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The mysterious Limerick man on Pink Floyd’s Dark Side of the Moon

The mysterious Limerick man on Pink Floyd’s Dark Side of the Moon

Gerry O’Driscoll, Abbey Road Studios doorman, knew many of the greatest musicians of the 20th century

Mon Mar 06 2023 - 00:17
Calls for National Army officer’s account of Ballyseedy ambush to be read into record of Dáil Éireann

Calls for National Army officer’s account of Ballyseedy ambush to be read into record of Dáil Éireann

Lieut-Colonel Niall C Harrington believed official account of 1923 massacre was ‘entirely untrue’

Fri Mar 03 2023 - 17:00
Charlie Flanagan calls for expulsion of Russian ambassador over ‘Nazi ideology’ claims

Charlie Flanagan calls for expulsion of Russian ambassador over ‘Nazi ideology’ claims

Yuriy Filatov took issue with Tánaiste’s comments in Oireachtas about Ukrainian values being ‘EU values’

Fri Mar 03 2023 - 13:36
Wexford Hospital consultant calls for centralised bed bureau in wake of fire

Wexford Hospital consultant calls for centralised bed bureau in wake of fire

New system would take a lot of pressure off staff who have to take time out from caring duties to phone around for beds

Fri Mar 03 2023 - 07:46
Great Famine and Irish independence struggle linked by geography and history

Great Famine and Irish independence struggle linked by geography and history

New research shows rebels were more likely to come from areas worst affected by the Great Famine

Thu Mar 02 2023 - 00:01
New legislation on short-term letting could devastate rural tourism, Oireachtas committee warned

New legislation on short-term letting could devastate rural tourism, Oireachtas committee warned

Under new Bill, properties listed for short-term letting may need planning permission for tourism activity if they do not already have it

Wed Mar 01 2023 - 20:15
How do you write a book when you have the reading age of a seven-year-old?

How do you write a book when you have the reading age of a seven-year-old?

Hannah Daly has written an inspirational story about overcoming many difficulties

Tue Feb 28 2023 - 06:01
Music shop McCullough Pigott to close after 200 years in Dublin

Music shop McCullough Pigott to close after 200 years in Dublin

Hal Leonard Europe announces closure of the iconic shop along with six retail stores in the UK

Tue Feb 28 2023 - 05:00
Northern lights may illuminate Irish skies on Monday night

Northern lights may illuminate Irish skies on Monday night

Forecasters expect them to reappear tonight

Mon Feb 27 2023 - 16:35
New IRA says it carried out attempted murder of PSNI officer

New IRA says it carried out attempted murder of PSNI officer

Dissident organisation posts statement on Derry wall claiming responsibility for attack

Mon Feb 27 2023 - 07:47
NI protocol talks ‘inching towards a conclusion’ this weekend, says Varadkar

NI protocol talks ‘inching towards a conclusion’ this weekend, says Varadkar

British media reporting Rishi Sunak has secured significant concessions from European Commission

Sat Feb 25 2023 - 14:32
Tears of pride and sorrow as Ukrainians in Ireland mark year since Russian invasion

Tears of pride and sorrow as Ukrainians in Ireland mark year since Russian invasion

Thousands turn up to GPO and across Ireland to remember anniversary of Russian invasion

Fri Feb 24 2023 - 18:58
Tomato shortage in Ireland to last until summer, growers warn

Tomato shortage in Ireland to last until summer, growers warn

Problems in Spain and Morocco have been compounded by the cost of energy for Irish growers

Fri Feb 24 2023 - 14:34
Living with Leo Varadkar: Ukrainian musician on how she fled home and ended up in the Taoiseach’s house

Living with Leo Varadkar: Ukrainian musician on how she fled home and ended up in the Taoiseach’s house

Having spent several weeks of living in hotels, Olesia Borsuk was asked if she wanted to move in with a gay couple. She knew nothing about her new housemates

Fri Feb 24 2023 - 12:16
Belfast Agreement conference ‘badly needed’ following shooting of policeman - QUB president

Belfast Agreement conference ‘badly needed’ following shooting of policeman - QUB president

Queen’s University Belfast hosting conference from April 17th to 19th marking 25 years of deal

Fri Feb 24 2023 - 06:59
Thousands expected to attend events to mark the first anniversary of Ukraine war

Thousands expected to attend events to mark the first anniversary of Ukraine war

Minister for Foreign Affairs Micheál Martin to attend main event outside the GPO

Fri Feb 24 2023 - 06:25
Teenager in critical condition after being stabbed in Dublin

Teenager in critical condition after being stabbed in Dublin

Incident occurred on Brookdale Avenue in Swords on Thursday evening

Thu Feb 23 2023 - 21:25
Meet the Ukrainian musician who found refuge in Leo Varadkar's house

Meet the Ukrainian musician who found refuge in Leo Varadkar's house

Ukrainian refugee Olesia Borsuk did not know who Leo Varadkar was when she moved in with him and his partner Matt Barrett in May, 2022.

