Drogheda councillors call for ‘urgent’ meeting with Minister amid plans to house house asylum seekers in hotelGardaí not planning security operation at hotel despite concerns it may be targeted by anti-immigration activistsThu Feb 15 2024 - 22:16
Protesters heckle US senator Bernie Sanders during UCD eventVeteran senator and former US presidential candidate told demonstrators that disrupting meetings was anti-democraticThu Feb 15 2024 - 21:52
Drogheda hotel to be converted into centre for asylum seekersD Hotel's closure will have a ‘devastating impact’ on the town, says deputy mayorWed Feb 14 2024 - 18:39
Catholic Church adds social media marriage guidelines as more couples meet onlineMore than 20% of couples surveyed by marriage guidance agency Accord say overuse or misuse of social media is factor in marriageMon Feb 12 2024 - 16:26
AC/DC announce Croke Park concert this summer The band, who celebrated their 50th anniversary last year, will finish 21-date European tour in DublinMon Feb 12 2024 - 08:05
Sinéad O’Connor nominated for Rock & Roll Hall of FameSinger, who died last July, is among 15 artists who have been nominated this yearSun Feb 11 2024 - 17:02
Long-delayed MetroLink can get planning permission this year, Eamon Ryan insistsMinister for Transport defends controversial plans to eliminate ‘through’ traffic from Dublin city centreSun Feb 11 2024 - 15:32
‘A profound tragedy’: Waterford community to hold vigil as boy’s body found in car and woman arrestedGardaí expected to open murder investigation and believe toxicology results will shed light on what happened in Dunmore EastFri Feb 09 2024 - 18:30
Weekend set to be cold and wet with unsettled weather extending into next weekMany places saw more than 25mm of rain fall on ThursdayFri Feb 09 2024 - 09:11
Unmarried parents’ organisation urges Yes-Yes vote in coming referendumsTreoir says acceptance of proposals would give hundreds of thousands of people who live in non-marital families constitutional recognitionThu Feb 08 2024 - 16:10
Snow and heavy rain falling across Ireland with status yellow weather alerts in effectWeather radar shows snow fall in Northern Ireland, Donegal and parts of Sligo, Leitrim and MayoThu Feb 08 2024 - 09:18
Nine suspected measles cases reported to infectious disease watchdog last weekProf Breda Smyth says vaccination rate below 95% threshold needed to stop spread of ‘highly contagious’ diseaseThu Feb 08 2024 - 09:02
Leixlip fire: Vacant building in Co Kildare damaged in latest suspected anti-immigration arson attackFalse rumours were circulating online that property in Leixlip was earmarked to house asylum seekersWed Feb 07 2024 - 19:26
Former taoiseach John Bruton believed Easter Rising unnecessaryOne-time Fine Gael leader’s revisionist views highly controversial and proved divisive with many in the partyTue Feb 06 2024 - 20:28
Templemore Garda fitness test: How hard can it be? Garda management have refused to compromise on the rigours of fitness test to join the forceTue Feb 06 2024 - 19:00
Northern Ireland has its first Jesuit bishop under leadership change in island’s second largest Catholic dioceseAntrim-born Bishop Alan McGuckian is something of an exception in being appointed bishop of his native diocese Down and ConnorFri Feb 02 2024 - 21:24
Tributes paid to three young people killed in Carlow car crashFuneral of Katie Graham, who died alongside friends Daryl Culbert and Michael Kelly, will take place on Monday in ArlesFri Feb 02 2024 - 20:03
Future of hen harrier in doubt as survey shows alarming decline in numbersUnder 100 hen harrier breeding pairs left in State, survey findsFri Feb 02 2024 - 14:19
Businesses now ready to invest more in Northern Ireland, says Joe Kennedy III US special envoy praises restoration of the Stormont Assembly as ‘hugely positive’ momentThu Feb 01 2024 - 21:57
Stormont return: Donaldson says DUP not split over deal while his critics achieved ‘nothing’Brussels will ‘analyse carefully’ UK government’s plans contained in the deal aimed at restoring powersharingWed Jan 31 2024 - 19:57
Nine in 10 families who hosted Ukrainian refugees had positive experience Thousands of Irish householders have taken in Ukrainians since Russian invasion of the country in February 2022Wed Jan 31 2024 - 05:45
John Magnier confirms he gave ‘strapped for cash’ estate owners €50,000 in cash in two envelopesMagnier and his son, John Paul, delivered the money personally last SeptemberMon Jan 29 2024 - 13:58
Road fatalities support group criticises drop in numbers in Garda traffic unit Parc accuses Garda management of giving ‘little priority’ to road safety managementMon Jan 29 2024 - 13:52
Upcoming elections will not ‘sway’ proposals for future funding for RTÉ - Catherin MartinMinister for Arts seeks to replace licence fee with Exchequer money despite Cabinet oppositionSun Jan 28 2024 - 20:35
International community must strive to bring ‘lasting’ peace to Middle East, Higgins says President says too many innocents killed since ‘appalling atrocities’ by Hamas on October 7thSun Jan 28 2024 - 18:54
Relic of St Brigid returns to native Co Kildare for first time in more than 1,000 yearsBone fragment from skull of saint thought to have died around the year 524 is brought to parish church in Kildare town for special MassSun Jan 28 2024 - 16:38
