Longford convent to no longer be used as refugee centre after attempted arson attackLanesboro Convent was due to house 85 Ukrainian refugees but owner has pulled out of contractThu Jan 18 2024 - 11:58
Housing for social welfare recipients scarce despite rise in number of rental properties, study findsJust 33 properties were available in major urban areas in December within limits of the Housing Assistance Payment scheme, says Simon Communities of IrelandThu Jan 18 2024 - 09:41
Public transport journeys pass 300m in a single year for the first time Figures from 2023 show a record year for all modes of public transport in State, exceeding pre-pandemic levelsWed Jan 17 2024 - 15:31
Why does Ireland, with world-class pubs, not produce world darts champions? There are plenty of talented Irish darts players but turning professional is a challenge, even with teenage sensation Luke Littler, a world championship finalist at just 16, inspiring young playersTue Jan 16 2024 - 06:00
Record number of people contacted St Vincent de Paul last yearNumbers accessing its services surpassed 250,000 people for first time last yearMon Jan 15 2024 - 19:09
Ice and snow warnings in effect as freezing temperatures forecast for week aheadIreland Weather: Wind chill factor will make it feel like minus 8 in places as Arctic air hits countryMon Jan 15 2024 - 18:03
Blinne Ní Ghrálaigh: from Mayo to French boarding school - the Irish barrister’s path to ICJLawyer grabbed international attention when she made closing arguments for South Africa in case alleging genocide over Israel’s bombardment of GazaMon Jan 15 2024 - 00:00
No obligation on international protection applicants to stay in State-provided accommodationNine men, three women and two girls were medically assessed and deemed to be in good health after being found on MondayThu Jan 11 2024 - 20:36
Who is the Irish lawyer arguing for South Africa’s genocide case against Israel?Blinne Ní Ghrálaigh worked on the Bloody Sunday Inquiry, as well as on a 2015 genocide case taken by Croatia against SerbiaThu Jan 11 2024 - 19:43
Tributes at Eddie O’Connor funeral reflect on his ‘bold, critical mission’ to bring wind power to the gridThe founder of Airtricity, Mainstream Renewable Power and SuperNode was somebody who never lost his enthusiasm for lifeThu Jan 11 2024 - 18:39
Homeless man died metres away from one of Dublin’s main tourist attractionsThere is nothing to mark the spot near the Molly Malone statue where a man’s body was found in the early hours of Tuesday morning at a disused former churchWed Jan 10 2024 - 21:18
Deceased couple named as investigation continues into suspected carbon monoxide poisoningPaul and Morag Kavanagh were found dead in a house outside Granard, Co Longford on SundayMon Jan 08 2024 - 15:03
Ballinrobe hotel will house families instead of single male asylum seekers, department confirmsProtests had been ongoing at JJ Gannon’s Hotel since announcement it would house male asylum seekersMon Jan 08 2024 - 13:52
New status yellow temperature and ice warning issued with temperatures to hit -5 in some areas Weather Ireland: Dangerous travelling conditions and low temperatures expected in the coming days, Met Éireann saysMon Jan 08 2024 - 12:06
New Ukrainian arrivals in Ireland: ‘We have been thinking of leaving home for a long time’Ukrainian refugees are continuing to arrive in Ireland, believing that anything is better than living in their war-torn countryMon Jan 08 2024 - 06:00
Investigation into Galway arson attack on asylum-seeker accommodation focuses on videos taken of fireGardaí investigating Rosscahill attack focusing on tracing origins of videos taken of fire and carry out searches at four properties in areaSun Jan 07 2024 - 19:08
Gardaí search home and seize phone of councillor who opposed use of Galway hotel for asylum seekers Fire in December badly damaged Ross Lake House Hotel days before it was due to accommodate 70 asylum seekersSat Jan 06 2024 - 18:33
Plans to house 50 asylum seekers in Ballinrobe called off following protestsCo Mayo town was due to take in international protection applicants from MondaySat Jan 06 2024 - 13:13
False teeth, vintage dolls and a bag of weed - just some of the items found on Irish beaches in 2023False teeth, vintage dolls and a Bank of Ireland Pass card among the long-lasting litter foundFri Jan 05 2024 - 11:10
Large spike in work-related deaths last year Health and Safety Authority (HSA) unsure why the number of deaths increased from 28 in 2022 to 43 last yearFri Jan 05 2024 - 00:01
More than 800 drivers caught for being under influence of alcohol or drugs over ChristmasChief Superintendent describes behaviour of some drivers when it comes to drink and drugs as ‘beyond belief’Thu Jan 04 2024 - 19:13
Stormy winter to be replaced by freezing temperatures and clear nightsWeather Ireland: This winter has seen several named storms, but calmer conditions are on the wayWed Jan 03 2024 - 18:02
More than 500 Ukrainians arriving in Ireland each weekChanges to welfare payments for refugees set to come into effect at end of JanuaryWed Jan 03 2024 - 16:17
Ireland could see its warmest year on record in 2024Provisional figures show average annual temperatures in Ireland surpassed 11 degrees for the first time in 2023Tue Jan 02 2024 - 17:20
Ireland’s Charles and Diana wedding ‘snub’ along with five other curious tales Finding a ‘face-saving’ name for the new NI police force; Trinity College Dublin takes offence; and Casement’s ‘black diaries’Fri Dec 29 2023 - 16:00
Micheál Martin praises ‘exceptional’ performance of the passport service this year with 950,000 processed applicationsThe Passport Service received more than a million applications for an Irish passport this yearFri Dec 29 2023 - 15:27
