Has the time come to scrap the Leaving Cert?In the News podcast: Ireland’s final exams are ‘brutal but it’s not fair’Mon Nov 29 2021 - 07:37
Woman back from South Africa with Covid symptoms awaits PCR testAntigen tests negative but she finds nearby PCR centres in midlands all booked outMon Nov 29 2021 - 01:00
DFA advises Irish citizens in South Africa to fly home ‘via commercial means’Ireland women’s cricket team stuck in Namibian capital of WindhoekSun Nov 28 2021 - 22:02
State spending on housing since 2016 increased almost threefoldOf 6,217 homeless adults recorded in October, 65% were men and 35% womenFri Nov 26 2021 - 19:56
Nearly 9,000 people homeless as numbers without a home continues to riseChildren make up more than a quarter of homeless population with majority in DublinFri Nov 26 2021 - 19:19
‘Many Palestinians never experience the feeling of peace I have found in Ireland’New to the Parish: Amanie Issa arrived from Bethlehem during the pandemicTue Nov 23 2021 - 06:00
Bitterly cold nights and frosty mornings forecast for the next weekRSA warns road users to be wary of dense fog over Monday night, Tuesday morningMon Nov 22 2021 - 18:55
Taking HPV vaccine ‘most important thing’ young women can do – doctorsMore reassurance needed on taking contraceptive pill, women’s health event hearsMon Nov 22 2021 - 17:12
Inside the Mater hospital: ‘There’s no optimistic scenario’In the News podcast - Mater doctors warn another lockdown is almost inevitableMon Nov 22 2021 - 08:41
Cloverhill to house people refused entry into StateTotal of 2,333 people refused leave to land at Dublin Airport so far this yearMon Nov 22 2021 - 01:00
Bohemians launches Christmas toy drive for children in direct provisionFootball club aims to raise €75,000 to buy a gift for 2,500 children in direct provisionSun Nov 21 2021 - 11:47
Covid-19: 5,959 new cases reported as Taoiseach downplays conflict with Tony HolohanCMO concerned over need for clear communication on use of antigen testing – MartinSat Nov 20 2021 - 19:25
What will be the human cost of the Belarus-Poland migrant crisis?In the News: How Belarus engineered the migrant crisis playing out on the EU’s borderWed Nov 17 2021 - 06:31
‘Ireland has given me my true identity and transformed how I see the world’New to the Parish: Charul Singh has been able to embrace cycling as she couldn’t in IndiaTue Nov 16 2021 - 06:00
Not everyone shares the Ireland-of-the-welcomes sentimentDiversity in the Global Trends survey: A significant minority is ‘not in tune with our openness’Sat Nov 13 2021 - 06:00
Rugby concussions: ‘I’ve got no recollection of 80-90% of my playing career’In the News: Former Wales international Alix Popham on changes needed to protect playersFri Nov 12 2021 - 07:06
‘I’m proud to be in the Irish Defence Forces – I’d like that to be matched up with citizenship’New to the Parish: Capt Catherine Barrett arrived from Scotland in 2015Wed Nov 10 2021 - 06:00
Over 200 Afghans granted visas for Republic unable to travelGovernment has issued 499 waivers to Afghan refugees, but just 286 arrive in StateSun Nov 07 2021 - 19:20
Is Dublin city losing its cultural soul?In the News: What changes are needed to save the character of Dublin city?Wed Nov 03 2021 - 09:32
‘I am 35 and I can’t marry. Who would accept me? I have nothing’New to the Parish: Hayder Jaafar, originally from Iraq, arrived in Ireland in 2018Tue Nov 02 2021 - 06:00
Hundreds protest over plan for hotel around Cobblestone musical pub‘What’s really being sold to tourists is a shell of Irish culture,’ claim Dublin is Dying groupSat Oct 30 2021 - 18:51
Halloween 2021: Tips to keep children safe during trick-or-treatingTry incorporating a mask into your child’s costume, it could add to their overall lookSat Oct 30 2021 - 14:50
Lack of clear information fuels vaccine scepticism in central, eastern EuropeansJust 44% of central and eastern Europeans based in Ireland are vaccinated, says CSOFri Oct 29 2021 - 22:12
Ireland’s security must be taken more seriously, says MellettFormer head of Defence Forces highlights low State spending at MacGill summer schoolFri Oct 29 2021 - 20:19
Why is the EU fining Poland €1 million every single day?In the News: Poland’s refusal to follow the rules is shaking the foundations of the EUFri Oct 29 2021 - 07:43
