ESB rejects criticism of localised outage for ‘essential maintenance’ during yellow weather warning About 300 customers in the Ballykeeran area of Athlone had no power for period as supplier escalated public safety timber-cutting programmeMon Jan 15 2024 - 21:16
Donegal’s only non-profit counselling service for children and adolescents to closeRaphoe Diocesan Pastoral Services will cease operating from mid-March, blaming lack of public fundingMon Jan 15 2024 - 16:46
Vulnerable girl ‘held in hospital room without natural light for almost 60 days’Teenager’s case is one of 54 reports from Child Law Project that highlight issues in care of vulnerable childrenMon Jan 15 2024 - 07:26
Thousands march in Dublin and Cork calling for end to Gaza violence‘We couldn’t have foreseen the inhumanity of what’s happening,’ protester says of violence on Gaza stripSat Jan 13 2024 - 18:25
€3.43m worth of cocaine seized at Rosslare EuroportDrugs weighing about 49kg discovered as a result of risk profilingFri Jan 12 2024 - 16:26
Drugs, violence and prostitution: The Dublin backstreet councillors had to closeBusiness owners near Harbour Court tell of robberies, graffiti and illegal dumpingTue Jan 09 2024 - 14:20
Status yellow ice warning lifted as cold weather advisory remains in place across IrelandWeather Ireland: Cold conditions expected to stay until Friday nightTue Jan 09 2024 - 13:25
Elderly in rural areas face beds shortage as small nursing homes closeOne in five smaller private homes closed in two-year period, as private equity funded hubs take larger chunk of marketTue Jan 09 2024 - 00:01
Homeless figures hit new record with more than 4,000 children in emergency accommodationLatest figures show more than 13,500 people in emergency beds in NovemberFri Jan 05 2024 - 19:36
Arts Council unable to display collection online after cyberattackMuseums in New York and Boston also affected after issue with service provider Gallery SystemsFri Jan 05 2024 - 14:57
Woman (50s) dies in collision between car and truck in Co KerryLatest death brings to four the number of people killed in Irish roads in 2024Thu Jan 04 2024 - 18:53
Camper van driver has lucky escape in Clare after vehicle blown across road near Cliffs of MoherWeather forecast: New year to get off to a wet and windy start, with heavy rain and thunder possibleSun Dec 31 2023 - 16:44
Tax changes, social welfare increases and minimum wage rise take effect from MondaySocial welfare payments increase, while changes to tax credits and bands should see workers paying about €800 lessSun Dec 31 2023 - 13:40
‘Urgent need’ for a stronger national policy on medicine shortages, watchdog saysMore than 300 medicines were in short supply as of mid-December amid record levels of shortagesTue Dec 26 2023 - 05:25
Public transport to finish early on Christmas Eve ahead of reduced festive period timetablesWeather for Christmas Day is forecast to be breezy and mostly cloudy, with some rain or drizzle in the southSun Dec 24 2023 - 14:11
Two players become National Lottery millionaires just before ChristmasSpecial raffle event created extra millionaire this yearSun Dec 24 2023 - 13:25
Man (40s) hospitalised following serious assault in CavanInvestigating gardaí appealing for witnesses or those with video footage of incident to come forwardSun Dec 24 2023 - 11:41
Higgins calls on all nations ‘to redouble their efforts’ for a ceasefire in global conflictsPresident references children of Gaza and Israel, ‘existential battle’ of climate change and ‘enriching presence’ of migrants to Ireland in his annual Christmas messageWed Dec 20 2023 - 13:47
‘I need help. It is hard to admit that’: People queue at Capuchin Centre for food vouchers from 2amPeople ‘all ages and from all walks of life’ go to the centre on Bow Street, Dublin, to collect a €50 food voucher for DunnesWed Dec 20 2023 - 13:03
Man arrested as submachine gun and cannabis seized in LimerickDrugs valued at more than €100,000, weapon and ammunition found in Ballysimon areaTue Dec 19 2023 - 10:26
Man in 30s killed in two-car collision in Co DonegalDrivers of two vehicles treated after crash in which passenger diedTue Dec 19 2023 - 08:12
Lyra Valkyria: The wrestler from Clarehall taking the WWE world by stormLyra Valkyria, aka Aoife Cusack, recently beat fellow Dubliner Becky Lynch to take the title of WWE NXT Women’s ChampionSun Dec 17 2023 - 05:00
More than 200 asylum seekers left without accommodationState has been unable to provide accommodation to single men since December 4thFri Dec 15 2023 - 11:13
Stephen Donnelly announces €20m for new medicines following outcryLack of funding for new medicines in October’s budget had been criticisedFri Dec 15 2023 - 08:30
Irish dancing body investigated alleged ‘adjudicator corruption’ three years before feis-fixing claimsEthics committee of Coimisiún Le Rincí Gaelacha was investigating 10 complaints in 2019Fri Dec 15 2023 - 06:00
Health watchdog seeks to deregister disability centres amid governance concernsHiqa says poor governance raises concerns over risk management at centresThu Dec 14 2023 - 10:32
Cyclist (50s) dies after he was found injured in Sligo cycle laneMan found in cycle lane on Pearse Road with serious injuries died later in hospitalThu Dec 14 2023 - 08:45
