Africa Day advisory group not told of decision to cancel flagship event, says AkidwaChange of plan mean ‘less time to prepare, resulting in smaller events or no celebrations at all’Wed May 01 2019 - 21:13
‘All I knew about the Irish was that they were good drinkers’New to the Parish: Milan Sitko arrived from Slovakia in 2006Wed May 01 2019 - 06:00
Migrant fishermen to receive enhanced job protectionDeal comes after mediation between Government and transport union over ‘slavery’ claimsTue Apr 30 2019 - 22:26
Taxi driver says ‘too late’ for apologies after alleged attackDriver says he remained calm during alleged harassment by ‘following teachings of Christ’Tue Apr 30 2019 - 17:33
Female genital mutilation victims not availing of health services – charityGovernment must collaborate with foreign nationals to ensure practice ends – IfrahTue Apr 30 2019 - 00:46
Irish Taxi Driver Federation urges drivers to report racism to gardaí‘There’s no room in this society for either racist or physical abuse’Mon Apr 29 2019 - 20:29
‘We have a skilled workforce under our noses that we’re not using’Confusion around visas pushing Irish employers away from hiring foreign nationalsMon Apr 29 2019 - 17:18
Dry, bright weather forecast for May bank holiday weekendIt will be cool in most areas with afternoon temperatures ranging from 10 to 14 degreesMon Apr 29 2019 - 10:36
Aer Lingus warned over ‘misleading’ pet travel advertsComplaint against Lidl also upheld after email for sale featured non-discounted itemsThu Apr 25 2019 - 18:16
Number of Irish measles cases more than triples between 2017 and 2018Sending children to school unvaccinated ‘extraordinarily irresponsible and dangerous’, says HarrisThu Apr 25 2019 - 15:36
Dozens of asylum seekers protest outside Mosney direct provision centreResidents say demonstration is ‘cry for help’ to improve conditions and treatmentThu Apr 25 2019 - 12:36
1916 relatives ‘sickened’ by Saoradh march through DublinDissident republican group ‘not representative’ of ideals of those who fought in 1916Wed Apr 24 2019 - 21:59
Building a life in Ireland after spending a night in Mountjoy women's prisonNew to the Parish: Juliana Scodeler has built a life here since coming from Brazil in 2007Wed Apr 24 2019 - 06:00
Seagulls in Dublin accused of creating ‘uncivilised and dangerous’ conditionsLocals in north Co Dublin say ‘rapidly expanding’ seagull colonies are causing havocWed Apr 24 2019 - 01:00
Call for multi-annual funding for charities so they can make long-term plansThe Wheel calls on local and European election candidates to support the work of the non-profit sectorTue Apr 23 2019 - 21:21
Boy (9) remains in intensive care following crash in which his sister diedThe funeral of Bridget Ward will take place on ThursdayMon Apr 22 2019 - 17:17
Taoiseach joins condemnation of Saoradh paramilitary paradeParticipants in Saturday’s march are ‘pathetic cowards’, says Minister for HealthSun Apr 21 2019 - 13:02
Africa Day flagship celebration in Dublin will not take place this yearParticipants were only told the Farmleigh event would not go ahead two weeks agoSat Apr 20 2019 - 01:00
‘Queens of Venice’ receive honorary degrees at Trinity ceremonyMary Robinson leads final honorary degree ceremony as chancellor of TCDThu Apr 18 2019 - 20:03
‘Abandoned’ babies’ bodies used for research, inquiry findsMother and baby homes report finds bodies sent to medical schools under 1832 Anatomy ActWed Apr 17 2019 - 19:42
Leaving Latvia to make a life in Cork: ‘I am the happiest person on earth’New to the Parish: Growing up in Latvia Diana Bucko’s dream was to join the police now she lives in Cork. And loves it.Wed Apr 17 2019 - 06:00
Father of deaf daughters calls for deportation order to be reversedMohammad Basharat warns Samia (12), Fatima (9) will not receive care needed in PakistanMon Apr 15 2019 - 01:00
The 29 non-locals running in the local electionsWe need to establish why more immigrants don’t participate in politics, says one candidateSat Apr 13 2019 - 06:00
Immigration: System of re-entry visas and renewals to end next monthImmigrants had been obliged to pay for re-entry visa to travel outside StateFri Apr 12 2019 - 15:29
Wage costs pushing up price of housing, rent and childcare, says reportIrish tax system may create a ‘disincentive to work for highly skilled employees’Fri Apr 12 2019 - 09:22
