Tusla criticism of Scouting Ireland ‘based on incomplete information’Agency had not read full files on abuse cases, scouting body’s safeguarding manager saysWed Mar 13 2019 - 14:18
Irish girls ranked among top binge drinkers by global studyTeenage females had a higher rate of binge drinking than boys, a Lancet study foundWed Mar 13 2019 - 10:47
Nearly 2,000 without power following Storm GarethPower outages and fallen trees causing disruption in storm’s aftermathWed Mar 13 2019 - 08:43
Storm Gareth: Met Éireann warns of strong gusts and risk of floodingDay two of Cheltenham horse-racing festival in doubt as damaging winds expectedTue Mar 12 2019 - 19:15
Nicky Byrne and Jenny Greene to leave RTÉ 2FMJennifer Zamparelli to fill 10am slot vacated by pair after a five year run togetherTue Mar 12 2019 - 15:40
Apology after ‘consent app’ proposal sent to UCD computer science studentsEmail on project said it would fight men’s ‘ever growing fear’ of being sued after sexTue Mar 12 2019 - 11:49
Man killed after being hit by Luas tram near KingswoodPedestrian struck on Luas Red Line on Monday nightTue Mar 12 2019 - 08:45
Irish Deaf Society on brink of closure due to lack of fundsCharity which has been ‘lurching from crisis to crisis’ asked HSE for €300,000Tue Mar 12 2019 - 04:00
Creating ‘fake’ property bids to be improper under new rulesLetting agents required to return deposits within 10 days under proposed standardsWed Mar 06 2019 - 18:24
London incendiary packages ‘sinister act’, Flanagan saysMotive behind incident still ‘unclear’ but Minister refused to ‘speculate’Wed Mar 06 2019 - 11:54
Law Society taskforce aims to address inequality in legal professionSixteen people chosen from minority, disability, LGBT+ and lower socioeconomic backgroundsWed Mar 06 2019 - 00:00
Sandy shores return to Killiney beach for first time in yearsLarge amount of sand washed up on traditionally rocky south Dublin stretch at weekendTue Mar 05 2019 - 16:55
Rainfall weather warning issued for Munster and LeinsterHeavy rainfall expected Tuesday night into Wednesday morning - Met ÉireannTue Mar 05 2019 - 13:52
Recent winter ‘warmest on record’ Met Éireann saySeveral weather stations recorded highest winter temperatures in a centuryTue Mar 05 2019 - 13:14
Parents disappointed at cancellation of scout trip after Tusla warningOvernight trip to a hostel for Rathgar scout troop cancelled at ‘last minute’ on FridayTue Mar 05 2019 - 00:11
No evidence Enda Kenny diluted data regulations, Bruton saysObserver, Computer Weekly recently reported Kenny helped Facebook influence EU data lawsMon Mar 04 2019 - 14:29
Scouts pitch their tents for weekend despite Tusla concernZappone says Scouting Ireland must implement Tusla’s ‘urgent’ recommendationsSat Mar 02 2019 - 02:00
Tusla chairman defends agency’s actions in Scouting Ireland controversyScouting Ireland and Tusla representatives invited to appear at Oireachtas CommitteeFri Mar 01 2019 - 21:31
Scouting Ireland official sought to have Tusla letter ‘withdrawn’Organisation will meet with Tusla to address concerns over child protection standardsFri Mar 01 2019 - 01:00
Scouting Ireland as ‘safe as it can be’, says child protection expertIan Elliott defends standards in the youth organisationThu Feb 28 2019 - 13:14
Latest revelations are potential death knell for Scouting IrelandTusla says it has ‘serious concerns’ over ability of organisation to keep children safeThu Feb 28 2019 - 07:37
Multiple findings senior scouts ‘acted inappropriately’ over rape claimIndependent report makes multiple findings against four senior Scouting Ireland figuresThu Feb 28 2019 - 00:23
Review into ‘concerning’ child-protection standards at Scouting IrelandTusla says lack of supervision on camping trips exposed children to harmThu Feb 28 2019 - 00:15
Tusla to carry out review of child protection in Scouting IrelandZappone tells Dáil of child and family agency’s concern over standards in scouting bodyWed Feb 27 2019 - 18:00
Council reject Hibernia lobbying over Newlands Cross rezoningEfforts by investment giant to lobby for land rezoning shot down by south Dublin councilTue Feb 26 2019 - 05:05
