‘A vibrant young woman radiant with hope and joy’: tributes paid to Irish-Israeli woman Kim Damti (22) Death of woman who had been missing since Hamas attack on outdoor music festival near Gaza confirmed by familyThu Oct 12 2023 - 14:10
Her death ‘is best of the possibilities I knew’, says Irish father of girl (8) killed in IsraelThomas Hand said that death was ‘a blessing, an absolute blessing’Thu Oct 12 2023 - 13:45
Taoiseach: ‘No moral equivalence’ between Hamas attacks and Israeli responseIrish religious leaders express ‘shock’ at violence in the Holy LandWed Oct 11 2023 - 13:24
Irish-Israeli citizen Kim Damti’s fate is still unknown, Varadkar saysTaoiseach says widespread solidarity expressed by international community could ‘fall apart’ if Israel goes too farTue Oct 10 2023 - 22:26
Euro 2028 will be ‘great for the country’ and UK-Ireland relations, Varadkar saysPoliticians cite political and economic benefits of Ireland's Euro 2028 bid despite previous concerns about costsWed Oct 04 2023 - 17:20
Farmers losing trees to ash dieback should be compensated like dairy farmers, IFA says ‘Absolute disaster’ for many growers if supports are not forthcomingTue Oct 03 2023 - 10:31
Mary McAleese: Pope’s U-turn on blessings for gay couples a ‘complete contradiction’ of previous stanceFormer president welcomes comments from Francis on blessings and says they are a result of listening to the faithfulTue Oct 03 2023 - 10:06
Still time to solve Garda roster row, McEntee says as roster row heads towards actionHelen McEntee says both sides can ‘double down’ to find solution as rank-and-file prepare to reject overtimeMon Oct 02 2023 - 13:33
Crumlin spinal surgery review caused ‘anxiety’ but was needed for information, surgeon saysDr David Moore said ‘pressure’ by media meant doctors could not explain purpose to patients in advanceMon Oct 02 2023 - 12:03
Limerick bus strike: ‘unofficial’ action over changing terms affects commutersNo Bus Éireann services in county as union leader calls for resolution through ‘official channels’Mon Oct 02 2023 - 08:50
Dublin City Council should develop more ‘pocket parks’, says Green Party MEPSome space used for parking should be reclaimed for residents, Ciarán Cuffe saysFri Sept 29 2023 - 08:56
‘It’s a very slow burn trauma,’ says daughter of Celine CawleyGeorgia Lillis says support from her mother’s family and her work running an equine therapy school have helped her to cope since her mother was killed by her father in 2008Thu Sept 28 2023 - 12:35
Minister defends record on childcare spending as protest is held outside DáilFederation of Early Childhood Providers stages demonstration as some service providers, including Oireachtas creche, close their doorsTue Sept 26 2023 - 12:50
Charlie Flanagan: Politics is ‘volatile’, with people drifting to ‘serious and dangerous fringe’People on both far right and far left sides have threatened me, says former minister who will stand down at next electionTue Sept 26 2023 - 12:10
Dáil protests: McEntee orders Garda security review for TDs, Senators and Oireachtas staffTaoiseach Leo Varadkar warns against ‘going too far’ with security at Leinster House and says gardaí had dealt with ‘credible death threats’ against himFri Sept 22 2023 - 20:29
RTÉ pay controversy: Bakhurst cites legal reason for withholding some documents from PACDocuments detailing exit packages of Geraldine O’Leary and Breda O’Keefe not provided by RTÉFri Sept 22 2023 - 20:08
New childcare funding system has failed, says providers’ groupFederation of Early Childhood Providers is withdrawing services for three days next week in protest at level of fundingFri Sept 22 2023 - 09:25
Spinal surgery failings: ‘Sad little faces’ of TDs are no good to children, says groupParents are terrified and angry with ‘drip feed’ of communication from Children’s Health Ireland, says spina bifida advocacy organisationWed Sept 20 2023 - 11:34
Data centre energy use ‘heading toward 30%’ of Ireland’s supply, claims environmental group Granting of permission to Amazon for three new data centres will lock us into dependency on fossil fuels, says Friends of the EarthWed Sept 20 2023 - 09:03
Ploughing Championships: Wet weather hits attendance figures as Minister is challenged by farmers‘You need to get fighting’: Farming group representative tackles Charlie McConalogue over EU nitrates derogationTue Sept 19 2023 - 18:58
Temple Street: Publish full details from scoliosis surgery reports immediately, legal adviser saysMinister says children were failed at the hospital and it should never happen againTue Sept 19 2023 - 10:09
Bord na Móna paying tax bill for chief’s €127,000 electric BMW ‘is unacceptable’Semi-states should cap car purchase at €60,000, Fine Gael TD Fergus O’Dowd saysMon Sept 18 2023 - 18:30
Confusion over excess Covid deaths in absence of public inquiry, Staines saysProfessor calls for public inquiry into pandemic so Ireland can ‘learn from what went right and what went wrong’Fri Sept 15 2023 - 10:32
Varadkar criticises ‘double standards’ in UK government following his united Ireland comments Chris Heaton-Harris referenced ‘unhelpful comments down in Dublin’ after Taoiseach expressed belief he would see unification in his lifetimeFri Sept 15 2023 - 10:30
