‘It’s 2018 and deemed acceptable to treat human beings like cargo’Irish nurse onboard rescue ship Aquarius says Ireland must call for solution to refugee resettlementWed Jun 20 2018 - 08:19
‘Motherhood is a great equaliser. You have that solidarity’Aradhana Ghai, from Kenya, moved to Dublin in 2014. When her father died three years later, her young son helped her copeWed Jun 20 2018 - 06:00
St Patrick’s Cathedral to mark World Refugee Day with celebration of food280 visitors from Irish direct provision centres to gather across Ireland to celebrate dayTue Jun 19 2018 - 18:50
President of College of Psychiatrists resigns in protest as HSE consultantDr John Hillery was not due to retire until 2022; accuses HSE staffing failuresTue Jun 19 2018 - 13:37
Man (30) killed in Miltown Malbay road incident namedFigures show 72 people killed on roads so far this year, a slight rise on same period in 2017Tue Jun 19 2018 - 09:16
Thomas Deenihan appointed Bishop of Meath by Pope FrancisCork native, who will replace Dr Michael Smith, was previously based in Diocese of Cork and RossMon Jun 18 2018 - 17:59
Water shortage fears as temperatures to hit 22 degrees this weekDublin, Athlone and Mullingar could face shortages, Irish Water saysMon Jun 18 2018 - 17:00
Half of young Irish women struggling to afford sanitary products, study findsIrish women and girls spending an average €132 per annum on tampons and sanitary towelsMon Jun 18 2018 - 13:23
‘There is a sense of community and acceptance in Ireland’New to the Parish: Henrique Peinado arrived from Brazil in 2006Wed Jun 13 2018 - 06:00
‘The sparks flew. He became more than a driving instructor’New to the Parish: When a Polish woman moved to Wexford and started driving lessons, she acquired more than a licenceWed Jun 06 2018 - 06:00
Cyclist (30) in a critical condition following Clondalkin crashGardaí are appealing for witnesses after car and cyclist collided on Friday on Oak RoadSun Jun 03 2018 - 22:17
Two climbers hospitalised after cliff fall in Co AntrimThree women rescued on west coast in separate incidents sustain broken anklesSun Jun 03 2018 - 20:44
Magdalene redress scheme to be widened, says FlanaganWomen who lived in 14 institutions adjoining laundries to be included in schemeSun Jun 03 2018 - 18:51
Orange weather warning issued with lightning and flooding expectedMet Éireann issues short-term alert for 16 counties but warm weekend anticipatedFri Jun 01 2018 - 16:13
Call for water safety classes to be mandatory in schoolsQuarries are ‘absolutely lethal’ and ‘incredibly dangerous’ for swimmers of all abilitiesFri Jun 01 2018 - 14:40
Water restrictions in place in Meath following burst pipelineIrish Water says outage still affecting homes in Ratoath, Kilbride, Ashbourne and DuleekFri Jun 01 2018 - 12:49
Graduates with disabilities struggling to find work with lack of supportMedical card should still be available to those in full time work, disability activists sayWed May 30 2018 - 06:00
‘I consider myself an Irish man but people always say: No, you’re not Irish’New to the Parish: Salah Haddad arrived from Libya via Jordan in 1998 and became an Irish citizen in 2003Wed May 30 2018 - 06:00
Brexit aids surge in Irish passport applicationsGovernment says UK’s exit from the bloc has ‘undoubtedly’ influenced spike in demandTue May 29 2018 - 20:13
85-year-old man dies after two-car collision in DublinGardaí appeal for witnesses of incident at junction of Conyngham Road, Dublin 8Tue May 29 2018 - 10:09
My mini-marathon: Running to beat cancerMother-of-two Catherine Egan continued to exercise during treatment for breast cancer and believes it played a key role in her recoveryTue May 29 2018 - 08:01
Cork marathon: ‘We’re all one human race’Runners from direct provision centres join locals for training in ‘fantastic initiative’Tue May 29 2018 - 06:01
1,700 women to be sent information on risk of epilepsy drug during pregnancySudden decision to stop taking valproate could be harmful, warns HSEMon May 28 2018 - 21:43
Campaigners against Eighth Amendment recall vitriol of 1983Former judge Catherine McGuinness got anonymous letters calling her a ‘murderer’Mon May 28 2018 - 04:00
Nearly nine out of 10 murdered women knew their killerIreland’s femicide rate on par with those of England, Scotland and WalesFri May 25 2018 - 01:33
