Belvedere College Sleepout highlights plight of homelessStudents raise money for Peter McVerry Trust, Focus Ireland and Home Again through #sleepout14Mon Dec 22 2014 - 01:00
Rural Offaly protests at Ulster Bank closureUp to 1,000 people march in Ferbane seeking reversal of decision to shut town’s last bank branchFri Dec 19 2014 - 18:06
Time to start practising ‘there’s a grand stretch in the evenings’Evenings are getting brighter even before December 21stThu Dec 18 2014 - 21:00
Young Scientists to get university scholarshipsBT Young Scientist and Technology Exhibition adds new prizes before 2015 competitionMon Dec 15 2014 - 15:45
Beaumont Hospital asks people to avoid A&E departmentConditions at emergency department ‘very challenging’ says hospital CEO Liam DuffyMon Dec 15 2014 - 09:19
Family law courts ‘too secretive’ says Minister for JusticeFrances Fitzgerald seeks balance between privacy of families and accountabilitySat Dec 13 2014 - 07:08
Abusers of penalty points system will be ‘dealt with’Minister for Justice pledges ‘there will be accountability, there will be transparency’Sat Dec 13 2014 - 01:00
EPA waste water report reveals €2bn funding needAgency finds 44 areas discharging raw sewage into lakes, rivers and coastal areasFri Dec 12 2014 - 01:00
Loop Head peninsula in global top 100 list‘Sustainable Destinations’ list includes Easter Island, Vancouver, La Palma and SvalbardWed Dec 10 2014 - 21:22
Corruption case of ex-Wicklow council official adjournedFrank O’Toole faces charges relating to attempt to ’corruptly advantage’anotherTue Dec 09 2014 - 14:10
Gardaí in Fiona Pender search clear Laois woodland strip‘Cadaver’ dog will seek out human remains before gardaí commence digging on siteMon Dec 08 2014 - 15:57
Learner drivers face penalty points if unaccompaniedChanges to the penalty points system to affect holders of L-plates, novice drivers and othersMon Dec 08 2014 - 01:01
NGOs protest at lack of basic housing, healthcare and education rightsAmnesty International calls for basic rights to be enshrined in the ConstitutionMon Dec 08 2014 - 01:00
New book prompts solicitor to call for inquiry into some deaths during TroublesNorthern solicitor John McBurney says he wants to know what Taoiseach and Garda Commissioner are going to do about claims in bookSat Dec 06 2014 - 01:00
Fine Gael TD Seán Conlan denies secretary dismissed unfairlyAllegations of intimidation and harassment designed to embarrass, claims politicianSat Dec 06 2014 - 01:00
Government to provide €162 million lifeline for cash-strapped Iarnród ÉireannPaschal Donohoe to brief Oireachtas on extra transport fundingThu Dec 04 2014 - 19:23
TDs and Senators investigate ‘fuel stretching’Oireachtas Committee on Transport hears cars have been lost to contaminated fuelWed Dec 03 2014 - 15:03
Gardaí defend response to discovery of body of homeless manWoman who found man said garda refused to leave post outside Leinster HouseWed Dec 03 2014 - 01:01
Penalty points to play key role in ramped up road safety regimeMinister for Transport Paschal Donohoe to reveal more offences prior to festive seasonThu Nov 27 2014 - 17:07
New laws to target the ‘significant issue’ of drug-drivingRoad safety measures will close loophole that let some drivers avoid test for intoxicationThu Nov 27 2014 - 15:21
Rules will allow blood samples from unconscious driversTightening of drink driving rules as part of Christmas road safety campaignThu Nov 27 2014 - 00:03
Economic recovery taking root in Dún LaoghaireBusiness improvement group eyes rising footfall and more start-ups for coastal townWed Nov 26 2014 - 20:29
Government plays down speculation on television licence changeMinister and Government have ‘made no decision’ in relation to new broadcasting chargeMon Nov 24 2014 - 01:01
McDonald’s next to Greystones schools opposedFast food restaurant’s proposed facility consists of drive-through, cafe and fitness centreMon Nov 24 2014 - 00:07
Maíria Cahill gives gardaí more names of alleged abusersUp to 30 names of alleged IRA sex offenders have now been given to gardaí, Ms Cahill claimsSun Nov 23 2014 - 16:21
