More than 1,700 staff to be recruited in educationNumber includes 900 teachers, 480 resource teachers and 365 special needs assistantsTue Oct 14 2014 - 17:45
Budget 2015: main pointsMichael Noonan and Brendan Howlin present Budget 2015 in the DáilTue Oct 14 2014 - 16:34
Need for reform of direct provision ‘as urgent as it could be’Working group will ‘ look at all issues around asylum’ and report back by ChristmasTue Oct 14 2014 - 13:11
An Irish welcome: how Australia recruits doctors and nursesRecruitment of Irish nurses leads to complaint of ‘unfairness’ from the Australian nursing unionsTue Oct 14 2014 - 01:00
Global GAA: 65 teams, 18 countries, 180 matches – welcome to Asian Gaelic GamesMore than 800 people from around Asia will be in Kuala Lumpur today for a weekend of Gaelic football, hurling and camogie. It’s just one sign that a fifth of GAA clubs are now outside IrelandSat Oct 11 2014 - 01:00
State needs stronger connection with emigrants, says agencyCrosscare calls for Emigrant Register to keep Irish abroad informed of job vacanciesWed Oct 01 2014 - 16:45
Kenny still hasn’t answered ‘key questions’ about McNulty - MartinFianna Fáil leader says Imma and Seanad deserve full explanation of Taoiseach’s roleTue Sept 30 2014 - 19:38
Rehn will ‘consider seriously’ any banking inquiry invitationFormer EU commissioner says it is easy to criticise handling of crisis in hindsightSat Sept 27 2014 - 17:46
Complaint to gardaí over Feighan role in Roscommon scuffleByelection candidate John McDermott says he had no option other than to make statementSat Sept 27 2014 - 16:20
Jobseekers still looking abroad for better opportunitiesRecruiters from Australia, Canada and New Zealand come to Dublin to fill vacanciesWed Sept 24 2014 - 17:20
Hosing down vomit, taking out the trash: J1 summers rememberedSince the J1 visa programme began, nearly 50 years ago, more than 150,000 Irish students have spent a summer in the US. As the US embassy hosts an event about the programme, some of its alumni look back on their long-ago summersSat Sept 20 2014 - 01:00
Capturing Dublin’s wild sidePhotographer spends four years with foxes and kingfishers along the river DodderFri Sept 19 2014 - 01:00
Encouraging emigrants back is ‘issue of national importance’Poor career prospects and high cost of living a barrier to return, conference hearsTue Sept 16 2014 - 16:28
State pension ‘not enough to survive on’, meeting hearsCost of fuel, prescription charges and water charges among key concerns for older peopleMon Sept 15 2014 - 18:47
McCabe meeting senior gardaí to discuss fresh allegationsWhistlebower claims penalty points still being terminated in controversial circumstancesMon Sept 15 2014 - 16:15
‘Shame on you, U2’: Paul Brady criticises Apple dealSinger says giving album away for free is ‘nail in coffin of sustainable music business’Mon Sept 15 2014 - 15:03
Public debate about Budget should be encouraged - WhiteMinister says Government has ‘more breathing space’ after IMF loan repayment dealSun Sept 14 2014 - 10:49
Number of Irish people in Australian prisons increasingIrish Council for Prisoners Overseas are providing support to 1,256 Irish prisoners abroadSat Sept 13 2014 - 21:05
O’Loan says new commission needed in NorthTime for Ireland, Britain and US to play part in Northern politics, former police ombudsman saysSat Sept 13 2014 - 01:11
Lifting stigma around mental health ‘key to reducing suicide’Console calls on Government to remove requirement for public inquests in suicide casesWed Sept 10 2014 - 15:12
‘No decisions made’ yet on budget, Kenny saysVaradkar claims ‘modest’ tax changes will result in ‘extra fiver or tenner’ in weekly payTue Sept 09 2014 - 17:04
‘Gruesome evidence’ of ethnic cleansing in Iraq foundFirst-hand accounts from survivors tell of summary killings and abductions by Islamic StateTue Sept 02 2014 - 07:56
Almost 14,000 begin free online history course at Trinity CollegeHalf of all participants on 6-week programme are based outside IrelandMon Sept 01 2014 - 12:31
The returned emigrant: ‘I realised how much I missed home’Case Study: Pete O’Sullivan (33)Wed Aug 27 2014 - 09:28
