Grace Lynch’s death exposes shortfalls in implementing lawsGovernment planning to ban scramblers from public placesThu Jan 29 2026 - 07:54
Ban on use of scramblers in public places being planned following teenager’s deathCoalition also plans to introduce ‘far tighter’ regulations on e-scooters and e-bikes, source says Wed Jan 28 2026 - 22:24
Rowing Ireland says it is not acceptable for its elite athletes to have negative experienceOrganisation argues conversations with athletes who are not selected are ‘very challenging’ for coachesWed Jan 28 2026 - 12:22
Sport Ireland claims ‘immediate response’ to toxic culture concerns in Rowing IrelandTDs and Senators to review allegations of bullying raised during 2021 in high-performance programme Tue Jan 27 2026 - 16:33
I sáinn idir Bostún agus BeirlínChuir Trump in iúl go neamhbhalbh go raibh sé ag iarraidh go sciobfaí an t-oileán ón DanmhairgTue Jan 27 2026 - 05:00
New grant will offer homeowners €5,600 to retrofit windows and doorsMove forms part of Coalition’s plan to encourage wider installation of heat pumps in Irish homesMon Jan 26 2026 - 06:00
Who are the 19 special advisers to Micheál Martin and Simon Harris, and what do they do?Academics, former journalists and long-time loyalists are among the Government’s most trusted advisers and policy wonksMon Jan 26 2026 - 06:00
Cork councillor says he has faced barrage of racial abuse online since electedCllr Honore Kamegni has said he has been subject to hundreds of racist comments Sun Jan 25 2026 - 18:04
Peace in our time? With Trump you never knowThe US president has climbed down over Greenland, for now, but the spat has exposed fundamental weakness in the EUThu Jan 22 2026 - 08:17
Another day of Europe trying to climb out of a Donald Trump rabbit holeIreland will support the collective measures of the EU but won’t lead on themWed Jan 21 2026 - 08:06
Irish language to have equal status with English during Irish EU presidencyGovernment says critical information will be published simultaneously in Irish and English where feasibleWed Jan 21 2026 - 06:00
The moment politics became Greenland, Grok and grotesque Donald Trump has focused his attack on the EU’s three big weaknessesTue Jan 20 2026 - 09:15
Cabinet set to approve €1bn fund to ‘unlock’ delays in new housing schemesCabinet tee upTue Jan 20 2026 - 06:00
European leaders hope to avoid Greenland dispute escalating into trade war Macron likely to propose first use of bloc’s ‘bazooka’ emergency power to increase its negotiating leverageMon Jan 19 2026 - 20:50
State’s EU presidency to include work on disabling non-consensual images and child-sex abuse material The Minster with responsibility for AI Niamh Smyth is expected to raise the recent issue of Grok nudificationMon Jan 19 2026 - 16:52
‘There was blood everywhere’: Senator Pauline Tully on being brutally attacked by her husband in 2014The Sinn Féin politician was lucky to survive a frenzied stabbing attack by her estranged husband, former IRA man Pearse McAuley, as their two sons hid upstairs, on Christmas Eve 2014Sun Jan 18 2026 - 06:00
Fianna Fáil TD’s conviction for driving at 190km/h ‘utterly unacceptable’, says Taoiseach‘This is an embarrassment for me ... I’m annoyed at myself,’ says Kerry deputy after convictionFri Jan 16 2026 - 20:29
President Catherine Connolly’s campaign manager to run in Galway West byelectionGalway-based university lecturer Sheila Garrity to stand as an Independent candidateThu Jan 15 2026 - 19:00
Newry the new Malmo? Cross-Border hub might ease Dublin’s housing crisis, report saysModel could follow Swedish city, which is home to commuters who work in nearby Danish capitalThu Jan 15 2026 - 10:48
More than 30 current and former ministers overpaid in pensions error yet to start repaymentsThe fact that cash not yet returned is ‘shocking’, says Sinn Féin Wed Jan 14 2026 - 22:23
Child waits 11 years for psychology assessment, another waits nine for occupational therapyEarly intervention at primary care considered core to preventing mental health or developmental difficultyWed Jan 14 2026 - 06:00
Occupied Territories Bill and military triple-lock legislation to be published before EasterGovernment’s spring session legislative programme includes 30 priority Bills Tue Jan 13 2026 - 20:37
New plan for large energy users envisages almost €19bn investment in electricity network Key part of plan includes upgrade for large users, which are expected to use up to third of electricity in StateTue Jan 13 2026 - 17:25
Corraíl i ndán le linn 2026Is cinnte nach bliain leadránach pholaitíochta atá romhainnTue Jan 13 2026 - 08:58
Prosecution due in killing of British agent Denis DonaldsonDPP tells gardaí ‘to prosecute an individual for offences in this case and proceedings are under way in this regard’Mon Jan 12 2026 - 19:06
From the French Foreign Legion to learning to walk again: ‘I lived one life until I was 26, then life changed’Galway man Liam Cullinane’s life had been one of adventure and physical activity, but one day all that came to an abrupt and horrifying haltSun Jan 11 2026 - 06:00
