North Korea ‘very grey and dull’, Matt Cooper saysBasketball match for Kim Jung Un was ‘cringe inducing to watch’, broadcaster saysFri Jan 10 2014 - 18:40
Back down to Earth for Ireland’s newest tourism ambassadorCmdr Chris Hadfield has agreed to promote Ireland without demanding a feeFri Jan 10 2014 - 08:13
Astronaut speaks of delight at becoming Irish tourism envoyFormer space station commander to make films showcasing island’s best attractionsThu Jan 09 2014 - 15:51
Fáilte Ireland forecasts another good year for tourismReport finds 98% of businesses expect the same or better year this yearThu Jan 09 2014 - 14:20
Government emergency response group to discuss storm damageCo-ordinating group to meet today to address destruction on west and south coastsTue Jan 07 2014 - 01:00
George Hook announces long goodbye from Irish broadcastingVeteran broadcaster will retire two years and nine months from nowMon Jan 06 2014 - 18:21
Power surge causes four house fires in south DublinSix units of Dublin Fire Brigade fight blazes which broke out yesterday eveningMon Jan 06 2014 - 09:18
Limerick City of Culture to seek replacement after CEO resignsProject has lost both its CEO, artistic director and event programmers in its first weekMon Jan 06 2014 - 07:21
Coastal areas prepare again as Met Éireann warns of huge seas and strong windOrange warning issued; 120km/h winds expectedMon Jan 06 2014 - 01:00
City of Culture funding should have been announced sooner, admits Jimmy DeenihanBut Minister for Arts says the Government could not have pledged €6m for Limerick any earlierMon Jan 06 2014 - 01:00
Army apologises over remarks about HigginsChaplain noted absence of reference to Christianity in President’s Christmas messageSat Jan 04 2014 - 10:30
Wettest December for decades in some places as month brought wind and rainAll parts of the country were wetter and warmer than usual, says Met ÉireannFri Jan 03 2014 - 01:01
Wind and rain to continue as flood alerts remain in placeProlonged Atlantic depressions causing the unsettled weather of recent weeksThu Jan 02 2014 - 20:42
‘Huge interest’ expected in military pensions record which show old IRA serviceThe records of some 60,000 people will show service during critical period in Irish historyThu Jan 02 2014 - 09:22
Events to mark 100 years since start of first World WarIreland will be among those remembering the ‘war to end all wars’Thu Jan 02 2014 - 09:08
Nurse loses right to practice after being found to have stolen money from patientsNursing board strikes off three nurses and censures two moreTue Dec 31 2013 - 01:00
Elderly Irish man defeats London Christmas loneliness with front-page appealJames Gray (85) says interest in his plight ‘blown sky high’ by media interestTue Dec 31 2013 - 01:00
O’Leary makes YouTube pledge to ‘significantly improve’ serviceNew year’s message encourages passengers to get in touchTue Dec 31 2013 - 01:00
The Strypes aiming to end 2013 on a highCavan band will play both Dublin and Limerick New Year’s Eve celebrationsMon Dec 30 2013 - 15:51
Tourism industry hails 2013 as a successVisitor numbers to grow next year with good economic conditions in key marketsMon Dec 30 2013 - 14:44
Parades and processions as Dublin and Limerick count down to 2014Limerick to begin year as City of Culture with pageantMon Dec 30 2013 - 01:00
Dublin Airport celebrates 20 millionth passenger after ‘excellent’ yearAirport hopeful new routes will lead to a fourth successive year of growthMon Dec 30 2013 - 01:00
More wind and rain forecast as flood warnings continueHigh tides to increase risk of coastal flooding for new year, Met Éireann warnsMon Dec 30 2013 - 01:00
Donal Walsh documentary to be aired on New Year’s DayThe Kerry teenager made a huge impact before he died from cancer this yearThu Dec 19 2013 - 17:19
Irish film industry achieves record revenues of €168mIrish Film Board says overseas investors ensure industry is more vibrant than everThu Dec 19 2013 - 01:00
Irish film and television generates record €168 millionRipper Street, Vikings and Penny Dreadful among the big productions of 2013Wed Dec 18 2013 - 13:18