Town planner: ‘London is booming and I want to be a part of that’Case study: James DonlonWed Aug 27 2014 - 01:02
Family in Perth: ‘We have no plan for the future yet, we’re just enjoying life’Case study: The McDonnellsWed Aug 27 2014 - 01:00
Opportunities in Ireland still not enough to draw emigrants backAnalysis: more needs to be done to encourage people not to leave this countryWed Aug 27 2014 - 01:00
Emigration of Irish nationals falls 20% in year to AprilJust one in five emigrants unemployed before leaving, new CSO figures showTue Aug 26 2014 - 12:47
Sharp divide between old and young Irish in the USStudy finds mental health issues are more prominent among the undocumented IrishSat Aug 23 2014 - 00:35
Leprechaun cartoon was ‘irreverent and a bit of fun’Irish group files complaint with Independent Media Council in AustraliaWed Aug 13 2014 - 15:13
Irish group considers complaint over ‘racist’ cartoon in AustraliaImage in The West Australian depicts Irish nurses doing a jig with a leprechaunTue Aug 12 2014 - 15:46
Some recent emigrants suffering isolation and hardshipStudy finds lack of basic knowledge about issues like the cost of livingThu Jul 31 2014 - 08:40
A stronger diaspora still needs the mother shipIrish people living abroad may be better off than in the past but they still require supportThu Jul 31 2014 - 01:00
Diaspora Deenihan: ‘I have to move fast’The first Minister of State for the Diaspora has no more than 20 months to make an impact. So what are his priorities?Sat Jul 26 2014 - 01:00
A photographer catches up with his dispersed subjectsLife abroad: Documenting emigrationSat Jul 12 2014 - 01:01
Passengers must charge phones when travelling in the UKPassengers travelling through Irish airports will not experience change in security proceeduresWed Jul 09 2014 - 22:33
Students in Shanghai score highest for financial literacy15-year-olds in 18 countries and economies were asked series of questions to judge ability to solve financial problemsWed Jul 09 2014 - 19:17
Spending a year on a dairy farm in New Zealand was an opportunity not to be missedGreat place to live and work – with just one huge minusSat Jul 05 2014 - 01:00
Changes to One Parent payment will ‘discourage work’Thousands of lone parents whose youngest child is over 7 to lose eligibility for allowanceThu Jul 03 2014 - 17:08
Rare disease plan aims to provide better patient carePatients face long waiting times for diagnoses and problems accessing treatment, Reilly saysThu Jul 03 2014 - 15:04
MS patients to pay up to €400 for ‘crucial’ drugFampyra had been provided free for 2½ years under clinical trial by manufacturer BiogenTue Jul 01 2014 - 09:44
FBD shares slip after earnings forecast cutBad weather and improvement in economic activity leading to more claims, insurer saysFri Jun 20 2014 - 15:13
Green Reit pays €32 million for two office blocks in Dublin 2Buildings on Harcourt Street and Harcourt Road occupied by Government tenantsFri Jun 20 2014 - 15:05
Irish GDP ‘could increase by 1.1%’ under EU-US trade dealStudy finds 8,000 jobs could be created in Ireland under proposed agreementFri Jun 20 2014 - 10:32
PAC chairman defends call for resignation of health bossesJohn McGuinness says he was ‘acting in best interests of taxpayer’, not publicity seekingSat Jun 14 2014 - 16:51
Aer Lingus strikes averted as both sides accept recommendationsLabour Court suggests recruitment of 20 cabin crew and forum to discuss roster issuesThu Jun 12 2014 - 17:54
Illegal vodka bottling factory discovered in Co LouthLabels, boxes and bottle-tops seized in ‘major haul’ as part of European investigationFri May 23 2014 - 20:09
Illegal prescription medicines worth €300,000 seized in IrelandInterpol investigation leads to 239 arrests worldwide after drugs worth $30m detainedThu May 22 2014 - 14:52
Three tonnes of tobacco worth €1.2m seized in Co LouthRevenue describes house as ‘cottage-type industry’ for packaging illegal cigarettesTue May 20 2014 - 21:09
German tourists’ car stolen after crash in WicklowPassengers had stopped to help after collision when four men jumped in and drove offMon May 19 2014 - 19:31
