Speeds of almost twice the limit recorded during Garda operationSmall percentage of drivers continue to cause ‘the worst mayhem’ on the roadsSat Dec 12 2020 - 12:23
Gardaí appeal for witnesses to three-car crash in Dún LaoghaireOne of the drivers, a woman in her 80s, taken to St Vincent’s hospital, but died two days laterFri Dec 11 2020 - 16:52
Mice infestation at Dublin restaurant posed ‘grave’ risk to healthFood Safety Authority enforces two closure orders in premises dealing with rodentsTue Dec 08 2020 - 13:43
Garda numbers at highest level in force’s historyForce ‘degraded capability of dissident groups’, Garda Síochána annual report notesTue Dec 08 2020 - 11:54
Private transport bouncing back from Covid-19 restrictionsHGV traffic in some areas is higher than in 2019, public transport use remains lowerMon Dec 07 2020 - 15:48
Irish Rail: Pre-booking mandatory for Christmas travelNormally crowded trains will will run at half capacity and face masks must be wornMon Dec 07 2020 - 07:44
Putting our frontline workers up in lights for ChristmasDublin’s ‘Winter Lights’ display brightens up the capital for ChristmasThu Dec 03 2020 - 07:00
Publicans accuse Government of using misleading data to keep them closedIndustry calls for bars that do not sell food to be allowed open alongside gastropubsWed Dec 02 2020 - 22:30
Bad air day: Pollution in Dublin reaches levels of smoky coal era 30 years agoConcern for air quality last week in Ennis, Tralee, Macroom, Cork and EnniscorthyTue Dec 01 2020 - 03:12
‘If you apply for a driving test now, you might get one by June’RSA to open new digital application site as waiting lists stretch into summer 2021Sun Nov 29 2020 - 23:57
Mixed reaction to plans for reopening of businesses over ChristmasHead of hotel federation says decision not to allow intercounty travel until December 18th is shortsightedFri Nov 27 2020 - 21:36
PSNI seek help tracing pet tortoise stolen during burglaryHorsfield tortoise needs specialist conditions including light and heatFri Nov 27 2020 - 18:47
Reopening cultural centres ‘must be a priority’, says Arts CouncilDance teachers and yoga instructors also plead for relaxation of controlsThu Nov 26 2020 - 21:40
Minister corrects Dáil record on timeline of hand sanitiser controversyPreliminary results showing concerns with product were received two days earlier than previously saidTue Nov 24 2020 - 21:04
Cabinet approves €108m for restoration of midlands bogsMoney to be spend alongside ‘Just Transition Fund’ to protect area’s role as carbon sinkTue Nov 24 2020 - 14:56
Co Cork site chosen for Ireland-France cable station€1 billion project to see cable come ashore near Youghal and travel 44km undergroundMon Nov 23 2020 - 01:00
Department in talks with mink farms over plan to cull 120,000 animalsMutated strain of coronavirus could negate efforts to secure effective vaccines, experts sayThu Nov 19 2020 - 20:04
Concern voiced over delays in school vaccines in midlandsHSE twice deferred school immunisation programme is six counties due to Covid pressuresThu Nov 19 2020 - 12:05
Top human rights bodies warn Joe Biden on Brexit threats to Belfast AgreementBriefing paper prepared for incoming US president by 15 rights and civil society groupsThu Nov 19 2020 - 01:00
Marine body warns boaters over mobile phone and alcohol useMarine Casualty Investigation Board notes toxicology reports from two fatal incidents indicating alcoholWed Nov 18 2020 - 10:31
Night shift workers at heightened risk of asthma, study findsReport draws focus on ‘emerging area concerning ill-effects of shift working on health’Wed Nov 18 2020 - 06:16
Putting portion sizes on packets cuts overeating, study showsWomen eat fewer biscuits and men crisps when portions are highlighted, ESRI researchers foundWed Nov 18 2020 - 01:00
Work to begin on Arklow waste-water plant ‘early next year’Raw sewage still flows down river in the centre of the town after three decades of planning rowsTue Nov 17 2020 - 01:00
Publicans have no interest in Level 3 festive reopening – VFI chiefPub lobby: ‘Level 3 curbs do not allow us to cover costs and is not practical for Christmas’Sat Nov 14 2020 - 16:30
Gardaí says missing woman (37) found safe and wellWoman had been missing from her Co Louth homeSat Nov 14 2020 - 15:13
