New €10m public swimming pool to be built in north county DublinBalbriggan facility will feature a six-lane 25 metre poolMon Mar 31 2025 - 11:58
Ireland weather: Sunshine and temperatures up to 17 degrees expected, say Met ÉireannLargely dry conditions due in the week aheadSat Mar 29 2025 - 12:56
Frances Black ‘open to the conversation’ about becoming a presidential candidateThe singer said some Opposition parties have approached her Sat Mar 29 2025 - 11:43
‘I fully intend to continue’: Verona Murphy rejects ‘unfounded allegations’ of partiality and ‘will remain’ as Ceann ComhairleCeann Comhairle Verona Murphy responds as Opposition publishes no-confidence motion Wed Mar 26 2025 - 19:49
Unprecedented and chaotic scenes in the DáilSpeaking rights row once again leads to the adjournment of proceedings for the dayWed Mar 26 2025 - 07:49
‘Shame, shame, shame’: Opposition leaders accuse Coalition of giving ‘two fingers’ to democracy in row over speaking rightsCombined Opposition leaders have accused the Coalition of giving “two fingers” to democracyTue Mar 25 2025 - 17:03
New Bill targets AI ‘deepfakes’ and identity ‘hijacking’Taoiseach, Tánaiste and RTÉ presenters have had their images used without consent alongside products for saleTue Mar 25 2025 - 14:36
Tánaiste has ‘constructive’ call with US secretary of commerce Call with Simon Harris comes after Howard Lutnick called Ireland his favourite ‘tax scam’ in recent daysTue Mar 25 2025 - 09:46
Dáil speaking rights row resurfaces Government is proposing the creation of a new TD category known as ‘other members’, comprising coalition backbenchers Tue Mar 25 2025 - 08:02
How to be happy as you grow older: ‘Get out and keep going’Members of north Dublin Friends of the Elderly Centre share tips for contentment on International Day of Happiness Thu Mar 20 2025 - 21:22
Government plan to push through changes to Dáil speaking rights criticised as ‘brazen’ and ‘outrageous’Long-running dispute centres on efforts to carve out speaking time for a small group of Independents involved in Government-formation talksThu Mar 20 2025 - 18:45
Surgeons carried out 513 scoliosis procedures last year but 233 children still on waiting list‘We are nowhere near where we would want to be’ with waiting times, Minister for Health saysWed Mar 19 2025 - 21:52
Boy (11) injured in primary school stabbing named as guest of honour for Ireland matchMason’s father Stephen Geraghty said it was ‘a miracle’ that his son had survivedWed Mar 19 2025 - 14:23
Web Summit case day one - as it happened: David Kelly proved himself ‘disloyal and faithless’, court told as case beginsHearing of cases involving chief executive Paddy Cosgrave and two minority shareholders expected to take nine weeksTue Mar 18 2025 - 16:34
Ukrainian refugees told to leave accommodation due to refurbishment worksTD criticises ‘chaotic’ move, with families offered alternative accommodation ‘far away’ from their schools and workplacesThu Mar 13 2025 - 15:57
No prosecutions being brought over 2017 double murder in Ballymun, coroner toldAntoinette Corbally (47) and Clinton Shannon (30) were shot dead Wed Mar 12 2025 - 16:45
Workers, families and businesses will face ‘serious costs’ if Trump imposes tariffs on Ireland, Chambers says Tariffs would impose greater costs on households and businesses and would disrupt overall trade, Minister for Public Expenditure saysThu Feb 27 2025 - 15:32
Opposition to withdraw Dáil ‘pairing’ arrangements in row over ‘dangerous’ speaking rights plansFiery Dáil exchanges over impasse as promise of solution dubbed a ‘con’Thu Feb 27 2025 - 12:09
Higher fines for dog owners were needed to send a ‘strong message to take responsibility’ – officialsProposed legislation will consider more breeds for restricted list, Minister told in briefingWed Feb 26 2025 - 19:00
Most hosts of Ukrainians say €800 payment per month is crucial to their ability to continue hostingGovernment expected to extend Accommodation Recognition Payment, with consideration being given to €200 reduction in rateTue Feb 25 2025 - 20:01
Disabled people wanting to go into politics are hindered by cost, negative attitudes and even fear of violencePolitical parties urged to consider greater diversity when proposing candidates for election and co-optionTue Feb 25 2025 - 06:00
Taoiseach expected to invite Trump to Ireland during St Patrick’s Day White House visitInvitation for Trump will be extended as a normal courtesy, says Government sourcesMon Feb 24 2025 - 19:49
Ukrainians in Ireland fear cut in ‘vital’ accommodation payment - Red CrossPayment to hosts worth €800 a month is due to expire on March 31stMon Feb 24 2025 - 12:02
Racing motorcyclist’s wife and children left in ‘shock and despair’ after fatal crash, inquest toldDarren Keys (34), of Ballyclare, Co Antrim, died at Walderstown in Co Westmeath in July 2019 while taking part in a road racing event Fri Feb 21 2025 - 18:35
Any reduction in EU-US trade would result in job losses and higher global prices, Paschal Donohoe saysDonohoe claims US president’s comments have ‘consequences’, and he profoundly disagrees with Trump’s analysis of recent events in EuropeThu Feb 20 2025 - 19:52
