Spectacular blood moon to be visible over IrelandThose seeking to see longest total eclipse of the century will have to go to elevated siteWed Jul 25 2018 - 21:19
IVF’s slow Irish birth: ‘It was not greeted with open arms’In a land where bishops objected to ‘the sin of Onan’, first IVF baby arrived only in 1986Wed Jul 25 2018 - 05:00
Funeral takes place of pensioner who was beaten to deathCongregation told death of Tony Tims had led to ‘tremendous sadness and confusion’Tue Jul 24 2018 - 14:30
Conor McGregor’s father complains coins ruin his ‘slim-fit, hand-fitted Hugo Boss suit’Tony McGregor vents his spleen at Irish Rail ticket machine on YouTubeMon Jul 23 2018 - 13:35
Greater Dublin faces hose pipe ban from MondayIrish Water assessing more than 100 ‘at risk’ supplies around State which may also be affectedFri Jun 29 2018 - 18:40
Gardaí investigate suspected homophobic attack in PortlaoiseMan who suffered serious facial injuries claims he was beaten up because he is gayThu Jun 28 2018 - 19:06
Record temperatures continue with 32 degrees recorded in ShannonHeat causing problems for water supplies, transport links and spread of gorse firesThu Jun 28 2018 - 17:27
Lemass tapes intended to be former taoiseach’s authorised biographyThe series of interviews are to be made available to the public next monthThu Jun 28 2018 - 09:35
Motorists warned of long delays following crash in DublinDelays on expected on inbound N4 because of oil spill following Kilmainham collisionThu Jun 28 2018 - 07:33
U2 announce plans for an exhibition centre dedicated to the bandOld studio at Hanover Quay will be transformed into four-storey buildingWed Jun 27 2018 - 22:19
Bad news for consumers as Electric Ireland to hike prices by up to 8 per centCompany blames cost of wholesale energy prices for gas and electricity increasesWed Jun 27 2018 - 16:22
Irish boy (5) in intensive care after being hit by drunk driver in SpainDepartment of Foreign Affairs providing consular assistance to Irish familyWed Jun 27 2018 - 09:15
Glorious summer weather set to stay for at least another 10 daysThursday forecast to be hottest day of year with 30 degree heat expected in some areasTue Jun 26 2018 - 01:00
Only lawyers opposed to Judicial Appointments Bill, Shane Ross saysAlan Shatter among ‘vested interests’ against changing judge selection process - MinisterMon Jun 25 2018 - 19:48
Dublin airport could have a third terminal, says Shane RossMinister raises possibility of privately run terminal, says second runway an ‘imperative’Mon Jun 25 2018 - 13:18
Citizens’ Assembly is an example to the world, says chairwomanTwo changes to the constitution were made following deliberations by 99-person juriesThu Jun 21 2018 - 19:22
Passport Office struggles as more than 10,000 applications received in a dayDFA secretary general says staff share public’s frustration unanswered phone callsThu Jun 21 2018 - 12:19
Dolores O’Riordan’s children given $250,000 ‘Zombie’ cover proceedsUS heavy metal band Bad Wolves aim to raise €1m for family of Cranberries singerThu Jun 21 2018 - 10:21
The gay patriots who helped found the Irish StateRoger Casement likely to be among those Leo Varadkar was paying homage to in DáilThu Jun 21 2018 - 01:00
Alcohol labels will include cancer warnings, Government saysCommittee hears the European Commission raised no objection to planWed Jun 20 2018 - 16:18
Simon Coveney condemns Trump’s immigration policySeparating children from parents as part of border controls ‘immoral and shocking’Tue Jun 19 2018 - 00:48
Classification of gaming addiction as disorder is ‘on balance’ right – psychiatristGaming addiction can lead to ‘profound social isolation’, says Prof Brendan KellyMon Jun 18 2018 - 20:13
Many Irish are Catholic by culture rather than conviction – bishopAbortion vote: Bishop of Kilmore Dr Leo O’Reilly says church no longer dominant in societySun Jun 17 2018 - 19:17
€17m lottery jackpot winners planning to ‘shop locally’Members of syndicate from Stakelum’s Hardware in Thurles each receive €531,250Fri Jun 15 2018 - 16:17
Mixed weather for weekend but next week will be warm and muggyTemperatures may reach 25 degrees next week but ‘huge uncertainty’ remainsFri Jun 15 2018 - 10:03
Storm Hector: 5,000 premises remain without powerStorm resulted in the strongest gusts ever recorded in Northern Ireland in JuneThu Jun 14 2018 - 22:57
