Hacking ruled out as cause of air traffic control failureFailure affected air traffic control hub in Ballycasey which services Shannon and Cork airports as well as transatlantic flightsWed Oct 03 2018 - 21:18
Constitutional blasphemy clause ‘largely obsolete’, Bishops decideRights of religious communities to engage in public debate must be respected, conference statesWed Oct 03 2018 - 20:28
Campaigner banned from taking further legal actions against bankBen Gilroy also forbidden from acting as legal adviser to othersTue Oct 02 2018 - 00:25
Maternity hospital reviews security after knife held to nurse’s throatMidwife disturbed thief in restricted area of Dublin’s Coombe as handbag stolenMon Oct 01 2018 - 12:59
Hiqa criticised for not passing complaints on to Garda or ombudsmanWatchdog received 4,600 complaints in 2017, including sexual and physical abuseMon Oct 01 2018 - 01:00
Hiqa received 4,600 allegations of abuse of disabled residents in 2017899 claims of physical, psychological, sexual and financial abuse in nursing homesMon Oct 01 2018 - 01:00
Hotline launched after Garda receive fewer corruption reports than expectedHigh perception of corruption ‘not reflected in reports to Garda’Sat Sept 29 2018 - 00:13
Big rise in international criminal investigations putting pressure on DPPOver 200 requests for assistance made to US as child pornography prosecutions riseFri Sept 28 2018 - 10:00
Most children in youth detention centre had lost at least one parentVast majority of young people at Oberstown also had drink or drug problemsFri Sept 28 2018 - 05:30
Half of Irish people were ‘psychologically affected’ by the economic crashOne in seven reported thoughts of suicide as a result, survey suggestsThu Sept 27 2018 - 21:54
Guidelines on social media use in court trials due before ChristmasIssue brought into focus by recent Jobstown and Belfast trialsWed Sept 26 2018 - 06:00
Assessing level of sexual assaults at college almost impossibleAlcohol, under-reporting and lack of understanding make it difficult to measure extent of problemTue Sept 25 2018 - 19:17
Pro-choice activism to continue in Ireland despite repeal voteMedic expresses concern over planning for new law as seventh ‘March for Choice’ announcedTue Sept 25 2018 - 18:17
Higgins will not take part in RTÉ radio debateEvent postponed until Thursday when candidates for presidency officially confirmedMon Sept 24 2018 - 17:04
FF seeks answers from Garda on how intruder got into ÁrasWoman who confronted President Higgins could have ‘wreaked havoc’ says LabourMon Sept 24 2018 - 15:20
Ireland may recognise Palestinian state if peace talks continue to falterGovernment considering hosting meeting of Arab leaders aimed at restarting stalled talksSat Sept 22 2018 - 21:11
Innovative RTÉ star and PR guru Bunny Carr laid to restMourners at funeral Mass told of enduring devotion to wife Joan who died 13 years agoSat Sept 22 2018 - 14:51
Top video games may face clampdown over child gambling fears‘Loot boxes’ in games such as Fifa and Star Wars Battlefront are under Irish scrutinySat Sept 22 2018 - 06:00
Maternity cases make up over half medical negligence payoutsAvoidable injury to infants in childbirth an ‘egregious insult’, senior doctor saysSat Sept 22 2018 - 06:00
Warning parole shake-up could prove costly to State10 per cent of Ireland’s prison population is made up of life sentence prisonersFri Sept 21 2018 - 01:05
Áras candidates press the flesh at National Ploughing ChampionshipsMichael D Higgins says farm families of ‘vital importance’ and should not be abandonedTue Sept 18 2018 - 17:44
Lock up your tractors, gardaí warn, as one in four is stolen with key in itCrime gangs targeting farms are bypassing sophisticated tracking systemsTue Sept 18 2018 - 17:13
Peter Casey receives second council nomination for presidential raceArtist Kevin Sharkey withdraws from ‘farcical’ presidential processMon Sept 17 2018 - 16:43
Charlie Flanagan supports law against photographing gardaíMinister for Justice says use of face coverings by gardaí disturbingMon Sept 17 2018 - 15:43
Government not to appeal ruling on detention of mentally illRuling of unconstitutionality affects nearly 100 patients held in mental health facilitiesMon Sept 17 2018 - 00:45