Yellow warning issued due to heavy rainfall and flooding riskMet Éireann puts out alert for five counties with up to 50mm of rain expected over 24 hoursTue Nov 10 2020 - 17:39
Revenue seizes 3.45 million cigarettes worth more than €2mCigarettes found on board ship in Dublin Port that originated in RotterdamTue Nov 10 2020 - 15:49
Three sushi businesses operating from bedroom ordered to closeHealth inspectors found unregistered operation without any hygiene or temperature controlsMon Nov 09 2020 - 13:28
First fibre-to-home connections under broadband plan to be available this yearEamon Ryan confirms first homes to be connected will be in counties Cavan and CorkWed Nov 04 2020 - 21:13
Dublin Airport had more hours of sunshine in October than in July or AugustShannon Airport had its sunniest October on record, according to Met Éireann reportTue Nov 03 2020 - 21:11
No buses available for special services for hospital workers, NTA saysAuthority responds amid reports of healthcare workers being left at bus stopsMon Nov 02 2020 - 15:14
Cabinet insurance group may present new options by end of yearUnsustainable levels of compensation and costs are killing businesses, owners sayMon Nov 02 2020 - 06:00
Buses and trains for essential travel only, says transport authorityCapacity problems causing pressure, particularly during morning peak and especially in DublinSun Nov 01 2020 - 16:05
Surprised Donegal shopper discovers stowaway tarantulaRed-rump spider found in bunch of wrapped bananas that originated in central AmericaFri Oct 30 2020 - 19:50
Care home residents asked to pay up to €400 for beds and headboardsCamphill to submit a governance improvement plan to address ‘substantive failings’Thu Oct 29 2020 - 20:58
First full moon on Halloween night since 1974 will be rare ‘blue moon’Astronomy Ireland urges public to everyone to ‘get out and look on the spookiest of nights’Thu Oct 29 2020 - 20:34
Michael Fingleton-linked lands at centre of controversial housing plan in ShankillProposed scheme in south Co Dublin involves development containing 194 homesWed Oct 28 2020 - 05:15
Yellow weather alert issued for west of country‘Heavy rain’ warning for Thursday into Friday with flooding and disruption expectedTue Oct 27 2020 - 20:28
UL study shows young people may have fared better than feared during lockdownReduction in emotional difficulties reported among some pupils forced to stay at homeThu Oct 22 2020 - 02:53
Men over 45 years encouraged to exercise for 30 minutes a dayEconomically deprived are more likely not to exercise and have poor healthWed Oct 21 2020 - 19:32
Traffic light system for Covid detection to operate at Irish airports in NovemberMinister Hildegarde Naughton says a high-level group will continue to look at rapid testingWed Oct 21 2020 - 19:11
Three deaths and 1,283 more Covid-19 cases reported in the RepublicDCU’s Prof Anthony Staines says Ireland needs more rapid testing and increased emphasis on mask-wearingSun Oct 18 2020 - 18:20
Garda checkpoints stop drug drivers, speeders and van with too many dogsHigh visibility policing plan under way in addition to existing operationsFri Oct 16 2020 - 20:51
Prof Philip Nolan criticises Prof Jack Lambert over coronavirus articleHigh profile medical experts differ sharply on State’s tackling of Covid-19Fri Oct 16 2020 - 20:19
New appeal for information on murder of baby in Dún Laoghaire 47 years agoAll lines of inquiry into death of Noleen Murphy have been exhausted, gardaí sayThu Oct 15 2020 - 15:53
Charities broadly positive on extra spending in Budget 2021Measures to protect majority of older people from rising cost of energy excluded, says Age ActionTue Oct 13 2020 - 21:13
Budget 2021: Transport infrastructure improvements for Cork, Dublin‘Vital’ Dunkettle Interchange upgrade to go ahead, Woodbrook Dart stop approvedTue Oct 13 2020 - 13:34
HSE urges parents to ensure children under 12 get vaccinated against fluHealth service says it can be difficult to tell if symptoms are flu or Covid-19 in childrenMon Oct 12 2020 - 22:14
Cannabis worth €140,000 seized after raids in Cork and DublinFive locations in Bantry were searched and two men aged in their 20s were arrestedMon Oct 12 2020 - 21:53
Driving test applicants to face eight-month wait for appointment, says RSA43,192 people now waiting for test with list expected to lengthen in run-up to ChristmasFri Oct 02 2020 - 13:13
