‘His hatred of the UK has hardly been concealed’: how British press covered Biden’s visitLeprechaun cartoons and president’s coronation ‘snub’ feature amid scornful commentariesFri Apr 14 2023 - 12:33
US president Joe Biden praises Ireland’s commitment to taking in Ukrainian refugeesThe Republic has taken in more than 75,000 Ukrainian refugees to date, one of the highest percentages per head of population in EuropeThu Apr 13 2023 - 18:35
Biden to spend Thursday in Dublin Highlight of visit to the capital will be an address to the joint Houses of the OireachtasThu Apr 13 2023 - 00:01
Joe Biden’s Ireland visit: Dublin city centre roads to close and bins sealed President to make a speech to Houses of the Oireachtas on Thursday and then attend banquet at Dublin CastleThu Apr 13 2023 - 00:00
Homeless people removed from front of Dublin’s Phoenix Park before Biden visitSix people were sleeping rough at the main entrance to the park on Conyngham RoadWed Apr 12 2023 - 16:29
Wind, rain and cold likely to greet Joe Biden on his first day in IrelandPresidential visit coincides with status yellow weather warning for country and orange warnings in placesWed Apr 12 2023 - 07:52
Biden visit to bring Dublin city centre to a halt on ThursdayA series of road closures will be in place while the US president addresses the Houses of the OireachtasWed Apr 12 2023 - 07:10
The Chieftains to reunite one last time for Biden event on Friday in BallinaThe Coronas and The Academic also confirmed as warm-up acts for President Biden’s speech in front of the cathedralTue Apr 11 2023 - 22:26
Schools to be allowed to share teachers to help alleviate shortagesSurvey shows almost half of secondary schools do not have enough teachersSun Apr 09 2023 - 10:32
Mayo and Louth prepare for Biden: ‘We’ve spent the whole morning blowing up balloons’ Not-so-secret US secret service already in evidence around Ballina with their pressed suits and sharp haircutsSat Apr 08 2023 - 03:45
From the Famine ship to the White House – Joe Biden’s Irish ancestryThe story begins in 1848, when Biden’s great-great-grandfather Patrick Blewitt crossed the Atlantic as a 20-year-old cabin boySat Apr 08 2023 - 03:00
‘As you can imagine, the president of America doesn’t come to Ballina very often’Locals in Co Mayo and Co Louth areas with links to US president are making preparationsWed Apr 05 2023 - 19:42
Gardaí taken to hospital after their patrol car crashes in DublinCollision with another car occurred on the Crumlin Road on Sunday eveningMon Apr 03 2023 - 08:26
Brendan Gleeson: ‘This concept of your parent’s death being a good death is monumental’Actor happy to be an ambassador for €30 million expansion of St Francis Hospice in DublinMon Mar 27 2023 - 01:00
Annie McCarrick disappearance upgraded to murder inquiryYoung American woman went missing in March 1993 after visiting Johnnie Fox’s pub in DublinFri Mar 24 2023 - 10:36
Irish astrophotographers invited to reach for the stars in prestigious photography competitionWinning entries will be published in The Irish Times and on the website of the Dublin Institute for Advanced Studies (DIAS)Fri Mar 24 2023 - 05:00
Reconciliation ceremony to mark the centenary of the end of the Civil WarEvent to celebrate Ireland’s entry into the League of Nations in 1923 will close the Decade of CentenariesFri Mar 24 2023 - 00:00
‘Painfully slow’ planning decisions are holding Ireland back, says RyanMinister rejects idea of ‘shame and blame’ for SUV owners after Senator calls for financial penalties for such carsThu Mar 23 2023 - 19:22
Bike library scheme to be extended after ‘phenomenal’ success at Dublin schoolHarold’s Cross ‘almost car-free’ after lending e-bikes to parents for up to three months at a timeWed Mar 22 2023 - 14:39
First national sexual consent campaign to be rolled outThree-year We-Consent campaign aims to tackle the issue of consent and how it is givenWed Mar 22 2023 - 10:57
Stress and sleep-deprivation causing back pain for teens, not schoolbags, study suggestsSome 48% of adolescents experience back pain later in life with some 28% saying it is significantly disablingMon Mar 20 2023 - 11:37
A rogue priest, a pregnant housekeeper and the murder of a doctor in a small Irish town100 years on, the trauma of a doctor’s killing still ripples through the townSat Mar 18 2023 - 05:45
Irish Oscar stars attend St Patrick’s Day event with PresidentDirector Ross White and actor James Martin among attendees as Higgins says he was ‘so moved by the warmth conveyed in An Irish Goodbye’Fri Mar 17 2023 - 21:16
Mild and showery weather for St Patrick’s Day as Ireland gears up for bank holiday weekendFor many towns and cities across Ireland, St Patrick’s Day is now a four day festival affairThu Mar 16 2023 - 16:24
Animal charity pleads with public to adopt some of its dogs and cats as it reaches capacityDSPCA says its shelter is completely full with a waiting list of 850 animalsWed Mar 15 2023 - 20:42
