Figures for homeless children in Dublin double in a yearCharities say family homelessness crisis must be treated as ‘national emergency’Sat Aug 15 2015 - 01:00
Fibre optics: Aqua Comms begins laying $300m cableTaoiseach joins investor Chris Bake to mark laying of cross-Atlantic cable off KillalaFri Aug 14 2015 - 20:53
1920s redbrick with a story to tellDrumcondra house has changed little since it was built and has a warm, pleasant feel to itThu Jul 23 2015 - 05:10
Council of Europe head says Greece vote falls below standardsSecretary general says referendum is ‘not very clear’ and has been called too quicklyWed Jul 01 2015 - 17:56
Corrib gas cost overruns deprive State of €600m in taxObjections to pipeline stimulated by poor management contributed to €2.4bn overrunTue Jun 30 2015 - 01:00
Corrib gas: Black starts, intelligent pigs and the mechanics of extractionRaw gas comes from inside 250m-year-old sandstone about 3km below the seabedMon Jun 29 2015 - 01:00
Corrib gas: Keeping ecological eye on restoration at LeenamoreRestrictions on Corrib gas project mean parts of Erris among most monitored in IrelandMon Jun 29 2015 - 01:00
The Corrib impact: business boomed and friendships diedThe Shell gas project enabled some Irish companies to thrive in the recession, winning profits, creating jobs and raising standards. But there was often a personal costSat Jun 27 2015 - 01:00
Hundreds attend UCD service for those killed in BerkeleyMourners told: ‘They lived and laughed and loved and left . . . we will not forget them’Fri Jun 19 2015 - 17:49
Engineers believe collapse caused by timber joists failureFailure most likely to have occurred because of prolonged exposure to moistureThu Jun 18 2015 - 10:30
Berkeley balconies not constructed to hold large numbers, says preservation expertSix Irish students died after Library Gardens apartment balcony collapsedTue Jun 16 2015 - 19:37
Story of mission to return remains of WB Yeats revealed by military archiveRediscovered material includes 30 minutes of silent, grainy film and photographsFri Jun 12 2015 - 16:00
LÉ Eithne returns to sea after leaving migrants in ItalyIrish Naval Service vessel transfers 399 north Africans to authorities in port city of TarantoMon Jun 08 2015 - 18:09
Couple denounce use of their image on No campaign postersMan and woman ‘completely’ support same sex marriageThu May 07 2015 - 14:09
Two UN soldiers injured in mortar bomb attack on Golan HeightsExplosion was at Camp Ziouani where Irish peacekeeping troops are also basedTue May 05 2015 - 01:00
President berates EU over record on refugee crisisEU failure has turned Mediterranean into a grave, Higgins tells Lebanese audienceTue Apr 28 2015 - 01:00
Peace reigns at last as Anzacs pay solemn tribute to soldiers slaughtered in GallipoliOn sacred Turkish soil, all sides salute the fallen in spirit of startling generosityMon Apr 27 2015 - 01:00
Gallipoli: ‘Shrapnel burst as frequently as the tick of a clock’Irish participation in centenary marked by unprecedented Defence Forces involvementSat Apr 25 2015 - 10:06
For Irish soldiers in Golan ‘it’s a unique mission; danger lurks around every bend’The 48th Infantry Group hit ground running on arrival at UN campFri Apr 24 2015 - 01:00
The Mission: The life of UN ceasefire observersGolan Heights peacekeepers are unarmed and stay in self-sustaining compoundThu Apr 23 2015 - 22:07
Following a family tradition of Army serviceMy Mission: Lt Ronan O’Brien – commander, 2nd PlatoonThu Apr 23 2015 - 01:00
My Mission: Capt Liam McDonnell – company second-in-commandUnifil veteran is a total solidier and ensures the company is ready for deploymentThu Apr 23 2015 - 01:00
The Mission: ‘Never bring the missus to the airport’48th Infantry Group converge to have everything cleared before heading to Golan HeightsWed Apr 22 2015 - 16:45
Capt Cormac Brady believes missions are ‘definitely harder’ for partnersMy mission: Capt Cormac Brady – operations and training officerWed Apr 22 2015 - 01:00