Builders engaging senior counsel at outset of projects in anticipation of substantial legal challenges – IfacEconomist Niall Conroy says ‘big step change’ needed to double number of homes being deliveredThu Feb 20 2025 - 15:57
New deal for Go–Ahead buses despite criticism of service National Transport Authority signals intention to sign contract after tender processThu Feb 20 2025 - 06:00
State will be ‘buying seats’ on deportation flights run by EU Frontex border agency, O’Callaghan saysMinister for Justice says there ‘has to be a consequence’ for people refused asylumTue Feb 18 2025 - 23:42
Taoiseach says he used Irish to accuse Mary Lou McDonald of ‘untruths’, not ‘lies’Michéal Martin said SF leader ‘ag insint bréaga’ in DáilTue Feb 18 2025 - 19:09
Changes ‘likely on way’ to monthly €800 payment for hosting Ukrainian refugees Minister signals intention to deal with issue that requires Department of Justice engagement Tue Feb 18 2025 - 17:15
National children’s hospital may not fully open until 2026 due to ‘clinical risks’Dublin facility may not fully open until spring next year due to ‘clinical risks’ Mon Feb 17 2025 - 13:07
Dublin stabbing: Gardaí seized 2,150 knives last yearJim O’Callaghan condemns city-centre violence that led to the death of an asylum applicantMon Feb 17 2025 - 06:00
‘Too many’ unentitled asylum applicants, says Minister, signalling cut in supportsCutting Ukrainian hosting payment will ‘push people into homelessness’, say advocacy groupsMon Feb 17 2025 - 06:00
Man (34) killed in Dublin stabbing is named as asylum seeker from NigeriaMinister for Justice says those responsible for fatal attack on South Anne Street will be tracked downSun Feb 16 2025 - 17:14
‘Too many people’ not entitled to International Protection applying in Ireland, Minister for Justice saysSome 14,000 applications processed last year, with more than 65 per cent of these rejected in first instanceSun Feb 16 2025 - 16:17
Infrastructure issues cannot explain trolley figures when numbers jump after weekends - Minister for HealthJennifer Carroll MacNeill says aim as Minister for Health is to get waiting times down to three monthsThu Feb 13 2025 - 20:31
Cost of Valentine’s Day on the rise, CSO findsCouples will spend 30% more on a meal out than they did in 2020 while flowers are 12% more expensiveThu Feb 13 2025 - 20:00
Issue of ‘ghost buses’ on agenda for Minister’s first meeting with National Transport Authority Darragh O’Brien to raise complaints about listed services not appearing or abruptly being cancelledWed Feb 12 2025 - 20:23
‘Finder fee’ for new landlords entering State rental scheme proposed Government report also recommends increasing payments to landlords in rental accommodation schemeWed Feb 12 2025 - 12:15
More than 80% of primary school-aged children have smartphones in their bedroomHalf of children acknowledge they spend too much time online, with 28% saying they could go online whenever they wantedTue Feb 11 2025 - 06:00
‘There’s a blurring of boundaries’: Workers and managers on remote working in the civil serviceSome readers point out negatives of lack of office time: ‘I believe that working from home is eroding what it means and feels like to be part of a team’Sun Feb 09 2025 - 06:00
Bus operators hit with €5m in penalties as Go-Ahead draws fresh complaints over ‘ghost buses’Dublin Bus and Go-Ahead faced performance-related deductions of €4m and €761,000, respectively, for first three quarters of 2024Thu Feb 06 2025 - 15:53
‘It was my first time seeing it’: how photographer captured this murmuration of starlingsBrian Arthur says he got ‘very lucky’ with striking Co Limerick snap of birds in flightThu Feb 06 2025 - 12:28
Connemara woman left without power says Storm Éowyn should have prompted national emergencyOn Tuesday more than 25,000 homes and businesses remained without power as ESB Networks and international crews worked to restore supplyWed Feb 05 2025 - 06:00
‘I feel forgotten about’: Galway wheelchair-user nearly two weeks without power after storm‘I haven’t really been able to charge my power chair. I got it charged a few days ago but it was really difficult'Tue Feb 04 2025 - 20:24
Irish Cancer Society unveils free services to help patients with diets, exercise and welfare issues Charity says it often hears from those “struggling to navigate the financial and practical issues a diagnosis brings”Tue Feb 04 2025 - 00:01
Storm Éowyn: 25,000 premises remain without power amid new warning over restoration timesThousands of homes, farms, schools and businesses remain without electricityMon Feb 03 2025 - 21:13
Queen’s University Belfast launches voluntary job cuts amid €15m deficitFinancial gap remains significant despite other measures taken, management says in email notifying staffMon Feb 03 2025 - 16:42
‘Oh my god, there’s something in my brain’: Alannah Moran’s neurosurgery storyAlannah Moran (31) received ‘shock’ diagnosis just eight weeks after giving birth to her third childMon Feb 03 2025 - 06:00
Surgeons at Beaumont will be able to use AI in new digital operating theatreHospital’s hybrid theatre costing €10m will be used largely for neuro and vascular surgeryMon Feb 03 2025 - 06:00
