Dozens of applications for eight places on State childcare capital investment scheme
Criteria target undersupplied areas and other factors including location, capacity and cost
Asbestos found in children’s educational science kit distributed to schools
My Living World, Worm World Kit recalled after laboratory testing detected a naturally occurring type of the material
Survivors of thalidomide drug to be offered formal State apology
Commitment for move given following meeting of representatives with Taoiseach and Tánaiste
‘Shocking and wrong’: Taoiseach issues State apology to institutional abuse survivors
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Funeral details for Mia Lily Keogh O’Keeffe (16) announced
Private funeral service for family and friends will take place in Navan
Irish Thalidomide Association to meet Taoiseach and Tánaiste following apology demands
Drug withdrawn from most markets in 1961 following widespread evidence it was linked to birth defects
Childhood exposure to poor food can lead to lasting changes in brain function
Early diets may leave hidden, long-term effects not immediately visible through weight
Irish citizens advised against all travel to Mexican state of Jalisco
Warning from Department of Foreign Affairs follows killing of wanted drug trafficker 'El Mencho'
‘A brutalist design’: Planned flood defences for south Dublin rail line divide opinion
Some residents in Blackrock and neighbouring areas are not convinced by a proposed solution from Irish Rail to defend against future floods
Met Éireann says some counties could face 50mm of rainfall with multiple warnings in place
The forecaster has predicted more heavy rain across the country today
‘It’s going to be very difficult’: 18 weeks of roadworks on Dublin’s northside to disrupt traffic
Raheny residents express concern about impact of construction works on water main when schools return next week
Spoonful of honey can help children cope with swallowed batteries, Irish research finds
Button battery ingestion can erode through oesophagus into the aorta, leading to serious bleeding and death
Met Éireann issues nationwide low temperature and ice warning as Arctic air mass approaches
Rain expected to give way to frost and ice, with thermometer hitting −4 degrees on Friday night
Jim O’Callaghan hails balance of rights, protections as Defamation Bill passes Oireachtas
Abolition of juries in High Court defamation cases is most significant change in decades
Garda group raises threat of ‘blue flu’ on St Patrick’s Day if issues not resolved
GRA warns it may withdraw services around Ireland’s EU presidency and will cancel voluntary overtime on national holiday