More than 90% of parents want schools fully open in autumn, survey findsINTO says one-metre distancing will pose challenge, especially with ‘super-size’ classes.Thu Jul 02 2020 - 20:50
Man arrested in Covid-19 payment fraud inquiryGarda says 25 cases of fraudulent claims worth more than €56,000 detected to dateThu Jul 02 2020 - 16:58
Filipinos in Ireland ‘disproportionately affected’ by coronavirus, says consulThree Filipinos have died of the virus here since March, while 63 have tested positiveThu Jul 02 2020 - 01:00
IWA says Minister for Disability should engage directly with support groups#NotMyIndependenceDay campaign to highlight how people with disabilities will not be ‘getting back to normal’Wed Jul 01 2020 - 19:55
‘Kildare was a shocker. The feeling was instant’New to the Parish: Tobi Omoteso arrived from Nigeria via the UK in 1999Wed Jul 01 2020 - 08:09
‘Extensive damage’ caused by mudslides in LeitrimThousands of tonnes of bog slipped down Shass mountain near Drumkeeran villageWed Jul 01 2020 - 00:53
Local groups ‘disappointed’ at decision to allow Hellfire club visitor centreAn Bord Pleanála has approved application for visitor centre in Dublin mountainsTue Jun 30 2020 - 19:24
Treatment of Travellers casts ‘dark shadow’ over democracyElimination of discrimination should be ‘core’ for Government, say rights groupMon Jun 29 2020 - 02:35
Young eagles land in Kerry from Norway to bolster Irish breeding populationWebcam set up in Glengariff, Co Cork so public can follow hatching of chicks onlineSat Jun 27 2020 - 20:26
Rain warning issued for Donegal, Leitrim, Mayo and Sligo over the weekendUnsettled conditions set to continue through next weekSat Jun 27 2020 - 17:49
Ó Broin says nomination of Sinn Féin’s Paddy Holohan’s for mayor ‘wrong’Former MMA fighter was suspended from party over comments about women and raceSat Jun 27 2020 - 09:31
Brazilian students in Dublin face eviction despite moratoriumHousing charity Threshold says illegal evictions have taken place during pandemicSat Jun 27 2020 - 09:23
More than €5 million raised for Irish charities through RTÉ’s Comic ReliefSaoirse Ronan, Hozier and casts of Derry Girls and Normal People feature in showSat Jun 27 2020 - 00:49
Majority of Irish adults willing to use contact tracing app, says studyWhile 80% say they will install app, around 60% of respondents have privacy concernsWed Jun 24 2020 - 11:53
‘My best experiences in Ireland were with elderly people’New to the Parish: Vitória Régia Oliveira arrived from Salvador, Brazil in 2017Wed Jun 24 2020 - 06:00
Irish radio failing to support Irish female musicians – reportFour stations did not feature one female voice in top 20 played songs over past yearWed Jun 24 2020 - 02:15
Irish scientist wins international award previously given to Nobel prize winnersProf Iseult Lynch awarded John Jeyes prize for research into microparticlesWed Jun 24 2020 - 02:01
How the Polish community are coping during Covid-19Together-Razem charity set up a programme to support elderly Polish through the crisisWed Jun 24 2020 - 00:54
Ryanair flies from Dublin to Milan as European air routes start to re-open4,000 passengers passed through Dublin airport on Sunday, up 800 people on SaturdayMon Jun 22 2020 - 22:35
Government launches online visa renewal system for foreign students in DublinSystem remains unavailable to students outside capital and other foreign nationalsMon Jun 22 2020 - 21:27
North Dublin Tree of Life sculpture damaged when set alight in ‘attack’Tommy Craggs carved into Monterey cypress tree in St Anne’s Park over three yearsMon Jun 22 2020 - 17:10
New government’s integration strategies should be cross-departmental - immigrant councilDepartment of Justice announces €500,000 fund for community integration projectsFri Jun 19 2020 - 18:31
William Francis Cooper obituary: Earned degrees after retiringAccomplished piano player delighted family with Handel’s Messiah every ChristmasThu Jun 18 2020 - 12:45
Berna Lee obituary: Poet with sharp mind, great wit and deep intellectLives Lost to Covid-19: She kept extensive diaries filled with insights into her childhoodThu Jun 18 2020 - 12:45
Bernard Tormey obituary: Gentle soul who loved the simple things in lifeLives Lost to Covid-19: He never travelled, and never married, but was happy with lifeThu Jun 18 2020 - 12:45
