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‘You see a lot of unfairness’: Irish in Dubai describe parallel lives

‘You see a lot of unfairness’: Irish in Dubai describe parallel lives

‘If you get on the wrong side of the police, freedom and fairness are not to be taken for granted,’ says returned teacher

Fri Jul 12 2024 - 15:57
‘I’m just so relieved’: Tori Towey arrives home after charges dropped in Dubai

‘I’m just so relieved’: Tori Towey arrives home after charges dropped in Dubai

Irish woman, who was working in the UAE, tried to take her own life after allegedly being attacked

Thu Jul 11 2024 - 14:58
Antoinette Smith murder: Gardaí renew appeal over killing of woman last seen in 1987

Antoinette Smith murder: Gardaí renew appeal over killing of woman last seen in 1987

Smith (27) was reported missing after she returned to Dublin from a David Bowie concert, and her remains were found at a Co Wicklow mountain nine months later

Thu Jul 11 2024 - 10:13
Behind the luxury image, Dubai’s laws and customs create issues for expatriates

Behind the luxury image, Dubai’s laws and customs create issues for expatriates

Sinn Féin leader Mary Lou McDonald described case of Tori Towey as ‘grotesque and medieval’

Thu Jul 11 2024 - 06:00
‘Over the moon’: Tori Towey hopes to return to Ireland on Thursday after charges dropped in Dubai

‘Over the moon’: Tori Towey hopes to return to Ireland on Thursday after charges dropped in Dubai

Taoiseach describes Irishwoman’s case as ‘horrific nightmare scenario that no Irish citizen should have to experience’

Wed Jul 10 2024 - 21:23
Your work questions answered: My employee has changed hours without permission, what can I do?

Your work questions answered: My employee has changed hours without permission, what can I do?

A series where we ask experts in all aspects of workplace engagement to give us their views and solutions on issues driving conflict or upset for employees

Wed Jul 10 2024 - 12:50
Rain warning issued for 18 counties with risk of local flooding

Rain warning issued for 18 counties with risk of local flooding

The 24-hour status yellow warning took effect from 4am as unsettled weather hits Ireland for several days

Tue Jul 09 2024 - 07:07
Call for overhaul of mental health services for new mothers

Call for overhaul of mental health services for new mothers

National Women’s Council calls for strengthening of specialist perinatal mental health services

Tue Jul 09 2024 - 00:01
Mid Ulster report:  Sinn Féin’s Cathal Mallaghan comfortably retains party stronghold

Mid Ulster report: Sinn Féin’s Cathal Mallaghan comfortably retains party stronghold

Mallaghan succeeds outgoing Francie Molloy of SF after coming some 15,000 votes ahead of DUP candidate Keith Buchanan

Fri Jul 05 2024 - 14:00
West Tyrone report: Sinn Féin incumbent Órfhlaith Begley retains seat with overwhelming majority

West Tyrone report: Sinn Féin incumbent Órfhlaith Begley retains seat with overwhelming majority

UK election: Begley almost doubles her majority over DUP candidate Tom Buchanan since 2019

Fri Jul 05 2024 - 13:17
Colum Eastwood retains seat with reduced majority in Foyle

Colum Eastwood retains seat with reduced majority in Foyle

Sinn Féin candidate Sandra Duffy, a councillor and former mayor of Derry City, received 11,481 votes

Fri Jul 05 2024 - 13:13
South Antrim report: UUP’s Robin Swann comfortably regains seat party lost in 2017

South Antrim report: UUP’s Robin Swann comfortably regains seat party lost in 2017

DUP’s Paul Girvan trails Swann by a margin of 7,512 votes amid an overall poor election peformance by the DUP

Fri Jul 05 2024 - 12:19
East Antrim report: DUP’s Sammy Wilson retains seat but suffers cut in personal vote

East Antrim report: DUP’s Sammy Wilson retains seat but suffers cut in personal vote

UK election: Wilson uses victory speech to tell other unionist parties those who ‘split’ the unionist vote should be ‘ashamed’

Fri Jul 05 2024 - 11:32
Fermanagh & South Tyrone report: Sinn Féin’s Pat Cullen secures clear win over DUP

Fermanagh & South Tyrone report: Sinn Féin’s Pat Cullen secures clear win over DUP

UUP’s Diana Armstrong trails former head of the Royal College of Nursing by more than 4,000 votes

Fri Jul 05 2024 - 10:27
DUP’s Gregory Campbell retains seat but Sinn Féin make big gains in East Derry

DUP’s Gregory Campbell retains seat but Sinn Féin make big gains in East Derry

Kathleen McGurk was just 179 votes from taking the seat in a constituency that has been a unionist stronghold since its creation

Fri Jul 05 2024 - 09:45
North Antrim report: ‘Political earthquake’ as TUV’s Jim Allister overthrows Paisley dynasty

North Antrim report: ‘Political earthquake’ as TUV’s Jim Allister overthrows Paisley dynasty

Ian Paisley jnr's loss of what was seen as safest DUP seat is the biggest general election shock in Northern Ireland

