Emily Hand to spend ninth birthday ‘in Hamas tunnels’, father says amid hopes for her safetyTom Hand travels to Dublin to drum up ‘support and sympathy’ from Irish GovernmentMon Nov 13 2023 - 19:51
Limerick woman seeks to return artefactsMs Walsh believes that some of the artefacts came from an auction at Thornfield House, a 19th-century period home in Ahane, Co Limerick once occupied by Sir Richard BourkeMon Nov 13 2023 - 19:24
Almost half of people say Government not doing enough on climate change, survey findsTemperatures in the seas around Ireland and the UK were 3-5 degrees higher than normal in June - and climate change is to blame. Graphic: NOAAFri Nov 10 2023 - 11:45
Met Éireann issues weather warnings as temperatures set to fall Status yellow rain warning currently in place for counties Clare, Kerry and LimerickThu Nov 09 2023 - 13:02
Ireland in contact with ‘key interlocutors’ to seek Emily Hand’s release‘We’re not aware of any other Irish citizen being held hostage by any group in Gaza,’ says TánaisteTue Nov 07 2023 - 07:42
University staff criticise fellow academics over letter calling for Israeli boycott‘Perfunctory language’ used to describe October 7th attacks by Hamas, says groupTue Nov 07 2023 - 06:00
Emily Hand, believed killed by Hamas, now thought to be alive in Gaza, her Irish father saysNatalie, Emily’s sister: ‘We are doing everything to get you home. We love you so much and miss you’Sun Nov 05 2023 - 21:58
Water being pumped out of flooded Downpatrick at a rate of ‘7,500 litres a minute’Residents and businesses in Carlingford and Downpatrick continue to count impact of rising watersSat Nov 04 2023 - 16:06
‘My dream was to take her outside, to Ireland, together’: Irish citizen mourns wife’s death in GazaKhalid El-Astal’s wife Ashwak Jendia, who suffered severe burns in strike on Khan Younis, is latest member of his family to be killed in Israeli siege of enclaveFri Nov 03 2023 - 21:12
‘Unprecedented’ flooding hits several counties ahead of Storm CiaránWeather Ireland: Storm Ciarán set to bring further rain, as Newry left under water after canal breaks its banksWed Nov 01 2023 - 06:00
Dublin Fire Brigade dealing with high volume of incidents on Halloween nightAverage of one emergency call received every 70 secondsWed Nov 01 2023 - 00:22
‘He broke the culture in a week’: How Elon Musk changed Twitter’s Dublin operationOne year on from the billionaire’s €43bn takeover, former staff recall the brutal cull at the Irish offices of the tech giant now known as XFri Oct 27 2023 - 12:46
Journalists tell ‘powerful’ story of Don Tidey kidnappingFormer Quinnsworth managing director was present at the launch of The KidnappingThu Oct 26 2023 - 21:25
Donegal ‘fourth-best region to visit’ in world - Lonely PlanetTravel media company praises county’s ‘unspoilt coastal hiking trails’, ‘ancient forts’ and ‘musical traditions’Wed Oct 25 2023 - 15:23
CSO removes ‘under reservation’ designation from garda crime statistics after quality assurance improvementsCentral Statistics Office began publishing garda crime stats with qualification in 2018 after finding some reported crimes not listed on Pulse, while others misclassifiedWed Oct 25 2023 - 13:07
Jury shown CCTV footage of teacher Ashling Murphy’s last movements during murder trial Jozef Puska of Mucklagh, Co Offaly, denies murder of teacher in January 2022Fri Oct 20 2023 - 19:23
Israel’s defence minister tells ground troops to be ready to enter Gaza StripIsrael-Hamas conflict: Rafah crossing will be opened to deliver humanitarian aid to the Gaza Strip on Friday, Egyptian state media reportsThu Oct 19 2023 - 21:35
Bill Kenneally continued to canvass for TD cousin after he was told about abuse claims Former Fianna Fáil TD again denies showing apathy towards claims made against the former basketball coachWed Oct 18 2023 - 18:29
Demand for services for victims of human trafficking in Ireland grew significantly A total of 497 individuals engaged with Ruhama, an increase of 35%Tue Oct 17 2023 - 06:29
‘If it was open, I would go’: Irish citizen seeks help for his children trapped in Gaza Khalid El-Astal, born in Belfast, moved to Riyadh for work earlier this year. Now he cannot get back to his familyMon Oct 16 2023 - 18:42
Israel pulls out of participation in Web Summit event over Paddy Cosgrave tweetsIsraeli ambassador to Portugal accuses Web Summit chief executive of making ‘outrageous statements’Mon Oct 16 2023 - 18:41
Irish Unifil troops safe after rocket strikes peacekeeping headquarters in LebanonSoldiers on Lebanon-Israel border forced to shelter after exchanges between Lebanese and Israeli territorySun Oct 15 2023 - 22:40
Fresh appeal for information on 1971 murders of Una Lynskey and Martin KerriganCold case review carried out into the deaths of young Co Meath man and womanThu Oct 12 2023 - 12:20
As it happened: Budget 2024 fallout sees sharp exchanges in the DáilSinn Féin leader says Donnelly was ‘thrown under the bus’ while Taoiseach accuses SF of being ‘seriously high tax’ partyWed Oct 11 2023 - 20:09
‘I’m worried about the kids’: Irishman in Palestine says everyone in Gaza is a targetZac Hania, whose four sons were all born in Ireland, said he and his family don't feel safeWed Oct 11 2023 - 17:44
