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
Ireland tops EU countries for daily consumption of fruit and vegetablesOne-third of adults consuming recommended five or more portions per day and nearly half take between one and four daily, notes reportMon Dec 26 2022 - 00:01
Holly and Jack the most popular names for babies born in December 2021 - CSOIn December 2021, there were 89 babies born on Christmas Day, of which 51 were boys and 38 were girlsSun Dec 25 2022 - 00:01
Covid hospitalisations up 68% as health service faces worst-ever winter for overcrowdingHigh levels of covid, flu and RSV all putting hospital system under record pressureSat Dec 24 2022 - 17:48
Passengers left stranded in US after Aer Lingus flight cancelled due to ‘technical issue’Airline working to re-accommodate travellers to depart New York by evening of December 25thSat Dec 24 2022 - 15:23
Creeslough priest thanks President for ‘solidarity, support and care’ after visit to communityOn October 7th, 10 people died following an explosion at an Applegreen service station in Co DonegalSat Dec 24 2022 - 14:22
Potential for thunderstorms and hail on wet Christmas EveChristmas Day likely to be bright and more settled with temperatures between 6 and 10 degreesFri Dec 23 2022 - 16:24
Four arrested after €2.4m worth of cannabis seized in DublinA separate search in Galway resulted in €70,000 worth of cocaine being seizedFri Dec 23 2022 - 11:22
Peacekeeper Shane Kearney lands in Ireland following Lebanon evacuationTrooper Kearney (22) was injured in last week’s attack in which Pte Seán Rooney was killedWed Dec 21 2022 - 07:00
Junior doctors vote to accept deal aimed at addressing working hours and study leave issuesIrish Medical Organisation ballots its 7,500 members, with 81% of votes cast accepting agreementTue Dec 20 2022 - 19:00
‘Irish people are constantly complaining about the weather. It’s very dynamic. Three seasons in one day’New to the Parish: Hrvoje Smolic moved from Croatia to Ireland in 2018Tue Dec 20 2022 - 06:00
Man charged with murder of pregnant Irish woman in LondonMother-of-four Ailish Walsh (28) was found unresponsive at an address in HackneyMon Dec 19 2022 - 21:32
Cop15 deal aims to conserve 30% of world’s land and water by 2030 Agreement regarded by many as a way to transform the global response to the destruction of nature and begin restorationMon Dec 19 2022 - 19:05
Weather: Met Éireann warns of freezing rain, sleet and possibly snowOrange alert issued with concerns untreated roads and paths may be treacherous in placesFri Dec 16 2022 - 18:10
Orange weather warning in place for 16 counties as temperatures remain below freezingForecaster issues ‘severe frost and ice’ warning amid hazardous driving conditionsThu Dec 15 2022 - 17:46
Top 10% of households consume a third of all domestic water, CSO findsDonegal had the lowest average consumption of water in 2021, while Longford had the highestThu Dec 15 2022 - 12:25
Irish Aid to be rebranded to remove ‘negative connotations’Colm Brophy says programme work ‘much deeper’ than just humanitarian aidTue Dec 13 2022 - 00:01
Syrian refugees: ‘We had to throw anything into the heater to burn. The shoes were good’Families have been told they will soon lose the support on which they dependMon Dec 12 2022 - 18:15
Investigators to consider role of freezing weather in fatal helicopter crashThe privately owned aircraft came down in a field in Kennycourt just before 3pm on SundayMon Dec 12 2022 - 12:05
Two arrested after assault on Gardaí in Dublin left one member hospitalisedMale garda taken to Mater hospital to be treated while arrested woman released pending DPP fileMon Dec 12 2022 - 09:52
‘I’m a homeless homeowner’: The apartment owner who is now couch surfing Jeanette Brown believes there should be amendment to the Act to allow for situations such as hersMon Dec 12 2022 - 05:00
More than 1,500 adoptees will not receive documents within statutory deadlineAdoption Authority of Ireland said delay is ‘not satisfactory’Fri Dec 09 2022 - 18:49
Change in policy on housing Ukrainian refugees in nursing homesAround 900 Ukrainian refugees are housed in former nursing homes or unused blocks of the premisesWed Dec 07 2022 - 00:01
Met Éireann warns of frost and ice as cold snap to last all weekWeather to turn ‘very cold’ with snow, sleet, frost forecastTue Dec 06 2022 - 20:38
Dublin fruit and veg firm celebrates 130 years in business Leonard and Sons opened on December 6th, 1892, in capitol’s Victorian fruit and vegetable marketTue Dec 06 2022 - 19:00
Teenager in ‘critical’ condition in hospital following Tipperary motorway crashThe single-car incident occurred on the M7 shortly after 9pm on MondayTue Dec 06 2022 - 08:14
‘The only thing I knew about Ireland was the songs from Eurovision and the sheep’New to the Parish: Einat Caspi moved from Israel to Ireland in 2015Tue Dec 06 2022 - 06:00
Breaking the cycle of reoffending: ‘People say a leopard doesn’t change its spots but that’s not true’CSO found 28 per cent of people placed on the Probation Service reoffended within one year in 2018Mon Dec 05 2022 - 18:18
Eligibility for fuel allowance scheme to be extended next yearA further 80,000 households to become eligible for the schemeMon Dec 05 2022 - 13:13
