Electric Picnic vs craft beer: how Irish microbreweries are fighting back against the industry’s biggest playersThe exclusion of craft beer breweries from Ireland’s largest music festival is a microcosm of the David-and-Goliath nature of the businessFri Aug 30 2024 - 06:00
‘We are travelling everywhere we can’: Coldplay superfans descend on Dublin for sold-out Croke Park showsMusic of the Spheres tour is one of the most popular in history, with 9.1 million tickets sold - including 320,000 in DublinThu Aug 29 2024 - 19:04
‘It gives people a chance to mingle’: How going to church may combat lonelinessIrish ageing study suggests people of faith are less likely to be lonely in old ageThu Aug 29 2024 - 13:24
Storm names: Conall, Darragh and Naoise on the way in new storm seasonMet Éireann and the UK and Netherland meteorological services have combined to name the storms for the new season starting September 1stThu Aug 29 2024 - 00:01
Almost one in four pubs across Ireland has called time on trading since 2005Drinks industry group Digi calls for action on ‘regressive’ rates of excise duty as businesses battle ever rising costsWed Aug 28 2024 - 06:00
Irish troops in Lebanon safe following heavy exchange of fire between Hizbullah and IsraelSome 375 personnel are deployed in south Lebanon which has been heavily bombarded by IsraelSun Aug 25 2024 - 13:00
AC/DC fans do not go gentle into that good nightLast Saturday night, 82,000 fans of all ages rocked at Croke Park in Dublin with the fabled bandSat Aug 24 2024 - 06:00
‘Érin go Bragh’: Florida State University and Georgia Tech bring the American south to Dublin A sellout crowd of 47,000 including 27,000 fans from the US will attend the Aer Lingus College Classic on SaturdayFri Aug 23 2024 - 19:38
Dún Laoghaire hosts Grammy-winner Daniel Ho for annual Ukulele HooleyFamily-focused event now in its 13th year will also feature Bad Mouse OrchestraFri Aug 23 2024 - 14:38
We are falling out of love with booze: Why Ireland is drinking lessAlcohol consumption in Ireland has fallen by almost one-third so far this century, driven by more health-conscious young people with less disposable incomeFri Aug 23 2024 - 12:15
Storm Lilian: Rain and wind warnings issued for much of the country with gales expectedThe 12th named storm of the season marks the most named storms in a season since system was introducedThu Aug 22 2024 - 14:18
Met Éireann warns of flooding risk on west coast as remnants of Hurricane Ernesto arriveCombination of strong winds and high tides will make for dangerous conditions around the coastWed Aug 21 2024 - 21:04
South Dublin building destroyed by fire ‘was not earmarked for asylum seekers’Ballyboden's former Augustinian building was badly damaged by blaze on Tuesday nightWed Aug 21 2024 - 19:29
Warning of coastal flooding as remnants of Hurricane Ernesto reach IrelandYellow weather alert issued for Mayo and Galway as high winds combine with supermoon spring tidesTue Aug 20 2024 - 17:27
Irish public continue to fall out of love with alcohol as consumption falls to its lowest level since 1987Trend towards lower consumption which began in the early part of the millennium is continuing, revised figures from the drinks industry showTue Aug 20 2024 - 06:00
Electric Picnic: On a great year for Irish acts, The Wolfe Tones arguably attract festival’s biggest crowdHome-grown talent draws large crowds and responses from the festival’s audience in Stradbally, Co LaoisSun Aug 18 2024 - 21:12
Electric Picnic promoter hints at expansion of festival beyond 75,000Melvin Benn says festival is one of the biggest in Europe and there is demand for more tickets for itSun Aug 18 2024 - 16:40
Melvin Benn on overflow campsites at Electric PicnicMelvin Benn, managing Director of Festival Republic was asked about the overflow campsites at Electric Picnic.Sun Aug 18 2024 - 16:32
AC/DC at Croke Park: A band defying the tyranny of time as Angus Young is Gandalf with a guitarThis was the loudest gig I have attended in Croke Park and the compendium of classic cuts performed perfectly showcases why this rock band remains one of the most enduring in historySun Aug 18 2024 - 09:56
Electric Picnic 2024: Fans complain about ‘awful’ experience after being directed to overflow campsitesThis year’s event at Stradbally in Co Laois will be the biggest in its 20-year history, with 75,000 people on site for the weekendFri Aug 16 2024 - 21:02
Migrants group criticises ‘pure ignorance’ of much social media commentary on asylum seekers People Before Profit publish Bill which would allow asylum seekers the right to work while their applications are processedThu Aug 15 2024 - 21:51
National Library acquires papers of Irish abolitionist who testified in Amistad slavery trial Richard Robert Madden was employed by British government to ensure Caribbean slave trade came to an endWed Aug 14 2024 - 18:48
Bodycam footage reveals last moments before Irish man killed by police in Malta Edward Johnston (50) from Dublin stabbed his ex-partner to death before he was shot dead by Maltese policeWed Aug 14 2024 - 12:39
Powered by renewable energy, Electric Picnic gets under way two weeks earlier than normal on Friday Promoter Melvin Benn says he cannot speculate on the artist who prompted moving the festival – headlined by Kylie Minogue – two weeks forwardTue Aug 13 2024 - 19:19
