President Michael D Higgins hospitalised as a precaution after feeling unwellHiggins (82) was assessed by paramedics at Áras an Uachtaráin on Thursday before being admittedThu Feb 29 2024 - 22:36
Nine further possible cases of measles reported in IrelandLatest figures come after man died from highly contagious disease earlier this monthThu Feb 29 2024 - 19:45
Prescriptions to be legally valid for up to 12 months under new rulesPatients can ask their pharmacies to extend prescriptions from six months to a maximum of one yearThu Feb 29 2024 - 19:25
Death of boy (10) in same week baby brother was born is ‘tragedy beyond tragedies’ Dylan Coady-Coleman died of his injuries following collision involving a van in Shannon, Co ClareThu Feb 29 2024 - 15:49
Government should provide greater financial support to parents during early childhood years - poll Seventh Early Childhood Ireland Barometer shows widespread support for access to early years and school-age care for all childrenMon Feb 26 2024 - 00:00
RTÉ crisis: Catherine Martin and RTÉ board at odds - as it happenedBoard seeks meeting with Minister in wake of Siún Ní Raghallaigh departure after Martin claimed she was misinformedFri Feb 23 2024 - 21:30
St Patrick’s Day 2024: Patrick Kielty announced as grand marshal of Dublin parade Late Late Show host says he was ‘genuinely gobsmacked when the call came in’Thu Feb 22 2024 - 11:44
Number of mental health staff in prisons ‘grossly inadequate’, report showsInspector finds the numbers of clinical staff in prisons is insufficient to meet the needs of inmates with mental illnessesTue Feb 20 2024 - 20:08
Bus driver for a day: Just because you made it around the corner doesn’t mean the back of the bus hasDublin Bus campaign aims to increase the number of women drivers on its fleetFri Feb 16 2024 - 08:12
Healthcare waiting lists will continue to ‘soar’ without chronic disease prevention policies, politicians toldOrganisations call for the policies to be put in place at Oireachtas health committee meetingWed Feb 14 2024 - 18:03
Cost of running HSE services over next year to ‘exceed’ available fundingHSE has cut spending on agency staff and overtime as well implementing a recruitment freeze for the vast majority of staffWed Feb 14 2024 - 17:38
President pays tribute to late Dutch PM by reissuing 19-year-old statement on GazaAndreas Dries van Agt, who died by euthanasia, served on European Delegation to Israel and Palestine alongside Michael D HigginsMon Feb 12 2024 - 18:34
‘I did it for Gaza’: 75-year-old grandmother skydives to raise funds for war victimsMary McDonnell, from Co Tipperary, jumps with son Mike to raise funds for charities in GazaSun Feb 11 2024 - 18:22
Irish dancing body expects 10 disciplinary hearings into alleged fixing to be completed by mid-MarchThe CLRG announced 44 teachers would go through disciplinary hearings, which are being conducted by an independent panelFri Feb 09 2024 - 17:23
Children faced ‘significant risk’ of harm at Tusla-operated residential centre, Hiqa findsStaff describe giving care as ‘firefighting’ due to increase in frequency and nature of serious incidents at centreFri Feb 09 2024 - 13:26
Dublin’s female bus drivers: People get on and say ‘my goodness it’s a kid driving the bus’Dublin Bus is running a series of open days where attendees will meet current female driversThu Feb 08 2024 - 17:26
Nine suspected measles cases reported to infectious disease watchdog last weekProf Breda Smyth says vaccination rate below 95% threshold needed to stop spread of ‘highly contagious’ diseaseThu Feb 08 2024 - 09:02
Rents continue to rise across Ireland with almost 30% of tenancies over €2,000 a monthIncreases of more than 37% hit Donegal and Wexford as national standardised average rises €26 on previous quarterThu Feb 08 2024 - 06:00
‘The first I’ve heard about it’: Joe Duffy denies suggestion he will not seek new RTÉ contractKevin Bakhurst told Irish Mirror that Liveline host had ‘made it clear he is not looking’ for new contractWed Feb 07 2024 - 12:06
Uisce Éireann announces it will be creating 700 new jobsThe Irish water utility has jobs in front-line operations, science and engineering, administration, communications, management and ITTue Feb 06 2024 - 12:43
New chief executive appointed at Peter McVerry Trust homeless charityNiall Mulligan to fill role with organisation which has faced financial controversies in recent monthsTue Feb 06 2024 - 08:42
Sophie Toscan du Plantier’s son says he is ‘free again here in Ireland’ after death of Ian Bailey Pierre-Louis Baudey says he has been ‘fighting for 27 years’ for justice but now it is ‘game over’Fri Feb 02 2024 - 22:53
Students from Trinity College and Kings Inns universities secure places in Irish Times debate finalThe final is due to take place at UCD’s Astra Hall on February 22nd, chaired by Chief Justice of Ireland Donal O’DonnellFri Feb 02 2024 - 21:30
Second crash on Carlow road close to where three people killed earlier this weekTwo cars were involved in a collision on the N80 near Templepeter on Friday, close to Fighting Cocks pubFri Feb 02 2024 - 20:49
Motorcyclist (60s) dies following collision in Co LimerickEmergency services attended scene of two-vehicle incident on the R515 at Kilmallock where man was pronounced deadFri Feb 02 2024 - 20:22
