General election candidate selections off to a slow start but deadlines set for September Political parties have named only 148 candidates so far for the general election, which must be held before March 22ndSat Aug 17 2024 - 06:00
Dublin pub closed temporarily after rodent carcasses discoveredBoba shop on Parnell Street served with closure order due to ‘active cockroach infestation at all stages of the life cycle throughout the premises’Thu Aug 15 2024 - 15:03
Man and woman arrested following cocaine seizure in Limerick cityDrug packages estimated to be worth €140,000Thu Aug 15 2024 - 09:55
‘Significant’ increase in wholesale price of cocaine in IrelandRise thought to be due to large seizures of drug by gardaí and Revenue officersWed Aug 14 2024 - 12:43
Large crowds gather to greet Kellie Harrington as double Olympic champion arrives home to Portland RowAthletes receive warm reception after winning seven medals and challenging on many fronts in ParisMon Aug 12 2024 - 19:16
Ireland performing poorly by international standards on environment, climate and biodiversityWell-being framework designed to use measures other than economic to gauge Ireland’s progressWed Jul 31 2024 - 13:59
Hong Kong swimmer Haughey congratulated by Tánaiste on winning Olympics bronze medalSiobhán Haughey, a grand-niece of former taoiseach Charles Haughey, took third place in the women’s 200m freestyleTue Jul 30 2024 - 14:34
Payments to 5,000 asylum seekers receiving daily expenses have stopped following means tests, says Heather HumphreysMinister meets first people to avail of new free travel pass for persons medically unable to driveMon Jul 29 2024 - 20:21
Truck sporting Armagh colours set ablaze in early hours of morningPSNI investigating arson incident considered ‘sectarian-related hate crime’ in addition to car also set on fireMon Jul 29 2024 - 14:28
Taoiseach urges motorists to ‘reverse’ upward trend in road deaths after five killed over weekendIncident took place on the R161 Trim-to-Navan Road at Philpotstown shortly before 10pmMon Jul 29 2024 - 10:35
Disability pride parade takes place in Dublin to raise visibility and change public perceptionsIt is the second such parade to take place in Ireland, with the world’s first taking place in Chicago in 2004Sat Jul 27 2024 - 17:29
Man (30s) charged with murder of Jordan Ronan (20) in Tallaght, DublinPatrick Murphy (36), also from Tallaght, remanded in custodySat Jul 27 2024 - 17:00
Small protest at site earmarked for asylum seekers in CoolockAbout 60 people have gathered, although Coolock Says No says it did not organise the protestSat Jul 27 2024 - 15:16
Cliffs of Moher search for boy (12) continues The operation is due to resume from around 11am, the Irish Coast Guard confirmedFri Jul 26 2024 - 13:47
Wicklow shooting: Gardaí investigating incident after man suffers non-life threatening injuriesTwo men travelling in car blocked by another vehicle and firearm discharged in Roundwood on TuesdayFri Jul 26 2024 - 12:29
Olympics opening ceremony: Everything you need to know including times, where to watch and routeParis 2024 athletes will travel along River Seine in France to open competitionFri Jul 26 2024 - 10:33
Cliffs of Moher search for boy (12) continues as ‘recovery operation’It is understood the missing child became separated from his family on Tuesday afternoonThu Jul 25 2024 - 11:16
‘Dry, bright weather’ ahead: Met Éireann says temperatures could rise to 24 degreesSunshine to spread from the west from ThursdayThu Jul 25 2024 - 08:08
Norma Foley promises delivery of religious order schools abuse report to survivors firstMinister began inquiry last year after allegations of sexual abuse at Blackrock College in Dublin were made by a number of past pupilsWed Jul 24 2024 - 14:27
Current Bishop of Galway says people harmed by Eamonn Casey must be ‘heard’ and ‘acknowledged’Michael Duignan says he is ‘deeply aware’ recent RTÉ documentary on Casey ‘a source of anger and profound distress to many’Tue Jul 23 2024 - 17:47
Kamala Harris praises Joe Biden’s ‘legacy of accomplishment’ on first day of her campaign - as it happenedProminent Democrats Gretchen Whitmer and Gavin Newsom back vice-president to be the party’s candidateMon Jul 22 2024 - 18:45
Body of man (40s) discovered in house near Gorey, Co WexfordGardaí investigating after body found on Sunday at residence in ClonattinMon Jul 22 2024 - 09:31
Eighteen firearms and 900 rounds of ammunition seized in Co LouthSearches are continuing in that areaFri Jul 19 2024 - 20:02
Major traffic disruption following five-car crash on M50 Northbound carriage at Junction 4 partially closed and traffic affected between Finglas and BallymunFri Jul 19 2024 - 19:23
Man (50s) dies in workplace incident in Co RoscommonPat McCrann died at premises in Frenchpark on Thursday eveningFri Jul 19 2024 - 18:21
‘Thuggery and criminality’ on public transport past critical point, drivers warnMore than 200 serious incidents on Dublin Bus this year, alongside Limerick air gun attackFri Jul 19 2024 - 06:00