Storm Hector to bring powerful winds and flooding riskMet Éireann says the storm could be ‘nasty’, with gusts of up to 125 km/h expectedWed Jun 13 2018 - 21:39
Sports clubs losing members over under-age competitivenessOireachtas committee hears children dropping out because they can’t get gamesWed Jun 13 2018 - 13:48
‘The exceptional weather is coming to an end’ - Met ÉireannMost of Ireland has had little or no rain over the last three weeksMon Jun 11 2018 - 13:02
Councillors voice opposition to sale of Magdalene site to hotel chainDublin City Council says €14m sale is ‘once-off opportunity’ to develop inner-city areaMon Jun 11 2018 - 00:13
Beekeeping, ballet and bridges: The benefits of hobbies for busy peoplePaul Howard collects drones - the stinging type. State Pathologist Marie Cassidy dances. And Twitter MD Sinead McSweeney is a dab hand at crocheting baby blanketsSat Jun 09 2018 - 06:00
Effluent discharge kills over a thousand fish in Co MayoBrown trout and other species killed in prime spawning tributary of Robe RiverFri Jun 08 2018 - 19:35
Dublin City Council says average housing unit costs €330,000Senior official says higher-rise and smaller apartments the only way to reduce costsFri Jun 08 2018 - 03:00
Peter Stringfellow: ‘king of clubs’ who was shunned in IrelandLap dancing club in Dublin dogged by delays and protests from the beginningThu Jun 07 2018 - 10:01
Two men die in separate incidents after swimming on Lough DergJohn Early dies after swimming near Terryglass; a man in his 40s dies near PortumnaWed Jun 06 2018 - 15:17
Lemass told Haughey he would be foolish to take ministerial roleThen taoiseach felt son-in-law should not relinquish business associations for politicsMon Jun 04 2018 - 18:34
Scorchio! Temperatures to hit 26 degrees for exam WednesdayThe heat is on: Leaving and Junior Certificate students to grapple with pressure in the sunMon Jun 04 2018 - 18:11
Marian Keyes is not amused, as novel not entered for comic prizeKeyes slams ‘sexist imbalance’ of Wodehouse prize, which only three women have wonMon Jun 04 2018 - 17:37
Keeping it in the family: how Black Stone Cherry play together and stay togetherKentucky rockers speak about their Irish tour and their new albumMon Jun 04 2018 - 16:38
‘IRA kidnapped Shergar,’ claims ex-Provo operative‘Southside Provo’ Kieran Conway says equine abduction a ‘good stroke’ for the IRAMon Jun 04 2018 - 01:42
Warm and dry weather set to continue into next weekTemperatures have reached 25 degrees in several places as growth improves for farmersSun Jun 03 2018 - 13:21
Seán Lemass: IRA was infiltrated by British secret serviceTaoiseach believed IRA bombing campaign in 1939 masterminded by British agents to scupper partition talksSat Jun 02 2018 - 06:00
Decision to return Treaty ports to Free State in 1938 proved ‘completely wrong’Lemass on the Treaty ports: Britain handed back ports under mistaken belief radar alone could detect German submarinesSat Jun 02 2018 - 06:00
Meeting with North’s prime minister in 1965 opposed by ‘Paisley element’Seán Lemass: Historic meeting uncovered ‘bare, hard-rock prejudices’Sat Jun 02 2018 - 06:00
Seán Lemass on rationing: Britain ‘double-crossed us completely’ on tea rationsLemass went to extraordinary lengths to ensure Ireland got supplies of tea and petrol during the second World WarSat Jun 02 2018 - 00:05
Lemass Tapes: JFK’s joke to the Dáil was erased from the recordThe US president’s visit to Ireland was a ‘tremendous success’ – except for one partSat Jun 02 2018 - 00:03
Tories foiled plans to repatriate Casement’s body for yearsStonewalling ended when Harold Wilson took power in 1964 and revealed location of bodySat Jun 02 2018 - 00:02
Lemass Tapes: Queen Mother wanted to visit Dublin Horse ShowRoyal was eager to attend but prospect of official visits exercised former taoiseachSat Jun 02 2018 - 00:02
Seán Lemass tapes: ‘I think there is a political advantage in having a certain anti-clerical tinge’Lemass believed his row with the bishop of Galway led to his ‘enormous vote’ in the 1944 general electionSat Jun 02 2018 - 00:00
Lemass did not want to be taoiseach ‘for purely selfish reasons’Seán Lemass tapes: Still regarded as Ireland’s greatest taoiseach, Lemass missed the pleasures of cards and golf and going to race meetingsSat Jun 02 2018 - 00:00