Ireland’s prison gangs: ‘You hear a scream and suddenly a fella’s pumping blood’The nine gangs in Irish jails mirror the outside world in their growing power and violenceSat Sept 15 2018 - 06:00
Family involved in detention of mentally ill far too often - watchdogWatchdog says use of HSE ‘authorised officer’ can avoid negative impact on family relationsMon Sept 10 2018 - 21:00
People can easily be held against their will in psychiatric facilitiesMental Health Commission stages mock hearing to demonstrate how tribunals operateMon Sept 10 2018 - 21:00
‘Grave concern’ at how Garda role in State security monitoredICCL calls for ‘scrutiny’ of intelligence efforts as Drew Harris set to become commissionerSun Sept 02 2018 - 07:43
More oversight should come with Drew Harris appointment, says ICCLNew Garda commissioner’s ties with British intelligence services while in PSNI criticisedSat Sept 01 2018 - 01:00
Population growth continues to slow alongside marriage ratesFigures show that natural growth rate has slowed every quarter since 2017Fri Aug 31 2018 - 19:04
Five men charged after Irish Defence Forces aided drugs operationAt least 500kg of cocaine was destined for the south coast of EnglandFri Aug 31 2018 - 15:27
Number seeking to contest presidential election swells furtherBusinessman Peter Casey joins fellow TV ‘dragons’ in race to secure nominationFri Aug 31 2018 - 01:35
Acting Garda Commissioner makes way for ex-PSNI replacementMinister thanks Ó Cualáin for ‘steady’ service to the State at opening of new Garda stationThu Aug 30 2018 - 17:58
Flanagan rejects claim that ‘outsider’ Drew Harris not properly vettedMinister insists incoming Garda chief will bring experience and expertise to forceThu Aug 30 2018 - 16:57
‘Prison-themed’ cafe is planned for DublinIrish Prison Service seeks to open eatery that will employ ex-offenders near MountjoySat Aug 25 2018 - 00:22
Massive increase in reports of money launderingBanks and financial institutions reported over 24,000 suspect transactions in 2017Wed Aug 22 2018 - 00:16
OPW defends decision to issue pass with ‘crucifix’ to health staff during pope's visitLynn Ruane says it is ‘disrepectful’ to require staff to produce badge for crossing Garda cordonsTue Aug 21 2018 - 16:32
Inmate told staff he could no longer handle prison before overdoseNo negative findings against Irish Prison Service or its staff in relation to man’s deathMon Aug 20 2018 - 19:50
Measles outbreak in Ireland reaches 76 as Europe sees surge in casesRecord levels of infection blamed by health experts on drop off in vaccinationsMon Aug 20 2018 - 17:58
Ombudsman and watchdog seek expansion of abuse redress schemeJudge reviewing compensation scheme to report within two weeksMon Aug 20 2018 - 00:39
Wife of controversial solicitor resigns from Fianna Fáil postMary Devine O’Callaghan’s husband Declan faces suspension by the High CourtSat Aug 18 2018 - 00:56
Juries must be instructed on rape myths, says expertStudies show many jurors believe alcohol or clothing can justify non-consensual sexFri Aug 17 2018 - 01:00
Treatment purchase fund may be used to alleviate outpatient listsScheme has succeeded in helping to reduce inpatient lists since last yearFri Aug 17 2018 - 01:00
Waiting list numbers fall slightly, latest figures showTotal of 511,675 people waiting on an out-patient procedure in JulyThu Aug 16 2018 - 17:04
Vaping may not be as safe as previously thought, study findsEffects similar to those seen in smokers and lung disease suffersTue Aug 14 2018 - 00:05
Banks more likely to repossess homes than vulture fundsLittle evidence of ‘tsunami’ of repossessions, says expertMon Aug 13 2018 - 05:15
Solicitors appear to breach rules in bid to cash in on cancer scandalCervicalCheck problems could prove a valuable revenue stream for medical negligence firmsThu Aug 09 2018 - 05:01
Family of Dara Quigley yet to be contacted by Garda management‘We’ve just being met with three things - delay, distract and defer’Wed Aug 08 2018 - 17:00
Garda who shared video of mentally ill woman will not face chargesDisciplinary sanctions may still be imposed, says GsocTue Aug 07 2018 - 13:08
