New childcare plan to give €80 a month to parents of under-3sZappone says payments under scheme to help disadvantaged parents will also increaseTue May 30 2017 - 15:37
Young offenders escape from Oberstown after attacking staffOne youth was caught, two are still missing, after group took over staff officeTue May 30 2017 - 11:25
Women’s Aid reports online surge after Norah Casey interviewOrganisation combating domestic violence saw visits to its website double over weekendMon May 29 2017 - 14:30
Taoiseach's whistlestop farewell takes in McKee BarracksTaoiseach and Liam Cosgrave attend naming ceremony of refurbished WT Cosgrave arenaSat May 27 2017 - 20:30
Gardaí catch 226 speeding drivers on ‘Slow Down Day’Speed of 134,739 vehicles checked over 24-hour period at 1,000 separate locationsSat May 27 2017 - 16:14
Casting for role of Phil Lynott taking place in DublinOscar-nominee Jim Sheridan and documentary maker Colm Quinn working on projectSat May 27 2017 - 14:59
200,000 fidget spinners seized in two weeks over safety fearsThe popular toy may not meet minimum EU product safety standards and could pose a risk to childrenSat May 27 2017 - 10:08
Bono visits George W Bush at his Texas ranchThe former US president describes the U2 frontman as ‘the real deal’Sat May 27 2017 - 09:54
OPW asked to explain why it started charging Caranua rentComptroller and auditor general tells Public Accounts Committee he is not sure why OPW changed its policyThu May 25 2017 - 14:02
Manchester terror attack: no Irish believed to be injuredDepartment of Foreign Affairs monitoring situation after 22 killed in suicide bombingTue May 23 2017 - 16:25
Taoiseach says Manchester explosion was ‘an attack on innocence and happiness’President Higgins has condemned ‘this cowardly attack on innocent citizens’Tue May 23 2017 - 10:42
Over 2,000 children waiting for initial mental health appointmentDelays are having ‘long-term unnecessary consequences’ on children, says BarnardosTue May 23 2017 - 01:00
Man charged with vandalising The George gay bar granted bailEoin Berkeley (23) from Finglas given a number of strict bail conditionsMon May 22 2017 - 16:03
Full list of the 88 Irish blue flag beaches in 2017Some 88 Irish beaches awarded blue flags this year, three more than last yearMon May 22 2017 - 14:33
Decision to sell part of AIB described as ‘undemocratic’Michael Noonan comes under strong criticism from trade union leaders over flotationFri May 19 2017 - 22:20
Man arrested in connection with Rita Apine’s deathThe 29-year-old woman was found injured at the bottom of her stairs in Co KilkennyFri May 19 2017 - 19:24
Who are the team examining the future of Irish policing?The independent commission includes legal, governance and academic expertsTue May 16 2017 - 18:06
New charity to support women with severe sickness during pregnancyHyperemesis gravidarum affects about 1-2 per cent of pregnancies in IrelandMon May 15 2017 - 00:01
Tory suspended as racist tweet follows Irish Eurovision voteCllr Nick Harrington reacted after Ireland failed to give UK any points in song contestSun May 14 2017 - 16:26
Dara Quigley case: inquiry under way into possible data breachData Protection Commissioner to examine whether garda leaked footageSun May 14 2017 - 14:11
Dara Quigley: ‘She wasn’t afraid and she wasn’t a victim’Vigil outside Leinster House for former journalist and bloggerFri May 12 2017 - 20:16
Coillte campaign to warn against starting forest fire ‘beasts’‘If anyone knew it would lead to what happened at Cloosh, they would never have started it’Fri May 12 2017 - 07:14
Residents left homeless as fire destroys Dublin apartmentsBlaze broke out at Verdemont complex off Snugborough Road on Wednesday eveningThu May 11 2017 - 20:11
Gorse fires: Residents in affected areas told to stay indoorsCloosh Valley blaze led to Galway city having air pollution similar to that in BeijingThu May 11 2017 - 17:32
Irish person reportedly killed in Morocco stabbingMan aged in 40s arrested in relation to fatal attack at Agadir resortThu May 11 2017 - 10:14
Public warned of prosecution as gorse fires continue to burnAuthorities monitoring fires across country using satellitesWed May 10 2017 - 20:48