Secret Irish government file examined prospect of redrawing Border, State papers showState papers: 60% of Northern Ireland would be incorporated into the Republic, leaving just one of the North’s six counties fully intact, under proposalFri Dec 29 2023 - 00:01
X case ‘horror’, ‘gay bashing’, and republican ‘headbangers’: State papers shed light on a turbulent decadeNewly declassified files span 10 years in which the Republic became more liberal and Northern Ireland gained peaceThu Dec 28 2023 - 11:00
‘A deeply insecure leader’ and ‘an amiable villain’: What civil servants had to say about North’s politiciansState papers published this week include confidential records showing what civil servants really thought about political leadersThu Dec 28 2023 - 05:00
Almost 2,000 without power as residents in five counties told to stay indoors as Storm Gerrit brings dangerous windsWeather warnings are in place for the whole country but southeast appears to be bearing the brunt of the stormWed Dec 27 2023 - 21:37
Jackie Kennedy asked for Irish cadets to be part of JFK funeral, files showPresident Kennedy’s widow made the call less than 24 hours after her husband’s assassination in DallasWed Dec 27 2023 - 17:00
BBC diplomatic drama in late 1990s raised security fears for British ambassadorVeronica Sutherland was alarmed that the depiction of a female British ambassador in Ireland might lead viewers to believe it was based on herWed Dec 27 2023 - 12:30
British feared McAleese attendance at Omagh memorial service would make queen look badDepartment of Foreign Affairs official told his British counterpart that as far as he was aware the prime minister and the royal family had ‘received nothing but praise for their gestures of sympathy’Wed Dec 27 2023 - 12:30
Single age of consent for gay and straight people would cause ‘backlash’, government advised 30 years agoState papers: Higher age of consent for homosexuality was ‘optimum’ to avoid it being seen as ‘perfectly normal’, AG’s office said in 1993Wed Dec 27 2023 - 00:01
Tis the season to be jolly: 12 reasons Ireland should celebrate this ChristmasIreland remains one of most peaceful and prosperous countries in world, according to most international metricsMon Dec 25 2023 - 09:16
Why is the winter solstice important?It is probably not a coincidence that Christmas is so close to the shortest day of the year in the northern hemisphereWed Dec 20 2023 - 06:00
Brown envelopes and the Barne Estate: John Magnier’s battle to buy one of Co Tipperary’s most prized farmsCourt documents contain an allegation that the billionaire businessman handed over €50,000 in cash to expedite the sale of the 751-acre farmTue Dec 19 2023 - 06:00
John Magnier gave brown envelopes in cash to farmer over disputed estate, court documents allegeBillionaire businessman alleged to have offered €50,000 to Richard Thomson-Moore and sister Alexandra over sale of Barne EstateTue Dec 19 2023 - 06:00
Death in Derrada Wood: how a Provisional IRA gang shot dead a recruit garda and a soldier during a bloody rescueThe IRA kidnapping of businessman Don Tidey ended with the killing of two of his rescuers 40 years ago this weekendFri Dec 15 2023 - 19:10
Nóra Quoirin’s parents ‘utterly shocked’ by Malaysian TV documentary about her disappearanceMystery still surrounds circumstances in which Quoirin’s body discovered 3km from where she went missing in 2019Mon Dec 11 2023 - 15:53
Carrolls Irish Gift Shop reprimanded by advertising watchdog for selling product that was not IrishClaim that a scarf was the ‘perfect Irish gift’ was misleading as the scarf was not made in IrelandMon Dec 11 2023 - 12:36
A third of Irish journalists have been sued in the last five years, survey revealsDCU report reveals threat of defamation action and online abuse are among the biggest worries in the journalistic professionMon Dec 11 2023 - 10:09
Girl (5) who was stabbed near Dublin school is ‘still fighting’, her parents say Five-year-old remains in a paediatric intensive care unit in hospitalMon Dec 11 2023 - 08:27
Son of Irish soldier murdered by IRA describes Sinn Féin stance on law and order as ‘galling’David Kelly, whose father Paddy was shot dead by the IRA, said presence of chief suspect at online party concert was a ‘gratuitous insult’Fri Dec 08 2023 - 19:10
How John Magnier’s Coolmore bloodstock operation is buying up Co TipperaryThe highly profitable horsebreeding operation is estimated to have bought 170 farms in the county, the equivalent of more than five times the size of the Phoenix ParkFri Dec 08 2023 - 11:56
Farm claimed by billionaire John Magnier sold to US-based property developer for more than €20mBarne Estate in Co Tipperary is the subject of Commercial Court proceedings between the businessman and its ownersFri Dec 08 2023 - 06:00
X disputes McEntee’s claim that social media platform did not engage with authorities over Dublin riotsSocial media giant calls on Minister to clarify comments she made in the Dáil about response to Dublin riots online materialTue Dec 05 2023 - 12:26
Boyd Barrett defends labelling Israel a ‘psychopath’ state as Tánaiste accuses TD of spreading hatePeople Before Profit TD says he has ‘an unquestionable record of opposing anti-Semitism’ as he calls for ‘intifada’ against IsraelMon Dec 04 2023 - 21:56
Ireland’s first satellite in space launches successfully, with signal picked up in Co DonegalEirsat-1 got a clean deployment from the SpaceX rocket that carried it into low orbit, California base reportsSat Dec 02 2023 - 18:07
Lord Mayor praises resilient Dubliners as town ramps up for Christmas after ‘quiet week’Cllr Dáithí de Róiste happy with the level of policing in city centre with ‘guards on corners everywhere’Sat Dec 02 2023 - 16:07
