Clonmel crash: school principals speak of 'unbearable grief' in local communitySchool principals Michael O’Loughlin and Anne McGrath have paid tribute to the Leaving Certificate students who died on the day they received their results.Sun Aug 27 2023 - 09:42
Pub closures: ‘Each week we were getting new prices. They were doubling and tripling’PJ Kelly is one of the many publicans who have quit the business in the wake of Covid-19 and rampant inflationSun Aug 27 2023 - 05:00
Clonmel crash: responders attended scene in 'very adverse weather conditions', say GardaíSuperintendent Kieran Ruan of Clonmel Garda Station speaks to the media after four young people were killed in a single vehicle road collision.Sat Aug 26 2023 - 14:57
Four young people killed in Clonmel crash named as gardaí consider role of heavy rainGrace McSweeney, Nicole Murphy, Zoey Coffey (all 18) and Luke McSweeney (24) died en route to Leaving Cert partySat Aug 26 2023 - 13:34
Class of 2023 overcomes Covid-19 to ace the Leaving CertificateStudents of Lucan Community College were surprised and delighted by their reultsFri Aug 25 2023 - 18:10
‘I was working as a ukulele teacher in China for six years. They take their musical education seriously’George Elmes, Ireland’s best-known ukulele player, believes the instrument can no longer be dismissed as a fadFri Aug 25 2023 - 10:00
Construction industry report highlights negative perceptions of insecurity and hard labourYoung people are being put off by their parents who remember the last recession when many construction workers lost their jobs, study findsWed Aug 23 2023 - 21:15
Women, white Irish and those living in Dublin overrepresented in Arts Council funding awards, research showsNew figures show people with disabilities are under represented and Irish Traveller or black Irish men are most likely to be classified as ineligible for fundingTue Aug 22 2023 - 18:07
New Covid variant Eris now impacting on the health serviceHighly transmissible variant detected in hospitals and care homes but no evidence it causes more severe infectionMon Aug 21 2023 - 18:40
E-scooter crash victim named as Algerian asylum seeker in IrelandSifee Dine Boudissa (26) died when his e-scooter collided with car outside Dundalk on Saturday nightMon Aug 21 2023 - 17:47
Census 2022 figures reveal 70,000 households still dependent on turf for home heatingMidland counties have the highest rate of turf usage in the StateSun Aug 20 2023 - 06:00
‘A special kind of courage’ - how the London IRA helped gain Irish independence A new account of the assassination of Field Marshal Sir Henry Wilson MP illuminates the contribution of the Irish in Britain to the struggle for Irish freedomFri Aug 18 2023 - 06:01
Common crane back on peatlands after going extinct in Ireland 300 years ago Breeding pair seen on Irish bog augers well for a species which was once common in IrelandThu Aug 17 2023 - 17:18
Meath Street in Dublin’s Liberties to be given long-awaited faceliftDublin City Council to widen footpath and improve street designWed Aug 16 2023 - 18:38
Molly Malone statue in Dublin vandalised with black paint City’s most famous statue was defaced on sometime on Tuesday nightWed Aug 16 2023 - 16:43
More than 1,000 student beds to be created under scheme – but not in time for autumnState funding aims to help third level institutions build more student accommodationWed Aug 16 2023 - 06:00
How IRA’s murder of one man connects to four other deathsGranddaughter of Thomas Niedermayer - the focus of new documentary Face Down - wants the multigenerational trauma to stopWed Aug 16 2023 - 05:59
Culture Night 2023 to see 1,800 events across Ireland in SeptemberEvents will to place in both Republic and Northern Ireland with Belfast and Derry playing host to dozens of eventsTue Aug 15 2023 - 19:10
Gardaí investigating suspected arson attack at Ballybrack property Ridge Hall was scene of anti-immigrant protests after reportedly being earmarked for refugee accommodationTue Aug 15 2023 - 08:47
Irishman in ‘stable’ condition after being gored by bull in southern Spain The 33-year-old was taken to hospital with injuries to neck and pelvis following incident at event in BlancaMon Aug 14 2023 - 12:05
Weekend washout forecast with ‘quite significant rainfall’ possibleMet Éireann forecaster says potential for weather warning with ‘quite significant rainfall’ due Friday night into SaturdayMon Aug 14 2023 - 11:31
OPW criticised for alleged inaction on relief plans after Meath town floodedAlmost all houses in The Village development inundated with mixture of flood waters and sewage after heavy rain over weekendSun Aug 13 2023 - 17:15
Teenager arrested over assault of three British tourists in Temple BarThe three tourists, all aged in their 20s, were in Dublin to play a friendly game of footballSun Aug 13 2023 - 12:01
Three tourists in hospital following assault in Temple BarBritish men (20s) were taken to St James’s Hospital in Dublin after the attack on Friday nightSat Aug 12 2023 - 16:08
Hundreds take part in the big banjo bash at the Fleadh Cheoil in MullingarHost town on course to welcome some 600,000 visitors to Ireland’s biggest music festival by end of event next MondayFri Aug 11 2023 - 17:47