Disadvantaged backgrounds impact student outcomes, says reportDepartment of Education study says gaps between Deis and non-Deis schools persist, despite improvements over the past decadeThu Jul 18 2024 - 15:20
Girl (5) injured in Parnell Square stabbing may be discharged from hospital within months, says motherVictim was one of three children attacked outside Coláiste Mhuire in Dublin city centre last NovemberThu Jul 18 2024 - 14:36
Baldoyle death: Pedestrian (40s) killed by stolen car in north Co Dublin hit and runCar involved in incident shortly before 1am did not remain at sceneWed Jul 17 2024 - 15:33
Tributes paid to former Trócaire head Justin Kilcullen following his deathPresident Michael D Higgins among those to pay tribute to former charity bossWed Jul 17 2024 - 13:20
Sharp rise in people with multiple addictions, including cocaine and alcohol, treatment centre saysRutland Centre said 16 per cent of service users seeking help for cocaine addictionWed Jul 17 2024 - 12:07
Six more people appear in court charged in connection with Coolock disturbancesA total of 21 people have been charged in connection with scenes of disorder near former Crown Paints factory on Malahide RoadTue Jul 16 2024 - 15:11
Thirteen men and two women charged with public order offences after Coolock unrestAll 15 released on conditional bail and ordered to appear in court again in SeptemberMon Jul 15 2024 - 23:06
Coolock violence: Fifteen people appear in court after anti-immigration protestsScenes followed earlier fire at makeshift camp near site earmarked for asylum-seeker accommodationMon Jul 15 2024 - 22:18
‘We must unite as one nation’, says Biden after Donald Trump attempted assassinationDead suspect identified as Thomas Matthew Crooks (20) while questions asked over US secret service after attack on former presidentSun Jul 14 2024 - 21:53
Gardaí investigating after bus driver ‘shot in face’ with air gun in LimerickUnion says woman (30s) fired at one of a group of youths who had refused to pay a fare when boarding in O’Malley Park area of cityFri Jul 12 2024 - 17:13
Garda Commissioner calls for graduated fines to punish those caught speedingDrew Harris wants Government to consider graduated penalty point system amid rising road deaths, letter showsFri Jul 12 2024 - 06:00
Landlord who slept in tenant’s apartment in ‘reign of harassment’ fined €14,500The woman said she went on holidays in June 2022 and when she came home she realised the landlord had stayed there without her consent as his toothbrush was left in the bathroomThu Jul 11 2024 - 13:48
College applications up strongly for physiotherapy, dentistry and pharmacy, CAO figures showFinding comes from office’s ‘change of mind’ data, which details students’ third level course choices as of July 1st deadlineTue Jul 09 2024 - 18:00
Man (31) died due to ‘traumatic blunt force head injury’, after altercation in Dublin, inquest toldJames Kailedzi died at his home as a result of injuries sustained in the incident last yearTue Jul 09 2024 - 16:56
US working ‘tirelessly’ for Gaza ceasefire, envoy tells Dublin gatheringHundreds attend Independence Day event at ambassador’s Phoenix Park resident amid protest over foreign policyMon Jul 08 2024 - 22:22
‘It’s a really cool achievement’: Irish athletics team inspiring girls across the countryRecent Irish success in the European Athletics Championships is inspiring athletes across the countryTue Jun 25 2024 - 06:00
Is Jack Chambers Fianna Fáil’s leader in waiting?Ascension to role of party’s deputy leader seen as step towards even greater things for 33-year-old DublinerThu Jun 20 2024 - 17:39
National Maternity Hospital apologises to parents of baby who died six days after being bornRegistrar doctor at the time had noted reading of the foetal heart rate as suspicious but it was later deemed satisfactoryTue Jun 18 2024 - 16:45
Labour and the Social Democrats: is it time for a conscious coupling?Fergus Finlay, an adviser to former Labour leader Dick Spring, said he was surprised at the ‘animosity’ to the idea of merging from the Social DemocratsThu Jun 13 2024 - 06:00
Elections 2024: All 949 local seats filled as counting continues for Europe in Midlands-North-West and Ireland South Luke Ming Flanagan leads the pack in Castlebar as battle for three Ireland South seats comes down to four candidatesWed Jun 12 2024 - 23:18
Local Elections: South Dublin County Council resultsSinn Féin councillor says ‘I think our strategy was wrong’ after its 21 candidates secured only five of 40 seatsMon Jun 10 2024 - 15:58
Some 97% of respondents to survey say family home in Connemara not affordableSome 80% of those surveyed believe planning system in Connemara is not fair or fit for purposeMon Jun 10 2024 - 06:00
Local elections: Social Democrats, Aontú make gains as smaller parties expected to retain seatsHelen Ogbu elected to Galway City Council for Labour Party, becoming the first black woman to win a seat thereSun Jun 09 2024 - 19:34
Fourth man arrested in relation to murder of Croatian Josip Štrok in west DublinMan in his 40s currently detained at a Garda station in west DublinThu Jun 06 2024 - 23:16
