Margaret Atwood says Ireland is a ‘little point of light’ globallyBooker Prize winning author puts hope in young people in battle against totalitarianismSat Nov 02 2019 - 13:23
Council rejects Taoiseach’s proposal for electric cars in bus lanes‘The bus lanes are currently at capacity,’ local authority saysSat Nov 02 2019 - 11:49
Vigil held for cyclist who died in collision with cement truck in DublinMan, who gardaí are still working to identify, is eighth cyclist to die on State’s roads in 2019Fri Nov 01 2019 - 19:41
Rural towns and village receive €15m in regeneration fundingSome 156 rural locations awarded on Thursday by Minister Michael RingThu Oct 31 2019 - 17:55
Drug addiction services struggling with rising demand, say providersCampaigners call for policy change and extra funding to tackle increased useWed Oct 30 2019 - 22:07
Former drugs ministers tired of attending drug-related funeralsIn 2016, 736 people in Ireland died from drugs – the fourth highest figure in EuropeWed Oct 30 2019 - 18:47
Former ministers fear national drug strategy being ‘undermined’Government urged not to take powers away from community and voluntary sectorsWed Oct 30 2019 - 01:00
Boy (10) with prosthetic legs receives £2,500 over trampoline banPark said it was advised patrons with prosthetic limbs not permitted to use equipmentWed Oct 30 2019 - 00:01
Residents in Donegal HSE centre restricted due to layout of homeHSE says it intends to address issues by providing alternative accommodationTue Oct 29 2019 - 18:42
Rail-riding pup reunited with owners after solo trip to DublinOscar boarded the 7.30am train from Maynooth to Connolly StationTue Oct 29 2019 - 11:32
MS patient living in nursing home for almost 15 years ‘just wants to go home’‘Nursing homes are just a dumping ground for people like me. I believe the State has failed in its obligation towards me and others like me’Tue Oct 29 2019 - 02:51
Price of a private smear can vary by up to 200%Wide variation in service prices attributed to the choice of laboratory and overhead costsTue Oct 29 2019 - 02:47
Licence fee changes likely to worsen funding crisis, RTÉ saysDirector-general tells Minister high salaries will be kept ‘under review’Tue Oct 29 2019 - 02:23
Ireland needs to reduce prison numbers, says reform charityIrish Penal Reform Trust wants prison sentences to be ‘last resort’ in justice systemFri Oct 25 2019 - 13:41
Ireland a ‘wonderful country’, says Italian teacher mugged at gunpointMan for court over incident during school group’s visit to Dublin’s Guinness StorehouseFri Oct 25 2019 - 10:04
Recovering addict: ‘I chose drugs over my family. I lost everything’Ending addiction needs a focus on ‘health and human need’ of drug users,’ says charityThu Oct 24 2019 - 10:43
Mental health: ‘All he got was a criminal record, when all he needed was help’Adults with severe mental health issues ‘falling through gaps’, charity saysWed Oct 23 2019 - 01:00
Number of politicians attending CervicalCheck apology ‘disappointing’Patient support group welcomes apology, describing it as a ‘watershed moment’Tue Oct 22 2019 - 19:07
Dust particles increasing cancer risk for construction workersSilica dust, which occurs when cutting concrete, has been proven to be carcinogenicMon Oct 21 2019 - 00:10
Three arrested over paramilitary style attack in Co AntrimPolice believe man ordered to show up at roundabout in Newtownabbey to receive beatingSun Oct 20 2019 - 20:59
House of Fools: What the papers say about BrexitNewspapers across UK and Ireland lead with Saturday’s House of Commons debacleSun Oct 20 2019 - 12:54
Number of homes in Belfast evacuated due to security alertPSNI currently examining a suspicious objectSun Oct 20 2019 - 12:41
Man (31) arrested after teenage boy stabbed in BelfastArrest on suspicion of attempted murder follows Saturday night incidentSun Oct 20 2019 - 10:03
One driver caught speeding every three minutes in Garda operationOver 250 speeding vehicles detected so far as part of ‘slow down’ campaignFri Oct 18 2019 - 21:08
Number of visitors to Clonmacnoise putting site under ‘strain’The monastery receives between 155,000 and 170,000 visitors per yearFri Oct 18 2019 - 16:35
