 19,000 helped to safety in Rhodes amid biggest emergency operation of its kind in country’s historyMon Jul 24 2023 - 14:49
Father and son (10) from Co Laois who died in Turkey holiday crash namedIrish family from Mountmellick were on holiday in Alanya when tragedy occurredTue Jul 18 2023 - 20:53
Ireland has become warmer and wetter over last 30 years - Met ÉireannSunshine hours have also increased by about 5 per cent over last three decades, forecaster saysTue Jul 18 2023 - 08:08
‘My mother never for a second thought it was an odd thing to do, having a half-Indian child in Ireland in the 1960s’New to the Parish: Anna Tanvir moved to Ireland with Maninder Singh early in the Covid-19 pandemic. They plan to stayTue Jul 18 2023 - 06:00
Over 460 Afghan people fleeing Taliban permitted to join relatives in IrelandAfghans already living in Ireland can apply for permission for up to four beneficiaries to join them under the Afghan Admission ProgrammeTue Jul 18 2023 - 02:00
Forever Young Festival: ‘It was a mud bath but it’s been great ever since’Sun comes out for final day of 1980s music festival in Co KildareSun Jul 16 2023 - 17:12
Businessman wrongly convicted on drugs charges diesDonegal man Frank Shortt, who suffered ‘grave miscarriage of justice’ in 1995, has died aged 88Sat Jul 15 2023 - 01:01
Over 84,000 people waiting for inpatient appointment at end of June, new figures showData from National Treatment Purchase Fund shows 598,228 patients waiting for first hospital outpatient consultation at end of last monthFri Jul 14 2023 - 19:20
Suspension of visa-free travel for refugees to Ireland to be extendedEvidence cited of people applying for asylum in Ireland who had already received refugee status in another European countryFri Jul 14 2023 - 09:32
‘Ringsend Abbie’ Larkin celebrated by local community ahead of World Cup debutLocal band The Pullovers launch songs to pay tribute to Girls in Green as they head to AustraliaThu Jul 13 2023 - 21:14
‘A model socialist’: People Before Profit TD Bríd Smith to retire from politics at next electionMs Smith (61) is a former trade unionist and veteran of many campaigns ran by People Before Profit and the Socialist Workers Party over the past three decades,Mon Jul 10 2023 - 13:11
Violence, discrimination and suicide of concern to parents when deciding films for children to watchIFCO says box office revenues recovered last year, rising to €92m, some 75 per cent of their pre-pandemic peakMon Jul 10 2023 - 12:15
My first Pride: ‘I never saw diversity until I went to Pride in Dublin’As Dublin Pride celebrates its 40th anniversary, some of Ireland’s foremost LGBTQ+ activists share their memoriesSat Jun 24 2023 - 05:00
Ukrainian boy (11) to compete for Ireland in fencing competition in ParisDaniel Karas, a competitive fencer from Kyiv, moved to Dublin after Russian invasion and joined Pembroke Fencing Club in BallslbridgeTue Jun 20 2023 - 07:46
‘If students don’t help other students, they can feel left out’: Kilkenny school celebrates pupils from 25 different countriesBunscoil McAuley Rice in Callan was the first primary school in the county to receive a School of Sanctuary award earlier this year for its work championing diversityTue Jun 20 2023 - 05:00
Ireland’s family reunification legislation ‘not fit for purpose’, says commissionIrish Human Rights and Equality Commission calls on State to address two-tier systemTue Jun 20 2023 - 05:00
‘I find that Waterford is a place that’s very open to foreigners. I never came across any racism’New to the Parish: Justyna Traore joined a friend for a first trip to Ireland in 2005Tue Jun 20 2023 - 05:00
‘A true legend of Irish music’: Christy Dignam, frontman of Aslan, dies aged 63Daughter Kiera described father as ‘talented singer, great story teller and amazing person’ in social media postTue Jun 13 2023 - 19:25
