Teenage Kicks are so hard to beat for BressieNew RTÉ2 reality show to highlight attempts to put a band together in LimerickTue Dec 02 2014 - 16:25
Do boarding schools foster independent thinking or are they psychologically damaging?While the more extreme regimes in boarding schools are disturbing, any blanket condemnation is wrongTue Dec 02 2014 - 06:00
UAE ambassador to Ireland to be replacedKhalid Nasser Rashid Lootah, who kept domestic servants ‘as slaves’, ordered to pay €240,000 by Employment Appeals TribunalMon Dec 01 2014 - 22:30
Fr Brian D’Arcy calls on RTÉ to suspend long wave radio closureEmigrants have multiple ways of accessing radio through internet or TV, RTÉ saysMon Dec 01 2014 - 22:29
Eurovision winners perform song for lost loved ones at Console serviceMore than 1,000 bereaved attend Console’s remembrance Celebration of LightSun Nov 30 2014 - 21:08
UAE recalls ambassador who treated women ‘like slaves’Employment Appeals Tribunal awarded three workers €80,000 eachSun Nov 30 2014 - 13:46
Going out: Something for the weekendFrom Christmas markets to flamenco, our guide to what to do on November 28th and 29thSat Nov 29 2014 - 01:00
Barnardo furriers given cold shoulder by angry protestersShop owner Caroline Barnardo laments truculent behaviour of anti-fur demonstratorsFri Nov 28 2014 - 18:49
All systems go for this year’s Late Late Toy ShowPerennial favourite strikes right note with Chitty Chitty Bang Bang musical themeFri Nov 28 2014 - 09:27
Kevin Myers launches his first book about Irish involvement in the Great WarAuthor praises ‘extraordinary’ change in Irish attitudes towards remembranceThu Nov 27 2014 - 20:48
TV burp: all telly and no play a dull deal for childrenWatching for more than three hours leads to ‘emotional and behavioural’ problemsWed Nov 26 2014 - 21:52
Children of recession marked by effect of financial stressStudy of almost 20,000 children reveals extent of social and emotional problemsWed Nov 26 2014 - 18:13
Hozier and Kaiser Chiefs to support Foo Fighters at SlaneTickets for May 30th gig go on sale from next Monday and cost €79.50Wed Nov 26 2014 - 12:32
Majority of undocumented migrants are long-term residentsMigrants Rights Centre estimates there are up to 26,000 undocumented living in IrelandWed Nov 26 2014 - 10:57
High-speed broadband will be everywhere by 2020 - WhiteMinister for Communications says Government anxious to avoid another Irish Water by doing it rightTue Nov 25 2014 - 06:49
Cautious welcome for Alex White’s rural broadband roll-outDelays in implementing broadband strategy compared to ‘draining the Shannon’Tue Nov 25 2014 - 01:00
Government pledges high-speed broadband for all by end of decadeIssue of rural internet access likened to ‘draining the Shannon’ as successive pledges failMon Nov 24 2014 - 13:47
John Murray releases Christmas CD for mental health charity AwareLisa Hannigan, Mick Flannery, Damien Dempsey featured on ‘A Murray Christmas 2’Sat Nov 22 2014 - 01:00
Different Irish experiences of first World War shown through lives of four peopleNational Library shows complicated history of Irish involvement in first World WarFri Nov 21 2014 - 12:46
Movie executive who believes if she builds it they will comeAfter securing the TV production of Penny Dreadful, Ardmore is now turning away big- budget productionsFri Nov 21 2014 - 02:00
Young people praised for ‘courage, determination and a desire for a better Ireland’Abbey Theatre conference hears label of ‘Generation Apathy’ is not deservedFri Nov 21 2014 - 01:00
Exhibition opens on Ireland’s involvement in first World WarNational Library of Ireland exhibition to run for duration of centenary until 2018Thu Nov 20 2014 - 21:34
National Museum seeks to reclaim Celtic festival of SamhainFestival which gave the world Halloween is celebrated in new exhibitionWed Nov 19 2014 - 19:19
What’s coola boola in French? Love/Hate goes internationalLove/Hate to be streamed in France, Germany, the Netherlands and BelgiumWed Nov 19 2014 - 16:34
Bono injuries worse than suspected after New York crashU2 singer left needing 18 screws and metal plates in arm after bike mishapWed Nov 19 2014 - 13:46