Funding of €242m in budget for provision of homelessness servicesBudget 2024: Allocation will go towards funding services supporting people experiencing or at risk of homelessness, homeless prevention measures and tenancy sustainmentTue Oct 10 2023 - 19:46
Rain on the way as temperatures set to drop after spell of warm weatherTuesday will again be warm and humid, with highs of 17 to 21 degrees across the countryTue Oct 10 2023 - 08:49
Israel-Hamas war: Deaths pass 1,400 as EU reverses decision on Palestinian aid suspensionUN secretary general ‘deeply distressed’ by Israel’s complete siege of Gaza, where a ‘small number’ of Irish citizens are locatedMon Oct 09 2023 - 21:44
‘Like the heart was ripped out of the village’: one year on from the Creeslough disasterThe small Co Donegal village continues to struggle with the trauma left by the October 2022 blast that killed 10 peopleSat Oct 07 2023 - 06:20
Phibsboro crash: Family of Carol Seery (67) was with her at the time of the suspected hit-and-runGarda ombudsman to investigate after the incident happened at about 9.10pmThu Oct 05 2023 - 22:18
Sligo bachelor who died after burglary remembered as ‘gracious, gentle’ manTom Niland (75) died last week after spending the last 20 months on life supportThu Oct 05 2023 - 13:52
Irish woman (30s) in serious condition after shooting in north Australia home namedThe body of a 35-year-old man was found with gunshot wounds at the property in MilnerThu Oct 05 2023 - 10:33
‘It’s impossible to study this way’: students protest in Dublin to call for housing solutionLong commutes ruin student experience for many locked out of capital’s costly accommodation marketWed Oct 04 2023 - 16:40
Young people outline huge difficulty in returning to rural homes to live and work National Rural Youth Assembly hears from young people from Inishbofin and Clare Island who fear losing touch with their families and communitiesTue Oct 03 2023 - 20:17
‘By the way, you’re forgiven’: Dublin vicar appeals to thief to return cameraGardaí are investigating the alleged theft from a church in Dublin city centre on SundayMon Oct 02 2023 - 20:12
OPW unable to reach public access deal with Castletown House developers Entrance from M4 side will not be open to the public on SaturdayFri Sept 29 2023 - 20:13
Ireland weather: Met Éireann warns of ‘whole day’ weather event with arrival of Storm Agnes Orange rain warning for Cork and Kerry and yellow weather warning for other parts of the country on WednesdayTue Sept 26 2023 - 21:35
People Before Profit seek reinstatement of eviction ban ‘for duration of current housing emergency’Ban would ‘stop an already bad situation getting worse,’ says Richard Boyd BarrettMon Sept 25 2023 - 21:32
Highest immigration since Celtic Tiger pushes State population to almost 5.3mSome 141,600 immigrants entered the Republic between April 2022 and 2023, many of them from Ukraine, CSO figures showMon Sept 25 2023 - 12:15
HSE to provide range of assisted reproduction servicesPublicly funded in-vitro fertilisation, intracytoplasmic sperm injection and intrauterine insemination will help thousands of eligible couples to ‘fulfil their hopes’, Stephen Donnelly saysMon Sept 25 2023 - 00:01
In pictures: The Natural Bodybuilding Federation of Ireland’s National ChampionshipsA record 148 bodybuilders competed in this year’s event on Sunday at The Helix in DublinSun Sept 24 2023 - 21:00
Man arrested after fatal hit-and-run incident in BundoranCommunity ‘stunned’ after death of Ronan Wilson (9), who was visiting from Co TyroneSun Sept 24 2023 - 20:41
Young farmers ‘the way forward’ for changing mindset - but ‘the money’s not in it’At the National Ploughing Championships, the next generation reflects on challenges in a changing landscapeFri Sept 22 2023 - 13:41
Dáil protests: Use of mock gallows investigated as potential criminal offence Leinster House security review under way, with increased vetting of visitors consideredFri Sept 22 2023 - 05:00
Dáil protests: Tánaiste labels conduct of demonstrators as ‘fascist-like behaviour’McEntee says she would not like to see ‘sterile’ zone around Leinster House after some TDs required Garda escort amid protests which saw 13 arrestsThu Sept 21 2023 - 21:59
‘I have the suit in the car’: Food production and a wedding on agenda at Ploughing ChampionshipsFarmers at final day of National Ploughing Championships notice change in weather patterns and nature due to climate changeThu Sept 21 2023 - 19:44
Would you vote for a new rural political party? The view from the Ploughing ChampionshipsIn Ratheniska on Wednesday, farmers were enthusiastic about a new alliance that would represent them – with some reservationsWed Sept 20 2023 - 21:51
President ‘overstepping his role’ with comments on diet, says Kerry TD‘It’s fine for him writing poetry and fancy speeches, but people who have to work hard need meat,’ says Danny Healy-RaeWed Sept 20 2023 - 21:28
Ploughing Championships: World record broken for wellies thrown at same time‘Hundreds of wellingtons flew through the air’: Macra na Feirme says 995 people took part in the record-breaking feat in Co LaoisWed Sept 20 2023 - 14:50
Micheál Martin defends ‘relevance’ of UN after Michael D Higgins says it is ‘losing credibility’President criticises record of international body as world leaders gather in New YorkTue Sept 19 2023 - 19:22