Weightlifting could be as effective as taking antidepressantsResearch finds resistance training useful in warding off depression and mental health problemsThu May 24 2018 - 15:41
‘Croatian and Irish women are very similar. I am Irish with them’New to the Parish: Ljiljana Matkovic arrived from Croatia in 2015Wed May 23 2018 - 06:00
Women’s Council calls for review of femicidesFour women have died violently in Ireland so far this yearTue May 22 2018 - 19:47
Jastine Valdez was an only child who moved with her family from Philippines‘We would not expect this type of violence in Ireland, it’s a European country’Mon May 21 2018 - 20:13
My mini-marathon: ‘I want to be around as long as possible’When Pamela Treacy’s husband got Hodgkin’s lymphoma, they learned the value of fitnessMon May 21 2018 - 05:01
Yes or No? Immigrant communities add their voices to the abortion debate‘Many of those who do not have the right to vote are involved in campaigning for both sides. Even though they can’t vote it will still affect them’Wed May 16 2018 - 10:55
‘People complain about the HSE but compared to Pakistan it’s brilliant’New to the Parish: Asim Mumtaz arrived from Pakistan in 2000Wed May 16 2018 - 06:00
Investigations begin into death of man on Co Clare farmMan in his 70s fatally injured in incident over night on Monday near Feakle, Co ClareTue May 15 2018 - 15:29
Number of deaths in cervical screening controversy rises to 18Nearly 4,000 women still waiting for callback from CervicalCheck helplineTue May 15 2018 - 09:26
‘We run for hope’Naoimh Tuohy ran the VHI mini-marathon in aid of Crumlin’s Children Hospital’s after her son Arlo was diagnosed with a potentially fatal heart conditionTue May 15 2018 - 06:01
New campaign calls on Irish households to pledge a bed to Syrian refugeeAdvertisement calls for nation to ‘put an empty space to better use’Mon May 14 2018 - 20:22
Health service unable to cope with demand if abortion legalised, medics claimGP says referendum campaign has led to ‘fundamental divisions’ within professionMon May 14 2018 - 17:41
Women with incorrect smear tests should not ‘suffer in silence’‘We forgive but we never forget, and this is something we’re never going to forget’Mon May 14 2018 - 01:00
Abortion: Over 1,000 doctors call for Yes vote in referendum‘This is not a vote of Yes or No . . . it’s whether we want to make healthcare safe and regulated’Sat May 12 2018 - 15:35
Darkness into Light: More than 200,000 take part worldwide‘I find a serious sense of healing in it and a connectedness to those who have gone’Sat May 12 2018 - 10:23
The cycling fatalities: ‘Never cycle in Ireland’Three tragic deaths show how a split second can change everything for a vulnerable cyclistSat May 12 2018 - 06:00
Refugee reunification scheme opens to bring family members to IrelandRelatives from top 10 countries, including Syria and Afghanistan, are eligibleSat May 12 2018 - 01:00
Woman with two incorrect smear tests calls for reassessment of waiting listsWoman put on 15-month waiting list because of clear test despite ‘serious symptoms’Sat May 12 2018 - 01:00
Cervical cancer death: ‘I’ve so much anger, I don’t know where to direct it’Husband just informed his wife was one of 17 women given inaccurate test results who later diedFri May 11 2018 - 19:48
‘The HSE took a gamble with my wife’s life’Husband of woman who died of cervical cancer in 2011 discover smear tests were incorrectThu May 10 2018 - 18:53
Tributes paid to ‘tiny but tough’ Michael StokesHundreds of mourners gathered to celebrate the life of teenager who appeared on RTÉ’s Room to ImproveWed May 09 2018 - 12:51
‘I knew from the news people didn’t like to go to Ireland because of the war’New to the Parish: Chef and entrepreneur Athula Kuruppu Arachchi arrived from Sri Lanka in 2005Wed May 09 2018 - 06:00
Women should not be ‘treated like cattle going through a chute’Eimear Grennan experienced complications during birth of both her sons at PortiunclaFri May 04 2018 - 09:25
More than third of taxi drivers prosecuted in 2017 had no licenceNumber of licensed taxis down almost 25% from peak of 27,429 in 2008Fri May 04 2018 - 00:01
‘When things went wrong they simply weren’t capable’Warren Reilly, whose two daughters died in Portiuncula hospital, says report must be acted uponThu May 03 2018 - 18:50
