Online abuse turns female politicians off politics, European Ombudsman saysO’Reilly tells conference she’s experienced ‘mansplaining’ since becoming OmbudsmanWed Feb 26 2020 - 17:01
Floodwaters close part of Limerick and Galway train lineFire brigade units were on duty in Athlone to keep water pumped away from housingTue Feb 25 2020 - 10:12
Ireland ranked 10th in EU for achieving UN’s sustainable development goalsCountry’s worst area is coming in last on environmental index out of 15 member statesFri Feb 21 2020 - 18:26
White rhino calf weighing 50kg born at Dublin ZooMale calf and his mother Ashanti are on view in the African plains sectionThu Feb 20 2020 - 12:23
Public warned about social media scam targeting bank customersAdvertisement refers to internet banking and offers small reward for clicking linkThu Feb 20 2020 - 10:31
No hospital bed for adult son ‘threatening to kill’ parents, court toldFamily court grants couple protection order against adult son with mental-health issuesWed Feb 19 2020 - 17:20
Aodhán Ó Ríordáin and Alan Kelly both running to become new Labour Party leaderAll party members have a vote in the contest to replace Brendan Howlin and the poll will take place on April 3rdTue Feb 18 2020 - 17:44
UCD students protest over accommodation price hikeIncrease would see cost of campus accommodation rise to between €8,000 and €9,900Tue Feb 18 2020 - 10:22
Over-reliance on inhalers putting asthma sufferers at risk‘If you are using your reliever inhaler several times a week, you are over-reliant on it’Tue Feb 18 2020 - 09:19
MMA fighters influenced more by peers on weight loss than doctorsQuality of information given to combat sport participants could be improved, says researchTue Feb 18 2020 - 07:25
Council writes to Taoiseach over white-water rafting commentsVaradkar’s remarks about the George’s Dock facility ‘surprising’, says city council chiefTue Feb 18 2020 - 02:18
ISPCA calls on dog owners to keep their pets under control following attacksCharity highlights ‘number of reports’ of dogs killing or injuring sheep and lambsMon Feb 17 2020 - 21:21
Ten arrested in immigrant worker search operationsSearches carried out in Dublin Asian foods warehouse and Meath meat plantMon Feb 17 2020 - 15:05
Most adults have never considered where they want to be cared forResearch shows majority are confused about decision making and consent protocolsMon Feb 17 2020 - 09:58
Dublin City Council says there are too many bus routes on the same streetsSubmission to NTA welcomes the spreading of Dublin bus routes in BusConnects, but says there are some ‘missed opportunities’Mon Feb 17 2020 - 01:09
Number of men ‘looking after the home’ trebled in 10 yearsCitizens’ Assembly meeting to discuss gender equality this weekendSat Feb 15 2020 - 17:22
Bertie Ahern says a united Ireland is possible by the end of the decadeEx-taoiseach asserts a Border poll for Irish unification is ‘inevitable’ in the next 10 yearsSat Feb 15 2020 - 16:39
Priests ‘disappointed’ by pope’s U-turn on softening celibacy ruleShortage of priests in Amazon led bishops to recommend ordaining older married menWed Feb 12 2020 - 18:59
Varadkar expects to be leader of the Opposition in the new DáilTaoiseach accuses Sinn Féin of ‘fake history’ as party explores left-leaning coalitionWed Feb 12 2020 - 13:49
Further snow expected as country braces for arrival of Storm DennisStrong winds rip part of roof off national school in Achill, Co MayoTue Feb 11 2020 - 22:07
Youth information website says number of ‘sextortion’ cases reportedPractice entails money or sexual favours being extorted from someone by threatening to reveal sexual information or imagesTue Feb 11 2020 - 13:06
Third of 8- to 12-year-olds have seen ‘upsetting’ material online – surveyCyberSafeIreland finds 68% surveyed active on social media, increase of 10% on last yearTue Feb 11 2020 - 00:01
Speed cameras to be extended to 900 additional areas from next weekNew locations were selected using data on fatal and serious injury collision locationsMon Feb 10 2020 - 20:12
Girls who get phones earlier fare ‘less well’ in behavioural adjustment - studyESRI study finds phone ownership ‘creates greater opportunities for peer comparison’Mon Feb 10 2020 - 17:39
Noel Grealish defends comments about African migrants’ remittancesIndependent TD says World Bank figures show €3.54bn was sent to NigeriaSun Feb 09 2020 - 23:20