Fri Jul 05 2024 - 09:43
South Dublin school’s plans to create ‘private Aviva’ in Rathgar square face local backlash

South Dublin school’s plans to create ‘private Aviva’ in Rathgar square face local backlash

St Mary’s College proposals will cause ‘irreversible damage’ to biodiversity, nature preservation and heritage, residents say

Thu Jul 04 2024 - 06:00
Man (47) who died on Westmeath road may have lain undiscovered for days

Man (47) who died on Westmeath road may have lain undiscovered for days

Mother and daughter in Co Mayo and another man in Westmeath also died in road crashes in recent days

Wed Jul 03 2024 - 19:14
June temperatures fell below average ‘nearly everywhere’, Met Éireann says

June temperatures fell below average ‘nearly everywhere’, Met Éireann says

Averages some three degrees below those recorded in same month last year, which was hottest June on record

Tue Jul 02 2024 - 12:42
Tommy Meskill announced as RTÉ's new London correspondent

Tommy Meskill announced as RTÉ's new London correspondent

Meskill will take over from John Kilraine who has held post since 2022

Tue Jul 02 2024 - 10:58
RTÉ makes two appointments to leadership team as part of new strategic plan

RTÉ makes two appointments to leadership team as part of new strategic plan

The BBC’s Steve Carson to become director of video while Newstalk’s Patricia Monahan will be director of audio

Mon Jul 01 2024 - 13:31
Some blood groups at just two days’ supply, says Irish Blood Transfusion Service

Some blood groups at just two days’ supply, says Irish Blood Transfusion Service

About 2,000 blood donations are required over the coming weeks amid a high hospital demand for blood since June bank holiday weekend, says service

Mon Jul 01 2024 - 08:58
Ryanair rejects claims of price hikes as Aer Lingus customers scramble for flights

Ryanair rejects claims of price hikes as Aer Lingus customers scramble for flights

Budget airline’s fares are driven by algorithms primarily dictated by demand and flight capacity, according to industry experts

Sat Jun 29 2024 - 06:01
Search operation under way in Co Kerry for experienced hiker not seen since Sunday

Search operation under way in Co Kerry for experienced hiker not seen since Sunday

Sebastian Jaworksi (46) last seen on Mount Brandon on Sunday at about 3:30pm

Fri Jun 28 2024 - 13:30
Nature of Road Safety Authority’s funding a ‘crucial conflict of interest’, PAC hears

Nature of Road Safety Authority’s funding a ‘crucial conflict of interest’, PAC hears

Almost all of the body’s €100 million in income for 2022 came from fees for its services including NCTs and driver testing

Thu Jun 27 2024 - 14:49
Freedom of information: Some public bodies ‘over-reliant’ on external legal advice over requests

Freedom of information: Some public bodies ‘over-reliant’ on external legal advice over requests

Growing trend of contracting out FOI request decision-making is concerning, says information comissioner

Thu Jun 27 2024 - 10:05
Threshold  survey finds three-quarters of tenants struggle to pay bills after covering rent

Threshold survey finds three-quarters of tenants struggle to pay bills after covering rent

Housing charity says that this year, 54 per cent of respondents feeling either insecure or very insecure in their accommodation, up from 48 per cent last year and 44 per cent in 2022

Wed Jun 26 2024 - 14:32
Your work questions answered: Is an employer liable for a sports injury if they sponsor an employee team’s kit?

Your work questions answered: Is an employer liable for a sports injury if they sponsor an employee team’s kit?

A business’s office manager got advice that because the company had sponsored its employees’ sports gear for a separate rugby league, it is liable for any expenses incurred by a worker injured playing the sport. Could this be true?

Wed Jun 26 2024 - 06:00
TikTokkers find death records in former psychiatric hospital in Westmeath

TikTokkers find death records in former psychiatric hospital in Westmeath

Discovery follows launches of data breach investigations concerning a former psychiatric hospital in Donegal and a hospital in Dublin

Tue Jun 25 2024 - 06:00
Huge increase in cocaine use, particularly among women, research shows

Huge increase in cocaine use, particularly among women, research shows

Record number of drug treatment cases, according to the Health Research Board

Tue Jun 25 2024 - 00:02
Defence Forces, Courts Service asked to withdraw from Pride parades after Cathal Crotty suspended sentence

Defence Forces, Courts Service asked to withdraw from Pride parades after Cathal Crotty suspended sentence

Staff in Courts Service group ‘upset’ and ‘frustrated’ with exclusion, saying there is a misunderstanding about their duties

Mon Jun 24 2024 - 18:12
Fines for workplace health and safety breaches totalled €1.3m in 2023

Fines for workplace health and safety breaches totalled €1.3m in 2023

Several prosecutions concerned serious injury or death, authority’s report shows

Mon Jun 24 2024 - 00:15
Activists hold breath over gambling legislation amid ‘barrage’ of lobbying

Activists hold breath over gambling legislation amid ‘barrage’ of lobbying

More than 130,000 Irish people suffer from problem gambling or are at risk of it, according to the ESRI

Mon Jun 24 2024 - 00:00
‘I am absolutely overwhelmed’: Natasha O’Brien attends solidarity protest in Limerick

