Public advised not to swim on Balbriggan beach for next three daysYellow thunderstorm warning in place for many parts of Ireland until 9am on SaturdayFri Aug 06 2021 - 17:31
‘Vast majority’ of adults will have Covid vaccine by end of August - ReidHSE chief says virus is ‘still a very live threat’ as cases continue to riseFri Aug 06 2021 - 09:39
Kellie Harrington’s family ‘absolutely blown away’ after boxer’s semi-final winHarrington’s brother is ‘over the moon’ for Kellie as she guarantees spot in Olympic finalThu Aug 05 2021 - 12:33
Colleges plan to ‘maximise’ on campus experience for students‘Vast majority’ of adults will have had opportunity to get vaccinated by SeptemberTue Aug 03 2021 - 21:20
Priest named as one of two people killed in Cork bus crashFr Con Cronin killed with driver of Bus Éireann vehicle that veered out of controlTue Aug 03 2021 - 21:01
Covid-19: Further 1,501 cases reported as Ireland nears pandemic ‘turning point’HSE chief Paul Reid says despite promising daily case data, ‘we’re not out of the woods’Fri Jul 30 2021 - 20:04
Call for financial support to help employers encourage remote workingOireachtas committee says State agencies should include remote working metric in annual reportsThu Jul 29 2021 - 22:34
Covid-19: 1,361 further cases reported in State, with 26 patients in ICUHSE to operate walk-in vaccination clinics around country from Saturday to MondayThu Jul 29 2021 - 17:37
Gradual return to workplace could start in September, Eamon Ryan saysRyan says return to workplace will be on phased basis, ‘part of a gradual safe transition’Thu Jul 29 2021 - 10:31
‘We are just here trying to be the best we can be’: O’Donovan describes victory in TokyoSkibbereen pair first Irish rowers in history to claim gold medal at Olympic GamesThu Jul 29 2021 - 09:30
Pandemic mental health report ‘will not be shelved’Oireachtas group vows to exert pressure and ensure recommendations are implementedWed Jul 28 2021 - 22:20
Friend of former CEO of housing charity slept in unit, watchdog findsCabhru Housing Association Services use of resources focus of Charities Regulator reportWed Jul 28 2021 - 06:00
Review of effects of Covid-19 restrictions on mental health urgedOireachtas group calls for State funding for counselling and support services for sufferingWed Jul 28 2021 - 01:00
Alleged rape of Defence Forces member at quarantine hotel investigatedDefence Forces aware of recent alleged incident in Dublin city centre hotelWed Jul 28 2021 - 00:42
Murder investigation following death of child in BelfastOne arrest made following incident in Brompton Park on Tuesday eveningTue Jul 27 2021 - 23:20
Greystones school ready to reopen following one-year delayPupils and teachers had been unable to access the building due to a dispute between the Department of Education and Western Building Systems over fire safety issuesMon Jul 26 2021 - 19:27
Covid-19 herd immunity needs 90% of people to be vaccinated, HSE saysWeighing up risk to children key to any mass inoculation programme, Dr Colm Henry assertsFri Jul 23 2021 - 07:25
Covid-19: Outlook for coming four weeks ‘uncertain and dangerous’, says NolanNine in 10 need to be vaccinated to reach herd immunity due to mutant strains, HSE suggestsThu Jul 22 2021 - 19:50
Vaccines to be made available to 16 and 17-year-olds next month, says HarrisMinister confident third level students will be ‘mainly on-site’ this academic yearThu Jul 22 2021 - 16:58
Gardaí issue warning to public about recent spate of ‘smishing’ scamsFraudsters will pretend to be from a bank and seek people’s personal informationThu Jul 22 2021 - 09:25
Skin cancer ‘set to treble over 20 years’ with men at greater riskCancer society: ‘Getting burned just once every two years can triple risk of melanoma’Thu Jul 22 2021 - 01:00
Temperatures in Ireland top 30 degrees as hottest day of the year recordedHumid overnight conditions forecast with weather warnings in place until end of weekWed Jul 21 2021 - 23:24
Irish holidaymakers in quarantine in Malta, as country does not accept HSE vaccine cardDepartment of Foreign Affairs liaising with Maltese authorities over Irish touristsWed Jul 21 2021 - 20:01
Over-18s can now register for Covid-19 mRna vaccineRegistration for Pfizer and Moderna jabs open for all adults in Ireland from this morningWed Jul 21 2021 - 08:55
Families ‘struggling to navigate’ justice and education systems – helplineEngaging with the systems became ‘all the more difficult’ during Covid-19 pandemicTue Jul 20 2021 - 11:57
