Reopening Roscommon A&E ‘pie in the sky’, says consultantDr Liam McMullen apologises to FG TD who was ‘politically destroyed’ over closureWed Dec 23 2015 - 01:00
Government ‘needs to get real’ about au pair exploitation- charityMore than half of the au pairs working in Ireland earn less than €120 per weekTue Dec 22 2015 - 10:47
First World War memorial in Tralee vandalised in paint attackRoyal Munster Fusiliers memorial made of black stone only erected earlier this yearMon Dec 21 2015 - 20:58
Start dreaming of a white Christmas (but only in parts)Brief cold snap may bring snow to higher grounds in western coastal countiesMon Dec 21 2015 - 09:59
Teeling Whiskey Distillery has welcomed 25,000 visitors to date€10m Liberties attraction opened in JuneFri Dec 18 2015 - 18:22
Emergency coordinators hopeful worst of flooding is over‘Encouraging signs’ flooding is starting to subside, National coordiantion group saysFri Dec 18 2015 - 08:35
Highest December temperatures in six decades recordedDaffodils blooming with very mild weather forecast to continue until Christmas DayThu Dec 17 2015 - 11:13
No more flying your drone over military bases from MondayNew legislation makes Ireland one of the first countries to regulate popular new hobbyThu Dec 17 2015 - 10:36
Justin Bieber shows in Dublin sell out within minutesFans queue all night for tickets to Dublin shows at 3Arena on November 1st and 2ndThu Dec 17 2015 - 10:20
Artists to receive bursaries to mark Easter RisingProgramme aims to help young artists mark centenary landmark next yearThu Dec 17 2015 - 01:10
Carrick-on-Shannon coping with second major flood in six yearsResidents of Co Leitrim town want single agency set up to manage overflowing riverWed Dec 16 2015 - 09:17
Rugby World Cup, Conor McGregor in top Google searchesParis terror attacks and Charlie Haughey also in Irish top 10 searches in 2015Wed Dec 16 2015 - 08:29
‘Positive’ development as Shannon levels stabiliseRed Cross receives over 100 calls requesting details of €5m flood relief scheme for firmsTue Dec 15 2015 - 19:31
Country braces itself for yet more heavy rainWater levels have stabilised or are rising more slowly in Shannon catchment areaTue Dec 15 2015 - 08:02
IFA criticises five-year timeframe to map flood-risk areas along ShannonOPW survey of 300 areas not due to report until end of next yearMon Dec 14 2015 - 22:22
Further danger as Shannon levels set to peak on MondayHomeowners left counting costs afer canal bursts banks in Corbally area of LimerickMon Dec 14 2015 - 01:00
Ernie O’Malley photographs published for the first timeFamous author and his wife took thousands of pictures of rural Mayo in 1930s and 1940sSun Dec 13 2015 - 21:54
Euro 2016 ticket scramble begins in earnest for green armyFans set to register details from Monday for next summer’s European ChampionshipsSun Dec 13 2015 - 16:48
Revolution to be digitised as 10m documents to go onlineFiles relate to actions of 80,000 during Rising, War of Independence and Civil WarFri Dec 11 2015 - 08:22
Stories of the Revolution: President relives painful struggleMichael D Higgins convinced his father’s long battle to get military pension was due to his anti-Treaty activitiesFri Dec 11 2015 - 01:56
Stories of the Revolution: John Higgins had to wait 22 years for pensionPresident’s father long pursued military pension before receiving one on appeal in 1956Fri Dec 11 2015 - 01:53
Stories of the Revolution: With nothing to charge Childers, pistol used as justification for executionArchive files show the Free State government was desperate to arrest Erskine Childers and remove him from the sceneFri Dec 11 2015 - 01:45
Stories of the Revolution: Dan Breen’s battle with bureaucracyFollowing War of Independence and Civil War, Breen fought for decades for pensionFri Dec 11 2015 - 01:43
Stories of the revolution: Andrews family not entitled to funeral grant for wifeTodd Andrews was a prominent republican and he was also a major figure in the Free StateFri Dec 11 2015 - 01:40
Stories of the revolution: Woman sent to Rome to brief Benito Mussolini on Civil WarDe Valera also asked O’Brien to go to Australia to seek support for anti-Treaty sideFri Dec 11 2015 - 01:33