Cop26: Our last chance to tackle climate catastropheIn the News: Is it too late for world leaders gathering in Glasgow to save the planet?Thu Oct 28 2021 - 08:19
Two years ago, Élodie saw an ad for a French school in Galway. Now she runs itNew to the Parish: Élodie Ferry arrived from France last month. Her family follow in JanuaryTue Oct 26 2021 - 06:00
Ryanair ‘sorry’ for refusing refugee leave to board flightAt Dublin check-in desk,Venezuelan told visa needed to enter SpainTue Oct 26 2021 - 04:35
Squid Game: How South Korea’s social inequality inspired Netflix’s biggest hitIn the News: Drama is based on people in debt forced to play children’s games for money or deathFri Oct 22 2021 - 09:54
From taxi driver to barrister: A 14-year odysseyNew to the Parish: Jalil Rizvi arrived from Pakistan in 2007Wed Oct 20 2021 - 06:00
New referral mechanism needed to support victims of trafficking, IHREC saysRights and equality commission calls for specialised shelter for victims of traffickingMon Oct 18 2021 - 00:01
Migrant fishermen report ongoing racial abuse, low pay and poor treatmentEmployers using atypical working scheme to ‘threaten and exploit workers’, study findsSun Oct 17 2021 - 15:20
DCC chief should apologise for ‘flippant’ remarks made to UCDSU, says CollinsComment about student accommodation not a resigning matter, says Minister of StateTue Oct 12 2021 - 17:47
Budget 2022: Grant for purchasing wigs is ‘huge boost’ for people with alopeciaPeople who suffer hair loss due to illnesses or chemotherapy will be eligible for supportTue Oct 12 2021 - 16:01
Support offered to Roma community during pandemic must continue, says HSE and NGO networkRoma community suffering from much higher burden of chronic disease than general population, says reportMon Oct 11 2021 - 12:11
Mist and fog weather warning as drivers urged to take cautionStatus yellow weather warning in place until 11am on MondayMon Oct 11 2021 - 08:13
‘I’ve achieved my dream. I feel loved and valued in this orchestra’New to the Parish: Silvija Scerbaviciute arrived from Lithuania, via the UK, in 2021Wed Sept 29 2021 - 06:00
‘Winters are tough but I love living in Mayo now’New to the Parish: Gabriela Meade Díaz arrived in Dublin from Mexico in 2016Wed Sept 22 2021 - 06:00
‘There are barriers ahead: college fees, accommodation while also facing deportation’Three young asylum seekers following their dreams through education in IrelandSat Sept 18 2021 - 06:00
‘People label Ireland as conservative, but it is very forward-thinking’New to the Parish: Trevor and Kevin Baker-O’Haire arrived in 2015 from EnglandWed Sept 15 2021 - 06:00
Fishermen risk not qualifying for undocumented migrants schemeProposed scheme could exclude non-EEA workers, says ITF spokesmanTue Sept 14 2021 - 02:11
Third senior health official in week resigns, citing lack of reformsProf Geraldine McCarthy: ‘Experiences tell me we are no nearer to required reform than six years ago’Tue Sept 14 2021 - 00:26
Over 90% of private rental homes in Fingal ‘fail inspection’Private properties reviewed in 2019, 2020 below minimum State standard, council toldMon Sept 13 2021 - 21:59
Over 300 Afghans granted Irish visas since Taliban takeoverNew humanitarian scheme for Afghan refugees being developed as ‘matter of urgency’Mon Sept 13 2021 - 01:00
Kerry murder-suicide: Funeral details of victims releasedFuneral details for Maurice ‘Mossie’ O’Sullivan not being released at request of familySun Sept 12 2021 - 21:46
Motorcyclist (40s) dies in road collision in GalwayCrash between motorcycle and car occurred on R338 Old Dublin Road at Renmore ParkSun Sept 12 2021 - 18:52
‘There were times I went a week and didn’t speak with another human being’New to the Parish: Aminata Seilloh Conteh arrived from Sierra Leone in 2020Wed Sept 08 2021 - 06:00
When people told me, ‘You’re too black,’ I never loved myself. I wished I could be like other kidsNew to the Parish: Precious and Sedurida Rukundo arrived from Malawi in 2016Wed Sept 01 2021 - 06:00
Pfizer, AstraZeneca Covid vaccine protection wanes within six months, study findsWHO spokeswoman calls on Ireland ‘not to rush and corner all the supplies of vaccines’Wed Aug 25 2021 - 16:03
Total of 18 deaths from Covid-19 recorded in the State last weekA further 2,051 Covid-19 cases confirmed as Tony Holohan says ‘high incidence’ in 16-29 age groupWed Aug 25 2021 - 16:01
