Offaly meat plant suspends operations pending test resultsPoliticians calling for plant closures amid spike in cases ‘not helpful’, says VaradkarMon Aug 10 2020 - 16:09
Asylum seekers without Leaving Cert now eligible for third-level grantApplicants must have spent at least three years living in Ireland before applyingMon Aug 10 2020 - 00:01
Covid-19: NPHET calls for fortnightly testing in direct provisionPublic health officials say serial testing of at-risk groups would be done on voluntary basisSun Aug 09 2020 - 20:32
Financial support for Kildare, Laois and Offaly should be considered, says MinisterIreland capable of achieving zero Covid cases by the end of the year, says scientistSun Aug 09 2020 - 15:21
Half of people in direct provision ‘unable’ to social distanceIrish Refugee Council criticises safety standards for asylum centresSat Aug 08 2020 - 04:05
‘I’m lucky to be alive’: Irish citizens describe Beirut explosionHome of recently married Anthony and Maria Clery among those destroyedWed Aug 05 2020 - 19:37
Documentary aims to platform ‘brushed aside’ black Irish voicesUnsilencing Black Voices project seeks to educate people about racism in IrelandWed Aug 05 2020 - 13:06
‘I wandered around Dublin wondering: Is this what they call a capital city?’New to the Parish: Shubhangi Karmakar arrived from India via the UK in 2015Wed Aug 05 2020 - 06:00
Human trafficking: ‘I lived in fear . . . I was a broken person’A mother of two from Cameroon taken into prostitution in IrelandThu Jul 30 2020 - 01:00
‘I come from an explicit, brash, rude culture. Ireland is a lot more implicit’New to the Parish: Melanie Labor arrived from Germany in 2006Wed Jul 29 2020 - 06:00
Sarah McEneaney obituary: Strong, independent woman who adored her familyLives lost to Covid-19: ‘She had a razor-sharp mind and knew all that was happening in the world’Thu Jul 23 2020 - 15:00
Joe O’Carroll obituary: ‘A beautiful, gentle soul who was dearly loved’Lives lost to Covid-19: O’Carroll was deeply connected to his Kerry roots despite living in UK for nearly four decadesThu Jul 23 2020 - 15:00
‘Racism is real in Ireland. Our history does not make us immune’New to the Parish: Law lecturer Thamil Ananthavinayagan arrived from Germany in 2013Wed Jul 22 2020 - 06:00
‘Everyone keeps asking why I’m staying but I don’t want to strike out Ireland,’ says jailed studentChilean woman says she has not given up on the ‘dream’ of studying in IrelandSat Jul 18 2020 - 03:35
Migrants arriving in Greece face deportation to Turkey, Oxfam saysReturning asylum seekers to deep sea in rafts a form of torture, Irish researcher claimsFri Jul 17 2020 - 16:16
Roderic O’Gorman says he wants to take the ‘meanness’ out of direct provisionInterview: Minister for Integration insists system will be dismantled within Government’s lifespanFri Jul 17 2020 - 01:00
Kurd who was smuggled into Ireland calls for asylum request to be re-examinedMan arrived in Ireland in February 2016 after spending 50 hours in the back of a truckThu Jul 16 2020 - 18:53
‘Moving to Galway was the best decision of my life’New to the Parish: Jed Gjerek and his family arrived from Croatia in 2017Wed Jul 15 2020 - 06:00
Poles in Ireland mostly voted against Duda in presidential electionData shows increase in voter registration among Poles living in IrelandTue Jul 14 2020 - 06:48
Ryanair flight to Dublin makes emergency landing after note warns of explosivesFlight from Krakow landed at London Stansted Airport on Monday eveningMon Jul 13 2020 - 21:53
Garda investigating ‘possible immigration offence’ after men seen alighting truckVehicle arrived at Rosslare Port on Monday before driving to Wicklow for deliveryMon Jul 13 2020 - 20:48
Luke Kelly sculpture at North Wall vandalised for seventh timeCommunity group says statue needs to be raised and surrounded by spiked railingSun Jul 12 2020 - 21:56
Football club raffles house in Donegal to raise fundsCockhill Celtic lost one of its two pitches in August 2017 when series of thunderstorms hit DonegalSun Jul 12 2020 - 21:07
Coronavirus: No new deaths reported but 17 more cases confirmedFigures come as a health expert calls for greater ‘teeth’ to enforce 14-day travel quarantineSun Jul 12 2020 - 19:26
Hundreds of substitute teachers may be hired full-time to keep schools openParents urged to ensure children who travel abroad self-isolate before returning to schoolSat Jul 11 2020 - 01:00