‘So many Brazilians come and then stay. We’re very like Irish people’New to the Parish: Guilherme Souza moved to Dublin in 2014Tue Jun 13 2023 - 05:00
One in 10 adults claim to be using vapes, according to fresh research Data compiled in May by surveying some 1,000 adults online aged over 18Tue Jun 13 2023 - 00:01
Ireland could face ‘tsunami’ of incidents involving e-scooters, AA Ireland saysAgency calls for tighter regulation on their use, including compulsory helmets and registrationMon Jun 12 2023 - 21:01
Two models for inquiry into Defence Forces abuses being examined by GovernmentWomen of Honour group seeks public hearings, saying ‘there has been far too much secrecy and concealment’Mon Jun 12 2023 - 20:35
Revenue seize 10.4 million cigarettes in MonaghanThe Gold Mount-branded cigarettes have an estimated value of €8.2 millionMon Jun 12 2023 - 14:54
Weekend set to be warm and humid with temperatures of up to 24 degreesDry conditions cause logjam of planes at Dublin Airport as runway grass smouldersFri Jun 09 2023 - 13:21
Businessman appears in court charged with insider dealingDeclan Service (62) of Sunnyvale Avenue, Portrush, Antrim was arrested by appointment on Friday following a market abuse investigation by the Garda National Economic Crime Bureau (GNECB)Fri Jun 09 2023 - 10:26
Over half of farmers have been victims of theft, research by TU Dublin findsWhile farmers are fearful of being burgled, only one-third have alarm on their dwellingFri Jun 09 2023 - 08:43
‘First there was the war; now this’ - Ukrainian in Ireland on dam attack that destroyed her homeFor Nadiia Hulevych, there was relief when Russia left Kherson, the city captured early. ‘And then the floods came’Wed Jun 07 2023 - 19:00
Drinking alcohol in public: What exactly are the rules in Ireland?It’s a little complicated and like many things in the State, it usually depends on where you areWed Jun 07 2023 - 15:33
ISPCA issues ‘urgent’ appeal after rise in costs linked to pandemic pet abandonmentCharity rescued almost 700 animals in first quarter of year, resulting in 80 per cent increase in number of animals under its careWed Jun 07 2023 - 11:21
Sharp decrease in winter burglaries, gardaí reportBurglaries traditionally more associated with winter because of longer daylight hours in summerWed Jun 07 2023 - 07:40
Lord Inchiquin, former owner of Dromoland Castle in Co Clare, dies aged 79Conor O’Brien, the 18th Baron Inchiquin, was ‘chief’ of O’Brien clanTue Jun 06 2023 - 20:08
Over 30 flights to and from Dublin airport cancelled due to French air traffic controller strikePassengers advised to stay in touch with airlines if there is a chance they will be flying through French airspaceTue Jun 06 2023 - 17:37
Twenty homeless people died in Dublin in first four months of 2023Five of those who died were under the age of 30, in data released to Aontú leader Peadar TóibínTue Jun 06 2023 - 14:20
‘Incredible’: Five new white-tailed eagle chicks born in Co ClareWildlife staff say it is a rare occurance to have more than two chicks hatch on a nest site showing ‘how suited Ireland and our lakes are’ to the birdMon Jun 05 2023 - 13:35
Sculpture of 2,000 recycled cans unveiled in Dublin ahead of World Environment DayPixelCan installation in Dún Laoghaire by recycling programme Every Can Counts is part of its International Recycling TourSun Jun 04 2023 - 19:00
Man (20s) held after suspected drugs worth €182,000 seized in DublinSeizure made during search of house in Tallaght areaSun Jun 04 2023 - 15:59
Why is Ireland’s Polish community returning home?‘Property prices here are much too high...The difference for what they’d get in Poland is mad’Sat Jun 03 2023 - 05:00
Most Ukrainians came to Ireland due to English language and distance from RussiaHalf of survey respondents cited provision of housing by State as a significant factorTue May 30 2023 - 16:18
