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Irish language station TG4 appoints its first woman as director-general

Irish language station TG4 appoints its first woman as director-general

Deirdre Ní Choistín has worked with the station for the last 25 years in many different roles

Tue Mar 04 2025 - 20:39
Sinn Féin’s Doherty defends going to funeral of ‘friend’ and ex-IRA man ‘Bik’ McFarlane

Sinn Féin’s Doherty defends going to funeral of ‘friend’ and ex-IRA man ‘Bik’ McFarlane

Sinn Féin has faced criticism for its tributes to Brendan McFarlane, who died last month

Tue Mar 04 2025 - 19:48
‘None of this would have happened but for her’: Widower who won law change over pension inequality welcomes reform

‘None of this would have happened but for her’: Widower who won law change over pension inequality welcomes reform

John O’Meara challenged refusal to allow him to receive the contributory welfare payment after his partner died

Tue Mar 04 2025 - 19:19
Who was Bik McFarlane? The IRA figure linked to notorious kidnapping

Who was Bik McFarlane? The IRA figure linked to notorious kidnapping

Officer in command during 1981 H–Blocks hunger strike and Maze prison breakout

Fri Feb 21 2025 - 21:04
Forensic scientist Dr James Donovan remembered as a ‘true visionary’ at funeral Mass

Forensic scientist Dr James Donovan remembered as a ‘true visionary’ at funeral Mass

First director of State forensic laboratory survived car bomb assassination attempt by ‘The General’

Fri Feb 21 2025 - 13:40
‘Morally bankrupt’: Anger over decision to grant planning permission to rebuild Creeslough service station where 10 died

‘Morally bankrupt’: Anger over decision to grant planning permission to rebuild Creeslough service station where 10 died

Donegal County Council grants approval despite objections from bereaved families

Thu Feb 20 2025 - 15:50
Ireland weather: Met Éireann issues wind warnings for seven counties

Ireland weather: Met Éireann issues wind warnings for seven counties

Cork, Kerry, Carlow, Kilkenny, Wexford, Wicklow and Waterford all subject to wind warnings on Friday

Thu Feb 20 2025 - 13:32
Death announced of former bishop of Killaloe Willie Walsh (90)

Death announced of former bishop of Killaloe Willie Walsh (90)

Bishop was known for his relatively liberal views in the Catholic Church hierarchy

Thu Feb 20 2025 - 11:48
New figures suggest almost a third of Ukrainian refugees in Ireland are now living elsewhere

New figures suggest almost a third of Ukrainian refugees in Ireland are now living elsewhere

Some 112,189 people have claimed temporary protection in Ireland, an increase of 8.5 per cent in 12 months

Wed Feb 19 2025 - 14:44
What are the proposed new rules on garden cabins and how might things change?

What are the proposed new rules on garden cabins and how might things change?

Planning rules on cabins and modular homes in back gardens could be relaxed - here’s what you need to know

Wed Feb 19 2025 - 13:49
Five men involved in alleged Dublin torture incident to remain in custody

Five men involved in alleged Dublin torture incident to remain in custody

A father, son and three Hennessy brothers charged with false imprisonment and assault causing serious harm

Tue Feb 18 2025 - 13:04
Man jailed for life for rape and murder of Danielle McLaughlin in India

Man jailed for life for rape and murder of Danielle McLaughlin in India

Vikat Bhagat was found guilty at court in south Goa on Friday over 2017 death of Donegal backpacker

Mon Feb 17 2025 - 08:26
Man found guilty of rape and murder of Co Donegal backpacker Danielle McLaughlin in India

Man found guilty of rape and murder of Co Donegal backpacker Danielle McLaughlin in India

Family of Buncrana woman (28) hope she and they can find peace after ordeal of legal process that dragged on for eight years

Fri Feb 14 2025 - 16:29
Steve Coogan pulls out of performance of Dr Strangelove in Dublin

Steve Coogan pulls out of performance of Dr Strangelove in Dublin

Theatregoers were told the actor has laryngitis

Fri Feb 14 2025 - 08:01
Met Éireann issues status yellow rain warning for two counties

Met Éireann issues status yellow rain warning for two counties

Cork and Waterford expected to see heavy rain overnight and into St Valentine’s Day

Thu Feb 13 2025 - 11:02
‘Keep going as long as you are allowed to’: One of Ireland’s longest serving employees moves on after more than 67 years

‘Keep going as long as you are allowed to’: One of Ireland’s longest serving employees moves on after more than 67 years

Denis O’Brien (86) had worked in the same factory since 1957 until it closed this week

Thu Feb 13 2025 - 06:00
‘The constant curse of Dublin’: Marlborough Street is prime example of urban neglect

‘The constant curse of Dublin’: Marlborough Street is prime example of urban neglect

Part of north Dublin’s inner city should be thriving but instead is a mess of dereliction and vacancies

Tue Feb 11 2025 - 13:00
How a chance meeting in a Norwegian songwriting camp inspired Ireland’s Eurovision entry

How a chance meeting in a Norwegian songwriting camp inspired Ireland’s Eurovision entry

