‘Significant pressure’ on hospitals with 287 patients in ICU – HSE directorDirector of acute services says 321 ICU beds open with surge capacity limit of up to 350Thu Jan 14 2021 - 11:56
Dry spells and scattered showers forecast for weekendTemperatures due to be warmer than recent weeks with highs between 6 and 9 degreesThu Jan 14 2021 - 09:55
Helplines ‘extremely busy’ with calls from ‘devastated’ survivorsDepartment not providing hard copies of mother and baby homes report ‘at this stage’Wed Jan 13 2021 - 19:02
Driving licences: Medical report exemption for over-70s extendedMove eliminates journeys to GP and NDLS for drivers over 70 amid surge in Covid-19 casesMon Jan 11 2021 - 20:31
Philomena Lee ‘dismayed’ by leak of mother and baby homes reportSurvivor says families should be compensated for ‘unbearable suffering’ institutions causedMon Jan 11 2021 - 17:58
DPD UK has paused road delivery services into Ireland until at least WednesdayCompany says more complex processes adding extra pressure on turnaround and transit timesFri Jan 08 2021 - 20:08
English police seek Irish relatives of deceased man with no known next-of-kinSimon Curtis Smith (70) found dead at his home in North Yorkshire last weekFri Jan 08 2021 - 11:45
Sharp drop in food safety breaches reflects Covid-closures, FSAI saysRecurring issues include unregistered firms, filthy conditions and rodent infestationsFri Jan 08 2021 - 11:05
Temperatures to drop as low as -8 degrees on Friday nightMet Éireann forecasts extremely cold weather with widespread frost and iceFri Jan 08 2021 - 10:41
Covid-19: Vaccine rollout starts in nursing homesSome 3,000 residents and staff are to be vaccinated this weekThu Jan 07 2021 - 12:12
Irish journalist Donie O’Sullivan trends amid US Capitol unrestCNN reporter from Co Kerry praised for keeping his cool as Trump supporters failed toThu Jan 07 2021 - 08:08
Weather warnings issued as snow and ice will lead to ‘treacherous conditions’Cold snap set to continue into weekend, with lows of -5 and ‘severe frost’ on Friday nightWed Jan 06 2021 - 22:30
Coronavirus: 7,836 new cases and 17 further deaths‘Evidence of an increasing presence of the UK variant in Ireland,’ says chief medical officerWed Jan 06 2021 - 21:24
Restaurants unlikely to be affected by click-and-collect restrictions – RAISmall retail businesses are ‘fearful’ of the prospect of moving activity onlineWed Jan 06 2021 - 13:03
Minister for Justice Helen McEntee tests positive for Covid-19Meath East TD says she is isolating but continuing to carry out her dutiesWed Jan 06 2021 - 11:34
Met Éireann warns of ongoing icy cold snap with risk of snowColdest temperatures this winter forecast over coming days with lows of -6 degreesTue Jan 05 2021 - 00:01
Pregnancy and Covid: Partners excluded from scans at Rotunda HospitalMajor backlash labelled similar ban ‘inhumane and cruel’ before reversal last monthMon Jan 04 2021 - 16:00
All nursing home residents, staff to get first vaccine dose this month, says DonnellyCountry to receive 40,000 Pfizer vaccines a week in January, February, says MinisterSat Jan 02 2021 - 18:49
Covid-19: Record 3,394 cases reported in RepublicState in ‘precarious position’ after four deaths and 71 admissions to hospital in 24 hoursSat Jan 02 2021 - 18:24
Bagatelle singer Liam Reilly dies aged 65The Louth musician represented Ireland at the Eurovision singing Somewhere in Europe in 1990Sat Jan 02 2021 - 13:43
Gardaí investigate after people ‘flee’ suspected shebeen in LimerickIndividuals found drinking and ‘playing cards with two open fires lit’ in RathkealeSat Jan 02 2021 - 12:57
Coronavirus search: How has Covid-19 spread in your area in December?Highest 14-day incidence rate of coronavirus in Co Wexford townFri Jan 01 2021 - 11:41
Level 5 restrictions to remain in place until January 31st, says TaoiseachSchools to remain closed until January 11th with non-essential retail to shut on ThursdayWed Dec 30 2020 - 22:11
Met Éireann issues yellow warning for snow and ice over three countiesTemperatures to hit minus 3, as cold snap also prompts warnings for Northern IrelandWed Dec 30 2020 - 12:11
Six new fire stations to be built across State in five yearsNine fire stations to be refurbished, 35 new fire engines to be allocated in funding roundTue Dec 29 2020 - 21:48