‘I am absolutely overwhelmed’: Natasha O’Brien attends solidarity protest in Limerick

Demonstrations prompted by Cathal Crotty walking free from court after being given suspended sentence for attacking Natasha O’Brien

Sat Jun 22 2024 - 17:26
Eight years after seeking asylum in Garda station ‘I walked out in uniform’

Eight years after seeking asylum in Garda station ‘I walked out in uniform’

Sudita Zalli was 11 years old when she came to Ireland with her family from Albania and was so impressed by the gardaí she encountered she joined the force

Fri Jun 21 2024 - 18:38
Paul Murphy TD wins High Court challenge to Sipo’s decision refusing to investigate claims of Varadkar leak

Paul Murphy TD wins High Court challenge to Sipo’s decision refusing to investigate claims of Varadkar leak

Judge quashed ethical watchdog’s decision and directed matter go back to office for further consideration

Fri Jun 21 2024 - 13:35
Green Party leadership contenders offer different selling points

Green Party leadership contenders offer different selling points

Roderic O’Gorman cites his accomplishments as Minister for Children, while Pippa Hackett says party needs ‘non-Dublin leader’

Thu Jun 20 2024 - 06:00
Woman (50s) arrested after gardaí seize drugs worth €270,000 in Dublin

Woman (50s) arrested after gardaí seize drugs worth €270,000 in Dublin

‘Substantial quantity’ of MDMA found during search in Coolock along with cocaine and cannabis products

Wed Jun 19 2024 - 21:54
Man (40s) arrested in connection with death of Ukrainian man in Monaghan

Man (40s) arrested in connection with death of Ukrainian man in Monaghan

Mykola Dernovi (46) died after suspected assault in Clones earlier this month

Wed Jun 19 2024 - 20:22
Your work questions answered: I was obligated to become a sole trader in a long-term job - what recourse is there for me?

Your work questions answered: I was obligated to become a sole trader in a long-term job - what recourse is there for me?

A series where we ask experts in all aspects of workplace engagement to give us their views and solutions on issues driving conflict or upset for employees

Wed Jun 19 2024 - 13:00
‘Alarming increase’ in physical and economic domestic abuse, says report

‘Alarming increase’ in physical and economic domestic abuse, says report

Women’s Aid received 40,048 disclosures of domestic abuse in 2023, highest ever recorded in charity’s 50-year history

Tue Jun 18 2024 - 06:00
Potato shortages: ‘The way the weather is going, it’s a bit frightening’

Potato shortages: ‘The way the weather is going, it’s a bit frightening’

Fruit and veg shop has tried to encourage customers to try other varieties of potatoes to fill the gap through a TikTok video

Sun Jun 16 2024 - 07:00
Landlord who threatened to take tenant ‘by the head’ and remove her from property ordered to pay €17,500

Landlord who threatened to take tenant ‘by the head’ and remove her from property ordered to pay €17,500

RTB ordered another landlord to pay tenant €10,000 in damages after an illegal eviction in which the locks were changed while he left to buy milk

Sun Jun 16 2024 - 06:00
HSE warns against illegal benzodiazepine tablets following cluster of overdoses across Ireland

HSE warns against illegal benzodiazepine tablets following cluster of overdoses across Ireland

Presence of nitazene, a dangerous synthetic opioid, confirmed in yellow, round counterfeit tablets

Sat Jun 15 2024 - 12:24
Teenager (17) killed in workplace accident at recycling plant in Co Cavan

Teenager (17) killed in workplace accident at recycling plant in Co Cavan

Gardaí and emergency services were alerted to the fatal accident

Fri Jun 14 2024 - 13:44
‘Paris is next’: Medal-winning Irish runners get heroes’ welcome at Dublin Airport

‘Paris is next’: Medal-winning Irish runners get heroes’ welcome at Dublin Airport

Sharlene Mawdsley and Sophie Becker come home to cheering fans and family ahead of Olympic season

Thu Jun 13 2024 - 22:08
‘He found his god in his family and in the sea’: Sailor who drowned off Connemara remembered at memorial

‘He found his god in his family and in the sea’: Sailor who drowned off Connemara remembered at memorial

Conor McLoughlin of Foynes Yacht Club went missing last week while sailing with his wife near Macdara’s Island off Galway coast

Thu Jun 13 2024 - 16:48
Your work questions answered: Does a special arrangement for a colleague’s maternity leave set a legal precedent for me?

Your work questions answered: Does a special arrangement for a colleague’s maternity leave set a legal precedent for me?

Employers offering top-up maternity payments normally require employees sign an agreement to return to work for a specified period

Wed Jun 12 2024 - 08:43
Dublin City Council results: Social Democrats double seat total to 10

Dublin City Council results: Social Democrats double seat total to 10

Fine Gael emerges as largest party while Green Party manages to defy predictions about substantial seat losses

Mon Jun 10 2024 - 10:33
Driver of minibus killed following crash in Tramore

Driver of minibus killed following crash in Tramore

The incident happened just after 6pm in Monvoy on Friday

Fri Jun 07 2024 - 21:43
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