Simon Harris calls bishop’s comments on HPV vaccine ‘ignorant’Bishop Phonsie Cullinan had said the HPV vaccine ‘could’ make girls more promiscuousFri Sept 29 2017 - 20:33
New drugs switch focus to living long term with cancerIrish Cancer Society’s national conference hears positive stories of living with cancerFri Sept 29 2017 - 20:12
Amazon’s €900m Dublin data centre to run on renewable energyPlanning inquiry opens into first phase of proposed plant in Mulhuddart, west DublinTue Sept 26 2017 - 20:43
Birdhill celebrates winning Tidy Towns contest after long haulSome dedicated volunteers were waiting 25 years to see their small village awarded titleMon Sept 25 2017 - 19:43
Birdhill, Co Tipperary, wins Tidy Towns competitionClonakilty, Westport and Ennis also take key awards in annual contestMon Sept 25 2017 - 12:55
Uber loses road rights in London but Irish ban unlikelyIrish drivers already vetted, registered and operating within regulations says NTASat Sept 23 2017 - 01:00
‘Awful! Awful Trump in the pocket of the fossil fuel industry’Mary Robinson lets fly at US president in speech delivered in New YorkFri Sept 22 2017 - 12:21
Minister to allow town centre fronting ‘finest stately home’Damien English set to direct rezoning of demesne near Castletown HouseFri Sept 22 2017 - 01:00
M7 motorway set to be widened to three lanes at NaasTraffic blackspot south to be given €120 million upgrade, Taoiseach announcesThu Sept 21 2017 - 21:11
Pilot walks from crash after engine fails over Tory islandAir Accident Investigation Unit was informed of crash by local journalist seeking commentWed Sept 20 2017 - 20:22
Dublin City Council rejects plan to increase local property taxProposal voted down despite warning decision will cost council €12m in lost revenueTue Sept 19 2017 - 20:59
DLR Properties to make first interest payment to county councilCompany owns 14 acres of overall site for proposed Cherrywood Town CentreMon Sept 18 2017 - 01:00
An Taisce offers training as climate ‘ambassador’Programme focuses on identifying individuals in schools, campuses and communitiesMon Sept 18 2017 - 00:01
Wrangling over ‘affordable housing’ prices threatens fundingProjects in Dublin, Cork and midland commuter counties could deliver 69,000 homesThu Sept 14 2017 - 17:46
Wexford pilot (73) lands plane one-handed after canopy opensAir Accident unit notes pilot landed plane with left hand, while right hand held canopyTue Sept 12 2017 - 21:29
10-year plan to make Clare a rural integration hot spotPlan seeks to add 4,000 jobs and develop five regional tech centres for ‘home’ workersTue Sept 12 2017 - 20:19
Dún Laoghaire-Rathdown council backs 15% property tax cutBut Fingal County Council breaks ranks with other Dublin authorities and imposes 10% cutMon Sept 11 2017 - 20:19
Dublin councillors urged to raise property taxFingal council head warns services may have to be cut at risk as parties ponder increaseMon Sept 11 2017 - 01:00
Charities and housing agencies give cautious welcome to measuresPlans to tackle homelessness include focus on prevention as well as additional homesSat Sept 09 2017 - 01:00
Gardaí to investigate dumping of ‘vanload of nappies’ in WicklowStock of incontinence pads is latest dumping offence at scenic out-of-town beauty spotThu Sept 07 2017 - 14:18
Parking pain: Luas nose-to-nose with trucks as tram tests begin‘We did anticipate some problems with illegal parking at start,’ says Luas spokespersonTue Sept 05 2017 - 17:30
Iarnród Éireann seeks warning system to avoid railway bridge strikesYearly total of incidents is rising as economic recovery brings more, larger vehicles onto roadsTue Sept 05 2017 - 15:06
First floating boardwalk in Ireland opens in Co LeitrimAmenity is final leg of Shannon Blueway from Drumshanbo to Carrick-on-ShannonTue Sept 05 2017 - 15:00
Teenagers ‘train surfing’ on Dart to be reported to gardaíTwo boys photographed sitting between carriages on moving train at KillesterTue Sept 05 2017 - 11:57
New school term ‘will highlight effects of homelessness’Adverse psychological and educational outcomes may affect those in B&Bs and hotelsTue Sept 05 2017 - 01:00