New Zealand to scrap blasphemy crime after Garda investigation‘We cherish the fact that we have strong separation between church and state’Wed May 10 2017 - 10:47
Cannabis, cocaine and ecstasy worth €290,000 seizedConfidential information led to house search in Huntstown Court, BlanchardstownFri May 05 2017 - 21:15
How to make the most of the sunshine this weekendTemperatures will hit 21 degrees, so here are the best events, activities and places to help you enjoy itFri May 05 2017 - 14:08
Motor premiums show no rise so far this year, according to CSOMinister claims ‘lot of progress made’ in reforming industry amid 50 per cent rise in costs over three yearsFri May 05 2017 - 11:53
Harold’s Cross Stadium not viable, greyhound board tells PACProximity to Shelbourne Park a key factor in stadium sale, board chair tells committeeThu May 04 2017 - 17:30
Girl (16) ‘spent night on chair’ in adult mental health unitFifth case of child being admitted to adult unit in Waterford is ‘unacceptable’ - nursesThu May 04 2017 - 15:45
Greyhound Board defends closure of profitable Harold’s Cross trackBody says it did not make commercial sense to keep stadium open despite profits of €280,000 in 2015Thu May 04 2017 - 14:15
Sunshine set to last until next week with highs of 20 degreesSunday set to be hottest day of week as Met Éireann says conditions ‘quite warm’ for MayThu May 04 2017 - 10:42
Referendum suggested on ‘woman’s life within the home’National strategy will also examine gender pay gap and lack of women in leadershipWed May 03 2017 - 19:59
No gardaí set out to inflate breath test figures, superintendents say‘Decent’ machines to handle data should have been provided if records the priorityWed May 03 2017 - 18:27
Almost one-third of food businesses fail to give allergen informationFSAI chief says findings are ‘very worrying’ and show lack of awareness from food businessesWed May 03 2017 - 12:14
One in three doctors have suffered burnout, study findsSurvey on hospital doctors finds 80% of respondents have worked when ill or injuredTue May 02 2017 - 08:21
State to pursue stake in National Maternity Hospital, says HarrisPublic ownership element being included in pact to be reached by NMH and St Vincent’sSun Apr 30 2017 - 21:36
Angry Burke says McDonald ‘stooped to new low’ with Dowdall tweetConstituency rivals try to disassociate themselves from former Sinn Féin councillorSun Apr 30 2017 - 16:45
St Vincent’s should declare its independence, experts sayLeading medics call on facility to outline its position amid National Maternity Hospital rowSun Apr 30 2017 - 12:08
Hospital’s position on procedures must be clarified, says professorProf Michael O’Keefe says in his experience, nuns ‘ran a superb service’ in hospitalsSat Apr 29 2017 - 14:16
When céad míle fáilte isn’t enough: Ireland 23rd in friendlinessPoor weather, healthcare and cost of living receive low ratings in survey of expatsSat Apr 29 2017 - 12:53
Time lost in Dublin traffic costs economy €350m per yearAnnual cost of ‘aggravated congestion’ in capital set to rise to €2bn by 2033, says RossSat Apr 29 2017 - 11:54
May bank holiday: Mixed weather and rail disruptionsWet weather will clear to sunshine on Monday while music events on across countrySat Apr 29 2017 - 11:21
Fishing boat caught with €94m of cocaine onboard for sale in Belfast‘Bianca’ to go up for sale at Wilsons auction branch with most lots the proceeds of crimeWed Apr 26 2017 - 20:59
Women more likely than men to be on minimum wageAround 10 % of employees surveyed last year earned national minimum wage or lessWed Apr 26 2017 - 17:12
One in three older people believe they will not get supports to age at homeA new study shows only 1 per cent of Irish people want to age in a nursing homeWed Apr 26 2017 - 06:56
Inner-Dublin regeneration plan to be acted on, Taoiseach saysKieran Mulvey report recommended three-year programme after gangland shootingsTue Apr 25 2017 - 21:25
Dublin Zoo birds to make a comeback as restrictions liftedFree range eggs to return to shelves as Deparment of Agriculture removes bird flu warningTue Apr 25 2017 - 19:59