Citizens’ Assembly asked to consider extending local authorities’ powersDublin council chief warns against merger of councils under directly elected mayorSun May 01 2022 - 15:27
In a Word... phoneHumankind lived for millenniums without the phone – I have to remind myselfSat Apr 30 2022 - 00:30
Galway bog fire a threat to endangered birds, Birdwatch Ireland warnsCalls for cause of blaze near Lough Corrib to be investigated by gardaíThu Apr 28 2022 - 21:33
Teacher who drowned off Greystones was ‘a trustworthy and valued friend’At school ‘the children adored her and her way of teaching’, her funeral heardThu Apr 28 2022 - 14:18
Call for media moratorium on Leaving Cert coverage heard by Oireachtas committeePress interest ‘undoubtedly’ contributes to student stress, exam commission chief saysTue Apr 26 2022 - 18:40
Daydreaming chidren may be learning more slowly, say researchersExperts find that children ‘mind wandering’ 25% of the time and could not avoid tendencyMon Apr 25 2022 - 22:17
Black Santa returns to Dublin city centre out of season and for UkrainePlans to turn city centre church into support centre for refugees from the warMon Apr 25 2022 - 21:23
Irish priest appointed to senior Vatican role investigating abuseMsgr John Kennedy will examine clerical child abuse allegations after shake-upMon Apr 25 2022 - 13:27
In a Word ... ComplaintA story about Brendan Behan’s lighthouse painting days is amusing enough to be trueSat Apr 23 2022 - 00:30
High energy prices likely to be an issue for some time, EU event is toldRussia’s ‘atrocious’ war has altered energy landscape fundamentally, German official saysThu Apr 21 2022 - 22:44
Cost of living: Increase to social welfare needed, advocacy group saysIncrease of €27 a week necessary to protect vulnerable, says Social Justice IrelandTue Apr 19 2022 - 00:30
One of Ireland’s more successful housing agencies celebrates 25 years‘Could not have been achieved without the vision and courage of the religious congregations’Mon Apr 18 2022 - 14:54
Archbishops lament ongoing devastation in Ukraine in Easter sermonsTrócaire appeals for return of over 700,000 boxes as Lenten campaign endsSun Apr 17 2022 - 16:21
Easter Rising’s 106th anniversary marked at GPO in DublinPresident Michael D Higgins and Taoiseach Micheál Martin among attendeesSun Apr 17 2022 - 15:30
In a Word. . . HopeIn turbulent times it is necessary to remember that hope is the greatest virtueSat Apr 16 2022 - 00:30
People are ‘stretched to breaking point’ says Catholic Archbishop of DublinAdvises parishes ‘to be courageous in moving beyond ways that no longer work in the Ireland of today’Fri Apr 15 2022 - 16:48
Clonliffe College former seminary offered for Ukrainian refugeesArchbishop says 30-40 religious congregations are offering rooms including former retreat centresFri Apr 15 2022 - 00:00
Ukrainians ‘walking through the valley of the shadow of death’, church leaders sayAll 3,600 dead of Northern Ireland conflict to be remembered at Good Friday serviceThu Apr 14 2022 - 12:28
First Fleadh Cheoil of 2022 takes place in Co RoscommonRoscommon County Fleadh last held in 2019 due to Covid 19Thu Apr 14 2022 - 11:15
Good Friday city centre walk in Dublin, led by Archbishops, to returnWalk and concert in at St Patrick’s Cathedral to express solidarity with UkrainiansTue Apr 12 2022 - 18:06
Council approves €4.5m sale of Mount Anville site in south Dublin for gaelscoilThree-storey, eight-classroom school possibly to be developed for Gaelscoil LaigheanTue Apr 12 2022 - 07:14
Dún Laoghaire Rathdown council remembers local men killed in UkraineCameraman Pierre Zakrzewski and store manager Oleksandr Zavhorodniy died last monthMon Apr 11 2022 - 21:38
Ireland’s churches rally to support Ukrainian peopleReligious communities offer rooms in convents and retreat centres to those fleeingFri Apr 08 2022 - 01:00
