Photographers and astronomy lovers invited to ‘reach for the stars’Person with best astrophotographs will win tour of Dunsink ObservatoryWed Dec 16 2020 - 16:37
Rental car fleet halves as bookings slow to ‘trickle’Pandemic decimates industry with huge sell-offs due to restrictions on movementWed Dec 16 2020 - 08:19
Assailant robs box from cash-in-transit workerMale armed with hammer grabs undisclosed sum and makes good his escape on bicycleTue Dec 15 2020 - 21:31
Man (70s) dies in single-vehicle crash in Co LeitrimGardaí are appealing for witnesses to the incident at Killaneen, BallinamoreTue Dec 15 2020 - 20:36
‘Unacceptable’ that disabled children wait years for assessmentDrastic improvement in services needed within year, says Minister of State for DisabilitiesTue Dec 15 2020 - 20:15
Det Garda Colm Horkan to be honoured by local club with memorial pitchMayo club unveils plan to honour murdered garda ahead of what would have been 50th birthdaySat Dec 12 2020 - 07:57
Turkeys culled on Wicklow farm following bird flu outbreakDepartment of Agriculture has established protection zone around area near KnockanannaSat Dec 12 2020 - 07:36
Unemployed people twice as likely to be depressed as those employed, CSO findsSurvey conducted in 2019 and early 2020 finds wealth has significant impact on health statusSat Dec 12 2020 - 07:29
Portmarnock bids farewell to ‘cherished’ couple killed in house fireMass told many people have fond memories of visiting Beatrice and Michael Hurely’s homeFri Dec 11 2020 - 14:53
Achill Island Sea Salt seeks special status approval from EUMinister announces publication of PDO application for product produced by family-run businessThu Dec 10 2020 - 13:21
Appeal for information after protected bird shot dead in Co LaoisBuzzard driven to extinction by early 20th century but recolonised after significant absenceThu Dec 10 2020 - 12:11
December 8th ‘certainly different’ in Dublin with less rural shoppers on streetsCovid-19 restrictions on inter-county travel lessen the rush of shoppers to capital cityTue Dec 08 2020 - 19:36
Ballet schools push for official pirouette on ‘unfair’ Covid restrictionsPrivate dance tutors forced to take classes on to Zoom fear students will give upMon Nov 23 2020 - 01:00
Department in talks with mink farms over plan to cull 120,000 animalsMutated strain of coronavirus could negate efforts to secure effective vaccines, experts sayThu Nov 19 2020 - 20:04
‘We will have Jameson if he wins’: Joe Biden voter in Tuam nursing homeBridie Higgins (85) believes the US needs someone ‘more compassionate’ than TrumpMon Nov 02 2020 - 02:23
Residents fear 169m wind turbine would cast shadow over tourism plansFáilte Ireland has ‘serious concerns’ about siting and scale of proposed developmentMon Oct 26 2020 - 02:36
HSE says it did not abandon nursing home overrun by Covid-19 outbreakOfficials insist rosters at facility are covered despite claims home had been abandonedFri Oct 23 2020 - 05:59
Emergency staff drafted into nursing home at centre of Covid-19 crisisTD says support system has fallen down despite assurances from TaoiseachFri Oct 23 2020 - 01:07
Publican admits entering bar while awaiting Covid-19 test results‘I will put my hands up. I didn’t know I had to self-isolate,’ An Bóthar Rua barman saysThu Sept 24 2020 - 19:59
File into murder of Garda Colm Horkan with local State solicitor, court hearsAccused Stephen Silver deemed unfit to appear by video link at Castlerea courtFri Sept 18 2020 - 13:46
Pensioner who has climbed Croke Patrick for 30 years says ‘I just kept coming’Val Dempsey (73) and his wife climbed ‘just a little bit’ for the exercise and the traditionSun Jul 26 2020 - 18:55
Pilgrims warned off Croagh Patrick to prevent Covid-19-linked ‘chaos’Mayo mountain locals fear infection and rescue health challenges on Reek SundayTue Jul 21 2020 - 20:23
Mary Kenny no longer taking part in festival after questioning ‘draconian’ travel rulesJournalist who was due to travel from England to Roscommon says Covid-19 not the Black DeathMon Jul 13 2020 - 16:20
Man charged with murder of garda remains in Central Mental HospitalStephen Silver (43) accused of fatal shooting of Detective Garda Colm Horkan in CastlereaFri Jul 10 2020 - 13:21
