Viking smiley face wins schools heritage emoji competitionLaura Ryan from Kilkenny takes overall prize as students asked to design modern logoTue Jun 25 2019 - 20:32
Average cost of First Holy Communion up 8% to €900Benefit to children for the first time now over €600, with girls getting more than boysMon Jun 24 2019 - 02:30
Why is it so difficult to get travel insurance with a cancer diagnosis?Pricewatch: ‘Travel insurers are being violently discriminatory to thousands of Irish citizens’Mon Jun 24 2019 - 02:06
'Ryanair has nothing further to add' - airline refunds hard to come byPricewatch: Several readers have trouble getting transfer costs back from the airlineMon Jun 24 2019 - 00:00
Veteran Dublin street trader Tessie retires from the Hill after 60 yearsTessie Carroll leaves ‘the Tuggers’ market after 60 years selling clothes and bric-a-bracSun Jun 23 2019 - 15:57
Social Democrats claim they could win up to seven Dáil seatsParty wants restrictions to tackle dominance of investment funds in the rental sectorSun Jun 23 2019 - 11:14
Man and teenage girl held over disappearance of William DelaneyGardaí believe he was killed in Co Laois by a person known to him over a personal matterFri Jun 21 2019 - 20:34
Alcohol licensing rules ‘updated’ for Center Parcs developmentLicense granted to firm behind Co Longford resort covers 470 acres rather than specific structuresFri Jun 21 2019 - 19:30
Irish residents spent almost €5bn on foreign holidays in 2018 – CSOSurvey shows an increasingly mobile populace with increases in domestic and overseas travelWed Jun 19 2019 - 18:54
VHI to hike prices by 6% with some premiums to rise by €300Health insurer says rising costs in hospitals, increases in consultants’ fees among reasonsWed Jun 19 2019 - 13:57
Varadkar claims Sinn Féin Bill on tips counterproductiveTaoiseach insists legislation would result in gratuities being taxedTue Jun 18 2019 - 21:01
500,000 homes to be retrofitted for energy efficiencyGovernment proposal is short on detail but SEAI estimates €30,000 for deep retrofitTue Jun 18 2019 - 17:25
A garlic-peeling hack has set the internet on fire. So we gave it a goAnd it works, sort of. But you’ll need to work on your wrist-flicking techniqueTue Jun 18 2019 - 13:31
Don’t forget to pack travel insurance this summerBy not taking out insurance you leave yourself at mercy of airlines, tour operatorsMon Jun 17 2019 - 02:06
Extinction Rebellion: Inside the Irish branch of the movementThe climate action group staged a typically eye-catching protest at the Dáil last weekSat Jun 15 2019 - 06:00
‘Very promising’ findings in new treatment for blood cancerNUI Galway and Blood Cancer Network team up to find treatment for multiple myelomaFri Jun 14 2019 - 19:06
Lack of lifejacket part of reason for Mayo fisherman’s death - reportAisling Patrick boat capsized after being struck by two waves in choppy watersFri Jun 14 2019 - 16:17
Children’s rally in Dublin calls for action on homelessness, climatePrimary schools gather in Temple Bar to demand that adults listen to childrenFri Jun 14 2019 - 15:37
Donegal-based maker of bespoke furniture ceases tradingCustomers left out of pocket for special children’s beds costing upwards of €1,000Thu Jun 13 2019 - 12:33
Justice committee hears calls for abolition of direct provisionHuman rights ‘set at naught’ by system to deal with international protection applicantsWed Jun 12 2019 - 22:11
Protest calls on Government to ‘act immediately’ to reverse climate emergencyExtinction Rebellion movementTue Jun 11 2019 - 15:21
Garda club among places to fall foul of food safety inspectorsSausage factory in Cavan and sushi restaurant in Balbriggan also served with closure ordersMon Jun 10 2019 - 14:05
Airports are designed to get our cash. Here’s how they do itMassage chairs, the ‘golden hour’, boarding passes – and why is Toblerone a thing?Mon Jun 10 2019 - 02:06
More passport e-readers for Dublin Airport in bid to cut delaysDAA says it has not been asked to segregate passengers from CTA and rest of world to ease queuesMon Jun 10 2019 - 01:00
Thrill of the ‘treasure hunt’ pushing consumers towards second hand shopsPaco Underhill says ‘economics of 19th century retailing isn’t working’ with shift from disposable clothesMon Jun 10 2019 - 01:00