Ireland is in ‘dark place’ on Covid-19 and full Level 5 lockdown may be imminent, Harris saysMinister suggests tighter restrictions are inevitable ahead of crunch Cabinet meetingTue Dec 29 2020 - 21:40
Up to local authorities to decide on councillor expenses – MinisterSome councillors receiving travel expenses as normal despite Covid-19 restrictionsTue Dec 29 2020 - 21:33
GPs report rise in Covid-related calls and test referralsMonaghan GP expects 'very rapid rise' in Covid-19 cases within weekTue Dec 29 2020 - 03:00
Some 700 elderly people receive dinner from Alone on Christmas DayAvid Shamrock Rovers fan Michael McCarthy among those to be helped by charityFri Dec 25 2020 - 14:23
Man threatened to break wife’s neck, family court hearsWoman granted barring order against husband who she says kicked her in front of childrenThu Dec 24 2020 - 01:00
Calls to Women’s Aid increase by 41 per cent during pandemicConsistent rise in calls after Christmas as women try to ‘keep the peace’ over festive periodMon Dec 21 2020 - 01:00
Dublin’s Iveagh Market ‘repossessed’ by member of Guinness familyFailure to redevelop closed down trading post has been source of controversy for yearsWed Dec 09 2020 - 12:21
Two men arrested over death of man found outside Kerry hotelDarragh Sheehan (26) from Co Cork was discovered unconscious in Killarney in AugustWed Dec 09 2020 - 11:47
Calls for help over domestic violence increase by 17%, Garda saysMore than 100 prosecutions started since October 28th under Operation FaoiseamhWed Dec 09 2020 - 08:44
Artists performing train station gigs to raise funds for Focus IrelandMary Coughlan, Damien Dempsey and Erica Cody playing to support homeless charityTue Dec 08 2020 - 11:41
Several crashes reported as drivers contend with fog on the roadsFreezing fog and icy conditions on N11, M7 and M50 main routesMon Dec 07 2020 - 08:58
Restaurant to introduce deposit policy after 18 no-shows on Friday nightRestaurant association says they expect to see 'tsunami' of liquidations in new yearMon Dec 07 2020 - 01:00
‘We were delighted’: couple of nearly 70 years enjoy first hug in 10 monthsNursing home resident (98) had been unable to embrace wife (93) due to Covid restrictionsSun Dec 06 2020 - 20:07
Live music and dancing not allowed at weddings in hotels this month‘Hotel owners and management are responsible for keeping noise at an appropriate level to help prevent the spread of Covid-19’Fri Dec 04 2020 - 18:22
Woman killed in three-car collision in RoscommonThree others – two women and a boy – in hospital following crash on N5 at StokestownFri Dec 04 2020 - 16:07
Man (30s) shot in legs in west BelfastPSNI appeal for witnesses; victim taken to hospital for treatment for injuriesFri Dec 04 2020 - 10:43
Winner of €10.7 million Lotto jackpot yet to come forward, but shop namedShop owner promises staff a ‘huge celebration’ when Covid restrictions are liftedFri Dec 04 2020 - 10:13
Q&A: The reopening of restaurants, cafes and gastropubs explainedIndoor dining business resumes across State for the first time in more than two monthsFri Dec 04 2020 - 09:45
Autumn was one of warmest in recent years, Met Éireann reportsSeveral weather stations record higher temperatures and lower rainfall than averageThu Dec 03 2020 - 15:45
GP describes ‘terrible problem’ of suicide among young peopleOireachtas sub-committee on mental health told of rise in number of women killing themselvesThu Dec 03 2020 - 13:28
Dublin Bus starts new 24-hour bus route between Ongar and UCDTransport company now operates three 24-hour routes in capitalThu Dec 03 2020 - 10:15
€10.7 million-winning Lotto ticket sold in Co CorkTicketholder has yet to make contact with National LotteryThu Dec 03 2020 - 10:10
Cold, frost and icy stretches forecast for rest of weekYellow snow and ice warning in place for Donegal; Thursday to be bitterly coldThu Dec 03 2020 - 08:14
Covid-19: Outbreak at Central Mental Hospital prompts tests for patients and staffHSE says all relevant family members are being contactedWed Dec 02 2020 - 21:48
Tubridy could have been ‘more careful in choice of words’ in interview – BAIPresenter said women look ‘better, and young and Irish’ when they remove make-upWed Dec 02 2020 - 14:47