Health authority gave meat plants advance notice of coronavirus inspectionsMeat Industry Ireland chief claims authority was not influenced by pressureFri Jul 10 2020 - 18:50
Children should not attend school while self-isolating after holidaying abroadDepartment of Education to publish guidelines on schools reopening by end of JulyFri Jul 10 2020 - 18:10
Gardaí investigate allegation of rape in direct provision centreWoman put in shared accommodation after alleged attack, and says she has not heard from Department of JusticeFri Jul 10 2020 - 01:00
Lithuanians during Covid-19: ‘I’m outside my comfort zone’Distance from native land, gender roles and lack of translation add to vulnerabilitiesWed Jul 08 2020 - 16:17
‘I feel more freedom in Ireland. I feel you can do what you want’New to the Parish: Anna Surkova, who lives in Co Cork, arrived from Ukraine in 2018Wed Jul 08 2020 - 06:00
Brazilian students in Dublin feel shortchanged by online courses‘I attended class with 25 people. Most can’t turn on the microphone because of noise’Wed Jul 08 2020 - 00:25
Online visa renewal system extended to all foreign nationals in DublinNon-EEA nationals living outside Dublin must still attend Garda station in personTue Jul 07 2020 - 14:04
Social housing scheme wins public choice prize in RIAI architecture awardsTooting Meadow development, designed by McKevitt King, comes first in national contestTue Jul 07 2020 - 11:26
Minister for Children condemns ‘homophobic’ attacks from ‘far-right’Roderic O’Gorman alleges misinformation campaign about child protection issuesMon Jul 06 2020 - 11:34
Appeal continues for Jasmine Arshad missing from BallaghaderreenGardaí ask for help after 23-month-old girl last seen with her father on FridayMon Jul 06 2020 - 08:15
Concern over ability of Covid-19 tracking app to fully protect user dataRights groups says ‘no clear evidence’ contact tracing system will accurately detect close encountersFri Jul 03 2020 - 00:00
Covid-19: Taoiseach pledges support and safe return to work for allMartin vows to maintain ‘common unity of purpose’ among the Government partnersThu Jul 02 2020 - 21:31
More than 90% of parents want schools fully open in autumn, survey findsINTO says one-metre distancing will pose challenge, especially with ‘super-size’ classes.Thu Jul 02 2020 - 20:50
Man arrested in Covid-19 payment fraud inquiryGarda says 25 cases of fraudulent claims worth more than €56,000 detected to dateThu Jul 02 2020 - 16:58
Filipinos in Ireland ‘disproportionately affected’ by coronavirus, says consulThree Filipinos have died of the virus here since March, while 63 have tested positiveThu Jul 02 2020 - 01:00
IWA says Minister for Disability should engage directly with support groups#NotMyIndependenceDay campaign to highlight how people with disabilities will not be ‘getting back to normal’Wed Jul 01 2020 - 19:55
‘Kildare was a shocker. The feeling was instant’New to the Parish: Tobi Omoteso arrived from Nigeria via the UK in 1999Wed Jul 01 2020 - 08:09
‘Extensive damage’ caused by mudslides in LeitrimThousands of tonnes of bog slipped down Shass mountain near Drumkeeran villageWed Jul 01 2020 - 00:53
Local groups ‘disappointed’ at decision to allow Hellfire club visitor centreAn Bord Pleanála has approved application for visitor centre in Dublin mountainsTue Jun 30 2020 - 19:24
Treatment of Travellers casts ‘dark shadow’ over democracyElimination of discrimination should be ‘core’ for Government, say rights groupMon Jun 29 2020 - 02:35
Young eagles land in Kerry from Norway to bolster Irish breeding populationWebcam set up in Glengariff, Co Cork so public can follow hatching of chicks onlineSat Jun 27 2020 - 20:26
Rain warning issued for Donegal, Leitrim, Mayo and Sligo over the weekendUnsettled conditions set to continue through next weekSat Jun 27 2020 - 17:49
Ó Broin says nomination of Sinn Féin’s Paddy Holohan’s for mayor ‘wrong’Former MMA fighter was suspended from party over comments about women and raceSat Jun 27 2020 - 09:31
Brazilian students in Dublin face eviction despite moratoriumHousing charity Threshold says illegal evictions have taken place during pandemicSat Jun 27 2020 - 09:23
More than €5 million raised for Irish charities through RTÉ’s Comic ReliefSaoirse Ronan, Hozier and casts of Derry Girls and Normal People feature in showSat Jun 27 2020 - 00:49
