HHC vapes: ‘It only took a few puffs to turn him completely zombie-like’
Hexahydrocannabinol, a legal cannabis substitute, is causing severe psychosis in some young men
‘A lot of commercial vacancy is down to online shopping. To me that’s a big cause of town centres dying’
Ballybofey tops a long list of towns and urban areas for commercial vacancy rates. Why are so many Irish retail and hospital premises lying empty?
‘This is a very posh prison’: Living in a nursing home since the age of 46
Anne O’Connell is one of more than 1,300 people aged under 65 who were described in the Ombudsman’s Wasted Lives report as living inappropriately in a nursing home
‘She lived on her own until she was 98’: Meet Ireland’s oldest woman
Ruby Druce (108) has lived through two World Wars and two pandemics
‘I am a hunter but I am a conservationist’: Meet the Roscommon gun-club members protecting endangered bird species
Many bird species have thrived since Ballydangan Bog was re-wetted and the drains removed
‘You could be more lonely in a crowd’: A fourth-generation lighthouse keeper on the family business
Eugene O’Sullivan (83), whose family oversaw lighthouses for 150 years, found the final day of that long run emotional
‘She has put Grange on the map’: Mona McSharry’s Olympic success delights Co Sligo locals and blow-ins
Community delighted to see hard graft put in by medal winning swimmer and her family pay off in the pool in Paris
‘The poor fellow needs a rest’: Sympathy in Biden’s ancestral home for ailing president
Locals in Ballina, Co Mayo, say the US president’s decision to step aside from the race for the White House was ‘sad but inevitable’
Fewer than 25% of people who drown have been swimming when they got into difficulty
New research from Water Safety Ireland reveals more than half of accidental drownings were preceded by land-based activities such as walking or angling
Chris O’Dowd lauds ‘head-the-balls masquerading as creative types’ as he opens Boyle Arts Festival
Mini galleries in Co Roscommon town’s shop windows will see Bridge Street appear ‘like the Louvre’ for duration of event, actor says
‘The pubs are quiet, the jetties are quiet’: Fee increase blamed for Shannon’s declining boat numbers
Shannon Lakes & Rivers Group says new bylaws will drive boat owners off the river, with drastic consequences for small businesses
Member of Sligo mountain rescue team dies in fall on Ben Bulben
Father of three was hiking with a friend when he fell on Tuesday night
How farmers are embracing environment restoration: ‘I kind of live for the corncrake’
Thousands of people and several communities throughout the country are already involved in a range of EU-funded restoration programmes
‘It is a very beautiful place’: Ukrainians in Leitrim glad to stay in county after hotel move
Nearly 200 refugees given just two weeks’ notice to leave Lough Allen hotel in Drumshanbo and find alternative accommodation
‘We’re the grumpy twins of the veg scene’: Comedian Kevin McAleer’s adult children turn to organic farming
Twins Josiah and Louis and sister Florence have been operating Fréamh Farm since March – despite their father’s adivce to pursue anything except farming