Illegal adoptions pose complications in searches for birth parentsPaula Douglas’s birth certificate was forged and she cannot trace her birth motherMon Nov 09 2015 - 01:00
State announces Battle of the Somme centenary programmeTaoiseach says Irish dead of the battle was ‘a loss that has transcended generations’Fri Nov 06 2015 - 19:31
Easter Rising victim’s unmarked grave receives headstoneEdward Murphy was killed in 1916 after he tipped his hat to a passing acquaintanceSun Oct 25 2015 - 21:21
Several All-Ireland finalists fought in first World WarGap in GAA history ‘needed’ examination given silence around members’ involvementWed Oct 21 2015 - 18:34
Cork man delighted with winning ‘Sam Maguire’ of farmingKieran O’Sullivan wins dairy farmer of the year awardWed Oct 21 2015 - 14:40
Cancelled One Direction concert in Belfast rescheduled for FridayTwo other planned concerts to go ahead at Belfast’s SSE Arena as Liam Payne recoversWed Oct 21 2015 - 13:15
Roger Casement made a ‘fool of himself’ – Kathleen ClarkeWife of executed Easter Rising leader reveals disdain for Casement on secret tapeWed Oct 21 2015 - 01:01
Carrickmines families are ‘desperate’ for housingFifteen left homeless by fatal fire must leave temporary residence after WednesdayMon Oct 19 2015 - 21:33
Glenamuck residents explain objections to halting siteRockville Drive locals have been waiting for passions to cool on controversy following fireMon Oct 19 2015 - 09:16
€282m for Traveller housing was not spent, says MinisterLocal opposition and concerns about antisocial behaviour blamed for underspendSun Oct 18 2015 - 21:34
RWC 2015: Argentinians in Ireland celebrate emphatic winTrinity Bar on Dame Street packed with fans well before 1pm start of quarter-finalSun Oct 18 2015 - 19:16
Construction due to start on €28m Garda west of Ireland HQDivisional headquarters in Galway will have 12,000 square metres of spaceFri Oct 16 2015 - 22:38
Boxing champions: Triumphant homecoming a family affairBantamweight gold medallist Michael Conlan reckons he’ll be ‘doing the nappies from now on’Fri Oct 16 2015 - 22:31
Labour were ready for November election, says BurtonTánaiste believes reaction to budget has been positive and that they struck ‘good balance’Thu Oct 15 2015 - 21:43
Government seeking solutions to issue of soaring rents, says NoonanTensions increase between Alan Kelly and Fine Gael over housing packageWed Oct 14 2015 - 17:30
Taoiseach admits he let election speculation get out of handKenny says he should have dealt with date more clearly. ‘It will be held in the spring’Wed Oct 14 2015 - 12:29
‘To Speak of Easter Week’ brings together testimony of 25 family members of rebelsSome 240 Easter Rising relatives interviewed for oral history projectTue Oct 13 2015 - 21:22
Easter Rising: €48m set aside for commemoration planSome €31m from budget allocation to finish major capital projects associated with 1916Tue Oct 13 2015 - 20:39
Agriculture: Income tax credit welcomed by IFA and ICMSACredit of €5,000 per year for five years ‘significant and would help farm families’Tue Oct 13 2015 - 18:08
Former Miss Ireland promoter Krish Naidoo diesS African businessman said Ireland gave him chances he would not have had at homeMon Oct 12 2015 - 16:52
Carrickmines fire: President signs book of condolenceMichael D Higgins says country ‘deeply moved’ by tragedy in which 10 people diedMon Oct 12 2015 - 13:20
Faith and sacrifice – An Irishman’s Diary on Edith CavellCentenary of execution of nurseMon Oct 12 2015 - 01:01
Something for the weekend: Fjords, films and open housesHistory, horses and films - there is plenty of non-sporting activity this weekendFri Oct 09 2015 - 16:30
Rod Stewart confirmed for Kilkenny’s Nowlan ParkDate set for next June, 5 Seconds of Summer also announce April show at Dublin’s 3ArenaFri Oct 09 2015 - 13:35
Trinity College begins free online course on Easter Rising14-week explainer series offered by university on its YouTube and iTunes channelsFri Oct 09 2015 - 12:23
