Lengthy delays in passport turnaround will not be repeated, department hopesPassport office expected to issue one million passports this year for first timeWed Oct 12 2022 - 14:39
State-funded equestrian body sues department over contract lossLegal challenge over contract decision follows European Commission inquiry into illegal State aid claimWed Oct 12 2022 - 11:06
Fourth man arrested over fatal attack at Tralee funeralThomas Dooley (43) died after sustaining stab and slash wounds while attending burialWed Oct 12 2022 - 08:12
Online fundraisers for families of Creeslough disaster raise more than €700,000Donegal man in Australia ‘overwhelmed’ by scale of donations to appealTue Oct 11 2022 - 12:47
Riverdance pulls future sponsorship of Irish dancing competition in light of fixing allegationsAn Coimisiún Le Rincí Gaelacha has been facing controversy over judges alleged fixing of competitionsTue Oct 11 2022 - 11:14
Council ‘disappointed’ with lack of interest from developers Council proposal to partner with developers to build public housing got one applicationTue Oct 11 2022 - 05:00
Accountants, dentists and GPs criticise exclusion from energy support schemeScope of scheme, which covers up to €10,000 a month of businesses’ increased energy costs, criticised by bodiesFri Oct 07 2022 - 17:01
Fire at Athy industrial yard prompts warning to stay indoors Blaze broke out at old industrial yard in the Co Kildare town early on Friday morningFri Oct 07 2022 - 13:32
Conference hears calls for Ireland to grow defence industryIrish companies have ‘extraordinary capacity’ in defence technologies, says Minister for Defence Simon CoveneyThu Oct 06 2022 - 19:24
Original Brexit protocol agreement ‘a little too strict’, says VaradkarFine Gael leader says there is ‘further flexibility’ around Brexit negotiationsThu Oct 06 2022 - 12:03
Drinking water quality standards slipping backwards, committee toldNumber using water supplies flagged by environmental watchdog increased to 560,000 people this yearWed Oct 05 2022 - 04:00
Mental health services ‘ineffective’ for children with suicidal ideation, report findsReview panel notified of 27 deaths of children known to Tusla last yearMon Oct 03 2022 - 17:42
Ireland is worst in OECD for education spending as percentage of GDP, report findsIreland ranks among one of the top countries when it comes to teachers’ salaries, says reportMon Oct 03 2022 - 14:47
More than 400 applications to adoption authority for information Reformed system gives people much greater access to information about their early life and familyMon Oct 03 2022 - 13:15
Thousands of Brazilians queue to vote in Dublin seeking to end ‘hell’ of BolsonaroMany waiting to cast vote on North Great George’s Street were wearing red in support of left-wing ex-president LulaSun Oct 02 2022 - 17:55
Donie Cassidy ‘very pleased’ to be elected Fianna Fáil vice-presidentOrganiser of infamous Golfgate dinner topped poll at party ardfheisSun Oct 02 2022 - 13:37
Modular housing for Ukrainians to be delayed until next spring Organisers of protest in Co Kildare town raise concerns about removal of green area and say flooding issues mean site not suitableSat Oct 01 2022 - 18:15
Sister of adopted woman died while request to meet sat in a backlogWoman calls for quicker processing of cases as new regime for accessing birth information, starting on October 3rd, is likely to be flooded with requestsSat Oct 01 2022 - 05:00
Adopted people to get new access to information: ‘My entire life was a lie’New birth information and tracing system to come into effect from MondayFri Sept 30 2022 - 18:12
Coronavirus: Lack of checks led to ‘significant’ ineligible PUP claims during pandemicSpending watchdog criticises rate of ineligible payments in many welfare schemesFri Sept 30 2022 - 17:56
Number of people now homeless hits another dismal record: 10,805Latest monthly figures show continued increase in numbers homeless in the StateFri Sept 30 2022 - 15:14
Burglaries can increase by 20% during winter months, gardaí sayGarda announces winter phase of plan to reduce home burglariesFri Sept 30 2022 - 14:15
More than 800 people aged 60 or older got married last yearTwice as many men tied the knot later in life, new CSO figures showFri Sept 30 2022 - 13:29
Concern over fire-safety dangers in housing for Ukrainians Inspection reports found Ukrainians in accommodation with “totally inadequate” facilitiesThu Sept 29 2022 - 20:09
When will people get supports and tax cuts from new budget measures? Budget 2023: Bulk of once-off financial payments in package to be paid in NovemberWed Sept 28 2022 - 13:58