Ryanair apologises after Palestinian refugee denied access to board flight to DublinIyad el-Baghdadi’s refugee convention document was rejected by Ryanair staff in BerlinWed Apr 10 2019 - 16:00
‘There’s so much negativity around direct provision but I liked it’New to the Parish: Nqobizitha Vella arrived from Zimbabwe in 2015Wed Apr 10 2019 - 06:00
Sites that charge for visa appointments defend use of personal dataThousands of immigrants willing to pay for slots due to delays in formal systemWed Apr 10 2019 - 00:44
Traveller and Roma graduates ‘disillusioned by lack of job opportunities’Racism and discrimination blocking progress, says Pavee Point’s Martin CollinsMon Apr 08 2019 - 15:26
Dublin rents to rise 17% by 2021 due to lack of supply, report findsMore than 11% of housing sold in 2018 was purchased by large corporate investorsMon Apr 08 2019 - 09:58
Numbers of migrants participating in Irish politics ‘woefully low’Councillor-migrant internship scheme seeks to encourage greater migrant involvementMon Apr 08 2019 - 00:01
IFA reaction to schools guide ‘hysterical’, says an TaisceFarmers organisation accused of failing to represent horticulture and organic farmingFri Apr 05 2019 - 19:56
Belfast language group Pobal to close due to lack of fundingAdvocacy forum has struggled since funding was cut in 2014 by Foras na GaeilgeThu Apr 04 2019 - 21:50
Only 40% of adults believe student climate protests will make a differenceResearch shows more than a third of Irish adults say climate demonstrations will be ineffectiveThu Apr 04 2019 - 20:31
Hamish the Irish Rail dog reunited with family after online appealDog – whose real name is Tyson – found on morning train from Sallins on WednesdayThu Apr 04 2019 - 17:55
‘I’ve only met one person in Ireland who didn’t like me because I was foreign’New to the Parish: Tatjana Klemanskiene arrived from Lithuania in 2008Wed Apr 03 2019 - 06:00
Syrian Kurdish family appeals for daughter to be accepted into IrelandParents and sons accepted under family reunification but daughter refused due to ageTue Apr 02 2019 - 01:00
Green isle: Ireland ranks high in EU table of fruit and veg consumersEurostat survey finds people in Ireland 20 points ahead of EU average for eating vegetablesMon Apr 01 2019 - 16:29
Metro tunnelling under Dáil will sound like ‘washing machine’‘You don’t need a whole new strategy’ to change route, says Green Party leaderSun Mar 31 2019 - 19:49
Woman who died on hen night in Carlingford didn’t really drink, says sister‘She had tea on her 30th birthday and she was always the designated driver’Sun Mar 31 2019 - 12:42
Rent pressure zones in Navan and Limerick City East have come ‘too late’Rent controls ‘devalue property when selling’, says Irish Property Owners AssociationsThu Mar 28 2019 - 21:16
Total number of homeless closer to 15,000, says Fr McVerryHomelessness figures surpassed 10,000 in March 2018 before numbers reduced by Government reclassificationThu Mar 28 2019 - 14:07
Three arrested in Dublin for conspiracy to murder in feudIt is understood arrests of men aged between 24-38 are connected to ongoing Kinahan-Hutch feudThu Mar 28 2019 - 09:08
Children in acute need of social workers as retention levels in sector dropGraduates in ‘a high-risk environment’ of social work choosing to leave sectorWed Mar 27 2019 - 16:34
Asylum seekers offered support after Kildare centre resident found deadGardaí describe death in Monasterevin as ‘personal tragedy’Wed Mar 27 2019 - 12:41
‘We named our first son Adam after a Dublin hair salon. They were like family to us’New to the Parish: Lisa Miao and Yi (Johnny) Zheng arrived from China in 2001Wed Mar 27 2019 - 08:52
Clondalkin Towers direct provision centre to remain open for another 2 yearsDepartment says refurbished Dublin centre will allow residents to cook their own mealsTue Mar 26 2019 - 17:17
Ant infestations rising because of warm winters, says pest control groupInsect ‘phenological patterns’ increasingly disrupted by climate warming, says expertMon Mar 25 2019 - 19:41
Want to help birds nest? Leave out your dog’s clumps of hairMild weather expected this week, with daytime temperatures of between 11 to 16 degreesMon Mar 25 2019 - 16:28
Asylum seeker weekly allowance rises for adults and childrenDaily expenses allowance increases to €38.80 a week for adults and €29.80 for childrenMon Mar 25 2019 - 00:09