James Reilly abandons car after it was surrounded by protestersMinisterial vehicle pelted with stones and bricks during visit to Bluebell community centreFri Oct 09 2015 - 09:46
Easter Rising events could rival Gathering, Taoiseach saysSome 1,800 events announced for the community programme to remember 1916Fri Oct 09 2015 - 01:00
Key oncologist Dennis Slamon to be honoured in DublinDoctor’s discovery of breast cancer drug Herceptin saved lives of countless womenThu Oct 08 2015 - 19:51
Events to honour Proclamation signatories announced as part of 1916 programmePublic response ‘overwhelming’ as 1,800 community events drawn up for 2016Thu Oct 08 2015 - 13:31
‘Overwhelming’ response to Easter Rising commemorationsNumber of events reach 1,800 as community programme to be launched by TaoiseachThu Oct 08 2015 - 01:01
‘Irish Times’ debates launched at GPO with Easter Rising themeEvent is ‘wonderful opportunity’ to look back at 1916 and to look forward, editor saysThu Oct 08 2015 - 01:00
Minister pays tribute to relative who died at GallipoliAodhán Ó Ríordáin said those who died in British uniforms were often forgottenTue Oct 06 2015 - 20:06
Rising rents main cause of distress for elderly, says charityMore than 50% of calls Alone received in 2014 related to homelessness or housingMon Oct 05 2015 - 21:27
Donohoe rules out making cycle helmets compulsoryCyclists without helmets are three times more likely to suffer head trauma, study findsMon Oct 05 2015 - 19:26
Meryl Streep on Brian Friel: ‘Tender dramatist, lovely man’Playwright ‘part of the theatrical life of every theatre house’ in Ireland, Abbey director saysFri Oct 02 2015 - 18:18
Sex offender who fled Britain arrested in Dublin city hotelEx-lecturer Julian Myerscough absconded from Ipswich court before jury convicted himFri Oct 02 2015 - 14:49
Most parts of country have colder than normal SeptemberGlorious Indian summer set to end as wind and rain forecast for next weekFri Oct 02 2015 - 14:12
Irish among most tolerant in Europe, claims EU-wide surveyIrish people more tolerant of those who are LGBT or from different ethnic backgroundsThu Oct 01 2015 - 17:49
Remembering 1916: St Raphael’s ‘little fighter’ accepts TricolourNational flag and copy of Proclamation to be presented to every school in the countryThu Oct 01 2015 - 16:56
Demolition work begins on 19 Century Co Galway bridgeProtestors say destruction of bridge near Moycullen is act of environmental vandalismWed Sept 30 2015 - 16:33
Irish scientist finds more signs of water flowing on MarsTiming of news after Nasa announcement a ‘coincidence’, Dr Colman Gallagher saysWed Sept 30 2015 - 16:24
Man released after arrest over human trafficking in DonegalImmigrant Council of Ireland says Government must now implement action planWed Sept 30 2015 - 16:15
Children wearing red T-shirts in solidarity with refugeesBernard Dunleavy says drowning of Aylan Kurdi moved people around world to respondWed Sept 30 2015 - 12:27
New book on Irish nationalist leader John Redmond launched‘John Redmond: A Life Undone’ tells story of how Redmond’s Home Rule project fell apartWed Sept 30 2015 - 01:05
Two children among six hurt after Co Kildare car crashGsoc inquiry into Monasterevin incident involving vehicle earlier pursued by gardaíSun Sept 27 2015 - 18:04
Dara Murphy says he made ‘judgment call’ on Garda liftMinister of State says he had no alternative way to make trip from Cork to DublinSun Sept 27 2015 - 16:43
Jeremy Corbyn proposes London Markievicz memorialElection of Countess to House of Commons an ‘important footnote’, Labour leader saysSun Sept 27 2015 - 13:53
Total eclipse of the moon to be visible in early hoursClear skies for most of Ireland as nature reveals one of its most spectacular sightsSun Sept 27 2015 - 11:47
Commemoration hears of famine’s heavy toll on UlsterCavan lost 43% of its population through death or emigration between 1845 and 1851Sat Sept 26 2015 - 18:35
Grave of Rudyard Kipling’s son correctly named, says authorityAuthors of ‘My Boy Jack’ suggested resting place belonged to Dublin-born Arthur JacobFri Sept 25 2015 - 16:00