Aodhán Ó Ríordáin warns of ‘campaign of fear’ against politiciansAnonymous caller told him: ‘The next time it will be a bullet’Tue Nov 18 2014 - 08:53
Band Aid sales reach €1.2m as Geldof praises the ‘digital age’Musician denies calling Adele 100 times in effort to include her on Ebola charity songTue Nov 18 2014 - 08:45
‘Disgraceful’ treatment of Tánaiste was effectively ‘kidnapping’, says KennyMinister for the Environment condemns ‘deplorable’ bomb threatMon Nov 17 2014 - 19:46
Taoiseach Enda Kenny runs gauntlet of water protestersTánaiste Joan Burton rounds on Socialist Party TD Paul Murphy over demonstrationMon Nov 17 2014 - 10:18
Dublin’s Spire should be renamed ‘An Claidheamh Soluis’Relatives of Easter Rising participants say State commemorations plan a ‘shambles’Sun Nov 16 2014 - 18:22
Joan Burton hints at three-year cap for water chargesTánaiste says new charging structure will be capped for ‘very significant length of time’Sun Nov 16 2014 - 15:11
Psychology profession criticised for stigmatising gay peoplePractitioners should not ‘pathologise differences’, society president Paul D’Alton tells conferenceFri Nov 14 2014 - 20:04
Dublin seen as ‘dusty and dull’ by tourists, report saysResearch to help grow tourism shows lack of awareness abroad of what capital can offerFri Nov 14 2014 - 19:07
Guitar project becomes first to reach Kickstarter targetGuitar designer Rob O’Reilly aims to transform how the instrument is playedFri Nov 14 2014 - 13:10
Again? US radio host wants to know if Ireland plans to leave UKTourism Ireland chief executive Niall Gibbons left bemused after bizarre questionFri Nov 14 2014 - 12:59
Images capture Ireland’s role in first World WarA new book assembles hundreds of images from before the war until Armistice DayFri Nov 14 2014 - 11:59
Elite athletes found to have dysfunctional relationship with sportTrinity College researcher found depressed athletes failed to have balance in their livesThu Nov 13 2014 - 20:27
Is Irish obsession with property a form of madness?Conference delegate ponders why Irish people protest water charges but not new property boomThu Nov 13 2014 - 19:46
What’s it like to be a former Rose of Tralee?2010 winner Clare Kambamettu on what proved to be a ‘really hectic’ and crazy yearThu Nov 13 2014 - 18:51
Ex-British minister visits Dublin for first World War lectureJohn Hutton wrote book on Irish surrender at St Quentin due to family connectionThu Nov 13 2014 - 16:08
What do death metal and opera have in common?Conference on performance art examines operatic ‘elitism’ and female metal’s ‘death growl’Thu Nov 13 2014 - 15:21
Relatives to play key role in 2016 Rising commemorationsProgramme of events will be called Ireland 2016 to mark centenary of seminal eventThu Nov 13 2014 - 09:58
1916 relatives to boycott Rising commemoration launchBid to get information on 2016 programme compared to ‘getting your teeth pulled’Wed Nov 12 2014 - 18:34
Niall Mellon saddened Higgins unable to visit projects in South AfricaCharity organiser disappointed but hails ‘great President’ who is making a differenceWed Nov 12 2014 - 15:43
New exhibition remembers rugby players killed in warLansdowne ‘posh pals’ joined fight but many died in battleTue Nov 11 2014 - 11:16
Spoiler alert: Is Nidge dead? Tom Vaughan Lawlor hints the answerActor ‘hugely grateful’ to Love/Hate and its fans but ‘ looking forward to new challenges’Mon Nov 10 2014 - 18:34
Farmers and meat processors hold talks as protests continueMeat Industry Ireland says IFA’s €350 UK price difference figure misleadingMon Nov 10 2014 - 13:22
Irish animated short Coda makes last 10 for Oscar nominationsHighly acclaimed film won awards at Edinburgh, SXSW and Anca festivalsThu Nov 06 2014 - 16:41
Charities must question senior staff salaries - former AIB executiveCharities controversy ‘devastating’ for sector already dealing with cutbacks, says ICTRThu Nov 06 2014 - 13:25
Is a swathe of poppies at the Tower of London the best way to remember Irish war dead?Opinion: Regrettably, the poppy still remains a divisive symbol in IrelandTue Nov 04 2014 - 15:16
