Elon Musk pledges to fund any Irish legal challenges to hate speech legislationThe businessman and investor warned of risks associated with laws that aim to curb free speechTue Jan 23 2024 - 21:48
What kind of State assistance can I expect if my property is flooded?A Humanitarian Assistance Scheme could be opened after extreme weather events for those whose homes are damaged and who cannot meet costs of essential needsTue Jan 23 2024 - 20:34
Drink driving stigma in decline in Ireland, survey findsOne in 10 Irish motorists admits to driving while having at least one drink in the last 12 months, RSA poll saysFri Jan 19 2024 - 16:36
Explainer: What is a community hotel and what social goals does it achieve?The model for a community hotel is entirely different, in so much as a ‘model’ existsThu Jan 18 2024 - 20:38
‘We don’t want to be here, we want to be doing our jobs’: Striking workers take to icy streets in North Some 170,000 public sector workers in the North are staging 24-hour strike in dispute over pay increasesThu Jan 18 2024 - 18:34
Court blocks attempts by Drew Harris to dismiss garda who had sexual encounter with ‘vulnerable’ woman in stationCourt of Appeal finds Garda Raymond Hegarty had already been disciplined for incident at Waterford station in 2017Wed Jan 17 2024 - 20:38
Rathgar fire: Garage employee injured in blaze was attended to by trainee nurse working in nearby pharmacyBlaze at Moto Pitstop on Orwell Road began just after 10amTue Jan 16 2024 - 22:36
Malahide pedestrianisation plan to go ahead despite stiff oppositionFingal councillors vote in favour of plans after contentious debateTue Jan 16 2024 - 21:14
Woman (80s) dies in three-vehicle crash on N17 in GalwayTwo others were taken to University Hospital Galway following collisionTue Jan 16 2024 - 18:04
Almost €130m worth of flood defences to be completed in next three years after winter of destructionRelief schemes are complex and take a long time, but will be vital as extreme weather events become more frequentMon Jan 15 2024 - 06:00
Outpatient waiting lists fall as numbers seeking operations riseChange marks fifth consecutive fall since last July, according to the National Treatment Purchase FundFri Jan 12 2024 - 19:02
Potential freeze on private business jets at Dublin Airport would ‘greatly hinder’ foreign direct investment in IrelandAviation source says while a private jet cap may have the appearance of simply inconveniencing ‘fat cats’, they are often those critical to commercial operations in IrelandFri Jan 12 2024 - 06:00
RSA received €500,000 from driving test no-shows in 2023Safety group criticises system that allows drivers obtain successive learner permits without sitting testThu Jan 11 2024 - 06:00
Two children and 12 adult migrants discovered on lorry at Rosslare HarbourGroup uncovered after one person inside refrigerated trailer rang UK police while on board the ferryTue Jan 09 2024 - 22:05
Two men treated for stab wounds following attack in Dublin cityThe incident occurred on Hardwicke Street in the north inner city just before 8pmTue Jan 09 2024 - 21:51
Social media and video sharing sites to come under strict safety rules enforced by Irish regulatorCoimisiún na Meán said a forthcoming code will carry potential fines of up to €20 million and tackle harmful content, particularly that affecting childrenTue Jan 09 2024 - 17:58
Tusla delays in Garda vetting have potentially placed children at risk of abuse, Hiqa finds‘Substantial’ delays found in identifying children who possibly had contact with alleged abusersMon Jan 08 2024 - 13:43
Man and two women killed in three separate crashes around IrelandPedestrian in her 20s dies in Co Donegal after separate incidents in Co Mayo and Co MeathFri Jan 05 2024 - 21:41
Only six a day on trolleys at Limerick ED, Donnelly says, in contrast with INMO numbersNurses’ ‘trolley watch’ numbers suggest 42 people were awaiting admission as organisation counts differently to HSEFri Jan 05 2024 - 14:35
Fintan O’Toole: Irish Times columnist wins US journalism award for ‘incisive’ political commentaryO’Toole’s work combines wry humour with serious scholarship, judges for Robert B Silvers prize sayFri Jan 05 2024 - 12:33
Some 10,000 home testing kits for STIs ordered every monthAs of last September, 20 per cent of gonorrhoea and 36 per cent of chlamydia notifications to public health services came as a result of their useThu Jan 04 2024 - 00:01
Gardaí appeal for information after woman (40s) dies, children seriously injured, in Co Kildare road crashFirst two people to be killed on Irish roads this year named as Keith Higginbotham (27) from Co Kildare and Gary Murphy (48) from CavanWed Jan 03 2024 - 19:08
Pornography website access could be restricted by passports under new proposals Safety code with potential fines of up to €20m would not cover porn sites based abroad but moves here could set pace for broader EU efforts, regulators believeWed Jan 03 2024 - 18:57
First person to die on Irish roads in 2024 is named as Kildare sees two fatalities in 24 hoursWoman, aged in her 40s, died and two children were injured in Enfield crash a day after death of father-of-two Keith Higginbotham (27)Wed Jan 03 2024 - 06:53
Tributes paid to Kilkenny man (63) who drowned in Australia while visiting daughterJohn Holland, who got into difficulty swimming on New Year’s Day, was on ‘a holiday of a lifetime’ in MelbourneTue Jan 02 2024 - 21:25