Almost 3,000 offers of vacant properties to house refugees fail to materialiseNumber is around 12% of 24,411 pledges made through the Irish Red Cross to dateThu Apr 07 2022 - 21:38
Mayo man becomes latest New York firefighter to die of 9/11-related illnessMichael Lyons helped in remarkable rescue after attacks on World Trade CenterThu Apr 07 2022 - 18:40
Dublin Airport delays: Use of Army personnel to ease pressure discussedOperator to present plans to remove bottlenecks after Dáil committee’s visit to airportMon Apr 04 2022 - 21:10
Medical Council took no regulatory action over Coombe vaccine controversyLeftover vaccines administered to 16 family members of staff ahead of priority groupsSun Apr 03 2022 - 19:17
In a Word ... RadioIt was the 1980s and we pirate broadcasters wanted to free Ireland’s regional accentsSat Apr 02 2022 - 00:30
Catholic Church is beginning to see life after Covid-19Attendences at Mass are back up again, say priests, but congregations are still anxiousMon Mar 21 2022 - 01:00
In a Word . . . ConstantWhen ordering a round, I rediscovered I was dealing with the rudest bar staff in IrelandSat Mar 12 2022 - 00:30
Ireland not neutral on issue of Ukraine, says Coveney‘We are actively funding and supplying equipment to the Ukrainian military’Thu Mar 10 2022 - 18:48
Catholic bishops call on UK to prioritise rights of Ukrainian refugeesSpecial collection will be taken up at all Masses in Ireland for the people of UkraineWed Mar 09 2022 - 20:37
Possible transfer of patronage for eight Catholic schools agreed in pilot projectBishops and department favour reconfiguration process as project met with local resistanceMon Mar 07 2022 - 20:23
Irish Catholic Church prepares for arrival of UkrainiansArchbishops call on Patriarch Kirill of Moscow, friend of Putin, to help bring war to an endMon Mar 07 2022 - 20:17
Government warned to consult farmers before any compulsory crop growth ordersAmid rising costs and input availability issues, farmers sceptical about potential moveSun Mar 06 2022 - 16:20
Dutch Carmelite who spent time in Dublin and Cork to be canonised in MayTitus Brandsma arrested by the Gestapo and taken to Dachau where he was killed six months later, aged 61Sun Mar 06 2022 - 15:45
In a Word . . . FameIrish people like it to be known that we are not overly impressed by fameSat Mar 05 2022 - 00:30
Catholic archbishops denounce ‘immoral aggression’ of Russia in UkraineSituation an ‘abuse of power’ motivated by ‘the desire to control and dominate’Thu Mar 03 2022 - 19:47
Nuns who ran Magdalene laundries have not contributed to redress for womenSome €32m in awards of €11,000-€100,000 made to more than 800 survivors to dateWed Mar 02 2022 - 16:57
In a Word . . . ShyI must address a matter hitherto never spoken of before by menSat Feb 26 2022 - 00:30
Boxing a great catalyst for fostering good community relations, McGuigan saysFormer world champion says inclusive sport ‘particularly good at attracting minority communities’Thu Feb 24 2022 - 21:04
Group encouraging public to tick ‘no Religion’ box in upcoming censusApplies to those who do not have a religion, or who no longer practise, says HAIThu Feb 24 2022 - 14:38
Call for independent inquiry into justice system’s handling of Sallins caseKerry Babies Tribunal ‘an aggressive and toxic inquisition’ by a judge then promotedTue Feb 22 2022 - 01:06
Move by Sisters of Charity to rezone Merrion Road land would boost its value to €50mOrder controversially closed St Mary’s and Caritas care centres in 2020Tue Feb 22 2022 - 01:00
First anniversary of Fr Enda McDonagh’s death marked in MaynoothWith his death Ireland lost ‘one of its most original and important theologians’Sun Feb 20 2022 - 21:18
Online booking system for Covid-19 vaccines for children aged 5-11 opensHSE urges parents with concerns to turn to ‘trusted sources’ for informationSun Feb 20 2022 - 16:18