Holocaust Memorial Day: 'We can stand up against intolerance'Caryna Camerino is the granddaughter of four Holocaust survivors. She talks about the importance of educating Irish schoolchildren about the Holocaust.Sat Jan 27 2024 - 10:40
Star baker turned Holocaust awareness advocate: ‘It is typical of families like mine to have so few relatives’Caryna Camerino’s grandfather survived the Holocaust but her great-grandfather and great-grandmother perished at AuschwitzSat Jan 27 2024 - 07:00
Bambie Thug to represent Ireland in Eurovision with their song Doomsday Blue Macroom electro-goth’s turn is a leftfield choice which it is hoped will break Ireland’s abysmal recent record in the competitionFri Jan 26 2024 - 23:51
Clean sweep for Trinity College Dublin students in Irish Times third-level debating semi-finalStudents from TCD Phil and TCD Bram Stoker Club won in the individual and team category on the subject of artificial intelligenceFri Jan 26 2024 - 23:08
Monaghan boy namechecked in Jürgen Klopp’s interview ‘devastated’ he is leaving club Video of Dáire Gorman’s visit to Anfield in September where he met Klopp and some players has been viewed over 70m timesFri Jan 26 2024 - 21:21
TCD and Cadet School students triumph in first semi-final of Irish Times debating competitionLouise Cullen and Eoin Ryan of Trinity LawSoc and Conal Gallagher of Cadet School now go through to the finalThu Jan 25 2024 - 22:10
Women’s groups opposed to NWCI stance call for No votes in referendumsProposed changes would not help women and Government has not made ‘cogent argument’, Silenced Protest group saysThu Jan 25 2024 - 21:01
World’s most expensive drug approved for use in Ireland to treat children with rare genetic disorderLibmeldy costs €3 million and is used in the treatment of metachromatic leukodystrophy (MLD)Wed Jan 24 2024 - 18:22
Tradfest honours singer-songwriters Ralph McTell and Janis Ian with lifetime achievement awardsConcerts honouring both artists to be part of festival, which this year is greatly expanding its musical footprint across Dublin regionWed Jan 24 2024 - 16:28
Bryan Dobson set to retire from RTÉ after ‘37 fantastic years’ RTÉ veteran has presented all of the broadcaster’s flagship news programmes across radio and TVWed Jan 24 2024 - 14:39
Storm Jocelyn to bring further disruption as crews work to repair power suppliesThree people died as a result of Storm Isha which left tens of thousands without electricity and widespread damage across the countryMon Jan 22 2024 - 21:14
Storm Isha: Second storm, Jocelyn, to hit on Tuesday as thousands remain without power and waterSome 93,000 properties still without electricity as Met Éireann issues further Orange warnings for Donegal, Mayo and GalwayMon Jan 22 2024 - 18:40
Storm Isha: Three killed in road traffic incidents in Mayo, Louth and DerryWoman and man die in separate road accidentsMon Jan 22 2024 - 13:52
Varadkar says there will be arrests over recent arson attacks on asylum seeker accommodationTaoiseach insists that Ireland is not a racist country and that the political climate around migration has changedThu Jan 18 2024 - 15:30
Longford convent to no longer be used as refugee centre after attempted arson attackLanesboro Convent was due to house 85 Ukrainian refugees but owner has pulled out of contractThu Jan 18 2024 - 11:58
Housing for social welfare recipients scarce despite rise in number of rental properties, study findsJust 33 properties were available in major urban areas in December within limits of the Housing Assistance Payment scheme, says Simon Communities of IrelandThu Jan 18 2024 - 09:41
Public transport journeys pass 300m in a single year for the first time Figures from 2023 show a record year for all modes of public transport in State, exceeding pre-pandemic levelsWed Jan 17 2024 - 15:31
Why does Ireland, with world-class pubs, not produce world darts champions? There are plenty of talented Irish darts players but turning professional is a challenge, even with teenage sensation Luke Littler, a world championship finalist at just 16, inspiring young playersTue Jan 16 2024 - 06:00
Record number of people contacted St Vincent de Paul last yearNumbers accessing its services surpassed 250,000 people for first time last yearMon Jan 15 2024 - 19:09
Ice and snow warnings in effect as freezing temperatures forecast for week aheadIreland Weather: Wind chill factor will make it feel like minus 8 in places as Arctic air hits countryMon Jan 15 2024 - 18:03
Blinne Ní Ghrálaigh: from Mayo to French boarding school - the Irish barrister’s path to ICJLawyer grabbed international attention when she made closing arguments for South Africa in case alleging genocide over Israel’s bombardment of GazaMon Jan 15 2024 - 00:00
No obligation on international protection applicants to stay in State-provided accommodationNine men, three women and two girls were medically assessed and deemed to be in good health after being found on MondayThu Jan 11 2024 - 20:36
Who is the Irish lawyer arguing for South Africa’s genocide case against Israel?Blinne Ní Ghrálaigh worked on the Bloody Sunday Inquiry, as well as on a 2015 genocide case taken by Croatia against SerbiaThu Jan 11 2024 - 19:43
Tributes at Eddie O’Connor funeral reflect on his ‘bold, critical mission’ to bring wind power to the gridThe founder of Airtricity, Mainstream Renewable Power and SuperNode was somebody who never lost his enthusiasm for lifeThu Jan 11 2024 - 18:39
