Most Ukrainians believe lack of English skills an obstacle to employment – studySome 62,425 Personal Public Service numbers have been issued to people arriving from UkraineMon Nov 14 2022 - 17:42
Deansgrange cemetery cycle path plans in doubt as politicians signal intent to vote downDun Laoghaire Rathdown County Council received 1,200 observations during public consultation processSun Nov 13 2022 - 21:00
Lowering qualification standards for staff among measures to fix NCT systemDáil hears of backlogs of up to six months due to system being dogged by staffing shortagesFri Nov 11 2022 - 05:00
NCT delays: Fears State could be sued over long waiting timesDepartment of Transport instructs Road Safety Authority to assess possible liability in the event of legal actionFri Nov 11 2022 - 05:00
Commercial rates increase in Dún Laoghaire-Rathdown expected to hit 15% of businessesIncrease will largely be offset by widening of bands for the Ratepayers Support Grant, council saysThu Nov 10 2022 - 12:04
Local Property Tax should be increased with protections for ‘asset-rich and income-poor’Oireachtas committee hears that ‘well-functioning’ system should be increasedThu Nov 10 2022 - 05:00
Coercive control can cause women to give up work, eduction and become isolated, says charityWomen’s Aid set to launch a new website and campaign to raise awareness of the issueThu Nov 10 2022 - 00:01
Ukrainians have ‘no complaints’ about Irish support, says delegationIreland urged to use its influence in the US to win more support for Ukraine as country faces most ‘difficult’ winterTue Nov 08 2022 - 22:49
Two arrested as gun and ammunition seized in FinglasGardaí make arrests after man seen dropping rucksack on Glasnevin AvenueTue Nov 08 2022 - 11:18
Peter McVerry Trust worked with more than 10,000 people in 2021, report detailsCharity gave 1,200 homeless people a key to their own door last yearTue Nov 08 2022 - 06:52
Gardaí investigating fire at Kill equestrian centre earmarked for refugee housingFive units of fire brigade fought blaze which broke out in a shed at the back of the building on Sunday eveningMon Nov 07 2022 - 12:00
Iranian ambassador tells Coveney there is no evidence his country supplied drones to RussiaMinister summoned Dr Masoud Eslami to a meeting to express concerns regarding the war in Ukraine and the treatment of Iranian citizens at homeFri Oct 21 2022 - 20:27
‘We learned the hard way that these projects are complex’: Irish Water swamped by challengesUpgrading creaking water infrastructure involves challenges that are outside of utility’s controlFri Oct 21 2022 - 02:30
Gardaí seize €350,000 worth of cannabis in searches targeting trafficking networksFive people were arrested in the wake of three related sweeps as part of Operation TaraTue Oct 18 2022 - 20:01
Orange weather warning in place for south of Ireland with heavy rain and possible floodingMet Éireann says localised flooding in the south and southwest expected in coming daysTue Oct 18 2022 - 18:07
Colin Farrell and Brendan Gleeson bring the magic home as Banshees of Inisherin premieres in DublinIn Bruges stars’ decision to reunite with director Martin McDonagh for latest film was a no-brainer, says GleesonFri Oct 14 2022 - 20:31
Shortage of solar panel installers as planning rules are easedEnergy conference hears Ireland has just the 17th cleanest power system in EuropeThu Oct 13 2022 - 19:51
Oireachtas subcommittee on mental health recommends abolishing restrictive practices for under 18sTop psychiatrist says any move to abolish restrictive practices for under-18s could result in gardaí or security personnel being required to help staff mental health unitsWed Oct 12 2022 - 20:24
Dylan McGrath restaurant issued brief closure order after rodent droppings foundRustic Stone, Bow Lane, and Lee Kee among three Dublin eateries to get closure ordersMon Oct 10 2022 - 17:03
New law removes limits on how many solar panels you can put on your roofMinister for Housing signs planning exemption legislation to reduce red tape and increase generation of solar energyFri Oct 07 2022 - 17:51
Bus Éireann’s Expressway fares to rise 6%Five per cent discount on all online ticket purchases will be introducedFri Oct 07 2022 - 12:33
Rain showers signal start of unsettled weekend weatherMet Éireann forecasts everything from scattered showers to thundery downpours on the wayFri Oct 07 2022 - 09:15
Law allowing gardaí to show pictures of convicted sex offenders will not lead to database, says McEnteeMinister for Justice says new legislation to protect public will only be used in ‘very specific’ situationsThu Oct 06 2022 - 20:51
Dublin emergency services brace for aggression while on duty ahead of Halloween‘There seems to be more aggression towards the emergency services’, says fire officerThu Oct 06 2022 - 20:00
Getting their goat: TCD geneticists discover lineage of wild goat more than 10,000 years old ‘Taurasian tur’ thought to have survived the last ice age, which stranded their ancestors in Turkish mountainsThu Oct 06 2022 - 19:33
