Leaders concerned as Omicron ‘exploding throughout Europe’ - MartinTaoiseach says he is conscious of pain latest restrictions would undoubtedly inflictFri Dec 17 2021 - 20:37
Asylum seekers can now apply for driving licences and learner permitsMove that will ‘give people more independence’ follows recent High Court rulingFri Dec 17 2021 - 19:37
Taoiseach predicts ‘massive rise’ in Covid-19 cases as hospitality closing times moved to 8pmBooster vaccine doses to be made available to people aged 40-49 from SundayFri Dec 17 2021 - 17:43
Orthopaedic hospital seeks €76m funding to increase paediatric surgeryInvestment scheme for Finglas facility did not make it into draft HSE service planThu Dec 16 2021 - 22:03
Call for HSE to explain thousands of young people with disabilities on waiting listsOmbudsman for Children says ‘if children have not even been assessed, how will they receive the services they need?’Wed Dec 15 2021 - 06:00
Gardaí appeal for witnesses over fatal road incident in Dublin cityWoman (30s) died after being hit by an SUV in the South Great George’s Street area on Saturday nightTue Dec 14 2021 - 22:28
Drugs and cash seized in Cab operation at 16 addresses in WicklowSteroids and airsoft rifles among items confiscated during co-ordinated searchesTue Dec 14 2021 - 22:04
Plan for major cycling network set out in climate action strategyAnnex of Actions on the 2021 Climate Action Plan approved at Tuesday’s Cabinet meetingTue Dec 14 2021 - 21:47
HSE rolls out information campaign on children’s Covid vaccinesRegistration for ages five to 11 will open shortly, with priority for those more at riskTue Dec 14 2021 - 21:12
Travelling during Omicron: health and travel procedures to crack down on spreadIreland cannot be ‘completely sealed off’, says Minister for Transport Eamon RyanMon Dec 13 2021 - 23:07
Rowing among sports to receive millions of euro in pandemic recovery fundsSports Ireland has assessed which clubs need assistanceMon Dec 13 2021 - 20:14
Ireland in ‘very uncertain’ position ahead of Christmas with 4,115 new Covid casesHigh levels of virus driven by ‘highly transmissible’ Delta variant, says HolohanFri Dec 10 2021 - 22:15
Rising electricity bills: Government ‘plans €100 credit’ for householdsIt is likely sum would be paid directly to electricity companies and not be means-testedFri Dec 10 2021 - 13:46
Gyms seeing widespread cancellation of memberships from unvaccinated users‘Members are saying ‘I am not vaccinated, so I can’t use it, so I want to cancel membership’’Fri Dec 10 2021 - 01:02
Storm Barra: 3,000 without electricity as ESB crews restore power to thousandsChance of isolated thunderstorms in west and north tonight, says Met ÉireannThu Dec 09 2021 - 18:58
Taoiseach and HSE apologise after hundreds turned away from walk-in booster clinicPeople queued at UCD for prolonged periods but demand outstripped capability at centreThu Dec 09 2021 - 13:22
Older teen girls at more risk of internalising mental health issues – ESRI studyFinancial difficulties, lone parenting, chronic illness, special needs factored as being of riskThu Dec 09 2021 - 00:04
Schools may not close during future orange weather warnings, says TánaisteDecision was precautionary due to the nature of Storm Barra, says VaradkarWed Dec 08 2021 - 22:40
Covid-19: Hotel and restaurant owners fear latest curbs won’t be the lastDamage already done when public warned against socialising, says representativeTue Dec 07 2021 - 01:00
Storm Barra: Schools and universities in 12 counties urged to close, hospitals face disruptionAll buses in Cork and Kerry and some in Clare suspended due to red wind warningMon Dec 06 2021 - 22:20
Covid-19 cases up 21% in a week among children aged 14 and under, CSO saysCohort accounted for 27% of all cases recorded in the week to November 26thMon Dec 06 2021 - 16:39
Ventilation looms large in fractious debate on quelling coronavirusEmphasis on air quality in places like Japan means fewer cases ‘in Tokyo than Rathfarnham’Sat Dec 04 2021 - 01:00
Ireland must ring-fence ICU beds for ‘gift of life to occur’ – Orla TinsleyActivist is approaching fourth anniversary of successful double lung transplantSat Dec 04 2021 - 00:33
Two arrested in connection with firebomb incident at Co Clare houseAttack occurred at an address on Pearse Avenue in Cloughleigh, Ennis in NovemberFri Dec 03 2021 - 22:28
Nightclub industry being treated as ‘whipping boys’ of pandemic, says owner‘We operate a safe business. It’s just not fair, but nothing surprises me’, says Ian RedmondFri Dec 03 2021 - 22:05