Repossessions Bill will take family circumstances into accountLegislation aims to keep distressed borrowers in mortgage arrears living in their homesTue Feb 26 2019 - 03:00
Less than half the extra customs officials in place ahead of BrexitSome 117 extra Revenue customs officers are in place of the planned 270 new hiresMon Feb 25 2019 - 01:00
James Reilly not seeking FG nomination for European electionsSenator’s withdrawal clears path for Fitzgerald while FF’s Rabbitte puts name forwardSun Feb 24 2019 - 19:25
Teen in serious condition following city centre stabbingYouth stabbed on Liffey Street at around 2.50am on Sunday morningSun Feb 24 2019 - 16:32
Older people to be offered incentives to downsize homesTax breaks being considered to encourage people to move to ‘age-friendly’ housing estatesSun Feb 24 2019 - 16:04
Paisley says partitioning North from rest of the UK ‘not a runner’Micheál Martin claims the risk of a chaotic no-deal Brexit is beginning to dawn on the GovernmentSat Feb 23 2019 - 01:00
Risk of no-deal Brexit ‘beginning to dawn’ on Government - MartinGovernment realising threat of no-deal reality ‘late in the day’ says FF leaderFri Feb 22 2019 - 20:11
Fatal Mayo plane crash pilot was unconscious before impact, report findsPilot’s head seen slumped forward in video recording recovered from aircraftFri Feb 22 2019 - 14:51
Ireland near bottom of table in meeting UN development goalsSocial Justice Ireland report says State lagging behind on environment and inequality challengesFri Feb 22 2019 - 13:25
Scouting Ireland to get extra €220,000 for child protectionMinister for Children Katherine Zappone says she will not compromise on child safetyFri Feb 22 2019 - 02:00
Kildare and Wicklow ETB to review all rental leases‘Serious lapses’ in State body’s financial practices severely criticised in C&AG reportThu Feb 21 2019 - 21:55
Fianna Fáil election candidate apologises for ‘gypsy’ commentProminent party activist Brian Mohan said comment was “ill-advised” and wrongWed Feb 20 2019 - 20:21
National map of phone coverage ‘blackspots’ to be publishedPrevious plan to have local authorities map coverage scrapped over lack of responseWed Feb 20 2019 - 19:31
Scout leaders allegedly ‘colluded’ to facilitate child sex abuseSuspicions from Scouting Ireland review that child abuse files ‘went missing’Mon Feb 18 2019 - 05:00
Plaque to 48 Stardust nightclub fire victims unveiledFamilies say application for a fresh inquest into the fire to be made within weeksThu Feb 14 2019 - 21:32
Auditors criticise spending by Kildare and Wicklow training bodyBoard gave contracts to family members in breach of rules, says State watchdogThu Feb 14 2019 - 01:00
Forty alleged scout abusers facing claims from multiple victimsFurther 66 alleged cases relate to youth on youth sex abuse, new figures showWed Feb 13 2019 - 11:01
Scouting scandal: ‘They abused the kids in every way they could’Solicitor taking 30 cases against Scouting Ireland says victims paint graphic picture of abuseTue Feb 12 2019 - 01:00
Scout leaders sexually abused children on hikes, in tents, claim victimsKids were abused on multiple occasions, says solicitor representing alleged victimsTue Feb 12 2019 - 01:00
Zappone to increase Scouting Ireland funding to improve safeguardingNumber of past alleged abusers identified by Scouting Ireland increases to 237Sat Feb 09 2019 - 00:31
Unions protest for decent wages for seafarers on Irish FerriesCompany portrays itself as Irish but doesn’t fly the Irish flag, Siptu saysFri Feb 08 2019 - 19:57
Irish woman explains why she wanted to kiss Jean-Claude JunckerHailey Kierse said commission president’s words about Ireland made her want to ‘jump for joy’Thu Feb 07 2019 - 20:53
Children’s hospital: Call for Robert Watt to appear before committeeSecretary general previously refused to discuss controversial cost overrun on projectThu Feb 07 2019 - 15:35
British nuclear waste facility could be located near NewryNewry is being considered as a possible location to store the UK’s nuclear refuseThu Feb 07 2019 - 00:38
Tyson Fury events cancelled over Regency Hotel shooting graffiti threatGardaí investigating graffiti on Helix referencing Regency shootingWed Feb 06 2019 - 15:14
