ESB chief executive rows back on claim cost of Storm Éowyn may be borne by consumersTánaiste Simon Harris says comments from Paddy Hayes were ‘extraordinarily insensitive’Fri Feb 07 2025 - 21:29
‘Does the Government want people living in rural Ireland?’ Anger in Leitrim at Storm Éowyn responseThe storm felled thousands of trees in the State’s most forested county, leaving thousands of residents without powerFri Feb 07 2025 - 06:00
Éowyn aftermath: Leitrim residents call for 'tighter regulations' around tree plantingMany people in Leitrim are without power for two weeks and they are blaming falling trees from commercial forestry in the county. Video: Ronan McGreevyThu Feb 06 2025 - 16:56
Human remains found in Belgium could be Irish war hero Patrick Sarsfield Sarsfield fled Ireland after Williamite Wars and died in 1693 in service of King Louis XIV of FranceFri Jan 31 2025 - 09:57
‘The whole house shook. I was crying, holding the kids’: Storm Éowyn tore off side of family’s homeWest of Ireland counting the cost of storm a week on with many in Galway still without powerFri Jan 31 2025 - 06:00
Storm Éowyn: 'The gable was completely torn off the side of our house'Emma Egan recounts how the gable of her home fell off in Ballinasloe, Co Galway during Storm Éowyn. Video: Ronan McGreevyThu Jan 30 2025 - 17:48
Man with brain cancer has to be treated ‘by candlelight’ in town without power since Storm ÉowynIn Dunmore, Co Galway, Rory Comer (28), who has brain cancer, is receiving controlled drugs from a nurse by candlelight, according to his motherThu Jan 30 2025 - 06:00
Storm Éowyn leaves mother and newborn sheltering in Galway hotel: ‘I’m lucky he is a steady baby’ Robin McDonagh has spent a quarter of his life in the Connemara Court Hotel as his mother’s home has no electricity, heat or waterWed Jan 29 2025 - 12:39
‘I’m hoping somebody out there can put me back on my feet’: Woman arrived home to find roof ripped off houseMeteorologists believe Mace Head was hit by a storm spike during Storm Éowyn, a violent eddy of wind that recorded the highest wind speed ever in Ireland of 183km/h Tue Jan 28 2025 - 21:19
'I was in such shock': Galway woman loses roof during Storm ÉowynMaureen Folan (74) shows the destruction to her home in Carna, Galway after Storm Éowyn ripped the roof off of the building. Video: Ronan McGreevyTue Jan 28 2025 - 17:24
‘Like Apocalypse Now’: Connemara residents recall night of carnage during Storm ÉowynWest Galway recorded the highest wind speeds and the most damage, with some premises not expected to get electricity back until next weekMon Jan 27 2025 - 19:44
Almost 30,000 housing units in large developments face objections, claims industry body‘Far and away the biggest concern of housebuilders at the moment’ is pipeline of work on stream after 2025, says Construction Industry Federation directorMon Jan 27 2025 - 06:00
Protesters walk out of Michael D Higgins’s speech at Holocaust Memorial Day eventUCD lecturer who was forcibly evicted from event says: ‘We feel like we are talking to the walls when we talk about anti-Semitism’Sun Jan 26 2025 - 17:39
Holocaust survivor Joe Veselsky, Ireland’s oldest man, prepares for anniversary of liberation Joe Veselsky (106) made his mark on Ireland after his parents and brother died in AuschwitzSun Jan 26 2025 - 06:00
How can I see the rare alignment of six planets above Ireland on Saturday?Venus, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus and Neptune are lining up for a rare eventSat Jan 25 2025 - 07:02
As it happened: Power cuts and widespread destruction in wake of Storm ÉowynESB says some people will face a week without power following ‘unprecedented’ damageFri Jan 24 2025 - 20:38
Cyclogenesis and sting jets: How Storm Éowyn turned out to be one of the most powerful to have ever hit IrelandRecord-breaking winds at Mace Head may be down to a relatively rare meterological phenomenonFri Jan 24 2025 - 17:52
Connacht Airdome completely destroyed as Storm Éowyn brings record-breaking winds to west coastGalway sees record-breaking 183km/h wind recorded at Mace Head with previous record of 182km/h set in Limerick in 1945Fri Jan 24 2025 - 17:31
Storm Éowyn hits Dublin with trees down and public transport and flights cancelledStatus red warning has passed for capital with fire crews clearing fallen trees and some public transport services resumingFri Jan 24 2025 - 12:34
Storm Éowyn: How the day before the red alerts unfoldedStatus Red gale warnings to apply across the country, with storm force southerly winds featuring gusts in excess of 130km/hThu Jan 23 2025 - 21:58
Storm Éowyn: Nationwide red wind warning as schools to close for one of the most severe storms Ireland has ever seenMet Éireann forecasts extremely destructive gusts in excess of 130km/h with many schools and workplaces set to closeWed Jan 22 2025 - 19:47
Three men questioned over sexual abuse and neglect of children released without chargeGardaí investigating concerns that alleged victims were living in poor circumstances in extended family settingWed Jan 22 2025 - 08:34
What to expect from Storm Éowyn as Met Éireann warns of gale force winds and possible snowForecaster issues advisory with fifth named storm of the season set to hit IrelandTue Jan 21 2025 - 19:42
Landlord Marc Godart pays former tenants two years after RTB ruling on illegal evictionCase taken against businessman by three people evicted from Reuben House in Dublin 8 which he later used as Airbnb lettingTue Jan 21 2025 - 12:21
