Who is Niall Ó Donnghaile, the former Sinn Féin senator who resigned over ‘inappropriate’ texts to teenager?A former Lord Mayor of Belfast, he resigned his Seanad seat last year citing health reasonsTue Oct 15 2024 - 15:52
‘Loneliness’ main reason behind calls to Alone’s national helpline last year, charity saysAbout one third of people experiencing loneliness told Alone they did not have someone to visit themTue Oct 15 2024 - 14:43
Donal Murray, former bishop of Limerick, dies aged 84Murray resigned in light of Murphy commission report on handling of child sex abuse allegations in Dublin archdiocese from 1975 to 2004Mon Oct 14 2024 - 22:16
Irish Times receives almost 50 nominations for Irish Journalism AwardsShortlist demonstrates ‘rude health of Irish journalism which continues to hold power to account’, says NewsBrands Ireland chief executiveMon Oct 14 2024 - 18:42
Safety of Irish peacekeepers in Lebanon is paramount, Taoiseach tells Israeli presidentTaoiseach Simon Harris speaks with Israeli President Yitzhak Herzog about ‘deteriorating situation’ in regionMon Oct 14 2024 - 14:53
Met Éireann issues status yellow rain warnings for Cork and Waterford this weekendHeavy and persistent rain could lead to potential spot flooding, forecaster saysSat Oct 12 2024 - 16:11
Death of Martin Salinger in Cloverhill cell was ‘hugely traumatic’ for his family, funeral toldHorse and carriage driver Salinger was stabbed to death in prison last weekendSat Oct 12 2024 - 13:22
Richard Quirke, arcade owner and former garda, remembered at funeral as generous and funnyBusinessman (77) owned Dr Quirkey’s Good Time Emporium on Dublin’s O’Connell StreetSat Oct 12 2024 - 12:38
Hurricane Milton path: Will the storm impact Ireland’s weather after it hits Florida?Met Éireann says the storm will mix with the jet stream after it hits Florida and moves away from the Gulf CoastWed Oct 09 2024 - 13:16
‘She is now in her chrysalis’: Girl injured in Parnell Square attack remains non-verbal but is ‘getting stronger’The child, who turned six last week, spent 281 days in Temple Street Children’s Hospital, her parents saidTue Oct 08 2024 - 10:19
‘It’s just a no brainer’ - renters swap the Republic for lower-cost homes in BelfastTwo students, from Dublin and Galway, have chosen to move North for cheaper housing - and one is even considering commuting home for work from her new rented homeTue Oct 08 2024 - 06:00
Some landlords still seeking sex for rent, says National Women’s Council Organisation calls for legislation outlawing the practice to be prioritised in advance of general electionTue Oct 08 2024 - 01:00
Irish Hospice Foundation ends funding relationship with Kingspan after Grenfell reportA continued relationship would be ‘incompatible’ with charity’s values, says spokeswomanFri Sept 27 2024 - 22:01
Almost 100 prosecutions made over sharing intimate images without consent since law enacted Minister for Justice hails ‘positive impact’ of legislation making ‘abhorrent form of sexual abuse’ a crimeFri Sept 27 2024 - 18:31
Over 500 contacts made with gardaí since schools historical sexual abuse appealThe majority of contacts came from older men who are sharing their experiences with An Garda Síochána for the first timeThu Sept 26 2024 - 20:05
Warning issued on hazards of illegal fireworks in advance of HalloweenMinister urges people to think hard before using and misusing fireworks as ‘we hear far too often of casualties’Thu Sept 26 2024 - 19:29
‘It’s completely unfair’: How a broken rung on the property ladder locks out first-time buyersCash buyers - often overseas investment funds - are snapping up thousands of apartments in Ireland for which others can’t get mortgages because of fire safety issuesWed Sept 25 2024 - 06:00
Overseas cash buyers snap up bargain apartments that first-time buyers cannot get because of defects Banks are refusing to approve mortgages for apartments in Ireland with even minor defects - which is shutting out first-time buyersWed Sept 25 2024 - 05:52
Civil society alliance calls for 40 per cent gender quota for local election candidatesNew group, the Alliance for Gender Quotas at Local Level, brings together academics and advocates for Traveller, migrant and disabled womenTue Sept 24 2024 - 20:02
Gardaí searching for suspect after car with five-month old baby in it hijacked in DublinGirl was found ‘safe and well’ in city centre hours after car was stolen in Mountjoy SquareMon Sept 23 2024 - 18:25
This Boy Is Cracking Up: Killian Sundermann’s sold-out stand-up show is cathartic, relatable and funnyDublin Fringe Festival 2024: You’d barely notice the hour pass as TikTok breakout star takes his audience on a witty journey from childhood dreams and identity dilemmas to his later strugglesTue Sept 17 2024 - 09:34
Cannabis-like drug causing severe psychosis in young men, College of Psychiatrists warnHexahydrocannabinol (HHC) is legal in Ireland and commonly available in the form of vapes or added to jellies or chocolateMon Sept 16 2024 - 19:00
‘There’s not a bad word I could speak about Ireland’: Rugby star Bundee Aki gains Irish citizenshipConnacht player is one of 3,600 people who became Irish citizens on Monday in ceremonies in DublinMon Sept 16 2024 - 18:16
What I Read This Week: Irish life laid bare in Letterkenny court and civil war in SudanJade Wilson picks the stories that struck her this week including a moving piece about volunteers helping asylum seekersSat Sept 14 2024 - 08:00