Bettystown residents count cost of weekend deluge: ‘We need the flood wall’ pledged by OPWIn a short time an entire development in Co Meath locality swamped by flood water — 44mm of rain in 24 hoursWed Aug 09 2023 - 19:45
European weather: What is the forecast for your holiday? Spain and Portugal will see temperatures in excess of 40 degrees this week, but it will be cooler elsewhereTue Aug 08 2023 - 13:53
Britain sent ‘banned’ gas grenades to Ireland to counter anti-Treaty rebels, files revealMore than 1,000 poison gas grenades were sent to Dublin to aid the Provisional Government in 1922Mon Aug 07 2023 - 10:00
Corfu wildfires: Residents and holidaymakers faced night of anxiety as hillside glowed redHolidaymakers and residents on the Greek island of Corfu faced a night of anxiety as wildfires whipped across the island.Mon Jul 24 2023 - 13:11
Corfu wildfires: Sirens blare and any tourist would be concerned, but the anxiety for locals is worseWhole hillside glowed red as Ronan McGreevy watched wildfires spread during his Greek holidayMon Jul 24 2023 - 11:14
Three sisters called to the Bar of Ireland together on the same dayEmma and Carol Walls and Aoife McCann spent three years studying to become barristersWed Jul 19 2023 - 19:00
Ukraine criticises alleged use of Irish component in Iranian drone used to target civiliansTralee-based company Tillotson allegedly made carburettor used in Shahed drone utilised by Russia over city of Mykolaiv in recent daysWed Jul 19 2023 - 16:00
Nightclubs and late bars may avail of grants up to €70,000 to combat noise problemsVenues have to be managed in a balanced way between the needs of both locals and clubbers, says Minister Catherine MartinTue Jul 18 2023 - 19:36
RTÉ crisis: Bakhurst thanks TV licence fee payers for loyalty as sales drop by almost €1 millionDirector general says events have ‘cast such a dark shadow’ over RTÉTue Jul 18 2023 - 11:02
The former Dublin mill set to become the city’s next major tourist attractionFunding of €30 million will turn once derelict building into a community hub alongside Kilmainham Gaol and Royal Hospital groundsTue Jul 18 2023 - 05:00
Unveiling of plaque recognises how living in London shaped Michael Collins as an Irish revolutionaryMemorial in Islington marks site where Collins was sworn into the Irish Republican BrotherhoodMon Jul 17 2023 - 20:56
What are my rights if I want to cancel my holiday because of the heat? Options may depend on whether or not you have booked a package holiday or your own flight and accommodationMon Jul 17 2023 - 20:32
Release of pet rabbits in Dublin’s St Stephen’s Green criticised as ‘irresponsible’Four lionhead rabbits being cared for by DSPCA after being let loose in Dublin parkMon Jul 17 2023 - 12:20
Forever Young Festival fully reopens after weather disruptionCo Kildare festival only permitted those camping onsite to listen to Saturday’s acts but says all tickets valid for SundaySun Jul 16 2023 - 09:33
‘Unseasonably strong winds’ loom as yellow weather warning issued for coastal areasSt Swithin’s Day outlook is for more rain at least for the next few days, whatever about the next 40Sat Jul 15 2023 - 16:15
Ryan Tubridy RTÉ hearings lead to 300-fold rise in Oireachtas TV audienceLeinster House channel had more than nine million minutes of online viewing on Tuesday, compared to the usual 29,000 minutes for a committee hearingSat Jul 15 2023 - 14:56
Stephen Donnelly says ‘nobody right now’ knows final cost of national children’s hospitalMinister for Health accuses Sinn Féin of ‘playing politics’, saying providing estimated cost could open State to further claimsFri Jul 14 2023 - 15:19
Ireland to see heavy rain over weekend as weather to remain unsettled for foreseeable futureWarning for heavy rain in place in 25 of the 26 counties from 2am to 7pmFri Jul 14 2023 - 11:39
RTÉ to hold external review into severance packages for senior staff following PAC revelationsNational Union of Journalists welcomes announcement of independent review of schemeFri Jul 14 2023 - 08:47
Protest ‘is something in the French genes’, says France’s ambassador to IrelandBastille Day celebrations: Vincent Guérend says France is changing and relations with Ireland have never been strongerFri Jul 14 2023 - 05:00
Inishbofin skulls begin long journey home after being stolen in 1890Islanders will bury 13 skulls in the graveyard of St Colman’s Church on SundayWed Jul 12 2023 - 18:38
Feelings about fate of Ryan Tubridy ‘running high’ among RTÉ staff, says DGKevin Bakhurst has had a dozen meetings with staff since taking over on MondayWed Jul 12 2023 - 16:52
RTÉ pay crisis: Kevin Bakhurst signals need for ‘interim funding’ from State to meet broadcast costsBoard of RTÉ executive management is stood down as Ryan Tubridy and his agent prepare to face Oireachtas committeesMon Jul 10 2023 - 21:46
Pat Kenny says political criticism of RTÉ ‘hard to take’ given children’s hospital cost overruns Broadcaster praises agent Noel Kelly for ‘exemplary service’ and accused politicians of being pleased about RTÉ’s problemsMon Jul 10 2023 - 16:14
Gardaí confirm woman and her four children have been located ‘safe and well’Martina Ward, her three sons and her daughter not seen at home in Co Roscommon since last weekFri Jul 07 2023 - 18:47