Poolbeg incinerator case ‘damaged’ by new waste figuresGreen Party says clear drop in the tonnage of waste needed to support Poolbeg projectSun Nov 23 2014 - 15:14
Cross on summit of Carrauntoohil cut downVandalism of structure on country’s highest mountain a step towards ‘Godless society’Sat Nov 22 2014 - 17:10
Gerry Adams compares water marches to civil rights protests in NorthSinn Féin leader says Government’s handling of issue like a ‘a skit’ written by Spike MilliganSat Nov 22 2014 - 14:21
Converting Irish waste to energy is catching on, says EPAEPA warns of increasing reliance on exporting waste for treatment abroadThu Nov 20 2014 - 17:20
Seven new Circuit Court judges nominatedJudges to be appointed by the President Michael D HigginsThu Nov 20 2014 - 16:56
More than 2,000 men suffer domestic abuse, says AmenCharity says men living in abusive relationships are staying to protect their childrenThu Nov 20 2014 - 12:37
First vehicles fly over new Newlands Cross junctionMotorists finally able to swerve last set of traffic lights on Dublin to Newry routeThu Nov 20 2014 - 09:31
No charge to households for use of new Eircode postcodesNew system will cost small businesses about €10 per month, TDs toldWed Nov 19 2014 - 14:14
Newlands Cross flyover opens ahead of scheduleFlyover will carry up to 90,000 vehicles per day over the Belgard Road junctionTue Nov 18 2014 - 17:43
Truckers threaten more blockades over toll increasesTolls on many motorways set to rise by 10 cent for lorries from January 2015Tue Nov 18 2014 - 01:00
Iarnród Éireann says seasonal ‘mulch’ to blame for train delaysSand, metal filings and gel all used to improve traction when leaves are on the lineMon Nov 17 2014 - 01:04
Former chief justice pays tribute to broadcaster Brian FarrellEx-RTÉ broadcaster’s chief gift was friendship and loyalty, mourners told at funeralFri Nov 14 2014 - 15:32
Newlands Cross junction to open next weekScheme removes last traffic light between Border and Cork on national road networkFri Nov 14 2014 - 01:00
Decision on Camp to Dingle cycleway reversedBord Pleanála approves Kerry cycleway alongside traffic on 28km routeThu Nov 13 2014 - 11:23
Vexed politicians dismayed with mobile phone coverageOperators concede system has regressed as Oireachtas body details ‘holes’ in networkWed Nov 12 2014 - 12:59
One in five killed on roads were not wearing seatbeltIreland to take part in remembrance day for victims of road traffic incidents on SundayTue Nov 11 2014 - 22:05
South Dublin groups set to share in €3.4m ‘windfall’Projects to get unexpected distribution of South Dublin County Council budget surplusTue Nov 11 2014 - 01:00
LGBT care workers not applying for top posts, council toldSF councillor says human right of living without fear denied to many LGBT teachersMon Nov 10 2014 - 22:06
Beef farmers prepared to protest for ‘as long as it takes’Members of the IFA begin two-day protest at 14 of the State’s major beef processorsMon Nov 10 2014 - 11:16
Science week gets under way with a (controlled) bangEvents aim to promote interest in taking up science and technology-related subjectsSun Nov 09 2014 - 18:28
Nurse bills agency over €20,000 to keep family ‘afloat’Elaine Houlihan forged her superior’s name on agency timesheets to get second salaryThu Nov 06 2014 - 12:27
Nurse claimed agency payments while on hospital salaryFitness to practise inquiry hears of falsified signatures and timesheets worth €20,000Wed Nov 05 2014 - 14:52
Dún Laoghaire-Rathdown County Council to cut commercial rates by 2%Budget for 2015 to include €18m on social housing provision and property tax cutWed Nov 05 2014 - 00:47
Irish Water must pay for flood damage, say residentsBurst water main in Clondalkin causes flood damage to garden sheds, garages and carsTue Nov 04 2014 - 20:18
Baby girl was transferred between hospitals three times before her deathCoroner says medical event on final transfer was ‘an issue’ in relation to child’s deathTue Nov 04 2014 - 01:00