St Patrick’s Day festival: All you need to know about the paradesBank holiday will mean a four-day celebration for many peopleWed Mar 15 2023 - 20:00
Publicans reject suggestion ‘voluntary’ St Patrick’s Day alcohol ban extends to pubsDublin city centre off-licenses will stay shut until 4pmWed Mar 15 2023 - 17:15
‘Forgotten’ IRA volunteer executed during War of Independence commemorated on Henrietta StPlaque erected to Thomas Bryan, great-uncle of the singer Boy George, executed over a Drumcondra ambushTue Mar 14 2023 - 11:54
Weather warning: Snow and ice alert in place for 13 counties with sub-zero temperaturesMonday night will see falls of snow on higher grounds in north as temperatures climb in southMon Mar 13 2023 - 20:01
HSE to launch survey to measure prevalence of long Covid in communitySurvey will cover people in Longford, Westmeath, Laois, Offaly, Kildare, west Wicklow and South DublinMon Mar 13 2023 - 08:48
Oscars 2023: Michael D Higgins praises ‘fantastic achievement’ of Irish film industryThis year’s Academy Awards ‘testament to the wealth of talent’ in sector, says Minister for ArtsMon Mar 13 2023 - 08:04
Local authorities given allocations for 1,500 tenant-in-situ purchases Dublin local authorities will be able to buy more than half of the total allocationSun Mar 12 2023 - 10:04
Cocaine, cannabis and cash seized in Co Wicklow raidsTwo arrested after gardaí find €6,000 in cash and drugs worth an estimated €27,000 in houses and industrial unitSat Mar 11 2023 - 13:30
Cold snap to return next week with forecast lows of minus four overnightWeekend will see milder weather than of late as warmer air crosses the countrySat Mar 11 2023 - 12:34
'This is a really special moment': meet some of Ireland's newest citizensSome 1,500 new Irish citizens were sworn in at a citizenship ceremony in the RDS on Friday. It was the first in person citizenship in Dublin since 2018.Sat Mar 11 2023 - 11:38
New Irish citizens: ‘I love Ireland. I think it is a country where people have been very welcoming’Some 1,500 people queue up in cold to take part in the first citizenship ceremony held in Dublin since 2018Fri Mar 10 2023 - 17:50
‘You need to remind yourself that you could be reuniting a family’: K9 unit helping to find living and deadFive-year-old springer spaniel Rossi is a Civil Defence cadaver dog trained to assist gardaí in the search for missing peopleThu Mar 09 2023 - 18:31
Ireland weather: Snow and ice warning issued with accumulations of up to 30mm forecastRain, sleet and snow to spread northwards this evening after temperatures dip to -4 in places on Tuesday nightWed Mar 08 2023 - 18:58
Stars fly out for Irish film’s historic nightMany of the 14 Irish nominees for this year’s Oscar Awards left Dublin Airport ahead of this year’s ceremony.Wed Mar 08 2023 - 18:08
‘Who goes to the Oscars, only big-name people?’ Stars fly out for Irish film’s historic nightCatherine Clinch (13) is taking time off school to attend, with Paul Mescal’s parents anticipating night of ‘dreams’Wed Mar 08 2023 - 15:52
Heavy snow could be on the way with temperatures of -4 forecast Met Éireann warns of hazardous conditions due to icy stretches on roads and footpathsMon Mar 06 2023 - 14:24
Ireland's only pig shelter struggling under weight of abandoned animalsIreland's only pig shelter is struggling to cope with the amount of animals abandoned post-Covid, where they were often kept as pets.Mon Mar 06 2023 - 12:57
Singer turned pig rescuer makes home for animals ‘written off as just for food’My Lovely Pig Shelter is inundated with abandoned animals and there is no place for any moreMon Mar 06 2023 - 06:07
Auctioneer defends inclusion of Nazi memorabilia in Irish saleSale of Nazi-themed items including statue of Hitler, criticised by son of Holocaust survivorMon Mar 06 2023 - 05:00
The mysterious Limerick man on Pink Floyd’s Dark Side of the MoonGerry O’Driscoll, Abbey Road Studios doorman, knew many of the greatest musicians of the 20th centuryMon Mar 06 2023 - 00:17
Calls for National Army officer’s account of Ballyseedy ambush to be read into record of Dáil ÉireannLieut-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’ claimsYuriy 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 New system would take a lot of pressure off staff who have to take time out from caring duties to phone around for bedsFri Mar 03 2023 - 07:46
Great Famine and Irish independence struggle linked by geography and historyNew research shows rebels were more likely to come from areas worst affected by the Great FamineThu Mar 02 2023 - 00:01
New legislation on short-term letting could devastate rural tourism, Oireachtas committee warnedUnder new Bill, properties listed for short-term letting may need planning permission for tourism activity if they do not already have itWed Mar 01 2023 - 20:15
