Coronavirus: Avoid visiting friends’ homes, de Gascun says ahead of lockdown easingNTA says bus, train and tram services will continue to operate reduced service on MondaySat May 16 2020 - 19:52
Coronavirus Q&A: Can I have a drink in my friend’s garden from Monday?Dr Cillian de Gascun says visiting friends and family is ‘just adding additional risk’Sat May 16 2020 - 18:58
Decision not to re-open homeware stores ‘disappointing’, says Retail IrelandIkea confirms it will not reopen in Ballymun and Carrickmines next weekFri May 15 2020 - 20:25
Irish families struggle to travel to Ukraine for birth of babies via surrogacyDepartment of Foreign Affairs is praised for its support for Irish parentsFri May 15 2020 - 20:05
Venezuelan migrants in Peru struggle amid rising xenophobiaInitial warm welcome for new arrivals has soured amid negative portrayals by mediaThu May 14 2020 - 01:00
‘I see so much more drinking in Ireland than I did in Italy’New to the Parish: Vincenzo Rea was shocked by childcare costs and attitudes to alcoholWed May 13 2020 - 06:00
Leaving Cert: Guide being developed for grading subjects studied outside schoolAttempts to influence grading process will be ‘regarded as canvassing’ says Department of EducationMon May 11 2020 - 19:02
Asylum seekers in Cahersiveen told to stay in quarantine for 14 more daysHSE says ‘clear evidence’ some direct provision centre residents not following public health adviceFri May 08 2020 - 17:09
More than 100,000 essential workers require childcare support, says ESRIAlmost 70% of essential workers are female; some workers will struggle to pay proposed weekly feeFri May 08 2020 - 10:03
Fleeing poverty, hunger and political turmoil on the road to LimaSince 2015, some 5m people have fled Venezuela’s political turmoil. Many end up in PeruFri May 08 2020 - 06:00
Asylum seekers who worked pre-pandemic not eligible for Covid-19 supportAsylum seekers who temporarily received €350 per week have been put back on €38.80 weekly stipendFri May 08 2020 - 01:23
‘We cannot get sick here. It will spread.’ Norman lives with 19 others in PhibsboroughNew to the Parish: Norman Ayala arrived in Ireland from Honduras in 2020Wed May 06 2020 - 06:00
Coronavirus: Calls for ‘transparent’ testing strategy for direct provision systemResidents of Balseskin centre in Dublin claim nearly 100 asylum seekers have tested positiveTue May 05 2020 - 17:06
Coalition talks are ‘risky’, say Green Party TDs and councillorsYoung Greens express disappointment at party’s decision to enter formal negotiationsTue May 05 2020 - 02:15
Covid-19 visa woes: Filipino nurse ‘frightened’ to give birth aloneCovid-19 restrictions puts husband’s visa on holdTue May 05 2020 - 01:29
Young people 'disproportionately affected' by Covid-19 related job lossesMore than half of young people who worked before pandemic now claiming supportMon May 04 2020 - 02:32
Queues derail Lidl sale of trampolines and swingsetsEarly-morning shoppers making ‘social distancing externally more challenging’Sun May 03 2020 - 18:27
DCU and Maynooth University reverse student rent hikesUniversity of Limerick expected to make decision on rent refunds in the coming daysSun May 03 2020 - 17:50
Coronavirus: State cannot make massive financial commitments indefinitely, says DonohoeIreland cannot emerge from crisis ‘with three separate welfare groups’Sun May 03 2020 - 15:33
Coronavirus: Families may be able to hug and kiss by early June, says virus doctorData suggests asymptomatic transmission could account for a ‘significant proportion’ of casesSun May 03 2020 - 13:03
Kerry asylum seekers ask to be moved after quarantine introduced at centreWidespread testing was undertaken at the centre in Cahersiveen last weekFri May 01 2020 - 21:45
Eavan Boland a ‘trailblazer’ who changed landscape of literature, funeral toldPoet didn’t just open doors, she ‘blew them off the hinges,’ says daughter Eavan CaseyFri May 01 2020 - 15:18
Gaeltacht areas ‘left in limbo’ following Irish college cancellations‘People have no idea how important this is for us, for the whole community’Thu Apr 30 2020 - 01:00
‘I will never 100 per cent belong in Ireland’New to the Parish: Teresa Buczkowska arrived in Ireland from Cracow in 2005Wed Apr 29 2020 - 06:00
Irish couple finally home after weeks stranded in PeruRetired GP says they were unable to fly from Cusco because he had contracted Covid-19Wed Apr 22 2020 - 07:29
