Patients being ‘let down’ as hospital waiting list numbers remain over 600,000 markNational Treatment Purchase Fund data shows almost 200,000 have been waiting for outpatient appointments for over a yearFri Aug 12 2022 - 20:07
Crews dealing with wildfires could delay emergency response timesWildfires, as a result of human activity, could affect outcomes of domestic fires and car crashesFri Aug 12 2022 - 19:00
Last-minute event to mark centenary of the death of Arthur GriffithThe Sinn Féin founder will be honoured in a wreath-laying event at Leinster HouseFri Aug 12 2022 - 00:01
Small number of claims by Dublin City Council workers annually over discarded syringesAn average five staff members working in the city report a so-called needle stick injury every year, although fewer than half file claimsThu Aug 11 2022 - 03:00
More queries for case non-prosecution made by victims of alleged sexual offences, statistics showHigh numbers of requests for explanations about decisions not to prosecute over sexual offence allegations have been received in each of the six years since right to ask has been in place, according to DPP figures.Wed Aug 10 2022 - 02:15
Farming emissions remain largely unchanged since 1990s, Agricultural Science Association head saysGeorge Ramsbottom rejects idea of ‘explosion’ in agriculture emissions and dairy herd scale ahead of conferenceMon Aug 08 2022 - 16:00
HSE exploring options for youth gender identity clinics abroad after UK clinic closesService also planned within Ireland but attempts to recruit a consultant psychiatrist have twice failedFri Jul 29 2022 - 19:14
UK child gender identity clinic that treated Irish patients to be closedReview group recommends a more diverse, regional service with ‘strong links to mental health services’Thu Jul 28 2022 - 21:09
Covid-19: 6,196 cases detected last week as health authorities prepare to end mass testing Almost 47% drop in positive PCR tests compared to previous week while positive antigen tests logged on HSE portal falls by 42%Thu Jul 28 2022 - 18:58
Alert over influx of Lion’s Mane jellyfish along north Dublin coastVenom can cause nausea, sweating, cramps, headaches and other symptomsWed Jul 27 2022 - 20:50
McDonald’s flips price of cheeseburger as inflation bites inFast-food chain to increase product price by 13% as costs hit homeWed Jul 27 2022 - 19:52
Half of younger workforce plan to leave their jobs as part of the global ‘great resignation’ Deloitte report shows 55% of millennials believe their greatest problem is the cost of livingWed Jul 27 2022 - 00:01
More than 30% of charities not filing annual reports on time, notes regulatorRegulator signals intention to apply stricter response to such failures in the futureTue Jul 26 2022 - 21:53
Monthly payment for households accommodating Ukrainian refugees now availableThe first Accommodation Recognition Payment of €400 will be made on August 9thTue Jul 26 2022 - 20:47
Acute hospitals to require ‘thousands more healthcare staff’ by 2035Across range of categories analysed in ESRI report, total projected need noted between 12,418 and 15,491 additional peopleTue Jul 26 2022 - 00:01
TDs still critical of Passport Service despite turnaround time improvementNo justifying a lack of preparation for passport demand following pandemic, Maurice Quinlivan saysMon Jul 25 2022 - 00:00
Drugs worth €120,000 and firearm seized in Dublin suburbGarda search in Finglas part of ongoing investigation into organised crime group in the areaFri Jul 22 2022 - 21:54
Man arrested after assault on woman in Co Kildare woodsGardaí issue appeal for two women who helped victim to come forwardFri Jul 22 2022 - 18:04
Exhibition of glass potatoes at Dublin Castle symbolises opulence during misery of FamineMary Robinson officially opens work of Paula Stokes named 1845: Memento MoriThu Jul 21 2022 - 22:20
Each Irish household must make climate change a personal battle, says Mary Robinson Former president warns of ‘perilous state’ of world, and laments absence of issue from Tory leadership raceThu Jul 21 2022 - 21:37
Tech key to resolving methane problem, Oireachtas agriculture group hears Reducing emissions output via technology should be prioritised over ‘draconian’ herd cuts, says expertWed Jul 20 2022 - 19:43
Forest fire at Co Wicklow beauty spot brought under controlHot weather and dry conditions have combined to create the ideal conditions for a forest fire to startTue Jul 19 2022 - 14:09
Rolling thunder and lightning mark end of exceptionally hot weather on east coastHeavy showers and possibility of local flooding in Carlow, Kilkenny, Wexford, Wicklow, Cork, Tipperary and WaterfordTue Jul 19 2022 - 10:17
Ireland records highest ever temperature for July as sweltering conditions continue across EuropeState’s second highest temperature on record comes as heatwave causes wildfires and hundreds of deaths on continentTue Jul 19 2022 - 01:00
