Dead maggots, wire and a razor blade found in food last year -reportNumber of calls to Food Safety Authority rose by 8 per cent in 2014Mon Feb 09 2015 - 16:45
Loneliness among older people increases health risks, says charityFears of growing isolation among over-65s as younger generations emigrateMon Feb 09 2015 - 14:59
Report sheds light on digital addiction among Irish children‘Net Children Go Mobile’ report reveals one in five have encountered distressing contentMon Feb 09 2015 - 01:00
Children’s digital skills don’t match their confidence levels, report finds43 per cent of nine to 16-year-olds don’t know how to report abuse online, survey revealsMon Feb 09 2015 - 01:00
Lord Mayor calls for protection of local rights ahead of Croke Park gigsSpokesman confirms that Bruce Springsteen will not play summer gigs at GAA venueThu Feb 05 2015 - 07:25
Alcohol legislation ‘most far reaching yet’, VaradkarRestrictions on sale of cheap drink and warning labels on bottles included in new legislationWed Feb 04 2015 - 11:24
Investigation after protected hen harrier shot dead in KerryThousands of people had followed the bird online as part of a satellite tracking projectSun Feb 01 2015 - 21:18
Cervical smear tests less regular among older womenCervicalCheck says Irish over-50s seek fewer screenings as European Cervical Cancer Prevention Week continuesThu Jan 29 2015 - 17:37
Ireland’s oldest man dies aged 107Michael Lambert, born in 1907, lived his whole life in Castlerea, Co RoscommonWed Jan 28 2015 - 01:00
Government pledges €3m for preventable diseases vaccinesFunding to help global health organisation to reach additional 300 million childrenTue Jan 27 2015 - 22:49
Met Éireann issues snow and ice warningSnow warning from 6am, status yellow wind warning also issuedTue Jan 27 2015 - 22:42
An Post returns 3-year-old’s Santa letter marked ‘insufficient address’Second Santa letter ‘as Gaeilge’ goes missing en route to ConnemaraMon Jan 26 2015 - 17:22
Ireland can play key role in global sustainability, panel hearsIrish launch of European Year of Development takes place in Dublin CastleThu Jan 22 2015 - 19:44
What do secondary school students think about the strike?‘You can’t have continuous assessment for the Junior Cert if you’re not going to have it for the Leaving Cert’Thu Jan 22 2015 - 14:35
North Dublin teachers call for independent examinationTeachers’ unions are confident they have widespread support from parentsThu Jan 22 2015 - 14:35
Irish educators divided over junior cycle reform‘Exam driven’ Junior Cert not providing 21st century teaching, says Dublin principalWed Jan 21 2015 - 16:33
Magdalene survivor: ‘They’re ignoring my basic human rights’Former residents say Government has failed to implement necessary health measuresMon Jan 19 2015 - 19:49
MEP urges Taoiseach to set timescale for increase in overseas aidCoalition must lay out ‘unambiguous’ plan to reach 0.7% GDP target, says Brian HayesFri Jan 16 2015 - 16:43
More than 120 Irish newsagents place orders for Charlie HebdoDistributor uncertain whether retailers will receive copies of French satirical magazineFri Jan 16 2015 - 11:27
French ambassador thanks Ireland for support following attacks‘The barbaric attacks were aimed at making all of us fear, feel disoriented, disunited’Fri Jan 16 2015 - 10:20
Country should be judged on jobs and equality, says UN officialAdviser hopes that sustainable development goals will create ‘irreversible eradication’ of poverty by 2030Fri Jan 16 2015 - 01:01
Ask.fm advisory board to combat bullying and jihadist recruitmentWebsite recently included on list of sites used by jihadists to spread extreme ideologyThu Jan 15 2015 - 14:32
Syrian refugees living in ‘abject poverty’ as crisis deepensMany of 620,000 who have fled to Jordan are living in ‘dire conditions’, says refugee agencyWed Jan 14 2015 - 14:58
How to stop teenagers from tuning out of music lessonsMany children lose interest in learning music when they reach their teenage years. The solution lies in changing the way we teach music to make it more inspiringTue Jan 13 2015 - 00:00