‘Watching my children grow from Ireland has been really tough’New to the Parish: Irene Jagoba, a carer, hasn’t seen her son and daughter for 12 yearsWed Apr 22 2020 - 06:00
Covid-19: Testing under way at Cahersiveen direct provision centreCommunity fearful that rampant virus will spread from hotel site into local populationTue Apr 21 2020 - 21:18
Call for State support for Gaeltacht collegesDecision to close Coláistí Gaeilge will have ’far-reaching effect’ on Gaeltacht areasTue Apr 21 2020 - 19:01
Coronavirus: Health staff from around the world serve on Ireland’s frontline‘There’s no voice for foreign doctors here. But right now we’re all in this pandemic together’Tue Apr 21 2020 - 17:55
‘A great experience’: Dublin student’s team wins University ChallengeDubliner Conor McMeel is studying for a PhD in computer science in Imperial CollegeTue Apr 21 2020 - 13:04
Coronavirus: Simon Harris fears ‘air of complacency creeping in’Expert on infectious diseases says State has ‘machinery in place to test ourselves out of this’Mon Apr 20 2020 - 09:11
Hardware stores can be accessed only for ‘emergencies’, says Minister‘It’s not the case that hardware stores should be open to the general public’Sun Apr 19 2020 - 18:45
Nearly 200 signs of otter activity recorded across Dublin’s riversEfforts must be made to conserve river sections to allow otters breed in the city, says councilSun Apr 19 2020 - 18:30
Thousands of AIB customers to receive refunds following decision on tracker caseSome 5,600 customers will receive around €32,000 in redress, says consumer advocate Brendan BurgessSat Apr 18 2020 - 13:41
Coronavirus: 44 more deaths reported in Republic as cases near 14,000Testing to be expanded with 100,000 carried out every week for at least next six monthsFri Apr 17 2020 - 20:26
Irish couples still stranded in Peru caught in ‘dire situation’Retired Irish doctor, recovered from Covid-19, says local airlines won’t take touristsFri Apr 17 2020 - 17:15
Father unable to hold his baby girl because of his Covid-19 nursing duties‘Since I went back to work I sleep in a separate room and am not able to feed or hold her’Thu Apr 16 2020 - 15:06
English language students in ‘precarious situation’ as courses stallSurvey indicates many who came to Ireland to learn cannot access Covid-19 supportWed Apr 15 2020 - 19:23
Coronavirus: Irish musicians stuck on cruise ship feel like ‘hostages’ in political battleJoe Junker among 1,040 crew still on board ‘Ruby Princess’ off coast of Sydney, AustraliaWed Apr 15 2020 - 15:08
RCSI students join frontline effort in Beaumont and Connolly hospitalsMedical students trained in prone positioning of seriously ill Covid-19 patientsWed Apr 15 2020 - 12:07
‘It’s amazing to be part of this response. Irish people complain a lot, but they unite in a crisis’New to the Parish: Lora Ruth Wogu is proud to work at St Vincent’s but fears for her disabled sonWed Apr 15 2020 - 06:00
Provision of nursing homes supports is inconsistent, says NHISurvey finds only 25% of nursing homes have all the protective equipment they needTue Apr 14 2020 - 16:02
Irishman interviewed over €15m face mask scam€1.5m suspected to have been laundered into Irish bank accountTue Apr 14 2020 - 09:27
Sikh temple offers to cook up to 500 free meals daily for vulnerable familiesVolunteers at Sikh Gurdwara in Dublin say they have capacity to cook hundreds of mealsFri Apr 10 2020 - 21:24
Easter fun run to fight Motor Neuron Disease goes onlinePeople suffering from Motor Neuron Disease at high risk during Covid-19 pandemicFri Apr 10 2020 - 20:27
SláinteCare should be number one priority post coronavirus, says women’s councilNWCI calls on State to maintain Covid-19 supports and services after emergencyThu Apr 09 2020 - 21:49
Ban on telephone and internet disconnections needed during pandemic, says SVPPhone and internet providers should follow lead of energy suppliers, says charityThu Apr 09 2020 - 17:25
Four isolation facilities to open for asylum seekers with Covid-19Refugee groups continue to raise concerns around healthworkers living in direct provisionThu Apr 09 2020 - 13:25
Coronavirus: Dubliner recalls poignant farewell to brother‘It was the only way I could say my last goodbye to him,’ says bereft siblingWed Apr 08 2020 - 21:36
‘I feel like I’m always new in Ireland. Every good friend has moved away’New to the Parish: Juliana Vasconcelos, a bridge design engineer, arrived from Brazil in 2015Wed Apr 08 2020 - 06:00
