EU announces crackdown on single use and harmful plasticsNew moves would require producers to help cover the costs of waste managementMon May 28 2018 - 19:56
Doctor told abortion story for ‘all the women who could not tell theirs’Siobhán Donohue says voting to repeal Eighth Amendment a ‘surreal’ experienceFri May 25 2018 - 15:50
Abortion vote: Referendum result ‘still all to play for’, Harris saysMicheál Martin says abortion debate has ‘far less aggression’ than it did back in 1983Fri May 25 2018 - 15:26
Filipino community prays for Jastine Valdez and Mark Hennessy at Enniskerry vigilGathering told the tragedy an isolated incident and does not represent goodness of the Irish peopleTue May 22 2018 - 21:52
One dead and others injured in three-car crash near EnniscorthyWoman airlifted to hospital understood to be mother of woman who was killedTue May 22 2018 - 16:41
Three State agencies investigating fish kill at Ballina, Co TipperaryBrown trout, juvenile salmon and stone leach among the fish found deadTue May 22 2018 - 16:38
Enniskerry locals subdued and in shock over abduction of Jastine Valdez‘Everyone is absolutely in shock and devastated by what’s happened’Mon May 21 2018 - 19:14
Wicklow Council receives award for school No Fry zone policyHealth experts in favour of ban included HSE, DCU, TCD, and medics studying obesityThu May 17 2018 - 11:18
Poolbeg incinerator reduces exported waste by just 7%More incineration needed if Ireland to break reliance on exportation- European bodyThu May 17 2018 - 11:13
Video games can be useful in slowing onslaught of dementiaStudy finds dementia delay higher among ‘exergamers’ than those who just exerciseThu May 17 2018 - 01:00
Woman, dog airlifted off Sandymount strand after tide comes inCoast guard helicopter, Dun Laoghaire lifeboat, fire brigade and para-medics assist in rescueWed May 16 2018 - 21:50
Terminating pregnancy does not ‘damage mental health’Psychologists body enters amendment debate to focus ‘on evidence-based facts’Fri May 11 2018 - 17:55
€61m clean-up of Haulbowline Island behind target and spendingEnvironmental group critical of State’s failure to clean areas including former steelworks siteWed May 09 2018 - 18:30
Drinking along Grand Canal ‘cannot continue’Councillor says residents have complained about people littering and urinatingTue May 08 2018 - 22:32
Rural transport extension to see 50 new bus services across 19 countiesPilot scheme to being next month; Independent TDs call it a ‘sop’ to rural IrelandTue May 08 2018 - 14:46
Technology to detect mobile phones in jails ‘relatively cheap’Surveillance of prisoners with mobile phones in prisons could be ‘overt or covert’Mon May 07 2018 - 01:00
Ireland ‘not ready for self-driving cars’, forum hearsNUIG research team plans to extend initial laboratory tests to campus road networkThu May 03 2018 - 21:48
State’s bill for tribunals almost €500m, committee toldMartin Fraser tells PAC: ‘If I had €500 million, I could think of better ways to spend it’Thu May 03 2018 - 12:39
Tánaiste rejects suggestion Government knew about cervical cases months agoSenior civil servant tells PAC ‘sensitive cases’ were notified to Government every quarterThu May 03 2018 - 11:48
CervicalCheck 10-year timelineFrom setting up a screening programme in 2008 to aftermath of Vicky Phelan caseWed May 02 2018 - 22:34
Go west next week for best of the summer sunshineRay of hope on Sunday as temperatures set to rise with highest values of 14-19 degreesWed May 02 2018 - 19:20
Third-level college with 1,000 students proposed for KilkennyCity’s Abbey Quarter selected for campus focused on crafts, heritage and agri-foodSun Apr 29 2018 - 20:17
Most costly school in State at €24,000 a year to enrol 180 pupilsExclusive Nord Anglia International School Dublin sets September date opening targetSun Apr 29 2018 - 19:47
Na Fianna were refused an invite to MetroLink launch in Dublin HotelGaelic enclave comprising schools, creche and sports and community ‘to be destroyed’Wed Apr 25 2018 - 20:28
Cyclists lie down on Kildare Street in protest at road deathsMore then 100 cyclists stage peaceful protest to acknowledge those losing their livesWed Apr 25 2018 - 20:19