Five men held over Monasterevin fatal assault are released Second group of young men arrested over assault of Dylan McCarthy releasedWed Sept 28 2022 - 11:08
Man charged over aggravated robbery of Blackrock shopStaff were threatened at knifepoint during the robbery in South DublinTue Sept 27 2022 - 15:26
‘An absolute gentleman taken far too early’: Tributes paid to man killed on M7Brendan Fitzpatrick (24) was killed on the road in the early hours of Saturday morningTue Sept 27 2022 - 10:07
Tusla spending to house children in hotels and B&Bs doublesConcerns Tusla service for finding children emergency housing overnight ‘in crisis’Mon Sept 26 2022 - 19:36
Minister says finding accommodation for asylum seekers ‘incredibly difficult’he said the State was in a “really difficult situation right now” when it came to finding accommodation for the numbers arrivingSun Sept 25 2022 - 18:01
Legislation to reform late night licensing laws expected within weeksRepresentatives of the night time economy have campaigned for longer opening hours for pubs and nightclubsSat Sept 24 2022 - 19:58
Kevin Barry House killing: What now for Housing First policy to move people off streets?Homeless services are concerned Dublin death could damage trust in the long-established process for moving homeless people into stable accommodationSat Sept 24 2022 - 02:00
Taoiseach’s flight to New York forced to return to Dublin due to bird strikeMicheál Martin had been travelling to United Nations General Assembly in New YorkWed Sept 21 2022 - 19:33
Patricia King to step down as Ictu general secretarySenior trade union official had been first woman to lead IctuWed Sept 21 2022 - 18:12
Woman (40s) arrested over Co Westmeath car fire that killed two childrenMichael (2) and Thelma Dennany (5) died after September 9th fire in MultyfarnhamWed Sept 21 2022 - 16:02
End of inpatient hospital fees for children a ‘step in the right direction’Children in Hospital group says decision will remove some ‘unnecessary’ financial burden on parentsWed Sept 21 2022 - 15:43
Online regulator should take complaints from public, report recommendsProposed regulator would have powers to take action against social media companiesTue Sept 20 2022 - 21:22
Dublin homeless agency to review Kevin Barry House deathDublin Region Homeless Executive to carry out review into death in flat managed by Peter McVerry TrustTue Sept 20 2022 - 21:01
Sinn Féin alternative budget calls for ‘sea change’ in housing policySinn Féin's alternative budget suggests it could deliver 20,000 social or affordable homes next yearMon Sept 19 2022 - 21:28
Group founded by Bill Shipsey ‘shocked’ at Amnesty legal actionLegal dispute centres around fundraising company’s use of Amnesty in nameSun Sept 18 2022 - 18:26
Former environment minister says Ireland should seek floating LNG terminal amid energy crisisComments come as second stress-test of energy supply in a week said to have been successfully completedSat Sept 17 2022 - 01:00
Stress-tests of energy supplies successfully completed, says GovernmentSecond planned response test to ‘hypothetical’ disruptions of energy supplies took place on FridayFri Sept 16 2022 - 20:58
Drop in numbers of children reported missing from Tusla care homesSome 295 reports of children going missing from residential care homes last year, most returned or were found within 24 hoursFri Sept 16 2022 - 05:00
‘We want this to be over’: Thalidomide survivors meet TaoiseachCampaign group hopeful of political will to resolve ongoing legal fight with State for compensationThu Sept 15 2022 - 20:08
Man who died after being struck by train in Co Meath is namedIncident happened near Gormanstown train station shortly before 9.30pmThu Sept 15 2022 - 08:04
‘Significantly higher’ newborn mortality rates among African mothers in Ireland, study findsESRI research suggests African-born mothers face higher stillbirth or neonatal death risks compared to Irish-born womenThu Sept 15 2022 - 00:15
Taxi drivers bearing brunt of passenger ‘anger’ over late night waits, Oireachtas committee toldTaxi driver groups warn of exodus from industry in coming yearsWed Sept 14 2022 - 18:15
Taoiseach to hold talks with Liz Truss next week Taoiseach and UK prime minister expected to meet on margins of Queen Elizabeth’s funeral in LondonTue Sept 13 2022 - 20:54
Political parties should have 10% ‘diversity quota’ for candidates, conference hearsOireachtas has ‘a lot of catching up to do’ to keep pace with demographic changes in wider societyTue Sept 13 2022 - 20:54
Scouting Ireland tells members insurers are disputing liability for abuse settlementsAllianz and Scouting Ireland to enter arbitration over insurance cover dispute, says organisation’s chairSun Sept 11 2022 - 16:00