Laika Party, the story of the Soviet dog in space, is an unlikely subject for a Eurovision song

Sun Feb 09 2025 - 13:16
People queue for days and sleep in their cars to be eligible to buy in Co Kildare housing estate

People queue for days and sleep in their cars to be eligible to buy in Co Kildare housing estate

Popular Harpur Lane estate development attracts hundreds of people for just 31 houses

Sat Feb 08 2025 - 15:44
Derelict Dublin: 10 empty southside buildings in a city with a housing crisis

Derelict Dublin: 10 empty southside buildings in a city with a housing crisis

Including a 200-year-old College Street building, the site of a Kildare Street hotel and the former home of the City Arts Centre

Sat Feb 08 2025 - 06:00
Derelict Dublin: 10 unused northside buildings in a city gripped by a housing crisis

Derelict Dublin: 10 unused northside buildings in a city gripped by a housing crisis

Including the former Coláiste Mhuire on Parnell Square, the former Guineys department store on Talbot Street, and a ‘shrine’ to Bram Stoker

Sat Feb 08 2025 - 06:00
Trinity team make it through to The Irish Times debating final

Trinity team make it through to The Irish Times debating final

Winning individual speaker was Liam Boyce of the University of Galway Literary and Debating Society

Sat Feb 08 2025 - 00:06
Norwegian singer to represent Ireland in Eurovision 2025

Norwegian singer to represent Ireland in Eurovision 2025

Emmy’s synth-pop Laika Party was cowritten by Irish songwriter Larissa Tormey

Fri Feb 07 2025 - 23:43
ESB chief executive rows back on claim cost of Storm Éowyn may be borne by consumers

ESB chief executive rows back on claim cost of Storm Éowyn may be borne by consumers

Tánaiste Simon Harris says comments from Paddy Hayes were ‘extraordinarily insensitive’

Fri Feb 07 2025 - 21:29
‘Does the Government want people living in rural Ireland?’ Anger in Leitrim at Storm Éowyn response

‘Does the Government want people living in rural Ireland?’ Anger in Leitrim at Storm Éowyn response

The storm felled thousands of trees in the State’s most forested county, leaving thousands of residents without power

Fri Feb 07 2025 - 06:00
Éowyn aftermath: Leitrim residents call for 'tighter regulations' around tree planting

Éowyn aftermath: Leitrim residents call for 'tighter regulations' around tree planting

Many people in Leitrim are without power for two weeks and they are blaming falling trees from commercial forestry in the county. Video: Ronan McGreevy

Thu Feb 06 2025 - 16:56
Human remains found in Belgium could be Irish war hero Patrick Sarsfield

Human remains found in Belgium could be Irish war hero Patrick Sarsfield

Sarsfield fled Ireland after Williamite Wars and died in 1693 in service of King Louis XIV of France

Fri Jan 31 2025 - 09:57
‘The whole house shook. I was crying, holding the kids’: Storm Éowyn tore off side of family’s home

‘The whole house shook. I was crying, holding the kids’: Storm Éowyn tore off side of family’s home

West of Ireland counting the cost of storm a week on with many in Galway still without power

Fri Jan 31 2025 - 06:00
Storm Éowyn: 'The gable was completely torn off the side of our house'

Storm Éowyn: 'The gable was completely torn off the side of our house'

Emma Egan recounts how the gable of her home fell off in Ballinasloe, Co Galway during Storm Éowyn. Video: Ronan McGreevy

Thu Jan 30 2025 - 17:48
Man with brain cancer has to be treated ‘by candlelight’ in town without power since Storm Éowyn

Man with brain cancer has to be treated ‘by candlelight’ in town without power since Storm Éowyn

In Dunmore, Co Galway, Rory Comer (28), who has brain cancer, is receiving controlled drugs from a nurse by candlelight, according to his mother

Thu Jan 30 2025 - 06:00
Storm Éowyn leaves mother and newborn sheltering in Galway hotel: ‘I’m lucky he is a steady baby’

Storm Éowyn leaves mother and newborn sheltering in Galway hotel: ‘I’m lucky he is a steady baby’

Robin McDonagh has spent a quarter of his life in the Connemara Court Hotel as his mother’s home has no electricity, heat or water

Wed Jan 29 2025 - 12:39
‘I’m hoping somebody out there can put me back on my feet’: Woman arrived home to find roof ripped off house

‘I’m hoping somebody out there can put me back on my feet’: Woman arrived home to find roof ripped off house

Meteorologists believe Mace Head was hit by a storm spike during Storm Éowyn, a violent eddy of wind that recorded the highest wind speed ever in Ireland of 183km/h

Tue Jan 28 2025 - 21:19
'I was in such shock': Galway woman loses roof during Storm Éowyn

'I was in such shock': Galway woman loses roof during Storm Éowyn

Maureen Folan (74) shows the destruction to her home in Carna, Galway after Storm Éowyn ripped the roof off of the building. Video: Ronan McGreevy

Tue Jan 28 2025 - 17:24
‘Like Apocalypse Now’: Connemara residents recall night of carnage during Storm Éowyn

‘Like Apocalypse Now’: Connemara residents recall night of carnage during Storm Éowyn

