Potentially fatal superbug sparks 30% rise in cases ‘Large number’ of detections linked to cosmetic tourism in TurkeyFri Feb 10 2023 - 05:00
Ireland’s child mental health services ‘insufficient and inadequate’ - UN rights bodyOrganisation ‘seriously concerned’ by children being placed in adult psychiatric units and impact of ‘racism’ on childrenThu Feb 09 2023 - 13:04
Dublin Zoo announces birth of Southern white rhinocerosYet-to-be-named female calf, weighing 50kg, joins herd of sevenThu Feb 09 2023 - 11:37
MTU Cork confirms it suffered ransomware cyber attack as campus remains closedCollege has ‘not engaged’ with demand as it works towards managed return to campusThu Feb 09 2023 - 08:02
Ireland’s Ukrainians get down to business with bilingual start-up courseState’s newest arrivals are bringing their ideas - from ballroom dancing to furniture manufacturing - to the courseWed Feb 08 2023 - 12:02
School children using weather stations to help monitor climate change patternsPupils in 16 schools across Fingal sent their findings to Met Éireann and NasaWed Feb 08 2023 - 04:00
‘We talk a lot and I find the Irish talk a lot. So it’s very easy to get along with people here’New to the Parish: Vidya Vivek moved to Ireland from India in 2018Tue Feb 07 2023 - 06:00
Learning Ukrainian: ‘We’re just trying to make it more friendly for them’A language class in Castleknock is drawing people interested in linguistic interaction with our Ukrainian friendsMon Feb 06 2023 - 03:30
Deportation of failed asylum applicants to be ‘accelerated’, says HarrisGovernment continues to face challenge accommodating new arrivals as another anti-immigration protest staged in Dublin citySat Feb 04 2023 - 19:37
Pyrite repair target reduced last year due to staffing and supply chain issuesHousing Agency is told target of premises to be repaired was reduced to 242 from 285 in 2022Sat Feb 04 2023 - 14:52
Walk-in vaccine clinics: Where are they and why are they running?The HSE has announced walk-in vaccination clinics at 34 locations over the bank holiday weekendFri Feb 03 2023 - 13:00
NUJ condemns ‘social media abuse’ towards Irish Times journalistsSéamus Dooley, Irish secretary of NUJ, says attempts to smear reporter and photographer ‘despicable’Tue Jan 31 2023 - 21:23
Man (32) arrested for second time in connection with murder of Natalie McNallyMs McNally was stabbed in her home in Silverwood Green, Lurgan, Co Armagh on December 18thTue Jan 31 2023 - 20:13
Gardaí investigate alleged assault at migrant camp in AshtownHomeless men moved from Dublin 15 site after camp raidedTue Jan 31 2023 - 18:32
Pyrite remediation to cost estimated €230m by 2026, figures showScheme for those affected by mica and defective blocks could cost State more than €3.65bnMon Jan 30 2023 - 00:01
Councils have ‘difficulties’ enforcing short-term letting rules, says Department of HousingMany properties operating as long-term rentals during Covid-19 pandemic returned to short-term letting as tourism sector recovered, negatively affecting housingWed Jan 25 2023 - 17:58
Covid vaccine uptake varies widely in State between Irish and eastern European workers, CSO findsJust under half of post-2004 EU citizens employed in Ireland had received their primary course of vaccinationWed Jan 25 2023 - 11:46
How to stay aware of job market trendsAs the world of work changes, how can students anticipate where job opportunities will be when they graduate?Tue Jan 24 2023 - 01:00
Hear and Dare schemes: Levelling education’s playing fieldGovernment admissions schemes aim to promote equity of access to higher education in IrelandTue Jan 24 2023 - 01:00
Mentally ill children not receiving timely care is ‘unacceptable’, Tánaiste saysMental Health Commission’s interim report highlights risks to safety and wellbeing of childrenMon Jan 23 2023 - 10:17
Housing crisis may sharpen public attitude to immigration, says expert group Republic’s ‘housing policy could be central’ to maintaining cohesion, notes Overseas Development InstituteMon Jan 23 2023 - 02:00
Thousands protest around country against hospital overcrowdingHealth service under unprecedented pressure in recent monthsSat Jan 21 2023 - 19:00
Man (20s) arrested following armed robbery in Dublin storeThe man was understood to be armed with a knife and left the premises with quantity of alcoholSat Jan 21 2023 - 15:10
Tommy Tiernan Show loses Free Now sponsorship following controversial joke at comedian’s gigComedian has apologised for joke and pulled it from his setSat Jan 21 2023 - 11:37
Cold snap to continue tomorrow with snow, thunder, hail forecastFurther snow and ice warnings for several counties as low of -3 degrees expected overnightTue Jan 17 2023 - 13:38