Election 2020: McDonald says it is ‘not sustainable’ to exclude SF from governmentVaradkar insists Fine Gael is ‘not compatible with Sinn Féin’, and rules out entering coalitionSun Feb 09 2020 - 21:27
Met Éireann issues two-day snow and ice alert and orange wind warningWidespread wintry showers to start on Sunday nightSun Feb 09 2020 - 18:31
Five men arrested after burglary at Monaghan shopSledgehammer and stolen electronic devices found when car stopped on N2 on SaturdaySun Feb 09 2020 - 18:13
Election 2020: Fears voting may be down in Tipperary after death of candidateMary Newman Julian tells farmers at mart: ‘I’ll work hard for ye and rural Ireland’Thu Feb 06 2020 - 13:59
Funeral of Tipperary candidate Marese Skehan to take place on ThursdayPolling in constituency likely to go ahead after sudden death of Independent candidateWed Feb 05 2020 - 17:42
Eamon Ryan hopes ‘last-minute’ switches to Green Party can yield 15 seatsDublin Bay South TD says strong poll for Kerry candidate shows party in with a shot everywhereWed Feb 05 2020 - 17:32
Candidates urged to ‘support the vital role of public journalism’NewsBrands Ireland calls for those standing for election to protect people from fake newsTue Feb 04 2020 - 17:34
More strikes likely as ASTI ballots members over lower pay arrangementsTUI says it cannot rule out more strikes over two-tier pay disputeTue Feb 04 2020 - 14:23
Cancer campaigner angry at being sent polling card for late wifeStephen Teap urges overhaul of register after reports of similar incidents on social mediaTue Feb 04 2020 - 09:01
Residential care staff carry-out unauthorised use of physical restraintHome in Roscommon not compliant with seven out of 13 regulations – Hiqa reportThu Jan 30 2020 - 17:54
Bríd Smith claims some Greens ‘raging’ about prospect of coalitionPeople Before Profit presses Sinn Féin to rule out going into government with Fine Gael or Fianna FáilThu Jan 30 2020 - 15:37
Mother of McGinley siblings arrested on suspicion of murderGarda statement says suspect found at scene in Newcastle, Co Dublin on Friday and has since been in hospitalTue Jan 28 2020 - 19:34
Baby born on Dublin street in early hours of morningGardaí and emergency services attended scene at North King StreetTue Jan 28 2020 - 10:28
Yellow status snow warning lifted as Met Éireann warns of ‘hazardous conditions’Heavy snowfall was seen in the southwest, west and north on Monday nightTue Jan 28 2020 - 08:13
‘Forgotten’ Longford: Only county without a TD hoping for changeOn the canvass: ‘As long as we have someone from Longford in the Dáil; one person’Mon Jan 27 2020 - 01:30
‘It’s something you don’t want to hear. You always think it happens in other places’Shock and heartbreak in west Dublin at tragic deaths of three McGinley childrenMon Jan 27 2020 - 01:00
Dublin house deaths: Three young children namedMurder inquiry expected after bodies of Conor, Darragh, Carla McGinley found in NewcastleSat Jan 25 2020 - 19:00
Community in shock after three children die: ‘It is just horrific’Deaths in Newcastle: ‘They were just normal kids . . . out there playing and they were happy’Sat Jan 25 2020 - 16:51
Feud making life ‘unbearable’ for some in Drogheda, mayor saysSaturday’s march against criminal activity in town follows murder of Keane Mulready-WoodsFri Jan 24 2020 - 10:58
Social Democrats to ‘radically scale up’ number of new homesHousing manifesto includes rent freezes and 20,000 new homes a yearTue Jan 21 2020 - 17:59
GRA says lack of resources will leave gardaí ‘without armed backup’Garda Representative Association says force not equipped to deal with organised crimeTue Jan 21 2020 - 15:06
Election 2020: Varadkar and Martin’s first TV debate set for WednesdayPat Kenny to moderate Virgin Media One head-to-head between FF and FG leadersMon Jan 20 2020 - 16:31
Election 2020: Voters must register by close of business on WednesdayYouth council urges thousands who have become eligible since last year to sign upMon Jan 20 2020 - 13:03
Dublin Central ‘generally not known for surprises’Neasa Hourigan hopes to become first Green Party TD in the northside constituencySun Jan 19 2020 - 18:20
Sinn Féin suspends councillor over ‘beyond offensive’ commentsFormer cage fighter Paddy Holohan slated over incendiary remarks about ‘women’Fri Jan 17 2020 - 14:35