TUI warns that recruitment and retention of teachers is getting worse and is threatening all subjectsTeaching union outlines five-point plan to deal with the crisis in teaching numbersMon Aug 12 2024 - 08:34
Tributes paid to well-known Irish archbishop who died suddenly in BrusselsNoël Treanor was the Vatican’s representative to the European UnionSun Aug 11 2024 - 23:36
Tallaght supporters come together with one voice as Rhasidat Adeleke goes for Olympic gloryTallaght Athletic Club packed to the rafters to watch Adeleke in the women’s 400 metres final, where she came in fourthFri Aug 09 2024 - 21:06
National Gallery puts education and conservation at centre of new strategic vision Gallery marks 170th year with plans for scientific laboratory to conserve collection, including Jack B Yeats paintingsFri Aug 09 2024 - 18:40
Queen’s University Belfast closed on Friday as city braces itself for the possibility of more violence Far-right protest this evening set to be met by counter-demonstration, following more unrest on Thursday nightFri Aug 09 2024 - 09:09
Ireland weather forecast: Warm and humid weekend in store with highs of 25 degrees on SundayIt will feel very muggy over the weekend culminating in thunderstorms on Sunday night.Fri Aug 09 2024 - 08:45
Team Ireland shows what an all-island approach can achieve on the world stageThe football administrators on both sides of the Border should take note, but will they?Fri Aug 09 2024 - 06:00
‘I’m honoured any day to wear an Irish jersey’: Paralympians seek to extend Team Ireland successOn the heels of the Olympics, 35 athletes will compete at the Games in Paris from August 28thWed Aug 07 2024 - 20:09
Daena Walsh remembered as ‘excellent, beautiful mother’ at funeralMother of two was found dead in burning flat in Midleton, Co Cork, last weekWed Aug 07 2024 - 14:24
'She's the best, she's one of our own': Dublin toasts Kellie HarringtonKellie Harrington's friends and neighbours took to Dublin's Diamond Park to celebrate the boxer's second Olympic gold medal. Video: Ronan McGreevyWed Aug 07 2024 - 09:06
‘She told the kids this is where she started’: Tallaght AC celebrates Rhasidat Adeleke’s rise to stardomDublin club has become hub for sprinters - but lacks a ‘JP McManus for athletics’ to keep facilities up to scratchWed Aug 07 2024 - 06:00
Dublin's Diamond Park erupts as Kellie Harrington wins goldDublin 1 erupted in delight as local hero Kellie Harrington secured a second Olympic boxing gold medal. Video: Ronan McGreevyTue Aug 06 2024 - 22:52
How DNA pierces the silence to help adopted people overseas become Irish citizensMore people now using new technology to discover origins and then claim an Irish passportMon Aug 05 2024 - 06:00
5.45am starts, power naps and vlogging: The path to Daniel Wiffen’s successGold medalist and his twin brother Nathan have chronicled their journey to Olympic stardom to a growing audience on social mediaSat Aug 03 2024 - 11:12
Ireland is not full. South Korea’s population is 10 times higher on a similar land areaFarcical far-right claims of Ireland being full show little awareness of our grim history of depopulationFri Aug 02 2024 - 06:00
Locals gather to cheer Kellie Harrington on: ‘Today is like Christmas without Santa Claus’Boxer is the pride of Dublin’s north-inner city which came out to watch the 34-year-old star win another Olympic medalWed Jul 31 2024 - 21:30
Ireland united in joy: Daniel Wiffen’s Olympic gold reaches across the divideUnionist and nationalist politicians praise Armagh man’s achievement and also that of Belfast swimmer Jack McMillanWed Jul 31 2024 - 06:45
Locals hear loud bang as helicopter crashes on farm building in WestmeathTwo fatalities understood to have occurred in crashlanding at RaharneyTue Jul 30 2024 - 22:04
Two men die in helicopter crash in Co WestmeathThe victims (40s) were killed when their helicopter came down on the roof of a piggery near KillucanTue Jul 30 2024 - 21:20
US destroyer named after Mayo man Patrick Gallagher killed in Vietnam in 1967Christening of Arleigh Burke-class Destroyer Named for Irish Citizen Patrick Gallagher. Ceremony in the US on July 27th next is in honour of a young Mayo man who was killed in Vietnam in 1967 shortly after winning the Navy Cross.Sun Jul 28 2024 - 09:27
Dublin riots: Five charged in relation to disturbances last NovemberForty-nine people have been arrested to date in relation to the disturbances of November 23rd, 2023Wed Jul 24 2024 - 16:38
Kilkenny family members jailed over neglect of dogs and horses in their careMichael Carthy and his sons William and Thomas were found to have kept animals in a filthy condition without clean water or shelterWed Jul 24 2024 - 13:26
Irish woman killed in Peru hit-and-run incidentEmily Colette Daly (36) died after she was struck by a bus in the coastal city of TrujilloWed Jul 24 2024 - 11:48
Kamala Harris is a descendant of an Irish slave owner in JamaicaHamilton Brown, from Co Antrim, was paid equivalent of €11m in compensation by British government to free slaves after banTue Jul 23 2024 - 19:25
Where has the summer gone? Unsettled weather set to continue for the foreseeable future Coming days set to see temperatures of between 17 and 22 degrees with occasional showersTue Jul 23 2024 - 16:38
Cold case: Appeal for information relating to murder of woman (25) in 2004The body of Malawian woman Paiche Unyolo Onyemaechi was found in a field in Co Kilkenny in 2004Tue Jul 23 2024 - 11:02
