Live: Catherine Connolly 19 points ahead of Heather Humphreys, according to new pollConnolly supporters accused by FG of negative campaign against Heather Humphreys over her religion and family Wed Oct 22 2025 - 20:14
TV debate: Humphreys fails to land knockout blow on frontrunner ConnollyHeather Humphreys says she and her family have received social media abuse during the campaign Tue Oct 21 2025 - 22:57
‘Critical’ breaches of regulations at mental health centres in Galway and WexfordUniversity Hospital Galway unit ‘did not show due regard to ‘safety and wellbeing’Mon Oct 20 2025 - 15:38
Lack of step-down places for children in care poses ‘massive risk’, inspectors find ‘Caring interactions between staff and young people’ found at Tusla-run Crannóg Nua Mon Oct 20 2025 - 14:45
Live: Jim Gavin repays former tenant the unpaid €3,300 debt that cost him presidential bidCandidates traded accusations over comments by Ms Connolly about employing a person with a conviction for sexual offencesFri Oct 10 2025 - 18:54
RTÉ Radio unveils new schedule: Kieran Cuddihy’s move to host Liveline one of many changesNewstalk announced the presenter was leaving the station on Thursday nightFri Oct 10 2025 - 14:13
Release of Gaza hostages expected next week and Trump to attend signing ceremony in EgyptThe Israeli military has begun preparing to implement the agreement, it said on social mediaThu Oct 09 2025 - 19:57
Budget 2026: Welfare, petrol, diesel and cigarettes rise, little change to income taxChanges in the rent tax credit, increase in minimum wage and VAT rate reduction for hospitality among highlightsTue Oct 07 2025 - 21:45
No one knows where it’s from, but chair washed up on Wexford beach is now a symbol of hopeVolunteers from Tomhaggard Clean Coasts found the item, which has been restored as part of a mental health initiativeTue Oct 07 2025 - 16:31
Person dies in Co Cavan house fireSeparately, a man’s body has been found in Enniscrone, Co SligoTue Oct 07 2025 - 13:28
A daughter’s addiction: ‘It’s a tornado that comes into the home’Parents tell of ‘tornado’ effect of daughter’s addiction and their steps to get helpTue Oct 07 2025 - 06:00
Jim Gavin was asked ‘repeatedly’ by Fianna Fáil if he had ever had issues with tenants, says Micheál MartinFianna Fáil presidential candidate’s move leaves Heather Humphreys and Catherine Connolly in race for ÁrasMon Oct 06 2025 - 21:28
People Before Profit allege Garda ‘brutality’ against pro-Palestine protesters‘Multiple head injuries and broken wrist’ among injuries suffered on Saturday, activists sayMon Oct 06 2025 - 20:20
Independent Dublin bookshop damaged by fire reopens Books Upstairs was set alight at around 3am on Monday, with Garda investigations ongoingMon Oct 06 2025 - 15:21
Obituary star Siobhán Cullen: ‘I love walking through cemeteries. Pop into your local graveyard’The twisted obituary writer Elvira Clancy returns in RTÉ’s dark comedy – with Máiréad Tyers as her new newsroom bossSun Oct 05 2025 - 05:31
Woman (27) died following fall through emergency door of bus after wedding celebrations in DonegalGarda investigation identified rare fault in locking mechanism of bus doorThu Oct 02 2025 - 22:09
Local authorities braced for Storm Amy with five counties under status orange warning Power outages possible as Donegal, Galway, Leitrim, Mayo and Sligo forecast to bear brunt of weather conditionsThu Oct 02 2025 - 20:49
‘Her ideas benefit young people’: What TCD students make of the presidential hopefulsCatherine Connolly appears leading choice on campus ahead of rivals Heather Humphreys and Jim GavinThu Oct 02 2025 - 18:57
What qualities are college students looking for in a president?Students from Trinity College Dublin share their thoughts on the three presidential candidates following the first televised election debate. Video: Ella SloaneThu Oct 02 2025 - 14:29
Man (30s) arrested after cyclist seriously injured in Kerry incidentMan in his 40s was taken to University Hospital Kerry following the incidentWed Oct 01 2025 - 15:44
‘I wouldn’t eat them myself’: Your verdict on free hot school meals Some parents raise concerns about food waste and meals’ nutritional value, while one supplier argues the scheme is underfundedWed Oct 01 2025 - 06:00
Breastfeeding rates on the rise in IrelandMore than 65 per cent of babies were breastfed during their first feed after birth in 2024Tue Sept 30 2025 - 17:50
Healthy food shop for low-income families costs up to a third of weekly pay, report findsHouseholds reliant on social welfare spend a larger percentage of take home income on food, according to SafefoodTue Sept 30 2025 - 13:19
Tánaiste urges Hamas to accept Trump’s Gaza peace proposalUS president’s 20-point draft deal includes his plans to chair international board of peaceTue Sept 30 2025 - 09:39