Irish people think Government should spend more on overseas aidEU survey found 68% believe developed countries should allocate more fundingMon Jan 12 2015 - 16:49
Ambassador calls on France to stand united in face of terrorist threatsTánaiste is shocked at young ages of those who carried out Paris attacksFri Jan 09 2015 - 01:00
Memorial service for four crash victims to be held in CarlowFunerals of women who died in crash to take place on Friday and SaturdayThu Jan 08 2015 - 09:57
Dublin wakes up to early morning, alcohol-free ravesMorning Gloryville lets commuters dance their way into the work dayWed Jan 07 2015 - 16:55
Lack of Garda resources plays role in collisions, says AARoad organisations react after deaths of four women in Athy crashWed Jan 07 2015 - 16:27
Bono reveals he may never play guitar againU2 singer cancels all appearances for half of 2015 as he recovers from bike accidentFri Jan 02 2015 - 16:24
Number of organ donations down by a quarterKey to enhancing organ donation is through specialist nurses and doctors, says professorFri Jan 02 2015 - 15:00
Hundreds of calls made to Dublin Fire Brigade on New Year’sNight’s celebrations see 34 assaults, 23 overdoses and 38 falls across capitalFri Jan 02 2015 - 11:39
First baby of 2015 born at four seconds past midnight in DublinKian Anthony Bourke arrived at the Rotunda hospital in north DublinThu Jan 01 2015 - 15:10
Middle East humanitarian crisis will worsen, says Unicef chiefAgency says extremism and growing economic divide has created ‘perfect storm’Wed Dec 31 2014 - 12:36
Islamic State and global recession play role in falling petrol pricesOil industry credits takeover of large oilfields in Iraq as trigger in recent price dropWed Dec 31 2014 - 10:08
Tourist spend in State increases by €300m in 2014 to €3.5bnDirect flights to Beijing would encourage more Chinese visitors, ITIC saysTue Dec 30 2014 - 18:24
Cliffs of Moher visitors exceed 1 million in 2014Tourism body says increased air routes are encouraging overseas trips to IrelandTue Dec 30 2014 - 09:48
Ryanair launches US site calling on tourists to trade Route 66 for Wild Atlantic WayNew website reminds American travellers ‘Uncle Sam says fly Ryanair’Wed Dec 24 2014 - 09:26
Dublin is like a Christmas card, says New York TimesCapital described as a ‘newly energised city’ with a ‘literary spirit’ where Bono busksSat Dec 13 2014 - 19:20
Irish man dies in Mumbai after discovery by hotel staffPolice treating Brendan Devenney’s death as ‘accidental’ pending postmortem resultsFri Dec 12 2014 - 15:13
‘Celestial firework’ display to light up Irish skies this weekend‘Best meteor show of the year’ to peak with brightest shooting stars on SaturdayFri Dec 12 2014 - 11:55
Friday set to be one of the coldest nights of the yearPaddy Power says 4 to 1 chance of white Christmas for Cork cityFri Dec 12 2014 - 08:48
‘First genuine snow’ of year in Donegal, but no likelihood of widespread fallsLikeliest chance of snow is in the west and northwest over weekendFri Dec 12 2014 - 01:00
Palestine and Israel should be let into EU, says authorEU should consider letting them in if both sides agree on peace, says AB YehoshuaThu Dec 11 2014 - 18:30
‘First genuine snow of the year’ falls in Co DonegalWaves over 60ft crashing into north coast, says former forecasterThu Dec 11 2014 - 17:29
Gardaí investigate death of baby boy in Wexford crècheFiachra McMahon (19 months) discovered unresponsive at Wonderwise MontessoriThu Dec 11 2014 - 10:59
Public asked to play role in making State ‘tobacco free’ by 2025Department of Health launches 2014 consultation on sale of tobacco and e-cigarettesTue Dec 02 2014 - 13:57
Ask.fm promises anonymity with responsibilityMore than half of the 180 million users of site linked with cyber bullying aged under 18Wed Nov 19 2014 - 08:40
Youth population of 1.8 billion opportunity to ‘transform countries’Nearly 142 million girls will be married before their 18th birthday by 2020Tue Nov 18 2014 - 20:39
What’s on around Ireland this weekendTraditional music in Bantry, Baroque music in Ardee and Crafts & Design at BallymaloeFri Nov 14 2014 - 16:45
