Tim O'Brien

Tim O'Brien

Tim O'Brien is an Irish Times journalist.

Death of Edenderry firebomb victim Mary Holt ‘unfair and deeply painful’, funeral hears

60-year-old killed in Edenderry firebomb attack remembered during funeral mass

Cost of dealing with drug ship MV Matthew could rise to €20m

MV Matthew was seized along with Ireland’s largest drugs haul in 2023

‘Difficult to establish’ why Ireland’s electricity prices are so high, says ESRI

Residential electricity prices have doubled between 2018 and 2024

New wind warning issued for three of the counties worst affected by Storm Bram

Counties Galway, Kerry and Mayo come under the weather warning at midnight, says Met Éireann

Creator of road safety device for the visually impaired honoured at RSA awards

Maura Moore-McCune made use of smart glasses to assist vision-impaired pedestrians detect fast-moving vehicles

Luas Green line remains out of service amid power fault

Luas tickets are valid on Dublin Bus during the service disruption

The 3.5-hour, 35km commute: Kildare motorists on their M7 traffic ‘nightmare’

Motorists call for dedicated emergency response units, more gardaí and an end to drivers eating from breakfast bowls

Mother of missing boy Benjamin Spot (14) pleads for him to return

Renata Molnarova believes her son, who is missing from his home in Navan, is alive and possibly in Dublin

Luas Red Line to fully reopen tomorrow as Christmas schedule for ‘Night Luas’ announced

Service is 21 years old and will cater for 55 million passenger journeys this year

Met Éireann issues yellow wind warning for two counties in north west

Rain, mist, hill and coastal fog, scattered showers and some sunny spells forecast

Man (80s) killed in single-vehicle crash in Kildare

Gardaí have appealed for witnesses who were in the Curragh Road area of the town on Wednesday afternoon

More than half of all homeless families are headed by a lone parent, finds Focus Ireland

Focus Ireland report

Met Éireann forecasts colder weather to be replaced by mild and wet conditions

Highest temperatures of 10 to 13 degrees may be expected, says Met Éireann

Council approves increases in parking, waste and rent in Dún Laoghaire-Rathdown

Move forced by need to ‘fill €9m property tax hole’ in council’s budget for 2026, meeting hears

Rain and wind warnings issued for several counties this weekend

Met Éireann warns of thundery rain and potential spot flooding in northwest

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