‘Camping fits well into a Covid-19 world’Poor weather is not deterring campers who have opted for holidays at homeWed Jul 08 2020 - 15:48
Man accused of murdering Colm Horkan deemed unfit to attend courtStephen Silver (43) receiving treatment in Central Mental HospitalFri Jun 26 2020 - 13:09
Hundreds gather in Charlestown for cortège of Det Garda Colm HorkanGarda will lie in repose at family funeral home in Co Mayo on Saturday afternoonSat Jun 20 2020 - 11:46
‘Dark cloud’ hangs over Castlerea following death of gardaLoss of a much-loved garda will leave a lasting scar on his community, say localsFri Jun 19 2020 - 21:01
Mayo results: FG’s Michael Ring, SF’s Conway-Walsh elected on first countGreen Party’s rising star Saoirse McHugh was knocked out after the fifth countMon Feb 10 2020 - 03:00
Election 2020 in Co Mayo: ‘Many people are disillusioned with Fine Gael’The regulars at Guiry’s Bar in Foxford are tired of the ‘same old’ politicsMon Feb 03 2020 - 20:59
Hurry up stupid Brexit, say pensioners at South London clubPensioners tired and frustrated with ‘boring election’ and European ‘skullduggery’Fri Dec 13 2019 - 19:31
Training centre for people on the margins seeks help to rebuild after fireBlaze at Matt Talbot centre in Ballyfermot has curtailed support programmesMon Sept 23 2019 - 03:30
Prayers said for ‘both families’ at funeral of farmer shot dead in MayoBrendan Kilduff (67) believed ‘if there isn’t a sing-song it’s a bad night out’, funeral toldSat Sept 21 2019 - 15:18
Drivers warned to stop leaving faeces along Irish motorwaysMaintenance firm says bottles of urine and used needles are regularly picked up by its workersThu Aug 01 2019 - 15:49
Going deep: Plastics found 2,100m under the sea off Co Kerry coastUCC researchers made discovery during study of Porcupine Bank Canyon in Atlantic OceanTue Jul 30 2019 - 12:01
Disability centre residents exposed to shouting and pushing – HiqaGroup home run by St Michael’s House found to be in breach of 15 out of 17 regulationsThu Jul 25 2019 - 21:25
Shane Lowry: Thousands flock to Clara for ‘relatable’ golfer’s homecoming‘I don’t have enough time to take it all in. You’d love to be allowed stand there forever’Tue Jul 23 2019 - 15:43
Shane Lowry’s victory ‘the biggest thing to happen to Offaly ever’Locals at Esker Hills club recall ‘mischievous’ teenager who became British Open championMon Jul 22 2019 - 19:17
‘They tell me I am destroying the hedge, but I am here to maintain it’Paraic O’Brien is disappointed by the Minister’s decision to abandon plans for August hedge-cuttingThu Jul 18 2019 - 17:40
Plans to allow limited roadside hedge cutting scrappedProposal to permit cutting hedges in August abandoned in favour of protecting natureTue Jul 16 2019 - 17:03
Tributes paid to ‘force of nature’ Fair City actor Karl Shiels (47) following deathShiels, best-known for role as Robbie Quinn, was founding member of Theatre UpstairsMon Jul 15 2019 - 18:04
Four hospitals fail to control spread of superbugAging hospital infrastructure and lack of isolation facilities partly to blame – Hiqa reportFri Jul 12 2019 - 12:06
Rent cap ‘moderating’ tenancy price inflationResearch indicates rises in rent pressure zones would be 3% higher in absence of restrictionsThu Jul 11 2019 - 21:29
Students have only hours left to apply for study grants‘Leaving Cert students do not need their results or their final course choice to apply’Thu Jul 11 2019 - 14:55
Brexit: EU cash for cross-Border co-operation ‘vital for North’Oireachtas group flags ‘urgent need for certainty on funds’ to swerve return of TroublesWed Jul 10 2019 - 20:34
Protesting farmers say beef industry ‘as good as dead’Farmers gather at Dáil to protest at Mercosur trade dealWed Jul 10 2019 - 16:38
‘New Orleans vibe’ on Grafton Street as buskers get people dancingJazzy rhythms see young and old tapping and twirling on warm summer nightMon Jul 08 2019 - 16:34
‘I don’t believe the 3.6 million Irish abroad should have the right to vote’Many want vote for emigrants. Others fear unintended consequencesMon Jul 08 2019 - 10:03
Dublin Docklands: is the area a victim of too much success?Most workers unable to buy or rent in locality due to rising costs, says Owen KeeganFri Jul 05 2019 - 10:42