GP’s online critique of public health advice during Covid-19 ‘alarmist’, inquiry hearsDr Marcus de Brun, who said face masks were ‘dangerous’, faces 10 allegations of professional misconductThu Sept 25 2025 - 17:32
Cancer deaths to reach more than 18 million globally per year by 2050, study findsFour in 10 cancer-related deaths due to modifiable risk factors such as tobacco and alcohol useThu Sept 25 2025 - 06:00
Lord Mayor hopes Dublin’s first public water sports centre helps ‘animate the river Liffey’The €23m Quayside project is part of an ongoing regeneration plan for the Docklands areaTue Sept 23 2025 - 18:11
New primary school curriculum: What’s changing for children in the classroom?Teaching of foreign languages and updates to sexual education confirmedMon Sept 22 2025 - 18:33
McEntee rejects ‘misinformation’ about sexual orientation elements of new primary curriculumFifth and sixth class children should ‘understand what basic attraction is and respect each other’, Minister saysMon Sept 22 2025 - 12:04
Green Party backs Independent candidate Catherine Connolly for presidencyMinister of State Michael Healy-Rae will nominate conservative campaigner Maria Steen for ballot Fri Sept 19 2025 - 21:53
Met Éireann issues weather warning for five counties on Friday before mixed weekendMet Éireann forecasts mixed conditions ahead for weekendFri Sept 19 2025 - 06:49
‘A once-every-15-years event’: Saturn and Venus visible over Ireland this weekendAstronomy Ireland is setting up giant telescopes for star-gazing enthusiasts in WicklowFri Sept 19 2025 - 06:00
Two-litre bottles, no more clear plastic bags: Dublin Airport eases liquids and gels rulesElectronics can as of midnight remain in hand luggage while passing through securityThu Sept 18 2025 - 19:08
Live: Gareth Sheridan secures nomination of a second local authorityFollow our live updates throughout the day with the latest from the presidential race and the political agendaTue Sept 16 2025 - 19:05
Ploughing punters prepare for wet and windy conditionsMet Éireann has yellow status rain warning in place for three counties on MondayMon Sept 15 2025 - 08:41
Man arrested over assault on man in his 80s in TipperaryGardaí are seeking witnesses to the assault in Tipperary town on Friday nightSun Sept 14 2025 - 08:55
Joy for 71-year-old Derek Wilkes after winning his second Liffey SwimLiz Kearney won women’s race on day when 324 swimmers took partSat Sept 13 2025 - 20:03
Pope Leo recounts being attacked by man in Ireland in resurfaced video‘Never in my life ... have I been physically attacked as I was in Ireland,’ then-bishop told 2019 conference in Peru Sat Sept 13 2025 - 13:37
Children from poorer families feel they are less cut out for academia than peers - reportParental expectations can also have significant bearing on school performanceFri Sept 12 2025 - 16:21
George Nkencho inquest: Witnesses to give evidence in January 2026Family has criticised level of force used by gardaí, pointing to Nkencho’s mental health issuesFri Sept 12 2025 - 13:19
Met Éireann forecasts thunderstorms this weekend and temperatures as low as seven degrees Met Éireann forecasts ‘drier and autumnal’ weather midweek, before return to blustery conditionsFri Sept 12 2025 - 08:30
Mater hospital marks 40 years since carrying out Ireland’s first heart transplant447 patients have been given hearts since 1985 as part of the hospital’s transplant programmeWed Sept 10 2025 - 18:15
‘Alarming escalation’ in racist incidents in Ireland, conference hearsAnti-racist campaign groups organise Dublin ‘carnival’ in show of solidarityTue Sept 09 2025 - 16:02
No more once-off cost-of-living measures, Tánaiste saysSimon Harris favours ESRI recommendation of a two-tier child benefit but does not know if it will appear in budgetTue Sept 09 2025 - 10:01
‘Worst damage by a country mile’: €250k Dublin playground destroyed in latest arson attackFine Gael TD says vandals have shown ‘total disregard to their community’Mon Sept 08 2025 - 17:28
Electric Picnic tickets for 2026 sell out in less than two hoursTickets have already been snapped up, but what do we know about next year’s festival?Wed Sept 03 2025 - 12:14
Mayo beekeeper Kathleen Devine dies after suffering multiple stings Award-winning honey maker was well known among beekeeping community Wed Sept 03 2025 - 06:00
Gardaí arrest man following suspected cocaine seizure in Blackrock, DublinDrugs thought to be worth €140,000 discovered and man in his 40s detainedTue Sept 02 2025 - 20:03
‘We were condemned from the altar. I never went back’: The woman who fought for contraception – and wonAs a mosaic is unveiled in her honour, she reflects on her 1973 Supreme Court victory in overturning the ban on contraceptionSat Aug 30 2025 - 06:00
Breast cancer patients diagnosed early face low risk of developing second cancer, new research saysWomen with early breast cancer diagnoses have 2-3 per cent greater chance of developing a second cancer, study findsWed Aug 27 2025 - 23:30