More than 1,800 renters ‘at risk of homelessness’ contacted charity in three monthsThreshold urges people to get in touch if they receive an eviction notice or a steep rent riseTue Jan 17 2023 - 00:01
Drinking milk made ancient humans taller and heavier, study findsMilk consumption in ancient times had a ‘direct impact’ on modern-day lactose intolerance in EuropeTue Jan 17 2023 - 00:01
HSE’s head of digital innovation resigns citing ‘frustrations’Martin Curley likened reforming HSE to climbing Mount EverestMon Jan 16 2023 - 19:23
Irish restaurateur (79) in Algarve calls time on business ‘you love or hate’‘I wouldn’t be here if I didn’t have this to occupy me,’ says Rita Osborne who took her first job in a hotel aged 14Mon Jan 16 2023 - 10:02
Irish rowers set new world record for fastest team of five to cross Atlantic OceanTeam ‘smashed’ the previous record by rowing from Canary Islands to Antigua in 33 daysSun Jan 15 2023 - 16:41
Dublin Bus service suspension: ‘It’s very isolating for the community. They essentially have a curfew for public transport’The decision by Dublin Bus to stop evening service to certain housing estates in Tallaght leaves a community heavily reliant on public transport at a real disadvantageFri Jan 13 2023 - 17:44
Two pedestrians die in separate Dublin road incidentsOne man (23) ‘struck by an USV’ in Tallaght and second man (40s) hit by vehicle on Summerhill ParadeThu Jan 12 2023 - 08:33
Almost 1,000 patients caught Covid-19 in Irish hospitals last monthVaccines will still offer protection against Kraken subvariant, says professor of experimental immunologyWed Jan 11 2023 - 12:00
Cycling injuries on Luas tracks ‘a significant public health issue’, study findsAnalysis of injuries at St James’s Hospital finds Luas tracks at College Green a particular ‘black spot’Tue Jan 10 2023 - 14:13
‘In America you’re always on edge for a shooting, which is crazy to say but it’s true’New to the Parish: Ciara Tobin arrived from Florida in 2021Tue Jan 10 2023 - 06:00
Many tenants overholding on properties as they can find nowhere else to goRent arrears and overholding were the most frequent dispute types reported to the RTB in 2021, analysis showsWed Jan 04 2023 - 04:20
Soiled mattresses, rats and intimidation by ‘fake police’ among tenant reports to tribunalRent arrears and overholding the most common reason for landlords taking a dispute, with some tenants owing up to €60,000Wed Jan 04 2023 - 04:15
Next €200 energy credit is rolled out as €1bn welfare package comes into effectA €12 increase in maximum rate of all core weekly payments is largest increase in over a decadeSat Dec 31 2022 - 07:00
Irish public’s ‘compassionate’ response to Ukraine war praised by church leadersCompassion shown by western states cannot be conditional on where refugees come from, say church leadersSat Dec 31 2022 - 00:01
Half of women in menopause describe it as ‘negative experience’, research findsThe most frequent symptoms are temperature change, changes in periods, tiredness, altered sleeping patterns and changes in body shapeFri Dec 30 2022 - 10:43
Over 1m passports issued in ‘record-breaking year’There were 100,000 first time applications from Northern Ireland and Great BritainThu Dec 29 2022 - 21:26
Man (30s) dies off the coast of Co GalwayEmergency services attended the scene near Spiddal shortly before 1.30pm on ThursdayThu Dec 29 2022 - 21:00
€53.3m investment in research infrastructure projects announcedFunding will allow researchers to ‘meet future challenges’, SFI chief saysThu Dec 29 2022 - 18:14
Status yellow wind and rain warnings for Thursday nightMet Éireann warns of ‘localised flooding’ around the countryThu Dec 29 2022 - 16:33
Hospital emergency departments have become ‘warehouses’ of patientsOvercrowding in adult and children’s hospitals being driven by surge in respiratory virusesWed Dec 28 2022 - 15:50
Hospital-acquired Covid cases up 75% in year to JulyBeaumont Hospital in Dublin has the highest number of hospital-acquired Covid cases this year so far at 509Tue Dec 27 2022 - 19:18
‘I love the Irish tradition of saying thank you to a bus driver’New to the Parish: Olha Khoroshevska arrived from Ukraine in 2022Tue Dec 27 2022 - 06:00
Staff and bed shortages compound the ‘superbug’ threat to patients in hospitalThe presence of superbugs in Irish hospitals has risen since Covid restrictions were liftedTue Dec 27 2022 - 04:00
State has paid more than €7.5m in claims over healthcare-acquired infections since 2019The highest amount paid out in claims was for wound infections at almost €3 millionTue Dec 27 2022 - 03:55
Thousands tested positive for ‘superbugs’ in Irish hospitals last yearHospital-acquired superbugs ‘absolutely‘ contribute to a number of patient deaths annuallyTue Dec 27 2022 - 03:45