Thu Feb 23 2023 - 10:20
Dave Fanning moving on from 2FM after 44 years

Dave Fanning moving on from 2FM after 44 years

Veteran DJ is embracing the digital world with a new podcast and show on RTÉ Gold

Wed Feb 22 2023 - 17:33
Trinity College Dublin to return skulls to Inishbofin and apologise for 19th-century removal

Trinity College Dublin to return skulls to Inishbofin and apologise for 19th-century removal

Skulls taken in 1890 will be sent back to island following review of university’s past

Wed Feb 22 2023 - 14:28
Local pride in Summerhill at actor Barry Keoghan’s Bafta success

Local pride in Summerhill at actor Barry Keoghan’s Bafta success

North-inner city Dublin area where actor comes from has endured deprivation, misfortune and a drugs epidemic over the decades

Mon Feb 20 2023 - 17:51
Tusla to inform 20,000 people their data was stolen during 2021 HSE cyberattack

Tusla to inform 20,000 people their data was stolen during 2021 HSE cyberattack

Child and family agency says stolen data has not been published on the dark web to date

Mon Feb 20 2023 - 13:33
Irish-designed telescope instrument delivering ‘astounding’ views of universe

Irish-designed telescope instrument delivering ‘astounding’ views of universe

Researchers from Dublin Institute for Advanced Studies celebrate breakthrough in how stars are formed

Sat Feb 18 2023 - 09:28
‘He fought like hell’: Tributes paid to film producer James Flynn at Mount Jerome funeral

‘He fought like hell’: Tributes paid to film producer James Flynn at Mount Jerome funeral

Michael D Higgins among mourners for figure behind everything from Banshees of Inisherin to Love-Hate

Fri Feb 17 2023 - 18:26
Irish woman behind EU Covid-19 vaccine rollout honoured as  European of the Year

Irish woman behind EU Covid-19 vaccine rollout honoured as European of the Year

Emer Cooke has been head of the European Medicines Agency since November 2020

Thu Feb 16 2023 - 21:08
‘Insidious’ racism and ‘outright lies’ being spread about asylum seekers, warns O’Gorman

‘Insidious’ racism and ‘outright lies’ being spread about asylum seekers, warns O’Gorman

Taoiseach Leo Varadkar tells Dáil migration must be ‘properly managed’

Thu Feb 16 2023 - 18:27
TV and film sector warns Ireland will fall behind unless ‘Netflix levy’ is introduced soon

TV and film sector warns Ireland will fall behind unless ‘Netflix levy’ is introduced soon

Sector will lose out on €100 million in extra funding if proposed levy is not introduced until 2026

Wed Feb 15 2023 - 19:30
Promoter changes name of ballet company after objections from Ukrainian embassy

Promoter changes name of ballet company after objections from Ukrainian embassy

Ukrainian National Ballet of Odessa’s title amended to Ukrainian Ballet of Peace

Wed Feb 15 2023 - 19:07
Defence Forces soldier killed in Spanish skydiving incident was caught up in lines as parachutes failed to open correctly

Defence Forces soldier killed in Spanish skydiving incident was caught up in lines as parachutes failed to open correctly

Acting Sgt Maj Declan ‘Doc’ O’Connell was a long serving member of the Irish army and had represented Ireland at skydiving

Mon Feb 13 2023 - 16:53
Irish publisher targeted by online ‘trolls’ after history blog accuses it of turning St Brigid into black woman

Irish publisher targeted by online ‘trolls’ after history blog accuses it of turning St Brigid into black woman

Currach Books accused of turning St Brigid into a black woman

Mon Feb 13 2023 - 16:47
Ukrainian embassy warns of ‘impostor’ ballet company due to tour Ireland

Ukrainian embassy warns of ‘impostor’ ballet company due to tour Ireland

Ukrainian National Ballet of Odessa has no right to the name, embassy claims

Mon Feb 13 2023 - 15:19
Deirdre Purcell, popular novelist and broadcaster, dies at 77

Deirdre Purcell, popular novelist and broadcaster, dies at 77

President Higgins leads tributes to former Abbey actor

Mon Feb 13 2023 - 12:32
Irish volunteers bring medicine and feed for hundreds of Kyiv’s horses