West Galway recorded the highest wind speeds and the most damage, with some premises not expected to get electricity back until next week

Mon Jan 27 2025 - 19:44
Almost 30,000 housing units in large developments face objections, claims industry body

Almost 30,000 housing units in large developments face objections, claims industry body

‘Far and away the biggest concern of housebuilders at the moment’ is pipeline of work on stream after 2025, says Construction Industry Federation director

Mon Jan 27 2025 - 06:00
Protesters walk out of Michael D Higgins’s speech at Holocaust Memorial Day event

Protesters walk out of Michael D Higgins’s speech at Holocaust Memorial Day event

UCD lecturer who was forcibly evicted from event says: ‘We feel like we are talking to the walls when we talk about anti-Semitism’

Sun Jan 26 2025 - 17:39
Holocaust survivor Joe Veselsky, Ireland’s oldest man, prepares for anniversary of liberation

Holocaust survivor Joe Veselsky, Ireland’s oldest man, prepares for anniversary of liberation

Joe Veselsky (106) made his mark on Ireland after his parents and brother died in Auschwitz

Sun Jan 26 2025 - 06:00
How can I see the rare alignment of six planets above Ireland on Saturday?

How can I see the rare alignment of six planets above Ireland on Saturday?

Venus, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus and Neptune are lining up for a rare event

Sat Jan 25 2025 - 07:02
As it happened: Power cuts and widespread destruction in wake of Storm Éowyn

As it happened: Power cuts and widespread destruction in wake of Storm Éowyn

ESB says some people will face a week without power following ‘unprecedented’ damage

Fri Jan 24 2025 - 20:38
Cyclogenesis and sting jets: How Storm Éowyn turned out to be one of the most powerful to have ever hit Ireland

Cyclogenesis and sting jets: How Storm Éowyn turned out to be one of the most powerful to have ever hit Ireland

Record-breaking winds at Mace Head may be down to a relatively rare meterological phenomenon

Fri Jan 24 2025 - 17:52
Connacht Airdome completely destroyed as Storm Éowyn brings record-breaking winds to west coast

Connacht Airdome completely destroyed as Storm Éowyn brings record-breaking winds to west coast

Galway sees record-breaking 183km/h wind recorded at Mace Head with previous record of 182km/h set in Limerick in 1945

Fri Jan 24 2025 - 17:31
Storm Éowyn hits Dublin with trees down and public transport and flights cancelled

Storm Éowyn hits Dublin with trees down and public transport and flights cancelled

Status red warning has passed for capital with fire crews clearing fallen trees and some public transport services resuming

Fri Jan 24 2025 - 12:34
Storm Éowyn: How the day before the red alerts unfolded

Storm Éowyn: How the day before the red alerts unfolded

Status Red gale warnings to apply across the country, with storm force southerly winds featuring gusts in excess of 130km/h

Thu Jan 23 2025 - 21:58
Storm Éowyn: Nationwide red wind warning as schools to close for one of the most severe storms Ireland has ever seen

Storm Éowyn: Nationwide red wind warning as schools to close for one of the most severe storms Ireland has ever seen

Met Éireann forecasts extremely destructive gusts in excess of 130km/h with many schools and workplaces set to close

Wed Jan 22 2025 - 19:47
Three men questioned over sexual abuse and neglect of children released without charge

Three men questioned over sexual abuse and neglect of children released without charge

Gardaí investigating concerns that alleged victims were living in poor circumstances in extended family setting

Wed Jan 22 2025 - 08:34
What to expect from Storm Éowyn as Met Éireann warns of gale force winds and possible snow

What to expect from Storm Éowyn as Met Éireann warns of gale force winds and possible snow

Forecaster issues advisory with fifth named storm of the season set to hit Ireland

Tue Jan 21 2025 - 19:42
Landlord Marc Godart pays former tenants two years after RTB ruling on illegal eviction

Landlord Marc Godart pays former tenants two years after RTB ruling on illegal eviction

Case taken against businessman by three people evicted from Reuben House in Dublin 8 which he later used as Airbnb letting

Tue Jan 21 2025 - 12:21
Teachers to avail of cost-rental accommodation to alleviate recruitment shortages in schools

Teachers to avail of cost-rental accommodation to alleviate recruitment shortages in schools

Minister for Education Norma Foley said she had discussed the issue with the outgoing Minister for Housing Darragh O’Brien who agreed to put aside ‘significant accommodation for key local workers’

Sat Jan 18 2025 - 16:45
Mulcahy’s push for alternative to Fianna Fáil in 1948 government talks ‘enhanced democracy’, UCD event told

Mulcahy’s push for alternative to Fianna Fáil in 1948 government talks ‘enhanced democracy’, UCD event told

Parties involved in present government formation talks owe debt of gratitude to former FG leader, says Prof Diarmaid Ferriter

Sat Jan 18 2025 - 15:00
Temperatures to remain well above normal for the weekend

Temperatures to remain well above normal for the weekend

Temperatures of 12 degrees are nearly seven degrees higher than average for January

Fri Jan 17 2025 - 14:21
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