Stem courses: Demand pushes up CAO points requirements but alternative access routes are availableUndertaking a related QQI or PLC course is an excellent option for students wishing to pursue Stem coursesTue Aug 29 2023 - 02:00
Further education: Everything you need to know about traineeshipsQ&A: How does a traineeship work and am I eligible to apply?Tue Aug 29 2023 - 01:19
Everything you need to know about apprenticeshipsQ&A: What areas are apprenticeships available in and would it be a right fit for me?Tue Aug 29 2023 - 01:05
‘Gamechanger’ programme allows students to attain third-level degree outside CAO points race Focus shifting from CAO points race and the pressure it puts on students to alternative routes to third-level educationTue Aug 29 2023 - 01:00
Is a post-Leaving Cert course for me?PLCs are popular among school-leavers and those seeking to return to education, reskill or retrainTue Aug 29 2023 - 01:00
Temple Bar plaza to be transformed into outdoor roller disco for Culture NightAnnual nocturnal celebration of culture and creativity takes place on September 22nd across the country with more than 300 eventsMon Aug 28 2023 - 17:18
Clonmel crash: Heavy rain suspected to have played ‘significant role’ Gardaí continue to investigate other potential contributory factors to Tipperary collision that killed four peopleMon Aug 28 2023 - 01:00
Firelighters ‘hidden culprit’ behind black carbon air pollution, study findsPreviously unknown health and climate effects from firelighters exposed by researchers from Ireland, China and IndiaMon Aug 28 2023 - 00:00
Hail housing assists record number of people in 2022Mental health organisation’s chief executive warned about difficulty in meeting growing demand for services.Mon Aug 28 2023 - 00:00
Clonmel crash: Community ‘grieving together’ after loss of four young peopleVigil on Sunday evening will see town come together as it deals with ‘nearly unbearable’ griefSun Aug 27 2023 - 13:36
Number of births decrease with access to childcare and housing attributed to declineThere were 10,205 deaths in the first quarter of the yearFri Aug 25 2023 - 19:31
Thundery showers, blustery conditions expected over the weekendSunny spells on Friday to give way to more rain for last weekend of AugustFri Aug 25 2023 - 09:54
Vigil held in Youghal for two athletes who died during Ironman eventTriathletes arrived on bikes and placed candles near framed images of Ivan Chittenden and Brendan WallThu Aug 24 2023 - 21:30
Brendan Wall: swimmer who died in Youghal Ironman ‘lived life with a smile on his face’Funeral remembers man who cherished family, made many friends and loved outdoor sportsThu Aug 24 2023 - 14:54
Leaving Cert results: How to get into college outside the CAO points raceLeaving Certificate isn’t the be-all and end-all. Most colleges have alternative admission routes not based solely on an accumulation of CAO pointsThu Aug 24 2023 - 10:35
Groups write to Varadkar seeking ‘urgent clarification’ on gender equality referendum wordingDelay to publication of publishing wording casts doubt on plan to hold vote in NovemberThu Aug 24 2023 - 07:00
Dublin families facing housing stress band together to call for action on no-fault evictionsThe group in Applewood, Swords, are facing potential homelessness, or incessant stress trying to find alternative accommodationThu Aug 24 2023 - 05:00
Record number of more than 100,000 ‘adverse incidents’ notified in health service last yearMore than 550 deaths in 2022 were associated with such incidents in trend linked by HSE to increased reporting but described as ‘jaw dropping’ by TDThu Aug 17 2023 - 18:48
Landlord must pay €7,000 damages to tenant over unlawful evictionFamily told property being put up for sale but new tenants moved in at higher rent soon after they departed houseThu Aug 17 2023 - 13:32
Covid in Ireland: Quarter of new cases among those aged 75-84Latest data shows a decrease in outbreaks of the virus since last weekThu Aug 17 2023 - 11:21
‘Trust that was shattered will not be easy to rebuild’: RTÉ staff respond to latest Tubridy pay reportSecond Grant Thornton report is ‘an arrow through the heart’ of relationship between staff and management at national broadcasterWed Aug 16 2023 - 21:27
Recreational drugs detected in 10% of cardiac intensive care patients New study finds drug-users nearly nine times as likely to die or require emergency intervention as other heart patients while in hospitalTue Aug 15 2023 - 23:30
‘In Ireland I started missing the sun very soon, but I knew it was the place I wanted to be in’New to the Parish: Ginna Álvarez came here from Mexico almost a year and a half agoTue Aug 15 2023 - 06:00
Number of public service apprenticeships to be doubled to 750 by 2025 under new planSimon Harris and Paschal Donohoe launch new plan with announcement of nine new apprenticeship programmesTue Aug 15 2023 - 05:00
