GP shortages are most acute in rural and commuter belt areas, data shows
Causes include population growth outstripping rate of increases in provision of family doctors
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Emergency infrastructure laws ‘may be at extremity’ of what is constitutionally permitted
Minister for Public Expenditure says aspects of Climate Act weaponised by those who want to stop projects
Teenage boys in Ireland: ‘Now that everyone has a phone, the bullying never stops’
Four Irish teenagers talk about navigating friendships and social hierarchies in the era of social media and the manosphere
From Srebrenica to Tuam: the emotional toll of exhuming and identifying human remains
Bones ‘will always tell a story’ and you need people to tell it, says veteran forensic investigator Oran Finegan
Roz Purcell: ‘When I was younger I was fine with people looking at me. But I have grown to hate it’
The Tipperary broadcaster and author knows how to captivate an audience. Just married and settling into her radio role on 2FM, she’s figuring out which new challenges to tackle
Staycation inspiration: 15 standout Irish holiday rentals, from clifftop cottages to private retreats
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Why all the anti-Dublin bias?
Cork, Limerick, Galway and Waterford are fine, but none is a global city. Why, then, all the anti-Dublin bias?
Be like John Lennon and buy an Irish island, with bidding starting at €299,000
Four islands for sale off the coast of Mayo, Donegal, Tipperary and Galway
Two Connemara ponies to spend summer at Áras an Uachtaráin
Mare named Ruby and her foal Peaceful Pippa will welcome visitors and international dignitaries
Man who raped younger sister more than 40 years ago jailed for six years
Woman described the incident as ‘torture’ and said the pain was ‘excruciating’
Number of stabbing victims treated in Irish hospitals rises to 15-year high
Trends revealed by Irish Times followed recent high-profile killings renewing concerns about knife crime
A Workaway trip to build a festival in Belgium: ‘I was beginning to think this trip was a mistake’
I wanted to escape life in London, so I volunteered to help build a music festival in the Belgian countryside. Was it the right call?
Thirty-seven Irish film locations to visit, from Gene Wilder’s Dublin to Sean Connery’s Wicklow
The Ireland behind the movies, including Stanley Kubrick’s country estates and Steven Spielberg’s Wexford beach
Up for the match: All you need to know for Sunday’s All-Ireland hurling final
There will be strict road closures in place from 9am in the vicinity of Croke Park
Insider tips for perfect days out in neighbourhoods around Dublin, Limerick, Galway and beyond
Sonya Lennon, Louise Cantillon, Lynn Ruane, Marcus O’Laoire and more give us their recommendations for a great day in their neck of the woods
‘My mother and father had plain food, and we were well reared’: Walburga Monaghan as sharp as ever at 107
Walburga Monaghan’s mind remains as sharp as ever despite being one of Ireland’s oldest people
Drought conditions prevalent in parts of south of country amid high temperature warning
Yellow notice issued for most of country over coming days with no rain forecast for foreseeable future
Salthill promenade shop says competing kiosk nearby is hitting frozen fruit tub sales
Blackrock Cottage Development says it has agreement with supplier Alainn Superfoods that is being breached
Garda chief backs calls to ban e-scooters, saying society would be ‘better off’ without them
Taoiseach ‘leaning towards’ restriction as doctors and victims’ parents call for action
Emergency department chronic shortcomings contrast sharply with vision of State’s founders
Descendant of long-serving ceann comhairle confronted by trolley crisis when his wife needed urgent care
Iarnród Éireann takes the mickey... in more ways than one
Poking fun at the Cork hurlers’ misfortune might come better from a group less prone to service hiccups
Undertakings given by former employee who went to rival firm
Worker will not disclose any of his previous company’s confidential information
Lab technician sacked for sleeping in first aid room in ‘lead-contaminated’ uniform
Investigation concluded man ‘actively endangered’ safety of others when he wore lead-contaminated uniform in room
Thatch cottage restored by Italian architect owner in Spiddal
Darby’s Cottage sits on 2.12 acres surrounded by mature gardens, offering privacy, fresh sea air and views across Galway Bay
From Boston to Ireland: ‘It’s been almost three years, but I’m still a foreigner’
Jack Connolly moved to Galway in 2023 before finding a job in Dublin
Inquest hears of family’s ‘roars of sadness’ over mother’s death after surgery at Galway Clinic
Woman was transferred to University Hospital Galway after suffering three separate cardiac arrests
Supermac’s Pat McDonagh: ‘If I were 25, I’d be on a flight to Sydney or New York tomorrow’
Entrepreneur says ‘fun is going out of business’ and flags concerns over red tape, rules and high costs
‘Our lives have changed unimaginably’: The people who quit city life for rural Ireland
Families who moved from city life share the freedoms, challenges and surprises of building a new life in the countryside
Protecting Gaeltacht areas will be harder if housing safeguards are weakened
Rethink needed of Government plans to overhaul rural planning guidelines
Mother whose daughter died from meningitis calls for ‘urgent review’ of State vaccination policy
Kerrie O’Connell’s family only learned of existence of Meningitis B vaccine after her death in 2024
Children’s group ‘deeply concerned’ over company selected to represent unaccompanied minors seeking asylum
Galway-based Allpro Services states it works in security, cleaning, pest control, sanitary services and landscaping
Warmer days with temperatures in 20s forecast, but uncertainty over another heatwave
Improved spell expected due to return of high-pressure area over south of country
Doctor pleads guilty to careless driving causing death of daughter (6)
Babak Meshkat (46) of An Cimín Mór, Cappagh Road, Co Galway, was charged following a Garda investigation into a crash in Co Westmeath in February 2024
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