Teachers to avail of cost-rental accommodation to alleviate recruitment shortages in schoolsMinister for Education Norma Foley said she had discussed the issue with the outgoing Minister for Housing Darragh O’Brien who agreed to put aside ‘significant accommodation for key local workers’Sat Jan 18 2025 - 16:45
Mulcahy’s push for alternative to Fianna Fáil in 1948 government talks ‘enhanced democracy’, UCD event toldParties involved in present government formation talks owe debt of gratitude to former FG leader, says Prof Diarmaid FerriterSat Jan 18 2025 - 15:00
Temperatures to remain well above normal for the weekendTemperatures of 12 degrees are nearly seven degrees higher than average for JanuaryFri Jan 17 2025 - 14:21
Holocaust memorial organisers defend decision to invite Michael D Higgins to speakChief rabbi Yoni Wieder objected to President’s presence because of failure to acknowledge or address anti-SemitismWed Jan 15 2025 - 21:09
Gardaí seize cannabis plants with estimated value of €130,000 from Wexford grow house Operation used sophisticated equipment for growing the illegal drug, say officersWed Jan 15 2025 - 16:31
Michael D Higgins should not speak at Holocaust commemoration in Dublin, say Jewish representatives President Higgins will address the gathering in the Mansion House on Sunday, January 26th, the eve of the 80th anniversary of the liberation of Auschwitz concentration campTue Jan 14 2025 - 19:11
Cavan killing: Suspect arrested in chip shop after asking owner to call gardaíMan (30s) arrested after woman dies and man (60s) is seriously injured near BallyconnellSun Jan 12 2025 - 19:33
‘Really disturbing’: Galway community garden is vandalised twice in DecemberTrees and support poles are taken from Merlin Woods community garden and dumped elsewhere along with religious objectsSun Jan 12 2025 - 13:16
Man arrested in connection with multiple instances of romance fraud in Dublin Suspect in his 30s was arrested and several electronic devices were seized from himFri Jan 10 2025 - 22:17
Woman arrested in connection with Dublin riots of November 2023 Suspect is being questioned in relation to an allegation of criminal damage arising out of the riots of the night of November 24th, 2023Fri Jan 10 2025 - 18:44
Ireland weather: Status orange ice warning for 15 counties but temperatures set to climb in coming daysLying snow, some icy patches and black ice set to linger into weekend as temperatures begin to climbThu Jan 09 2025 - 18:49
Ireland weather updates: New orange warning issued for low temperatures and ice from this eveningCold snap: Met Éireann records temperature of -7.5 in Mullingar as ESB and Uisce Éireann work to restore electricity and water suppliesThu Jan 09 2025 - 18:07
Surge in flu cases as almost 4,000 fall ill in first week of the yearLatest figures from HPSC show largest recorded number of cases of virus for at least seven yearsThu Jan 09 2025 - 16:01
Ireland weather: Status orange ice warning comes into effect for most of countryDonegal remains on status yellow warning with temperatures forecast as low as -8 degrees in the midlandsWed Jan 08 2025 - 21:10
‘We’re looking at the positives’: Snowed in without power, family of six embraces camping stove amid ‘tough’ tech-free daysWithout electricity or heating for four days, the O’Dwyers in Co Limerick have taught their kids card games, Cluedo and charadesWed Jan 08 2025 - 19:00
Paul Williams: ‘Organised crime could not thrive without the connivance of so-called law-abiding society’The crime writer and journalist has penned a personal account of his career covering the underworld, and he describes it as the most difficult of them all to writeSat Jan 04 2025 - 05:00
Irish anti-Semitism claims ‘false, irresponsible and mischievous’, said Jewish community in 1944Community lived on ‘terms of closest friendship’ with fellow citizens, noted Jewish representative councilTue Dec 31 2024 - 00:00
Irish America appalled by De Valera’s visit to German minister after Hitler’s deathFurious messages to diplomats in US took issue with taoiseach’s action amid wartime neutralitySat Dec 28 2024 - 00:00
Mary Robinson was blocked by Government from taking up UN role in 1993Dick Spring warned dual role would clash with public’s understanding of presidency as ‘total’ roleFri Dec 27 2024 - 00:00
Family of Irishman assassinated on Bloody Sunday by Collins ‘Squad’ compensated by BritishCaptain Patrick McCormack’s relatives received equivalent of £450,000 after he was shot dead in Gresham Hotel in DublinFri Dec 27 2024 - 00:00
Mild Christmas conditions forecast to turn dramatically colderRelatively mild and settled conditions to continue until the weekendThu Dec 26 2024 - 15:18
Delivery driver (40s) dies after car enters water at Grand Canal in KildareGardaí appeal for witnesses to incident in which father-of-one Jason Hallahan diedMon Dec 23 2024 - 19:22
Speed limits are ‘there for a reason’, says senior garda, after 600 weekend detectionsAssistant Commissioner says there is still a cohort of motorists who do not obey speed limits designed to protect vulnerable road usersMon Dec 23 2024 - 15:40
Ireland weather: Met Éireann forecasts Christmas Day to feel like spring with mild conditionsTemperatures as high as 14 degrees are forecast, though the record temperature of 18.1 degrees is unlikely to be brokenSun Dec 22 2024 - 17:40
As it happened: Watch the winter solstice at Newgrange The discovery of a 5,000-year-old secret at the prehistoric site in 1967 has made Newgrange world famousSat Dec 21 2024 - 08:30
Ireland weather: Met Éireann issues wind alert for eight countiesStrong winds and ‘large’ coastal waves are forecast for affected counties in the north and westFri Dec 20 2024 - 09:51