Taoiseach says RTÉ will not be put under pressure to sell Montrose siteBroadcaster defends value of €240,000 Fair City photography contractThu Sept 14 2023 - 17:52
RTÉ ‘working to cut costs’, Bakhurst to tell Oireachtas media committee, as broadcaster freezes recruitmentCommittee will hear about 10% pay rises and car allowances revealed in RTÉ documentsWed Sept 13 2023 - 11:09
ISPCA spending €500,000 over budget as it pays for emergency private kennelsNumber of dogs being abandoned this year is ‘unprecedented’, says charity chief executiveWed Sept 13 2023 - 08:44
Businesses warn they must pass on VAT increases to customersRestoring VAT to 13.5% ‘will ultimately have an inflationary impact’ and influence people’s spending decisions, hotels’ federation saysFri Sept 01 2023 - 14:39
Variation in child mental health services across HSE is ‘unacceptable’Child and Adolescent Mental Health Services have ‘systemic issues’ nationwide, Mental Health Commission chief saysThu Aug 31 2023 - 09:06
UK’s air traffic control ‘fiasco’ to cost airline industry £100m, Willie Walsh saysFormer Aer Lingus chief calls for thorough investigation to ensure collapse of system does not happen againWed Aug 30 2023 - 12:13
Treatment improvements in children’s cancer services leads to higher survival ratesNational Cancer Registry statistics highlights significant reductions in mortality reflecting advances in early detectionWed Aug 30 2023 - 11:09
RTÉ's proposed ‘register of interests’ could apply to staff and contractors paid over €73,000The scoping document outlines plans to bring existing policies togetherTue Aug 29 2023 - 11:02
No agreement to make NCT cashless - Minister of State ChambersJack Chambers says department has not agreed to make payment for test cashless despite suggestions from operator ApplusMon Aug 28 2023 - 15:15
Clonmel crash: ‘Very difficult few days’ ahead with funerals of four victims Funeral of siblings Luke and Grace McSweeney will take place on Friday morning in St Peter and Paul’s ChurchMon Aug 28 2023 - 08:56
State of Naval Service ‘extremely worrying’, Defence Minister Martin saysStaff shortages related to full employment rate hitting recruitment in military and other sectors, Tánaiste saysFri Aug 25 2023 - 14:32
‘No indications’ of issues in RTÉ during Future of Media Commission’s dealings with broadcaster‘There’s a real opportunity for a reset now to take a modern, progressive approach’ says Prof MacCraithFri Aug 25 2023 - 10:53
HSE’s measures to cut trolley numbers won’t work, INMO chief warnsNew targets aim for no more than 320 patients waiting for admission at 8am each morningThu Aug 24 2023 - 13:36
Galway hospital commissions review of head injuries to newborn babies during delivery UHG investigating cases of bleeding under skin of baby’s head, associated with difficult birthsThu Aug 24 2023 - 11:59
Youghal Ironman: Participants signed waiver warning of risk of ‘illness, injury and even death’National body and organisers of event in which two swimmers died have clashed over the circumstances in which Cork race startedWed Aug 23 2023 - 14:55
Dublin plan ‘does not mean armed gardaí on street corners’, says McEntee Minister for Justice acknowledges target of recruiting 1,000 gardaí this year will not be metWed Aug 23 2023 - 10:37
Union calls for teacher-allocation increase for schoolsTUI says move will create more full-time teaching positions as latest figures show 416 unfilled post-primary posts advertisedWed Aug 23 2023 - 08:53
Youghal Ironman: Event not sanctioned to go ahead after water safety assessment by governing bodyOrganisers of triathlon say water conditions were safe as postmortems on two men who died awaitedTue Aug 22 2023 - 12:06
GRA calls for end to bureaucracy to tackle crime against touristsIrish Tourist Assistance Service show an increase in the number of people requiring helpTue Aug 22 2023 - 08:51
Oliver Callan talks of ‘sense of wrong’ as Tubridy RTÉ show rebrandedCaretaker host says it is ‘firmly’ the end of an era as he fills in for ousted presenterMon Aug 21 2023 - 12:25
Calls for Government to address social issues behind Dublin street crimeMan seriously injured in early morning stabbing incident on Grafton StreetMon Aug 21 2023 - 09:22
Firefighters approaching WRC talks with caution, says unionLatest bid to resolve dispute involving some 2,000 firefighters comes after Siptu members last month rejected Labour Court proposalsWed Aug 16 2023 - 09:21
Lack of transparency from RTÉ over pay controversy has hit licence fee payments, Minister saysTD Paul McAuliffe says Public Accounts Committee eager to ‘wrap this up’ and move on from payment issuesTue Aug 15 2023 - 08:59
Government must insist banks increase deposit interest rates, Oireachtas committee chair saysChairman of the Oireachtas Finance Committee echoes comments by Simon Harris on ‘laggard banks’ on SundayMon Aug 14 2023 - 13:52
Decision to send trainee gardaí with tattoos home ‘a little bit conservative’Force needs to ‘reach out’ and be more inclusive, says Garda Representative Association after decision at Templemore training collegeMon Aug 14 2023 - 12:20
No talk ‘on the ground’ by farmers about a new political party, says MinisterCharlie McConalogue, speaking at The Tullamore Show, says three parties in Government back agriculture ‘really, really strongly’Sun Aug 13 2023 - 17:29