Helmets for e-scooter riders may become compulsoryTaoiseach and Ministers to meet early this year to strengthen safety regulationsSat Jan 10 2026 - 06:00
Funding approval for Dart+ South West could be brought forward to pre-2030Minister for Transport Darragh O’Brien said there was ‘flexibility’ in funding under the National Development PlanThu Jan 08 2026 - 06:00
Ireland will miss emissions-cut target by half, says Minister for Climate Darragh O’BrienState will be liable for fines as high as €28 billion, as Minister for Climate says State will get only halfway to 2030 target Wed Jan 07 2026 - 06:00
Senior civil servants resist plan to scrap Dublin Airport passenger cap, Minister saysDarragh O’Brien calls for planning decisions on national infrastructure to be taken out of local handsMon Jan 05 2026 - 12:38
‘I survived. I’m not Dennis the Wino any more. I’m Dennis the Legend’Anyone who spent time in Galway between the 1970s and 1990s knew Dennis Connolly. Of his ‘brothers of the street’ from those days, he says, he is the only survivorSat Jan 03 2026 - 06:00
Opposition politicians dismiss archbishop’s claim that seizing church assets is ‘opportunism’Minister for Children Norma Foley has sought legal advice on compelling religious orders to make contributionsSun Dec 28 2025 - 21:17
Bóthar fada na bhfoclóirí GaeilgeBhí stíl ornáideach agus thar fóir, amanna, ag an Duinníneach Wed Dec 17 2025 - 19:00
‘A do-nothing Government?’ Lowest number of laws enacted in a first year this centuryCoalition figures insist that while it has not been a productive year for legislation, it is not as bad as Opposition makes outWed Dec 17 2025 - 06:00
Including services in Occupied Territories Bill could ‘damage’ Ireland more than Israel, says TaoiseachLimitation of bill to goods would mean banning just a handful of products imported from Israeli-occupied territoriesFri Dec 12 2025 - 20:22
Work on Ballymun/Finglas to Dublin city centre bus corrider to begin next year The €336m scheme is due to be complete by 2029 Fri Dec 12 2025 - 15:24
‘Nothing was flagged with me’: Minister for Transport unaware of Jim Gavin tenant issue O’Brien asked about reports some senior FF members were aware of problem before voting on candidate nominationsFri Dec 12 2025 - 13:28
Trump says Europe is ‘destroying itself’ through immigrationNew US national security strategy claimed Europe faces ‘civilisational erasure’ because of mass migrationTue Dec 09 2025 - 19:22
Drone sighting during Zelenskiy visit example of Russia’s hybrid attacks, says EU Council PresidentTaoiseach says incident fits in with ‘pattern’ of similar disruption in across ContinentTue Dec 09 2025 - 17:18
New measures to strengthen safeguarding for vulnerable adults to be approved by CabinetNew measures are designed to protect the elderly and people with disability, in both home and care settingsTue Dec 09 2025 - 06:00
Caidreamh neartaithe in am an éiginAgus é sa Dáil ghabh Volodymyr Zelenskiy buíochas mór le hÉirinn as a cuid tacaíochta Mon Dec 08 2025 - 19:00
‘Challenging’ winter flu season could see surge in hospitalisations around Christmas timeThere could be between 750 and 1,500 hospitalisations from Christmas week, HSE saysSat Dec 06 2025 - 11:00
Inside Fianna Fáil: How grassroots members feel about Micheál Martin amid shambolic presidential campaignThe dust has settled after Micheál Martin’s disastrous choice of Jim Gavin as Fianna Fáil’s candidate, but there may be a a mood for change Sat Dec 06 2025 - 06:00
TV licence sales set to slump to record low this year Almost 20,000 fewer licences purchased in year to end of November compared with same period in 2024Fri Dec 05 2025 - 06:00
Fianna Fáil review into presidential campaign unlikely to be published before New YearLawyers for Jim Gavin and for the party studying the report, TDs and senators are toldWed Dec 03 2025 - 23:30
Tá tábhacht le láithreacht na hÉireann ar an ardán idirnáisiúntaRinneadh roinnt clamhsán sna meáin agus i measc pholaiteoirí an fhreasúra go raibh an Taoiseach ag caitheamh an iomarca ama thar learMon Dec 01 2025 - 22:00
African and European leaders seek mutual benefits at seventh AU-EU summitThe summit in Angola is following themes set at the weekend’s G20, and with Africa’s resources and Europe’s funding on the tableTue Nov 25 2025 - 05:02
Imeacht agus teacht na dTeachtaí DálaD’fhógair Paschal Donohoe Dé Máirt go raibh sé ag imeacht agus faoin Aoine bhí sé imitheMon Nov 24 2025 - 21:00
EU leaders vow to support Ukraine as peace talks continueTaoiseach Micheál Martin says there is greater optimism over efforts to end the warMon Nov 24 2025 - 15:46
‘This is ridiculous’: Taoiseach defends his level of foreign travel during trip to AngolaThe Taoiseach has travelled to Angola from South Africa where he attended the G20 summit at the weekendMon Nov 24 2025 - 14:10