Minimum prices for alcohol fail to curb intake by most vulnerable, study findsBritish Medical Journal survey may pose questions for public health policy in context of take-home drink sales in Ireland rising since introduction of minimum unit pricingMon Jul 18 2022 - 23:30
Ireland records hottest day for 135 years as temperatures hit 33.1 degrees in Dublin Status yellow warning in place until Tuesday evening, temperatures rise to 30 degreesMon Jul 18 2022 - 15:51
Ireland has second highest level of rent and mortgage arrears in EU, report findsIn 2020, almost one in five poor households in Ireland were in arrears on repayments, over twice rate of general populationThu Jun 30 2022 - 05:00
Gardaí to carry out ‘full review’ of Toscan du Plantier murder inquiryFrench film-maker was killed at her holiday home near Toormore in west Cork in December 1996Wed Jun 29 2022 - 17:25
‘Technical issue’ to blame for 999 calls not being answered, BT Ireland saysMore than 200 emergency 999 or 112 calls went unanswered in the early hours of TuesdayWed Jun 29 2022 - 17:02
Legal actions filed on behalf of people made sick by contaminated water in GoreyInvestigation found four-day supply of unsafe drinking water left 46 people ill and one person hospitalisedWed Jun 29 2022 - 05:00
Report on cardiac services recommends concentration of services in four centresCardiology locations in Dublin, Cork and Galway to be backed by upgraded facilities at ‘satellite hospitals’Mon Jun 27 2022 - 19:00
Delays reported at Dublin Airport check-in desks over busy weekend Queues at check-in desks due to ‘staffing challenges’ facing airlines, airport management saysSun Jun 26 2022 - 12:33
Thousands take part in first Dublin Pride parade in three years as message of defiance and protest remains‘We have a lot to do yet. We cannot become complacent,’ Taoiseach tells crowd in city’s Merrion SquareSat Jun 25 2022 - 17:55
Cigarettes and tobacco products worth €100,000 seized by gardaí and Revenue in two operationsSearches took place a premises in the Dublin 7 area and at a premises in Co MayoFri Jun 24 2022 - 15:43
Most Ukrainian refugees arriving in Ireland are lone parents with children — CSOAlmost three-quarters of children who enrolled in school are in primary educationFri Jun 24 2022 - 15:26
Gardaí arrest 12 international fugitives for crimes including assisting murder and drugs traffickingArrests follow operation conducted between Tuesday and Thursday by the Extradition UnitFri Jun 24 2022 - 12:45
Covid cases in hospital rise further Latest figures show hospital Covid cases rising to 685 from 496 in a weekFri Jun 24 2022 - 09:44
Proposed ‘NCT-type certification’ for landlords broadly supported by MinisterNeed to attract and maintain accommodation in rental market must also be considered, O’Brien saysThu Jun 23 2022 - 19:00
Irish society must recognise struggle of members of the trans community, Minister saysMinister for Equality Roderic O’Gorman was speaking during debate on LGBTQI+ issues in the DáilThu Jun 23 2022 - 18:42
Minister ‘finger wagging’ over Dáil question on services for refugees, McGrath saysIndependent TD accuses Darragh O’Brien of being ‘condescending’ and attempting to ‘demonise’ Carol NolanThu Jun 23 2022 - 12:01
Further support needed for farmers suffering losses due to ash tree diebackPeople risk being hurt or killed by falling roadside trees, Oireachtas committee hearsWed Jun 22 2022 - 22:43
Irish Times journalists scoop top prize at Justice Media AwardsInside the District Courts was co-written by Legal Affairs Correspondent Mary Carolan and Public Affairs Editor Simon CarswellWed Jun 22 2022 - 21:17
Cost of living crisis could pull more children into poverty, Minister tells Social Inclusion ForumForum hears even a short period of poverty can damage a child’s long term life chancesWed Jun 22 2022 - 19:27
HSE plan ‘expected to remedy’ hospital emergency department overcrowding Minister for Health meets top officials to discuss ‘immediate responses’ to mounting problemsWed Jun 22 2022 - 19:25
Water treatment incident that left 46 people ill prolonged due to human error, investigation findsIncident which led to one person being hospitalised described as ‘entirely unacceptable in public health terms’Wed Jun 22 2022 - 17:12
Freedom-of-information requests rose by 13% in 2021Information commissioner welcomes Government moves over public consultation on FOI legislationWed Jun 22 2022 - 00:01
Results of post-mortem on man found on Montrose campus expected Cause of death not yet known but no signs of foul play foundTue Jun 21 2022 - 22:06
Lonely Planet article criticising Dublin as tourist destination ‘doesn’t make for pleasant reading’‘Soaring hotel costs’ wreak havoc on budgets, article claimsTue Jun 21 2022 - 20:48
Nurse failed to contact doctor for seriously ill patient, inquiry hearsPatient told staff he thought he was going to die, fitness-to-practice hearing toldMon Jun 20 2022 - 14:39
Susan Denham awarded honorary doctorate from TCDGraduate and former pro-chancellor of TCD served as chief justice from 2011 to 2017Fri Jun 17 2022 - 20:39
