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’ McFarlaneSinn Féin has faced criticism for its tributes to Brendan McFarlane, who died last monthTue Mar 04 2025 - 19:48
‘None of this would have happened but for her’: Widower who won law change over pension inequality welcomes reformJohn O’Meara challenged refusal to allow him to receive the contributory welfare payment after his partner diedTue Mar 04 2025 - 19:19
Who was Bik McFarlane? The IRA figure linked to notorious kidnappingOfficer 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 MassFirst 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 diedDonegal County Council grants approval despite objections from bereaved families Thu Feb 20 2025 - 15:50
Ireland weather: Met Éireann issues wind warnings for seven countiesCork, 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)Bishop was known for his relatively liberal views in the Catholic Church hierarchyThu Feb 20 2025 - 11:48
New figures suggest almost a third of Ukrainian refugees in Ireland are now living elsewhereSome 112,189 people have claimed temporary protection in Ireland, an increase of 8.5 per cent in 12 monthsWed Feb 19 2025 - 14:44
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 knowWed Feb 19 2025 - 13:49
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 harmTue Feb 18 2025 - 13:04
Man jailed for life for rape and murder of Danielle McLaughlin in IndiaVikat Bhagat was found guilty at court in south Goa on Friday over 2017 death of Donegal backpackerMon Feb 17 2025 - 08:26
Man found guilty of rape and murder of Co Donegal backpacker Danielle McLaughlin in IndiaFamily of Buncrana woman (28) hope she and they can find peace after ordeal of legal process that dragged on for eight yearsFri Feb 14 2025 - 16:29
Steve Coogan pulls out of performance of Dr Strangelove in DublinTheatregoers were told the actor has laryngitis Fri Feb 14 2025 - 08:01
Met Éireann issues status yellow rain warning for two countiesCork and Waterford expected to see heavy rain overnight and into St Valentine’s DayThu 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 yearsDenis O’Brien (86) had worked in the same factory since 1957 until it closed this weekThu Feb 13 2025 - 06:00
‘The constant curse of Dublin’: Marlborough Street is prime example of urban neglectPart of north Dublin’s inner city should be thriving but instead is a mess of dereliction and vacanciesTue Feb 11 2025 - 13:00
How a chance meeting in a Norwegian songwriting camp inspired Ireland’s Eurovision entryLaika Party, the story of the Soviet dog in space, is an unlikely subject for a Eurovision songSun Feb 09 2025 - 13:16
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 housesSat Feb 08 2025 - 15:44
Derelict Dublin: 10 empty southside buildings in a city with a housing crisisIncluding a 200-year-old College Street building, the site of a Kildare Street hotel and the former home of the City Arts CentreSat Feb 08 2025 - 06:00
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 StokerSat Feb 08 2025 - 06:00
Trinity team make it through to The Irish Times debating finalWinning individual speaker was Liam Boyce of the University of Galway Literary and Debating SocietySat Feb 08 2025 - 00:06
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 consumersTánaiste 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 responseThe storm felled thousands of trees in the State’s most forested county, leaving thousands of residents without powerFri Feb 07 2025 - 06:00
Éowyn aftermath: Leitrim residents call for 'tighter regulations' around tree plantingMany people in Leitrim are without power for two weeks and they are blaming falling trees from commercial forestry in the county. Video: Ronan McGreevyThu Feb 06 2025 - 16:56
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 FranceFri Jan 31 2025 - 09:57
‘The whole house shook. I was crying, holding the kids’: Storm Éowyn tore off side of family’s homeWest of Ireland counting the cost of storm a week on with many in Galway still without powerFri Jan 31 2025 - 06:00
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 McGreevyThu Jan 30 2025 - 17:48
Man with brain cancer has to be treated ‘by candlelight’ in town without power since Storm ÉowynIn Dunmore, Co Galway, Rory Comer (28), who has brain cancer, is receiving controlled drugs from a nurse by candlelight, according to his motherThu Jan 30 2025 - 06:00
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 waterWed 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 houseMeteorologists 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 ÉowynMaureen Folan (74) shows the destruction to her home in Carna, Galway after Storm Éowyn ripped the roof off of the building. Video: Ronan McGreevyTue Jan 28 2025 - 17:24
‘Like Apocalypse Now’: Connemara residents recall night of carnage during Storm ÉowynWest Galway recorded the highest wind speeds and the most damage, with some premises not expected to get electricity back until next weekMon Jan 27 2025 - 19:44
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 directorMon Jan 27 2025 - 06:00
Protesters walk out of Michael D Higgins’s speech at Holocaust Memorial Day eventUCD 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 Joe Veselsky (106) made his mark on Ireland after his parents and brother died in AuschwitzSun Jan 26 2025 - 06:00
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 eventSat Jan 25 2025 - 07:02
As it happened: Power cuts and widespread destruction in wake of Storm ÉowynESB says some people will face a week without power following ‘unprecedented’ damageFri 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 IrelandRecord-breaking winds at Mace Head may be down to a relatively rare meterological phenomenonFri Jan 24 2025 - 17:52
Connacht Airdome completely destroyed as Storm Éowyn brings record-breaking winds to west coastGalway sees record-breaking 183km/h wind recorded at Mace Head with previous record of 182km/h set in Limerick in 1945Fri Jan 24 2025 - 17:31
Storm Éowyn hits Dublin with trees down and public transport and flights cancelledStatus red warning has passed for capital with fire crews clearing fallen trees and some public transport services resumingFri Jan 24 2025 - 12:34
Storm Éowyn: How the day before the red alerts unfoldedStatus Red gale warnings to apply across the country, with storm force southerly winds featuring gusts in excess of 130km/hThu 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 seenMet Éireann forecasts extremely destructive gusts in excess of 130km/h with many schools and workplaces set to closeWed Jan 22 2025 - 19:47
Three men questioned over sexual abuse and neglect of children released without chargeGardaí investigating concerns that alleged victims were living in poor circumstances in extended family settingWed Jan 22 2025 - 08:34
What to expect from Storm Éowyn as Met Éireann warns of gale force winds and possible snowForecaster issues advisory with fifth named storm of the season set to hit IrelandTue Jan 21 2025 - 19:42
Landlord Marc Godart pays former tenants two years after RTB ruling on illegal evictionCase taken against businessman by three people evicted from Reuben House in Dublin 8 which he later used as Airbnb lettingTue Jan 21 2025 - 12:21
Teachers to avail of cost-rental accommodation to alleviate recruitment shortages in schoolsMinister 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 toldParties involved in present government formation talks owe debt of gratitude to former FG leader, says Prof Diarmaid FerriterSat Jan 18 2025 - 15:00
Temperatures to remain well above normal for the weekendTemperatures of 12 degrees are nearly seven degrees higher than average for JanuaryFri Jan 17 2025 - 14:21