Croke Park summit by US software firm with links to Israeli military postponedRed Hat firm event in GAA headquarters had come under recent criticism from current and former players and members of publicFri Sept 13 2024 - 20:27
Man (40s) charged following discovery of cannabis growhouse in Indreabhán, Co GalwayDuring search of residence, cannabis valued at €278,000 was discoveredFri Sept 13 2024 - 16:46
‘Statistically significant’ increase in incidents involving unruly passengers on Irish airlines, IAA saysSome 426 incidents were reported to the Irish Aviation Authority last yearFri Sept 13 2024 - 15:28
Sophie Toscan du Plantier case: Failure to deliver justice ‘a deep shame,’ says Micheál MartinThe Tánaiste critical of the Irish justice system in that case and others at the launch of a new book on the murder of the French womanThu Sept 12 2024 - 21:41
Mary Lou McDonald reflects on ‘very tough year’ as she reveals husband’s cancer diagnosis Sinn Féin leader in mourning following her father’s recent death but her husband Martin Lanigan’s prognosis is now positiveThu Sept 12 2024 - 20:48
Family of Aoife Johnston call for report into her death at UHL to be published immediatelyClare girl (16) died of meningitis in December 2022 with suspected sepsis that went untreated for over 12 hoursThu Sept 12 2024 - 20:45
Worldwide ‘indifference’ towards war in Sudan ‘truly shocking’, says Mary RobinsonHumanitarian organisations say hunger is being used as a weapon, with the hunger crisis in country now world’s largestMon Sept 09 2024 - 15:17
‘An amazing feeling’: Sixteen-year-old wins women’s Liffey SwimJessica Purcell finishes first in women’s event and Paul Mulvehill wins men’s event amid ongoing dispute that will see Swim Ireland rival Leinster Open Sea stage its own Liffey Swim on September 21stSat Sept 07 2024 - 18:06
Woman (30s) killed in two car crash in DonegalThe female driver, in her 70s, and male front seat passenger, in his 50s, received non life threatening injuriesSat Sept 07 2024 - 11:46
Through a Yellow Door, musicians find a creative home in DublinYellow Door Music Studios is Ireland’s largest rehearsal studio for musicians – and it’s a resource that is badly needed, say its foundersSat Sept 07 2024 - 05:00
More than €3m worth of cocaine, cannabis seized at Dublin Airport in past weekRevenue officers at airport make one drugs seizure worth an esimated €1,572,600 and two others worth an estimated €740,800 eachFri Sept 06 2024 - 12:30
Woman killed in avalanche in ArgentinaInitial reports from South America suggested deceased was Irish but diplomatic sources said this was not the caseThu Sept 05 2024 - 15:36
Arts Council to gift books to inmates in 13 prisons across country on Culture NightThirty titles from some of Ireland’s most beloved writers will be distributed, with some authors reading excerpts for prisonersThu Sept 05 2024 - 09:29
Questions on mental health and sexual orientation included in online CSO pilot censusSome 20,000 households in Cork, Dublin, Kilkenny, Louth, Mayo, and Offaly selected to take partMon Sept 02 2024 - 14:59
When the ‘scariest Gallagher’ was ‘the nicest man in showbusiness’: Irish Oasis fans share memoriesNews of the band’s reunion has left their fans reflecting on past experiences at their gigs and chance encountersThu Aug 29 2024 - 18:00
Hiqa: 80% of Mosney centre residents have refugee status but are unable to move outSome residents at direct-provision centre ‘could not avail’ of more appropriate accommodation and were ‘anxious’, says inspection reportWed Aug 28 2024 - 13:03
Cluster of overdoses linked to opiate nitazene ‘came out of the blue’ - HSE clinicianState authorities remain on red alert due to high risk to life from synthetic opiate that is up to 25 times more potent than fentanylTue Aug 27 2024 - 06:00
Dublin portal links with Vilnius in Lithuania and Poland’s Lublin Live streams rotate every 180 seconds, beginning from 1pm Irish time on MondayMon Aug 26 2024 - 18:17
Voluntary body appeals for promoters to prioritise festivalgoers’ welfarePsycare needs funding to continue taking the burden off medics at festivals by providing its welfare serviceSun Aug 25 2024 - 19:00
Banning smartphones in secondary schools? Here’s what readers had to sayFrom supporting complete bans due to safety and attention span concerns, to it being seen as ‘just another rule to be evaded’Fri Aug 23 2024 - 19:32
UK’s Cass trans healthcare report ‘should not be Ireland’s model of care,’ forum hearsActivists in Ireland say report being ‘weaponised’ and preventing improvements in trans careFri Aug 23 2024 - 15:55
Weather forecast: Unsettled week ahead with showers and low temperaturesMonday will turn wet and windy with strong, gusty winds expectedMon Aug 19 2024 - 07:54
Illegal cigarettes worth €8m seized at Rosslare EuroportSome 9.5 million ‘Marlboro Gold’ cigarettes were found in a freight unit arriving from FranceFri Aug 16 2024 - 12:32
Weekend weather: more rain due in coming days, Met Éireann saysSpike in swimming warnings as heavy rainfall impacts water qualityFri Aug 16 2024 - 09:58
‘Scamwatch’: Threshold urges students to carry out thorough checks before paying rental depositsIrish Council for International Students research finds more than one in four international students seek accommodation on group chats and social media pages, where scams are more commonThu Aug 15 2024 - 00:01
Rise in seizure of illegal muscle-boosting and weight-loss drugsSteroids accounted for 23% of seized medicines, while quantity of Semaglutide seized rises three-foldWed Jul 31 2024 - 15:26