EU ‘might integrate more smoothly’ once ‘permanently reluctant’ UK leavesFormer EC secretary general Catherine Day says EU will continue to enlargeWed Apr 18 2018 - 21:55
Beneavin House can not ensure ‘safe’ service for elderly – HiqaOf 23 reports, evidence of good practice and compliance was found in 17 nursing centresWed Apr 18 2018 - 18:28
Businessman Michael Carey to replace Conor Skehan at Housing AgencyChairman-designate has chaired Bord Bia for two terms, and Grow Dublin Tourism AllianceWed Apr 18 2018 - 18:07
Dublin Port to move non-core activities to site near Dublin AirportControversial plan to reclaim part of Dublin Bay ‘dead and will not be revisited’, says chiefTue Apr 17 2018 - 06:00
Further cuts to Dublin speed limits proposedProposals would add suburbs to 30km/h list and reduce speeds on main roads to 40km/hMon Apr 16 2018 - 17:53
Newgrange in Kilternan? The 1970s versionSupersized home on 10 acres built for family who owned Smart Brothers storesThu Apr 12 2018 - 06:00
Dismay as new school buildings face further delaysSammon Construction goes into examinership, leaving parents, teachers and pupils in limboSat Apr 07 2018 - 01:00
Rural housing agency to ‘give back 21 keys’ due to lack of fundingRural Resettlement Ireland plans to return ownership of Co Clare houses to MinisterFri Apr 06 2018 - 01:00
Indoor ‘sky-diving facility’ part of new Dublin neighbourhood centrePoliticians oppose €515,000 average cost of social housing apartments in developmentThu Apr 05 2018 - 15:12
Heavy rain and flood warning remains in placeRain expected to last from Thursday evening to Friday with 30mm – 50mm of rain due in placesThu Apr 05 2018 - 08:33
School sex ed ‘outsourced’ to Catholic agenciesRemoval of religious ethos from delivery of education on sex proposed in Solidarity BillWed Apr 04 2018 - 16:43
New report finds better outcomes for people with cystic fibrosis20 years ago patients tended not to have a job, or children and many lived with parentsWed Apr 04 2018 - 12:57
Dublin council to pilot use of street lamps for electric vehiclesDun Laoghaire Rathdown to switch its own fleet to electric and hybrid vehiclesTue Apr 03 2018 - 15:41
Dingle Peninsula to be used as test area for renewable electricity projectsESB Networks testing home battery storage in move to ‘future proof’ energy needsTue Apr 03 2018 - 05:00
€2.2m granted to local authorities for works on harbours, piers and signageDepartment of Marine announces support for 52 development and repair projectsMon Apr 02 2018 - 18:16
Added poignancy at Rising event after death of 1916 leader’s sonJesuit priest Fr Joe Mallin who was aged 104 was the last surviving child of a 1916 leaderSun Apr 01 2018 - 16:28
Motorists have narrow escapes in separate multi-vehicle crashesShane Ross urges road users to repeat the success of Easter 2017 – with no deathsFri Mar 30 2018 - 19:11
Snow hope but weather likely to get wet and windy insteadCold is due to atmospheric turbulence which placed the jet stream north of IrelandFri Mar 30 2018 - 16:38
Cyberbullying watchdog office should open without delay – reportFormal cyber education should include teachers designated as ‘digital safety ambassadors’Thu Mar 29 2018 - 21:36
Cyclist dies in Co Kilkenny crash involving truckGardaí appeal for witnesses after death of man in collision on TuesdayWed Mar 28 2018 - 11:20
Children will eat 5m eggs (that’s 460 tonnes of sugar) this EasterHeart Foundation ‘Stop Targeting Kids’ campaign aims to restrict advertising of sweetsMon Mar 26 2018 - 11:12
Thieves take two kilometres of live electric cablesAttack on ESB Networks is the sixth removal of live wires in the midlands in recent weeksThu Mar 22 2018 - 20:12
Tourist sites told to ‘maintain good experiences’Some major attractions struggle to maintain standards while keeping up with demandWed Mar 21 2018 - 18:20
Extra 126,000 young people could be allowed to vote in 2019Seanad Bill seeks to lower age for EU and local elections to 16 yearsTue Mar 20 2018 - 10:59
Irish Water reviewing need for Dublin water restrictionsNo water restrictions in place for festival weekend but repairs ongoing until MayTue Mar 20 2018 - 09:50