The Irish Times wins six categories at NewsBrands Journalism AwardsNaomi O’Leary, Lara Marlowe, Keith Duggan and Kathleen Harris among winnersThu Dec 02 2021 - 19:43
Woman who rescued boy from River Barrow as a teenager to be honouredTina Kavanagh was 15 when she pulled David Browne from dark waters of Kilkenny riverTue Nov 30 2021 - 17:58
Weather conditions to ease early this week with milder temperatures forecastChill set to return on Wednesday with sleet possible, Met Éireann saysMon Nov 29 2021 - 11:33
New variant scuppers retired Irish nurse’s plans to reunite with daughterSally Duffy Grobler (80) was ready to fly from her home in South Africa to LondonFri Nov 26 2021 - 22:52
Man dies after car hit by falling tree as Storm Arwen strikesMet Éireann issues warnings for strong winds and low temperaturesFri Nov 26 2021 - 20:36
Dublin City Council pulls out of deal with British arms manufacturerDeal with BAE systems now considered inappropriate, official circular saysFri Nov 26 2021 - 19:30
Ireland’s ‘increased interest’ in European defence cooperation welcomedEuropean defence industry turnover amounted to €259 billion in 2019Thu Nov 25 2021 - 16:33
Actors to role-play sexual assault court cases with judgesCourse aims to ensure judiciary function appropriately around vulnerable peopleThu Nov 25 2021 - 01:00
Delays of up to 10 months found in reporting of suspected child abuse casesReasons for delays not always recorded by Tusla staff according to reportWed Nov 24 2021 - 15:55
No new Covid restrictions recommended this week, Holohan tells TDs as 3,666 new cases reportedHSE says dozens of people had been mistakenly called for vaccine boosters in Co MeathTue Nov 23 2021 - 22:23
DCU lecturer, who called George Floyd ‘another useless criminal’, defends blogDr Mark Humphrys says site where he criticised Black Lives Matter movement is separate to his teachingTue Nov 23 2021 - 20:25
Government approves nomination of Ger Deering to role of OmbudsmanIf accepted, Deering will replace Peter Tyndall who is due to retire at end of the yearTue Nov 23 2021 - 17:33
‘You can’t get a PCR test for love nor money’ – Opposition TDs criticise delaysTaoiseach defends in Dáil the Government’s approach to fourth wave of pandemicTue Nov 23 2021 - 16:12
Irish researchers make significant motor neurone disease breakthroughTeam at Trinity College believes the discovery could help identify optimal treatmentsMon Nov 22 2021 - 17:44
‘Covid crisis is like somebody flew planes into every hospital in the country’Both inpatient and outpatient services have been severely hit, says Dr Francis FinucaneMon Nov 22 2021 - 13:25
Knowth archaeologist Prof George Eogan dies aged 91Meath man and UCD professor well known for his research of passage tomb buildersFri Nov 19 2021 - 15:25
Lack of UK compromise on NI Brexit deal ‘deeply disappointing’ – CoveneyLoyalists see protocol as ‘a trick by the South’ to take over the North, says AhernThu Nov 18 2021 - 23:27
Climate forum hears about State’s precarious data centre agendaHuge electricity consumers may compromise ‘small isolated grid’ and drive emissionsThu Nov 18 2021 - 21:47
Sipo report referral of 25 cases relating to candidates in 2020 general election to DPPOffences that can reported include failure to furnish donation and expenses statementsThu Nov 18 2021 - 21:44
Irish people less comfortable with hate crime than other offences, study showsResearchers at UL believe findings reflect potential power of hate-crime specific lawsWed Nov 17 2021 - 16:36
UK arms firm strikes housing lease deal with Dublin councilBAE Systems pension fund to lease recently-acquired family homes for social housingWed Nov 17 2021 - 04:05
Christy Moore presented with lifetime achievement award at RTÉ Folk AwardsAward winners announced at live event in Dublin’s Vicar Street on Tuesday nightTue Nov 16 2021 - 23:59
Man in ‘serious condition’ after falling from electric scooter in DublinAppeal for witnesses following incident on Herberton Road on Tuesday morningTue Nov 16 2021 - 18:05
Council CEO accused of threatening to pull radio funding over coverageSipo hearing told Tom Enright complained of content he said was ‘biased’ and ‘unfair’Fri Nov 12 2021 - 20:11
Sales of Covid antigen tests expected to rise in run-up to ChristmasGPs see trend in patients treating negative results as confirming absence of Covid-19Fri Nov 12 2021 - 01:00