Stories of the revolution: Woman praised for her ‘cool daring’ in accessing filesPensions archive reveals heroic actions of women in the revolutionary periodFri Dec 11 2015 - 01:30
Stories of the revolution: President’s uncle got military pension but aunt turned downKitty Higgins listed her activities as making Tricolours, supplying food to camps and clothes to volunteersFri Dec 11 2015 - 00:48
An Irishman’s Diary on the 10th (Irish) Division and SalonikaWar in the mountainsTue Dec 08 2015 - 01:01
The Éamonn Ceannt papers: ‘I am calmly awaiting the end’‘My dearest wife Áine,’ began Éamonn Ceannt’s final letter, which he wrote in Kilmainham Gaol the night before his executionSat Dec 05 2015 - 01:00
Ryan Tubridy discovers ancestor’s letter to Roger CasementBroadcaster’s great-grandmother reveals depth of poverty among poor in ConnemaraFri Dec 04 2015 - 15:17
Former ‘Irish Press’ journalists contribute to new book‘The Press Gang’ marks passing of a way of life in pre-Twitter newspaper age, says editorFri Dec 04 2015 - 09:07
Guildford Four lawyer Gareth Peirce gets Irish honourNovelist Mario Vargas Llosa also among 10 who received awards from PresidentThu Dec 03 2015 - 21:50
British had intelligence to stop Easter Rising, says historianTrinity College Dublin launches 1916 commemoration eventsWed Dec 02 2015 - 20:14
Mrs Brown’s Boys d’highlight of RTÉ Christmas scheduleFilms such as ‘Gravity’, ‘Lincoln’ and ‘Captain Phillips’ to be screened over holiday periodWed Dec 02 2015 - 19:07
‘Late Late Toy Show’ watched by some 1.36m viewersFriday night’s broadcast was most watched programme of the year, figures showMon Nov 30 2015 - 19:46
Woman in her 70s dies in apartment fire in CavanFoul play not suspected after fire reported by neighbours in third floor of apartment blockMon Nov 30 2015 - 19:39
Convicted Colombia Three member honoured with ‘night of celebration’Jim Monaghan given 17-year sentence for training Farc guerrillas in 2004Mon Nov 30 2015 - 01:00
Former IFA president says executive committee should stand downJohn Donnelly said he was only paid enough to employ one replacement on his farmSun Nov 29 2015 - 20:34
The Irish who marched to certain deathIrish volunteers went to war at the urging of John Redmond, but no one expected the huge numbers of casualtiesWed Nov 18 2015 - 03:00
Indian takeaway has more calories than entire daily allowanceMost meals contain enough food for two people, new research findsMon Nov 16 2015 - 17:38
Five arrested over fatal stabbing at Oliver Bond flatsLorcan O’Reilly (21) died while trying to break up a fight outside flats on Halloween nightMon Nov 16 2015 - 15:14
Dublin’s French schools take security precautionsParents asked to take children straight to their classrooms in wake of attacksMon Nov 16 2015 - 09:57
Man in his 50s arrested after murder of Brigid MaguireMan in his 50s remains in custody after body of mother-of-two found on Saturday eveningMon Nov 16 2015 - 08:39
Lamb of God frontman says he was assaulted in DublinSpay and neuter your feral children, heavy metal singer advises citizens of capitalTue Nov 10 2015 - 18:11
France’s Legion d’Honneur for second World War veteran Sir John LeslieFrance to erect monument to Irish who died in France during first World War at Glasnevin CemeteryTue Nov 10 2015 - 01:00
Illegal adoptions pose complications in searches for birth parentsPaula Douglas’s birth certificate was forged and she cannot trace her birth motherMon Nov 09 2015 - 01:00
State announces Battle of the Somme centenary programmeTaoiseach says Irish dead of the battle was ‘a loss that has transcended generations’Fri Nov 06 2015 - 19:31
Easter Rising victim’s unmarked grave receives headstoneEdward Murphy was killed in 1916 after he tipped his hat to a passing acquaintanceSun Oct 25 2015 - 21:21
Several All-Ireland finalists fought in first World WarGap in GAA history ‘needed’ examination given silence around members’ involvementWed Oct 21 2015 - 18:34
Cork man delighted with winning ‘Sam Maguire’ of farmingKieran O’Sullivan wins dairy farmer of the year awardWed Oct 21 2015 - 14:40