Men questioned over death of man in Cork in 2015 are releasedGardaí say file is being prepared for DPP over the fatal attack on Peter Murphy (36)Fri Oct 18 2019 - 11:24
Man charged over Limerick burglaries, thefts and criminal damageAccused appearing before Limerick City District CourtFri Oct 18 2019 - 10:58
Women in Colombia defy violence to help build peaceDespite big role in peace accord, women activists still face threats of violence and murderWed Oct 16 2019 - 20:00
Clondalkin residents protest construction of nursing home on nuns’ landLocals say development would occupy playing field and ‘eradicate’ habitat of birdsMon Oct 14 2019 - 14:51
Beef taskforce meeting is adjourned as farmers protestFarming groups concerned that some protesters are still facing legal proceedingsMon Oct 14 2019 - 12:22
All Irish climbing walls could close after insurance provider pulls outMain underwriter for indoor sport exited Irish market in August due to high awardsSat Oct 12 2019 - 15:36
Foster families: ‘They have no idea how much they saved me’National Fostering Week is an initiative to increase the pool of foster parentsFri Oct 11 2019 - 17:28
Students face over 10% rent increase in Dublin complexHike at LIV Student block after ‘genuine misunderstanding’ over single-occupancy price applied to shared roomsFri Oct 11 2019 - 09:15
Flanagan ‘greatly disturbed’ over reports of council paying protection money‘We’re trying to get to the bottom of this,’ Eoghan Murphy saysWed Oct 09 2019 - 20:47
Gardaí ‘identifying individuals’ behind abuse of Lidl advert coupleNew Garda strategy to tackle hate crime and promote diversity is publishedWed Oct 09 2019 - 18:20
‘Hate is always there. It’s all down to ignorance.’Retired consultant Dr Jasbir Singh Puri now employs 30 people but he still gets abuseWed Oct 09 2019 - 17:48
Government urged to outlaw creation and sharing of private sexual imagesICCL calls for legal aid for those who have such images shared without consentTue Oct 08 2019 - 18:08
Street assaults: ‘I was walking, minding my own business and got punched from behind’Three people tell The Irish Times about their experiences of attacks on Irish streetsMon Oct 07 2019 - 02:20
More than half a million trees to be planted on former boglandsThe focus will be on native woodland trees such as Downy Birch, Scots Pine and AlderWed Oct 02 2019 - 19:45
Development aid will see ‘modest’ increase in Budget, Tánaiste saysIreland Aid report says almost €800 million spent on foreign development aid last yearWed Oct 02 2019 - 19:34
High rents putting older people at risk of homelessness, charity saysAlone has seen 145 people presenting as homeless or at risk of homelessness so far in 2019Tue Oct 01 2019 - 13:42
Waiting time for homeless addiction programmes triples in two yearsAverage waiting time in second quarter of year was 82 days, says Simon CommunitiesMon Sept 30 2019 - 16:11
Nine special schools get emergency funds for insurance‘A number’ of other schools have applied for extra funding over spiralling insurance costsMon Sept 30 2019 - 00:15
Abortion campaigners protest ‘restrictions’ in legislationHundreds march through Dublin and call for introduction of safe zones around facilitiesSat Sept 28 2019 - 18:59
Large crowd continues protest over direct provision centre in OughterardLocal councillor Thomas Welby estimates up to 3,000 people attendedSat Sept 28 2019 - 18:02
Man (23) charged with murder of John Gibson in Dublin two years agoMatthew Bell remanded in custody after appearing in court on SaturdaySat Sept 28 2019 - 14:09
Curlew in danger of extinction in Ireland, says conservationistTask force recommends series of measures after 96% decline in numbers since 1980sFri Sept 27 2019 - 15:27
Revenue detector Bailey shows dogged determination once he gets the scentLast year canine units seized €26m worth of drugs, tobacco and cashFri Sept 27 2019 - 03:00
UK parcels will be ‘green-laned’ to An Post depots in no-deal BrexitAdditional customs officials will be placed at An Post centres to carry out checksFri Sept 27 2019 - 03:00
Religion should be taught outside school hours, campaigners sayEducation Equality calls for end to ‘segregation’ of non-Catholic children in schoolsWed Sept 25 2019 - 21:45