‘It’s as if they are trying to alter my daughter’s grave’: Families oppose Deansgrange Cemetery cycle path plan Those who oppose the Dún Laoghaire Rathdown County Council plan say it is a ‘very ill-thought out, insensitive proposal’Thu Oct 06 2022 - 05:00
Sergeants should be allowed serve to older age, Defence Forces representative body arguesCurrent discharge age is 50 and senior non-commissioned officers at 56, a system Pdforra insists ‘does not make sense’Wed Oct 05 2022 - 07:01
Irishman dies in UkraineSpokesman for the Department of Foreign Affairs said it was aware of the case and was providing consular assistanceWed Oct 05 2022 - 00:22
Doctor denies gender bias in not physically examining patient concerned about lodged tampon Dr Herbert Taute tells fitness to practise hearing he should have carried out a physical examination when requested by womanMon Oct 03 2022 - 18:43
HSE expects €25m worth of hand sanitiser to go out of date, committee hearsAccounts briefing reveals a total outlay of €1.1bn on the procurement, transport and storage of PPE during pandemicThu Sept 29 2022 - 17:10
Canny canines can sniff out stress in humans, new research showsQueens University Belfast investigators confirm dogs' ability to detect stress in humansWed Sept 28 2022 - 21:29
Dublin Castle exhibition aims to help Irish people connect with enormity of HolocaustThe Objects of Love tells the story, through mementoes, of one Jewish family before and after the second World WarWed Sept 28 2022 - 20:37
Skeletal remains of baby found in County CorkGardaí following ‘definite line of inquiry’ after baby’s body exhumed following receipt of informationWed Sept 28 2022 - 19:20
Overseas aid fund gets boost of €177mBudget 2023: Overseas Development Assistance to have budget of €1.2bn next year with Ukraine crisis to be targetedTue Sept 27 2022 - 20:06
Transport spending: Lower fares extended and capital funding for BusConnects, Metro LinkBudget 2023: Transport projects to receive their largest capital injection in 15 yearsTue Sept 27 2022 - 18:34
Plan to provide free books to primary school children likely to impact smaller bookshopsInitiative costing €47 million is expected to be announced in Budget 2023Mon Sept 26 2022 - 19:36
System needed to track vacant properties to increase housing supply, conference hears‘There are owners that for some reason just aren’t motivated to bring properties back into use’Mon Sept 26 2022 - 18:44
Threefold surge in visa applications to Ireland from Russians since beginning of the war, data showsAccording to the Department of Justice, there were 1,052 applications for various visas to IrelandMon Sept 26 2022 - 13:45
Cigarette butts remain Ireland’s ‘biggest litter scourge’Areas classified as unpolluted and only slightly polluted fell, research findsFri Sept 23 2022 - 21:22
DAA moves to avoid industrial action by staff angered at issues around late wage paymentsDispute with Siptu arose over payment of wagesFri Sept 23 2022 - 19:23
Plans being prepared to halt raw sewage discharge into sea at HowthDoldrum Bay pipeline solution more than a decade overdueFri Sept 23 2022 - 15:57
NTA chief rejects calls for dedicated transport police Oireachtas committee told that extent of services would make focused policing difficultThu Sept 22 2022 - 05:00
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
Housing agency to tell Oireachtas of leap in renters getting noticeThreshold expects increase in ‘hidden homelessness’ as renters forced to find alternative housingTue Sept 20 2022 - 05:00
Newly available Covid-19 bivalent vaccine targets dominant strain of virusBroad welcome given to new shot which will offer more sophisticated protection against coronavirus as winter approachesFri Sept 16 2022 - 20:57
Sandymount residents face year of traffic disruption as Irish Water replaces leaky century-old pipeWorks are to be carried out on a phased basis beginning at the Ringsend Park end of Sean Moore RoadFri Sept 16 2022 - 19:00
Former High Court judge Feargus Flood was an ‘advocate of justice’, funeral hears‘The planning tribunal turned dad into a minor celebrity and he quite enjoyed being recognised,’ says his son RichardThu Sept 15 2022 - 15:21
Paul Murphy TD says he was assaulted by members of far-right groupPaul Murphy TD says he was assaulted while he attended event and says group have sought to intimidate people attending other demonstrations recentlyWed Sept 14 2022 - 21:15
Concern over plans for cycle route past Deansgrange Cemetery graves Enhanced cycling infrastructure to facilitate school routes upsets family of deceased child among othersTue Sept 13 2022 - 22:20
‘I try not to go out at night’: Over 40% of Ireland’s minority community report hate crimeFear, anxiety and depression common among those affected when members of their community targetedMon Sept 12 2022 - 21:19