Dublin schoolboy club Belvedere FC dismayed after playing pitches vandalised Playing surfaces being ruined, says club chairman: ‘Last night, a stolen car went on to them and absolutely destroyed them’Mon Aug 14 2023 - 21:07
Woman (50s) found dead in house in Co LimerickThe body was discovered just after 5pm on Monday in Newcastle WestMon Aug 14 2023 - 20:59
€2.8m worth of illegal cigarettes seized at Dublin PortCustoms officers discovered cigarettes after inspecting pallets that arrived from Netherlands, originating in Latvia.Fri Aug 11 2023 - 11:25
€36m employment scheme for people with disabilities seeks project applicantsProgramme aims to help employers recruit, retain and progress people with disabilities within their workforceThu Aug 10 2023 - 07:12
Girl (8) dies following Co Antrim road crashScarlett Rosborough died at scene of single vehicle collision in Carrickfergus as another child hospitalisedWed Aug 09 2023 - 18:41
Five days domestic violence leave on full pay available from autumn, minister saysIreland one of first countries in Europe to introduce scheme, Roderic O’Gorman saidTue Aug 08 2023 - 09:14
‘I felt out of place and isolated. My English and accent didn’t mix well’New to the Parish: Liliana Montoya, who moved here from Colombia in 2009, works as a dance instructor in Co LeitrimTue Aug 01 2023 - 06:00
‘It’s everywhere. Cocaine is a drug that cuts across every age group, every gender, every area’Coolmine Lodge plays a vital role in helping people with serious drug problems, but is struggling to meet demandSat Jul 29 2023 - 06:00
Government buildings evacuated after hoax bomb warnings received Threat phoned into reception deskFri Jul 21 2023 - 15:20
Coldplay announce two Dublin concerts for August 2024Band will play Croke Park on August 29th and 30th next yearThu Jul 20 2023 - 07:31
HSE paid more than €15 million to recruitment firms last year but thousands of posts still unfilledProjections show an additional 2,575 hospital doctors are needed by 2035, as well as at least 5,726 more nursesMon Jul 17 2023 - 05:00
Man (30s) due in court in connection with discovery of body in DonegalBody of man in his 60s was found off cliffs at Sliabh LiagFri Jul 14 2023 - 11:13
RTÉ to ask Ryan Tubridy to pay back €150,000 over outstanding Renault appearancesRTÉ crisis: Tubridy not being paid an RTÉ salary as of this week, DG Kevin Bakhurst tells PACThu Jul 13 2023 - 13:52
New Late Late presenter to earn more per show than Ryan TubridyPatrick Kielty to be paid more for each episode than his predecessorWed Jul 12 2023 - 17:32
Barristers’ body recommends one-day ‘withdrawal of services’ over payBarristers have protested over Government’s failure to reverse cuts imposed more than a decade agoWed Jul 12 2023 - 17:26
As it happened: Eamon Ryan expects Kevin Bakhurst to respond to Ryan Tubridy claims at Thursday’s PAC hearingGAA will tell committee that the number of free-to-air games on television is higher than ever beforeWed Jul 12 2023 - 16:55
RTÉ executives set to face further questions at Public Accounts CommitteeDirector general Kevin Bakhurst expected to be asked how he will restore trust in broadcasterWed Jul 12 2023 - 16:54
The RTÉ crisis explained: Seven key points, from payments to Ryan Tubridy to €5,000 on flip flops Catch-up: Three weeks of the RTE payment scandal, dozens of documents and hours of committee meetingsWed Jul 12 2023 - 13:20
‘In Ireland, you definitely live way more in the moment. I had to relax about a lot of things’New to the Parish: Daria Erhart moved to Ireland in 2016Tue Jul 11 2023 - 06:00
How much power has RTÉ's new director general Kevin Bakhurst to make changes at the national broadcaster? Working under the remit of the Broadcasting Act 2009, the new DG essentially has free rein in terms of any changes or reforms he would like to implementMon Jul 10 2023 - 20:10
Small number of lockdown babies have gaps in communication skills, study showsResearchers say the findings point to the need for continued screening and additional supportMon Jul 10 2023 - 19:16
Girls much more likely than boys to have low mood, national study shows Covid-era teenagers transitioned well to secondary school, s Growing Up in Ireland study findsMon Jul 10 2023 - 00:01
Kevin Bakhurst’s first week: What’s in store for new RTÉ director general amid ‘existential’ crisisManagement reshuffle, staff reassurance and cross-examination at PAC to fill new boss’s diarySun Jul 09 2023 - 16:13
Aircraft damaged at Dublin Airport after air bridge collapseAmerican Airlines plane door damaged after walkway incidentSun Jul 09 2023 - 16:06
Man (40s) arrested following stabbing at U16 football game in Co Tyrone Tyrone GAA investigating after two match officials injured in stabbing at Convent Road area of CookstownFri Jul 07 2023 - 14:32
‘In Singapore you are a lone ranger ... What I love about living in Ireland is everyone looks out for each other’New to the Parish: Roxenne Holohan moved from Singapore in 2021Tue Jul 04 2023 - 06:00