Hector Ó hEochagáin quits 2FM radio showThe shock departure of the popular presenter has been confirmed by RTÉTue Dec 17 2013 - 19:20
Tourism numbers up 7% as The Gathering exceeds expectationsAll-Ireland tourism bodies expecting 2014 to be a successful year for the tourism industryTue Dec 17 2013 - 14:35
Delany goes for gold again as champion of the elderlyRunner Ronnie Delany, who won Olympic gold in 1956, was a natural fit as Friends of the Elderly ambassadorTue Dec 17 2013 - 01:00
Albert Reynolds in ‘late stage’ Alzheimer’s, says sonEx-taoiseach conspicuous in absence from anniversary of Downing Street DeclarationMon Dec 16 2013 - 12:46
‘I don’t think I was the first person to cross the Atlantic to think Ireland is beautiful, but I did it more than most’Q&A: Former International Space Station Commander Chris HadfieldMon Dec 16 2013 - 11:51
Huge interest in Cmdr Chris Hadfield’s book signingISS commander thanks anonymous person who bought books for people waiting to see himSat Dec 14 2013 - 18:09
That’s me in the picture: I’m the man in the photo that captured the bailoutThis shot of Anton Rostas became, in effect, the €67bn photographSat Dec 14 2013 - 06:50
From the International Space Station to RyanairCmdr Chris Hadfield arrives in Dublin to promote his autobiographyFri Dec 13 2013 - 21:58
Neil Young and Crazy Horse returning to Irish shores next summerCanadian legend faced criticism over RDS gig in JuneFri Dec 13 2013 - 14:12
It’s Thin Lizzy but not as you know it: the boys are back in town – again!Legendary Thin Lizzy guitarist Scott Gorham on changing the name to Black Star Riders, battling drug addiction and why he believes that Phil Lynott would get the band back together if he was still aroundThu Dec 12 2013 - 16:30
Hospital early warning system could have saved Savita Halappanavar, says ReillyProper handwashing is key to combating potentially deadly MRSA bugThu Dec 12 2013 - 01:00
Reilly says overrun a ‘great result’ in context of €13bn budgetThe HSE is likely to need a supplementary budget of €199 million this yearWed Dec 11 2013 - 17:11
Community activists ‘desperately disappointed’ as they fail to buy centreLocals in Trim were outbid by a foreign investor for a property they really wantedWed Dec 11 2013 - 01:01
Community group fails in bid to buy centre in latest Allsop auctionCo Kildare golf course sells for €650,000 just above lower reserve of €625,000.Tue Dec 10 2013 - 16:29
Fund to make €1.25bn available to Irish firms and researchersHorizon 2020 aims to commit €79 billion to research and innovation across EuropeTue Dec 10 2013 - 06:40
Putting food-intolerance tests under the microscopeDo food-intolerance tests work or are they a waste of time and money?Tue Dec 10 2013 - 01:00
Symphysiotomy survivors vow to continue opposing Government’s u-turn on billSurvivors say proposed compensation scheme will stop them getting justiceMon Dec 09 2013 - 01:00
CRC chairman should resign, says charity bossJack and Jill Foundation founder says CRC top-up revelations ‘appalling’Mon Dec 09 2013 - 01:00
Nelson Mandela became the ‘father-figure of the world’, says Archbishop of DublinDr Michael Jackson said Mandela’s life had ‘changed the human face of the world’Mon Dec 09 2013 - 01:00
U2 break silence on departure of Paul McGuinnessBand thanks ex-manager for ‘extraordinary leadership, guidance and friendship’Sat Dec 07 2013 - 12:24
Ben Dunne praises Mandela but defends position on strikeDunnes Stores workers engaged in lengthy labour dispute over sale of South African goodsFri Dec 06 2013 - 17:59
Video: Interview with Avenged SevenfoldDirect from the O2 stage in Dublin, Avenged Sevenfold drummer Arin Ilejay sits down with Ronan McGreevyFri Dec 06 2013 - 14:00
Seán Quinn feels ‘stupid’ for getting too involved in AngloFormer richest man in Ireland says he will eventually be vindicated in the courtsThu Dec 05 2013 - 15:18
Garda Commissioner Martin Callinan rejects criticism of Garda cultureSmithwick Tribunal report claimed force continues to prize loyalty over honestyThu Dec 05 2013 - 01:48