Irish volunteers bring medicine and feed for hundreds of Kyiv’s horses

Project Cossack started by John O’Connor of Ballykelly Stud to help for animals amid Russian invasion

Sun Feb 12 2023 - 14:25
Mild weather forecast for next week despite cold snap warning

Mild weather forecast for next week despite cold snap warning

Met Éireann says a repeat of 2018′s freezing conditions a possibility but warns of uncertainty

Sat Feb 11 2023 - 16:47
Remains of Irish hero Patrick Sarsfield located after more than 300 years

Remains of Irish hero Patrick Sarsfield located after more than 300 years

Sarsfield best known for his defence of Limerick in 1690 after the Battle of the Boyne

Sat Feb 11 2023 - 13:53
MTU to track any potential data leaks online after securing injunction over cyber attack

MTU to track any potential data leaks online after securing injunction over cyber attack

Ransomware hack left university facing threat of data release

Sat Feb 11 2023 - 11:30
Crunch rugby match kicks off the ‘Year of the French’ to remember 1798 rebellion

Crunch rugby match kicks off the ‘Year of the French’ to remember 1798 rebellion

French ambassador’s residence hosts reception before Ireland v France game

Fri Feb 10 2023 - 21:44
Tributes paid on death of Fergal Tobin, ‘captain of the Irish book trade’

Tributes paid on death of Fergal Tobin, ‘captain of the Irish book trade’

Mr Tobin was Gill & Macmillan publishing director for 13 years and a successful author

Fri Feb 10 2023 - 15:54
Turkish embassy inundated with donations: 'In the first two days we received eight tonnes of aid'

Turkish embassy inundated with donations: 'In the first two days we received eight tonnes of aid'

The first shipment of aid from Ireland for the victims of the Turkish and Syrian earthquake has left Dublin.

Fri Feb 10 2023 - 12:16
Field Gun that started Irish Civil War goes on public display for first time

Field Gun that started Irish Civil War goes on public display for first time

Eighteen-pounder was one of four guns handed over by British to National Army in 1922

Thu Feb 09 2023 - 21:42
Irish Writers’ Union issues pay scales to address low incomes

Irish Writers’ Union issues pay scales to address low incomes

Match in the Dark claims some arts bodies have not passed on increases in State funding

Thu Feb 09 2023 - 12:45
Joe Biden references Irish man’s daughter in state of the union address as inspirational story about cancer

Joe Biden references Irish man’s daughter in state of the union address as inspirational story about cancer

US president says Ava Barron (3) is now in remission after being given just a 8 per cent chance of survival

Wed Feb 08 2023 - 23:00
E-bike driver in serious condition following a collision with a lorry

E-bike driver in serious condition following a collision with a lorry

Man taken to Tallaght University Hospital after collision on the N81 in Tallaght

Wed Feb 08 2023 - 22:54
First shipment of aid for victims of the Turkish and Syrian earthquake leaves Ireland

First shipment of aid for victims of the Turkish and Syrian earthquake leaves Ireland

Medical provisions, baby foods and clothing to be sent, with €3,000 raised in first hour of appeal

Wed Feb 08 2023 - 21:55
‘We had the National Party here and we told them to bugger off’

‘We had the National Party here and we told them to bugger off’

Residents at Aungier Street, Dublin have been protesting nightly over a decision to move 200 asylum applicants to the area

Sat Feb 04 2023 - 13:19
Airlines told to do more to stop people arriving without documentation

Airlines told to do more to stop people arriving without documentation

More than 5,000 international protection applicants arrived with fake or no documents between January and November 2022

Fri Feb 03 2023 - 15:52
Anti-immigrant rally in Finglas ‘totally unrepresentative’ of community, locals say

Anti-immigrant rally in Finglas ‘totally unrepresentative’ of community, locals say

‘We don’t want criminality or ant-social behaviour around here,’ says local priest

Thu Feb 02 2023 - 15:18
Simon Harris criticises ‘thuggish actions’ of minority to asylum-seekers

Simon Harris criticises ‘thuggish actions’ of minority to asylum-seekers

Minister for Justice says gardaí are taking tough line with far-right agitators

Thu Feb 02 2023 - 12:48
Two men (20s) killed after car collided with articulated truck in Co Mayo

Two men (20s) killed after car collided with articulated truck in Co Mayo

The collision occurred just before midnight on Wednesday on the Balla to Claremorris road, Co Mayo

Thu Feb 02 2023 - 08:53
After 280 years Trinity finally unveils busts to women in Long Room

After 280 years Trinity finally unveils busts to women in Long Room

Four sculptures to be included alongside those of 40 men who already inhabit library

Wed Feb 01 2023 - 19:57
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