Man (40s) dies in crash on the Cavan to Ballinagh roadIncident marks the second fatality on Irish roads just two days into the new yearTue Jan 02 2024 - 20:20
Garda roads policing numbers fall in 2023 as road deaths reach nine-year highForty-seven fewer gardaí policing roads by end of 2023, a year that saw 184 people killed in collisionsTue Jan 02 2024 - 06:00
Mounting fatalities on Irish roads mark ‘horrendous and devastating’ 2023 Road Safety Authority notes seven in 10 fatal crashes occurred on rural routes with speed limit of 80km/h or moreMon Jan 01 2024 - 16:59
Satellite technology that could help local authorities predict buildups of smelly seaweed developed Dublin residents have long complained of its effects, often confusing the material with sewage dischargeMon Jan 01 2024 - 06:00
Public warned not to approach wild monkey that escaped from Co Wicklow sanctuaryA Capuchin monkey, rescued from a UK lab about 20 years ago, escaped from Monkey Sanctuary Ireland in Rathdrum earlier this monthFri Dec 29 2023 - 20:57
Most young people with mental health issues are referred for treatment by themselves or their parentsFewer than one in five required more substantial psychological help outside of community-based early intervention services, study findsTue Dec 26 2023 - 05:45
Irish Rail were ‘ill-prepared’ to manage overcrowding during Bray Air Show chaos, report findsControllers initially thought they could recover the situation, but the report described escalation ‘with up to 2,000 passengers’ on tracksFri Dec 22 2023 - 21:22
Dye-soaked suspect arrested by gardaí following cash van robberyThe foiled attempt occurred in Dublin’s south inner city at about 6.15am.Fri Dec 22 2023 - 17:51
Mary Robinson: ‘Irish people think there is still room in the inn but need to be properly consulted’ Former president says if Irish people know the ‘real situation’, they’re ‘going to be generous’Fri Dec 22 2023 - 06:29
Man shot at Wicklow building site last week diesClinton McCormack shot with handgun once in each leg, the shoulder and arm in incident thought to be related to local criminal disputeWed Dec 20 2023 - 17:08
Man (22) charged in connection with alleged hit and run in Dublin two years agoClayton Lieghio charged with endangerment and dangerous driving causing bodily harmWed Dec 20 2023 - 14:40
Investigation into Dublin Airport plan to buy car park set to take a year Competition body is investigating after flagging concerns that the proposed deal for Santry car park could reduce competitionTue Dec 19 2023 - 14:13
Christmas weather forecast: Snow ‘out of the question’ as temperatures higher than normalSlightly higher temperatures, high winds and rain should sweep across the country in the coming daysMon Dec 18 2023 - 12:05
The green energy conundrum: Can developers and communities see eye to eye as Ireland tries to cut carbon? Community suspicion creates obstacle to wind turbine construction: ‘It is putting profit and market before community and the environment’Mon Dec 18 2023 - 06:00
Former Irish Times picture editor Peter Thursfield dies aged 77The multi-award winning photographer ‘had huge compassion’ and set standards in his professionThu Dec 14 2023 - 21:29
Concern raised over inquiry into Air Corps’ personnel exposed to hazardous chemicals ‘They’re talking about investigating the complaints of hazardous chemicals, not … [the] chemicals,’ says veteranThu Dec 14 2023 - 20:20
Ukraine’s EU accession negotiations to begin after breakthrough at European Council Hungary’s PM Viktor Orban had been widely expected to block the move, but outcome arrived ‘out of the blue’Thu Dec 14 2023 - 17:55
Drone delivery services for Dublin suburbs expected to be licensed in early 2024 January marks implementation of inbuilt tracking systems for machines, enabling identification of devices via appsThu Dec 14 2023 - 06:00
Minister briefed by UK authorities about Sellafield leak and alleged cyberattackGreen Party Minister of State Ossian Smyth sought briefing following claims the UK nuclear site had been hacked by cyber groups linked to Russia and ChinaThu Dec 14 2023 - 06:00
Mater hospital trials use of Artificial Intelligence in radiology departmentTechnology has led to rapid notification of suspected pathologies and the freeing up of timeWed Dec 13 2023 - 15:49
Pizzeria closed after inspectors found evidence of people living in food prep areaMattresses, medications, clothing and personal food found in Pizza Max, Oldcastle, Co MeathTue Dec 12 2023 - 12:55
Colour and noise: Rally driver Rosemary Smith’s funeral takes place in DublinService hears former model, TV personality and designer wished to be remembered ‘for trying to be a nice person’Mon Dec 11 2023 - 20:15
Shane MacGowan funeral: Nick Cave and Johnny Depp play roles in star-studded service in NenaghFuneral featuring some of The Pogues’ greatest hits concludes with The Parting Glass as thousands line streets for singer who died aged 65Fri Dec 08 2023 - 20:10
Shane MacGowan funeral cortege to pass through Dublin streets today on final farewell Procession to be led by Artane Band and lone piper as horse-drawn carriage bears coffin ahead of Co Tipperary burialFri Dec 08 2023 - 06:24
Road safety campaigners recognised at awards ceremonyLeading Light Awards focus on positives in what has been a bleak year on Irish roadsThu Dec 07 2023 - 18:35