Alcock and Brown: Those magnificent men who landed their flying machine in a Galway bogThis month marks 100 years since Alcock and Brown flew nonstop across the AtlanticSat Jun 08 2019 - 06:00
Meet the sky-pool: Are skyscraper infinity pools the next big thing?Company says it is planning world’s first 360-degree infinity pool on a roof 200 metres above a city skylineFri Jun 07 2019 - 18:32
Status yellow rain warning hanging over seven countiesForecasters rule out anything resembling a summer’s day until middle of June at the earliestWed Jun 05 2019 - 17:52
Aviva Stadium lit up as a ‘beacon’ to help young LGBTI+ peopleAdvocate hopes initiative sends a message that it is okay for people to ‘be who they are’Tue Jun 04 2019 - 16:47
Anger over long queues at Dublin Airport passport controlPassengers post photos of hour-long delays over the bank holiday weekendTue Jun 04 2019 - 15:38
16 ways to have family fun around Ireland on a budgetFrom libraries to walking tours to museums, there is something for everybodyMon Jun 03 2019 - 02:06
Importing cars from the UK: ‘There are risks. People get greedy’Second-hand cars imported from the UK offer savings, but buyers must bewareSat Jun 01 2019 - 06:00
Dún Laoghaire-Rathdown County Council: Remarkable success for Green PartyPoor results for Solidarity - People Before Profit and Sinn FéinThu May 30 2019 - 16:19
Studies show fresh link between junk food and deathMore than 4 servings of ultra-processed foods a day linked to 62% increased risk of mortalityWed May 29 2019 - 23:32
Brittany Ferries cancel Irish sailings as over 6,000 customers face disruptions‘It’s a frustrating situation’ - company chief says as ship is expected to take weeks to repairWed May 29 2019 - 15:23
Have your say: Are you affected by Brittany Ferries cancellations?6,000 passengers were due to travel on Cork to Roscoff ferry which is out of serviceWed May 29 2019 - 15:14
How to cut your carbon footprint and save cashIt can pay to reduce the amount of carbon we generate, so time to alter our behaviourMon May 27 2019 - 02:06
Taoiseach raises prospect of election but ‘not in next couple of days or weeks’‘Others could pull the plug on the government’, says Leo VaradkarSun May 26 2019 - 19:54
Voting when blind: ‘You’d have to be a Mensa member to work out how to vote’System for voters with disabilities open to abuse, says activist for visually impairedFri May 24 2019 - 17:42
Ireland’s most Googled election question: ‘What age is Frances Fitzgerald?’Google reveals the most searched-for candidates and what questions are being askedWed May 22 2019 - 17:50
Shay Lawless recovery team ‘determined not to further endanger lives’Mountaineer from Bray missing after fall close to summit of Mount EverestWed May 22 2019 - 16:31
Huawei phone crisis: What you need to know and what you need to doIf you own a Huawei device you need to read thisTue May 21 2019 - 14:11
Change in address leads to increased car insurance premiumPricewatch: Ryanair and refunds; Bank of Ireland and bank holidaysMon May 20 2019 - 02:06
High-end Dublin restaurant in sudden closureItalian restaurant Luna announces it is to ‘cease trading effective immediately’Fri May 17 2019 - 13:30
Final milking day for Dublin’s last commercial dairy farmGuinness-owned farm bordering the Phoenix Park moving herd on to pastures newFri May 17 2019 - 00:24
Robot caregiver with ‘cute’ accent gets rave reviewsPrototype developed at Trinity College Dublin ‘reminds me what meds to take’, says userWed May 15 2019 - 20:47
Kerry farmhouse wins B&B of the year awardTaobh Coille in Cahirciveen saw off competition from nine other B&B Ireland finalistsWed May 15 2019 - 20:38
Built a flat-pack bookcase? How about taking on a flat-pack house?Amazon has one for €6,500 that the seller says two of you can build in a dayMon May 13 2019 - 13:09
Using a travel agent: Peace of mind or needless expense?Pricewatch: Travel agents have found myriad ways to adapt to the brave new digital ageMon May 13 2019 - 02:00
Charity appeals for more volunteers to get involvedNational Volunteer’s Week gets under wayMon May 13 2019 - 00:54