The Mission: Wicklow stands in for western SyriaMonths of planning and training for the Golan Heights put to test in Glen of ImaalWed Apr 22 2015 - 01:00
Lieut Jane O’Neill is in charge of mine clearance and the Golan’s ‘area of separation’There are essentially two dangers: purpose-made anti-personnel mines and improvised explosive devices favoured by insurgentsTue Apr 21 2015 - 01:00
‘What would it take for you to leave your lovely home?’ officers are askedGetting across how much the UN means to destitute people depending on it as a last resortTue Apr 21 2015 - 01:00
From ‘teeth to tail’ planning for deployment is mission-criticalPreparation isn’t all military: there are forms to fill and plenty of acronyms to employTue Apr 21 2015 - 01:00
Anzac Cove landing defines Irish memory of GallipoliIrish regiments were among those who landed on V Beach on April 25th, 1915Mon Apr 20 2015 - 12:15
President Michael D Higgins to attend Gallipoli ceremoniesOfficial visit to Turkey will mark 100th anniversary of Allied landingsMon Apr 20 2015 - 12:07
Why gender matters when you’re on military manoeuvres overseasUnderstanding local gender roles when serving abroad can help gather intelligenceMon Apr 20 2015 - 01:00
The Mission: 48th Infantry gets ready for the Golan HeightsTo prepare troops for deployment, an Irish officer describes a daring rescue in the regionMon Apr 20 2015 - 01:00
My Mission: Sgt-Maj Noel O’Callaghan – oldest soldier in groupForty years with Defence Forces starting at age of 17 and veteran of seven UN missionsMon Apr 20 2015 - 01:00
Ten steps to taking on the Camino to Santiago de CompostelaThe walk to Santiago de Compostela has been on your to-do list forever. Here are 10 steps to get you thereSun Apr 19 2015 - 07:00
The Mission: the Irish Army goes to the GolanThis month the 48th Infantry Group of the Defence Forces took up duty on the Golan Heights. A new series follows their months of preparation and their experience in the perilous buffer zone between Israel and SyriaSat Apr 18 2015 - 01:00
The drama and debacle of the Sallins train robberyMusician Cormac Breatnach’s brother was wrongly convicted of the 1976 Sallins Mail Train Robbery at the behest of a cohort within the Garda. Now he hopes a new theatre show will cast light on the injusticeSat Apr 04 2015 - 01:00
Irish troops prepare for Golan Heights deploymentFormal ceremony attended by many family members and friends of the soldiers, together with dignitariesThu Mar 26 2015 - 22:25
UN conference in New York to focus on stateless peopleUN High Commissioner for Refugees forum will discuss 10 million without citizenshipTue Mar 10 2015 - 01:00
Made in Taiwan: The Lantern FestivalThe Chinese New Year is in full swing. In Taiwan, the celebrations include a Lantern Festival of epic proportions, a spectacular light show that fills the night sky with colourSat Feb 21 2015 - 10:30
Largely accurate portrayal of Charlie and his timesBrilliantly dramatised series ends with our anti-hero devoid of empathy and emotionSun Jan 18 2015 - 23:01
Exhibition shows prison art loosens shackles on creativityNational Prisoner Art Exhibition has 100 works by recent and not so recent inmatesFri Jan 16 2015 - 10:55
Activist tells of Afghan women’s struggleMary Akrami speaks at launch of the annual report of Irish NGO Frontline DefendersWed Jan 14 2015 - 22:13
Charlie review: A bored contempt for everyone - truly HaugheyEpisode two of RTÉ’s Haughey drama mirrors mad pace of Irish political life in 1982Mon Jan 12 2015 - 08:49
Athy crash victims: Emotions unchecked as friends laid to restBereft family and friends pay moving tribute to loved ones cut down in prime of lifeSat Jan 10 2015 - 09:50
Charlie’s people: who was who in the world of Charles HaugheyThe real people behind the characters in ‘Charlie’, the TV drama based on the life of former taoiseach Charles HaugheySat Jan 10 2015 - 06:05
Gemma Nolan’s life full of ‘many gifts’, funeral hearsMore than 1,000 mourners attend funeral of second Athy crash victim in Carlow churchFri Jan 09 2015 - 15:09