Hauliers ‘teetering on brink’ due to costs of Irish registrationHaulage association says 30 per cent of firms have moved abroad in the last four yearsMon Sept 04 2017 - 21:41
Primary schools with fire safety lapses will open on MondayWestern Building Systems says buildings met ‘all relevant fire safety and building regulations’Sun Sept 03 2017 - 09:26
‘Late Late Show’ criticised over ‘mutilated’ map of IrelandMary Lou McDonald leads social media backlash over Dr Eva Orsmond’s map of islandSat Sept 02 2017 - 19:36
Henry Shefflin speaks of anguish over son’s lawnmower accident‘I sat at his hip, because I didn’t want to look, I didn’t want to know what happened’Sat Sept 02 2017 - 14:11
Plan to provide ‘floating homes’ in Dún Laoghaire harbourHarbour Company seeks to build 50 houses on pontoons at prices of up to €300,000Fri Sept 01 2017 - 21:19
Family of man shot dead in Ballymun ‘hold no animosity’ for killersLocksmith Clinton Shannon died after botched gangland shooting two weeks agoThu Aug 31 2017 - 13:39
Greyhound Recycling to continue service in areas where its staff were abusedOnline videos appear to show crews being physically and verbally abused on the jobTue Aug 29 2017 - 15:40
Man arrested at Dublin Airport on suspicion of conspiracy to murderSuspect detained by gardaí investigating murder attempts on Hutch family membersMon Aug 28 2017 - 22:55
Office of Emergency Planning needs overhaul, says Boxer MoranMinister: floods require more immediate response with personnel and dehumidifiersMon Aug 28 2017 - 09:30
Book of condolence opens in Dublin over ‘senseless’ Spanish attacks‘We’ve literally walked that square, that roundabout, every year for the last eight years’Fri Aug 18 2017 - 15:12
Haughey’s initiative on juvenile delinquents recalled at forumParnell summer school reminds of openness to psychologists in priest-run reform schoolsWed Aug 16 2017 - 21:01
Relatives of Carrickmines fire dead return to halting siteInquest into deaths of 10 people and unborn child in 2015 blaze to resume next monthTue Aug 15 2017 - 21:51
No plans to allow L- drivers on motorways despite approval in UKRSA says including motorways in test curriculum unfair to those in areas without themTue Aug 15 2017 - 11:29
Cautious welcome given to plan to use homes of elderly to alleviate housing crisisAge Action says idea may be positive but it would need to see the detail of proposalMon Aug 14 2017 - 11:46
Homes of nursing home residents to be considered for housingNew website set up to identify vacant homes by anonymous tip-off to local authoritiesMon Aug 14 2017 - 09:05
Department admits ‘error’ delayed plan to tackle ‘rogue’ clampersMinister for Transport Shane Ross has said regulations due to come into effect in OctoberFri Aug 11 2017 - 20:04
Road toll cuts: Hauliers, motorists seek €100m Vat repaymentsEuropean Court of Justice ruled State-owned tolls in Ireland should not charge VatFri Aug 11 2017 - 17:19
Minister expected to address calls for tax on vacant homesAccording to the latest census there are some 183,000 vacant properties in the StateTue Aug 08 2017 - 01:00
Traffic restrictions caused by Luas works end five days earlyCity centre reopened to traffic at 6pm on Monday eveningMon Aug 07 2017 - 18:00
Wicklow council approves solar energy farm on 27 hectaresNaughten warns local authorities not to vary plans to block development of wind farmsSun Aug 06 2017 - 16:14
Motoring bans to be recognised across the BorderShane Ross signs order introducing mutual recognition of disqualifications in State and UKTue Aug 01 2017 - 00:01
Ireland’s electric vehicle targets need to be driven – not clampedAnalysis: Government policy on green cars is a mess only Leo Varadkar can move forwardThu Jul 27 2017 - 21:38
Irish Water to review whether to reopen plant that supplied water to DroghedaCompany will consider reopening Rosehall should burst pipe not be repaired as planned by the weekendTue Jul 25 2017 - 19:27
Greens seek electric car charging points at every petrol stationGovernment should also consider ending the subsidies for diesel, says leader Eamon RyanTue Jul 25 2017 - 15:25
Louth water supply shortage may go into ‘Friday or the weekend’70,000 residents in Meath and Louth deprived of regular water suppliesTue Jul 25 2017 - 14:02