Gaisce award calls for young asylum seekers and refugees to get involvedAward can help young people find their voice and challenge discrimination around raceWed Jun 17 2020 - 20:47
‘Worrying increase’ in mental health referrals during pandemicPsychiatrists record a ‘swell’ in people presenting because of self-harm and suicidal ideation, new onset depression and anxietyWed Jun 17 2020 - 19:38
New ten-year mental health strategy will support whole population, says GovernmentSharing the Vision policy replaces Vision for Change which expired in 2016Wed Jun 17 2020 - 16:31
‘In Australia, my Irish wife was bitten by a python on our wedding day’New to the Parish: Conor Murphy arrived from Australia in 2001 and again in 2013Wed Jun 17 2020 - 06:00
Bloomsday 2020 goes virtual as Joyceans adapt to Covid-19A 36-hour Zoom reading is among the events amid this year’s celebrations of James JoyceTue Jun 16 2020 - 17:47
Teenager arrested in connection to suspected arson attack releasedGarda’s home in Dundalk was petrol bombed on Sunday, June 7thSat Jun 13 2020 - 21:17
Cahersiveen asylum seeker with Covid-19 symptoms not tested for a monthResident who went into self-isolation in mid-March was not tested until mid-AprilSat Jun 13 2020 - 16:11
Irish teenager who died in Australia was ‘fearless, enthusiastic and caring’Cian English (19) fell to his death when he was allegedly being robbed at knife-pointSat Jun 13 2020 - 15:38
More support needed domestic violence victims, says Rape Crisis CentreGovernment must complete review into investigation and prosecution of sexual offences, hears webinarThu Jun 11 2020 - 18:34
Conor O’Dwyer obituary: A man who ‘gave more than he got all his life’Devoted family man who loved sports and played rugby for Railway Union in DublinThu Jun 11 2020 - 13:02
Sadie Kennedy Power obituary: ‘A warm and selfless mother and friend’Former nurse was a dedicated parent who cherished her friendshipsThu Jun 11 2020 - 13:00
Eleanor Sheehan obituary: Brave, positive and stoical woman‘Pure joy and innocent love’ brought out the best in othersThu Jun 11 2020 - 13:00
Department admits ‘error’ over case at Cahersiveen direct provision centreLocal group says Minister should resign for having ‘misled’ public on suspected Covid-19 at hotelWed Jun 10 2020 - 14:16
‘People loved my coronavirus masks. I felt I was contributing’New to the Parish: Aziz Mohiuddin arrived in 2018 from Pakistan via South AfricaWed Jun 10 2020 - 06:00
Number of domestic abuse calls to gardaí up 25% in year to dateWomen emerging with ‘double trauma of lockdown and months of abuse and control’Tue Jun 09 2020 - 15:13
Dublin city playgrounds are set to reopen todayDublin City Council is to open play areas after they have passed a safety inspectionTue Jun 09 2020 - 14:05
Playgrounds in Dublin to reopen this week ‘at parents’ own risk’No council supervision or cleansing regime planned, says Dublin City Council chiefMon Jun 08 2020 - 20:50
Surge in demand for hotel rooms as staycation season loomsKerry hotel reports ‘avalanche’ in bookings ahead of tourism industry reopening on June 29thMon Jun 08 2020 - 15:20
Road to citizenship for non-Irish children ‘long, complex and expensive’, says reportViews of separated child should be ‘sought directly’ in relation to asylum decisionFri Jun 05 2020 - 21:53
‘White Irish people have never had to think about this’Young black community calls for early education about racism to tackle public ignoranceFri Jun 05 2020 - 19:00
Anne (Nancy) Doyle obituary: A kind mother with a strong faithLives Lost to Covid-19: ‘She was an amazing listener, you could tell her anything’Fri Jun 05 2020 - 10:35
Three men arrested after firearm and drugs worth €360,000 seized in DublinMDMA tablets, glock pistol, ammunition and cash discovered in BallyfermotFri Jun 05 2020 - 10:28
More than 200 Syrians cleared to travel to Ireland once restrictions liftedMission to bring 400 people from Lebanon to Ireland cut short because of pandemicFri Jun 05 2020 - 07:53
Irish aid workers on the Covid-19 front line in Greece and Iraq‘Before Covid hit things were already horrific in the camp with the lack of basic services’Thu Jun 04 2020 - 20:03
Poor levels of diversity in Irish public life, Immigrant Council warnsRacism and unfair representation major issues in Irish society, meeting toldThu Jun 04 2020 - 17:17