‘I don’t know how we will survive’ – Ukrainians on the changes to Irish welfare benefitsWar refugees from Ukraine want to work in order to pay their way but one woman fears the financial impact from changes in State paymentsWed Dec 13 2023 - 12:30
Almost a third of tenants renting because they cannot get a mortgage, research finds RTB’s survey finds most are happy with current property, though spending 30 per cent of monthly income on rentWed Dec 13 2023 - 00:00
Average small landlord is older than 45 and in sector more than 12 years, research findsLargest group of renters from small landlords now couples with children, at 33%Wed Dec 13 2023 - 00:00
Rosslare Harbour protests: ‘It is our fear to be labelled racist’People gathering at former Great Southern Hotel say protest is not about immigration, but promises made about a new nursing homeMon Dec 11 2023 - 13:22
‘Truly shocking’: Almost 750 people waiting on a hospital trolley including 32 childrenThe Irish Nurses and Midwives Organisation said the figure should be a ‘wake up call’ to ensure record breaking trolley numbers are not reached over the coming weeksMon Dec 11 2023 - 12:44
Fire safety defects: Funding for interim measures to help Celtic Tiger-era apartment owners is announcedThe owners of up to 100,000 affected buildings stand to benefit from the measures, rolled out in advance of more comprehensive State support scheme being finalisedMon Dec 11 2023 - 11:55
UN refugee agency criticises Irish support for asylum seekers left without housingThe State has since Sunday been unable to provide accommodation to single male IP applicantsFri Dec 08 2023 - 17:17
Giving tenants first refusal to purchase could worsen rental property shortage, committee hearsNew right could discourage landlords from investing in properties, Irish Property Owners’ Association warnsWed Dec 06 2023 - 10:07
Trinity College Dublin research underscores telling impact of child povertyStudy harvests data for more than 7,000 children from the Growing Up in Ireland 2008 birth groupTue Dec 05 2023 - 05:00
‘It won’t be tolerated’ - Irish dancing commission chair on the feis-fixing scandalIn her first media interview, Sandra Connick, the recently appointed chair of Coimisiún Le Rincí Gaelacha, addresses the competition-fixing allegations that rocked the world of Irish dancingSat Dec 02 2023 - 06:00
It’s cold outside: Temperatures heading for minus four with snow possible on icy weather weekendHazardous travel conditions are expected with freezing fog adding to challenges facing driversFri Dec 01 2023 - 08:32
Carer of the Year award goes to Cork woman who has looked after her quadriplegic husband for 24 years Netwatch Family Carer of the Year 2023 shines a light on invaluable work of family carers, many of whom receive little or no assistance or financial supportThu Nov 30 2023 - 17:55
New tenancies face 18% higher rents than existing ones in second quarterStandardised average rent stood at €1,332 for existing tenancies nationally compared to €1,574 for new tenancies, a gap of €242 per monthThu Nov 30 2023 - 00:01
Almost two-thirds of households in receipt of Housing Assistance Payment were in employment Housing representatives said this shows a recognition among those under financial pressure of their entitlementsMon Nov 27 2023 - 06:00
Traveller suicide documentary ‘incredibly valuable’, says PresidentMichael D Higgins says the RTÉ programme should be seen in every household and every schoolMon Nov 27 2023 - 06:00
Varadkar’s tweet regarding Emily Hand’s release prompts strong reactionTaoiseach Leo Varadkar defends use of word ‘lost’ in relation to kidnapping of Irish-Israeli Emily Hand (9) in his social media postSun Nov 26 2023 - 21:47
Varadkar and McEntee meet some of those who intervened in Parnell Square attackMinister for Justice defends speed of garda response to Dublin city riots which came after stabbingSun Nov 26 2023 - 21:42
Irish ambassador summoned to Israeli ministry over Varadkar ‘lost’ comment about Emily Hand‘Emily Hand was not “lost”, she was kidnapped by a terror organisation worse than Isis,’ Israeli foreign minister writes on XSun Nov 26 2023 - 16:49
Former Seanad cathaoirleach Tras Honan dies aged 93Fianna Fáil senator was only woman to hold position in the history of the StateSun Nov 26 2023 - 16:26
‘Things are getting a lot worse for them’: the rising number of lone parents without a homeMost families accessing emergency accommodation are single-parent familiesFri Nov 24 2023 - 17:30
Aperee Living: troubled nursing home group sold after healthcare watchdog raised concernsThree of the company’s nursing homes were closed by Hiqa over concerns for resident safety and other issuesTue Nov 21 2023 - 11:29
Gardaí identified perpetrators in a fifth of 2021′s reported sexual offences, figures showWhile recorded crime rate was highest in Dublin region for 2022, rate of crime detection was lower for most offencesMon Nov 20 2023 - 11:48
New Rotunda outpatient and ambulatory services to be in revamped Clerys QuarterNew centre in the Earl Building will cost more than €40m, and will provide over 100,000 appointments annuallyFri Nov 17 2023 - 19:00