Another 1,377 Covid cases reported as HSE chief says positivity rate at 8.4%Ronan Glynn: ‘We are seeing particularly high incidence in people aged 16 to 30 years’Sat Jul 17 2021 - 17:57
Temperatures exceed 31 degrees in Ireland on hottest day of yearMet Éireann says warm and sunny weather should continue for much of next weekSat Jul 17 2021 - 17:19
Investigation into hearse being driven ‘dangerously’ in DublinVideo shows hearse, believed to be carrying remains of man killed in crash, breaking red lightFri Jul 16 2021 - 16:13
Five arrests over assault of young man in ThurlesVictim in his late teens was assaulted last month and remains in intensive careFri Jul 16 2021 - 10:54
Hundreds of people protest Government response to pandemicWoman charged for public order related offences after city centre demonstrationThu Jul 15 2021 - 15:21
Covid vaccine registration for 25-29 year olds to open on FridayThose aged between 18 and 34 can currently receive Janssen jab from pharmaciesThu Jul 15 2021 - 11:16
Report notes rise in cases dealt with by State Pathologist last yearOffice played ‘pivotal role’ during year of Covid-19 pandemic, says HumphreysWed Jul 14 2021 - 15:14
Domestic violence costs female survivors €113,500 to reach safetyStudy is first to assess economic and social costs of domestic violence in IrelandWed Jul 14 2021 - 11:58
Online safety body ‘needs teeth’ for complaints against social media platformsChildren and young people have a right to an effective remedy, says Children’s Rights AllianceTue Jul 13 2021 - 13:38
Letters from doctors are part of Government plan for hospitality reopeningAnger that no prior notice of announcement regarding use of letter was provided to GPsTue Jul 13 2021 - 11:38
Stormont ministers fail in legal bid to secure PSNI assistance in removing bonfirePSNI refused to provide cover for council contractors to remove material over fears of disorderFri Jul 09 2021 - 23:54
Two men arrested in separate seizures of cannabis worth a total of €1.5mMen in Dublin and Wexford targeted in Garda operation against organised timeFri Jul 09 2021 - 21:06
Michael D Higgins welcomes two Connemara ponies to graze at Áras an UachtaráinAimhirgin and Grey Lass grazing as part of project aimed at better land managementFri Jul 09 2021 - 18:08
Countries must donate vaccines to protect vulnerable, health workers – Mike RyanWHO official said it is a ‘disgrace’ many health workers have still not been vaccinatedThu Jul 08 2021 - 16:28
Vaccination registration for 30-34 year olds to open on WednesdayNumber of tests for Covid-19 up 30% to highest level since January, says HSE CEOTue Jul 06 2021 - 11:21
Work-related deaths: 53 die in 2020 amid 13% riseLargest number of fatal incidents were in agriculture, forestry and fishingTue Jul 06 2021 - 11:12
Vaccination for people aged 18-34 opens at more than 800 pharmaciesNo limit on fully vaccinated people allowed to visit in private homes from MondayMon Jul 05 2021 - 10:33
Pub cannot survive ‘much longer’ after 500 days of closureOllie Grimes of the Snug in Skerries spent €100,000 to make pub more ‘Covid-friendly’Mon Jul 05 2021 - 00:30
Dublin Bay South byelection candidates back Siptu pension age campaignDrive to halt increase in pension age backed by Labour, Sinn Féin, Green, Fianna Fáil, Social Democrats and PBPSat Jul 03 2021 - 16:15
Government offers to buy spare vaccines from EU member states‘Number of leads’ identified as Delta threat forces acceleration of vaccine programmeSat Jul 03 2021 - 03:28
Government set to buy million coronavirus vaccines from RomaniaTaoiseach and Romanian president signal agreement ‘in principle’ to the purchaseFri Jul 02 2021 - 19:34
Caution counselled on expanding ‘heel-prick test’ for newbornsRamped up programme must not jeopardise existing operations, says health watchdogFri Jul 02 2021 - 16:37
Just one quarter of people renting do so by choice - surveyMore than half of respondents say they rent because they are unable to buy their own homeThu Jul 01 2021 - 09:01
Blood being imported from England due to shortages in IrelandIBTS seeks public support to maintain supply over the summer monthsWed Jun 30 2021 - 20:57
RSA urges drivers to be extra cautious as more people holiday at homeCampaign warns of ‘a different sort of atmosphere’ on ‘extremely busy roads’Mon Jun 28 2021 - 17:46