Disability centre in Cork not resourced to meet residents’ needs, Hiqa reportsHealth and safety watchdog publishes 22 inspection reports on disability servicesThu Feb 01 2024 - 16:59
CSO figures show sporting organisation get largest number of volunteersMen most likely to volunteer in a sporting organisation, while women more likely to volunteer in their communityThu Feb 01 2024 - 16:58
Full list of destinations for Ministers’ St Patrick’s Day trips publishedA total of 35 Ministers and Ministers of State are travelling overseas, along with other Government and Oireachtas representativesTue Jan 30 2024 - 17:12
UCC reveals €11.2m deficit as it seeks to ‘return to sustainable financial position’University president tells staff a comprehensive plan is in place to achieve a surplusMon Jan 29 2024 - 19:08
South Dublin nursing home to close due to fire safety issues that would cost €1m to rectifyNursing home houses 35 residents who will have to find alternative accommodation, while 46 staff will be made redundantMon Jan 29 2024 - 18:21
Two Irish Times journalists win travel writing awardsRosita Boland secures award in adventure travel journalism category while Gemma Tipton wins in the long haul categorySat Jan 27 2024 - 17:12
Protest march over housing of asylum seekers in Carlow town blocks traffic A total of 14 people have so far moved into former Capuchin FriarySat Jan 27 2024 - 15:26
Protest march over housing of asylum seekers in Carlow town blocks traffic A total of 14 people have so far moved into former Capuchin FriarySat Jan 27 2024 - 15:04
‘My children just deteriorated when we became homeless’: The stolen lives of families in emergency accommodationGrowing number of children in homelessness, emergency housing is enormous concernFri Jan 26 2024 - 16:30
More than 13,300 in homeless accommodation, down by 196 in a monthFigures generally decrease in December due to delayed evictions or people being taken in by friends for festive periodFri Jan 26 2024 - 15:21
Tumblr takes High Court action against Ireland’s media regulatorSecond technology giant to take judicial review against Coimisiún na Meán after being designated a ‘video-sharing platform’Wed Jan 24 2024 - 10:51
Family of Grace O’Malley-Kumar call for end to knife crime ‘epidemic’Speaking to BBC Breakfast, family say it’s easier to get access to a knife than alcohol in EnglandWed Jan 24 2024 - 09:02
Former bakery sales manager receives £75,000 in compensation for age discriminationSeamus Gillespie (60) was made redundant by Northern Ireland’s WD Irwin and Sons in 2022 after more than 30 years' serviceWed Jan 24 2024 - 08:20
HSE recruitment ban poses risk of longer queues, demoralised staff and public money wastage, report warnsDocument obtained under Freedom of Information presents fiscal need to prolong staffing freeze due to health budget overrunWed Jan 24 2024 - 06:00
Storm Jocelyn: Orange wind warning in place for Donegal, Galway and Mayo as 38,000 without powerWeather event brings strong winds with severe gusts along with fallen trees and further damage to power linesTue Jan 23 2024 - 22:01
Gale force wind warning as Storm Isha to hit IrelandStatus yellow gale warning in place from Irish coasts from midnight on Saturday with status yellow wind warning for country from SundayFri Jan 19 2024 - 17:27
More than 500 new student beds to go into construction this yearExtra beds come as Government announces €61m for first phase of new student accommodation schemeFri Jan 19 2024 - 16:54
Investigators believe improvised explosive device caused blast at Dublin homeless hostelVictim, believed to be an eastern European man in his 30s, was staying at Depaul centre on Little Britain Street in the city centreFri Jan 19 2024 - 12:37
‘Significant amount’ of drugs missing from Garda station in eastA criminal investigation has begun following the disappearance of the seized drugsFri Jan 19 2024 - 11:32
EU directive on violence against women will not include rape after legal definition roadblockIrish MEP Frances Fitzgerald says there were months of ‘tough negotiations’ on issueThu Jan 18 2024 - 16:10
Man questioned over Rosslare migrants freed without charge Fourteen people were found in refrigerated container that arrived at port on January 8thThu Jan 18 2024 - 16:04
Varadkar says there will be arrests over recent arson attacks on asylum seeker accommodationTaoiseach insists that Ireland is not a racist country and that the political climate around migration has changedThu Jan 18 2024 - 15:30
Building a strong CV: Skills employers seek and how to stand out from the crowd Students and graduates should develop skills outside of their college degree as wellThu Jan 18 2024 - 05:00
How expensive is college?: Counting the cost of third-level educationThere are a lot of factors to take into account before college, with some being less obvious than othersWed Jan 17 2024 - 05:00
People with mental health difficulties can face a ‘vicious circle’ of housing instabilitySpecialist housing association Hail launches strategic plan in which it pledges to deliver 300 new homes over the next five yearsTue Jan 16 2024 - 00:01
