There are more than 100 local election candidates from migrant backgrounds. Meet seven of themThe number was just 56 in 2019. More than half the candidates from a migrant background are womenMon May 27 2024 - 07:00
State will continue to hold Russia accountable for ‘unprovoked’ Ukraine war, says departmentRussian officials warn of ‘inevitable response’ to Ireland’s ‘criminal behaviour’ relating to EU deal on using frozen Moscow assetsSat May 25 2024 - 19:06
Means-testing of asylum seekers’ allowance risks ‘pushing families into poverty’, say support groupsRefugee support organisations question Government’s timing of announcement ahead of electionsThu May 23 2024 - 20:07
What did we learn from the leaked Housing Commission report? In the News podcast: Irish Times political correspondent Jack Horgan-Jones joins discusses the most significant elements of Tuesday’s leakWed May 22 2024 - 09:31Listen | 17:57
Would Keir Starmer in Number 10 be good news for Ireland? London correspondent Mark Paul discusses the man leading the Labour party towards victory in the next UK general election.Mon May 20 2024 - 06:15Listen | 22:16
Analysis: What effect will the Government’s scattergun approach to managing migrants have?A chaotic system involving the Department of Justice, the Department of Integration and the HSE is struggling to cope with increased demandSat May 18 2024 - 06:00
Asylum seekers feel ‘unsafe’ in Co Laois centre, Hiqa report finds Authority found ‘multiple risks existed’ at the Hibernian Hotel in Abbeyleix after inspections earlier this yearFri May 17 2024 - 13:21
The secret Kinahan property deals in ‘the money laundering capital of the world’In the News podcast: Irish Times crime correspondent Conor Gallagher discusses how the Kinihan family secretly sold off luxury properties after being hit by US sanctionsWed May 15 2024 - 06:15Listen | 22:06
Ireland is getting stricter on cigarettes. But is vaping a more urgent problem? In the News podcast: Which is more pressing, eradicating cigarette use or targeting the vaping phenomenon?Tue May 14 2024 - 06:00Listen | 16:11
Owners of firm paid near €20m to accommodate asylum seekers convicted of tax offencesAllpro Security Services owners Conor Nolan and Alan Connolly each fined €2,000 last June for tax offences after failing to remit employer’s PAYE and VAT in respect of directorships in other companiesMon May 13 2024 - 06:00
More than 30 tents pitched along Grand Canal with extra barriers erected on popular walkway Government must co-ordinate with pre-existing homeless teams to create register of men sleeping rough, says volunteerSat May 11 2024 - 14:37
UL staff expressed ‘multiple concerns very early on’ over student housing project, PAC hears Controls to properly regulate the transaction were ‘overridden’, committee toldThu May 09 2024 - 15:36
US could end Israeli offensive in Gaza ‘in five minutes’, says Palestinian human rights chiefEuropean countries who continue to trade with Israel “are complicit in the genocide happening in Gaza”, says Shawan Jabarin, director of Al-Haq human rights groupWed May 08 2024 - 19:00
Drimnagh murder - a new generation of rival drug factions emergesIn the News podcast: Irish Times crime and security editor Conor Lally discusses the investigation into Monday’s attack and the implications for the local areaWed May 08 2024 - 06:15Listen | 16:16
Poles in Ireland: ‘You’re always going to be a blow-in, no matter how long you live in a place’As the 20th anniversary of Poland joining the EU approaches, Poles reflect on their experiences hereSat Apr 27 2024 - 06:00
Gardaí appeal for witnesses to attack on senior Muslim cleric in February Shaykh Dr Umar Al-Qadri was hospitalised after what he said was a ‘deliberate hate crime attack’ in west DublinThu Apr 25 2024 - 10:00
Are the lessons of the Rwandan genocide being ignored 30 years on?In the News podcast: New Yorker staff writer Philip Gourevitch reflects on the lessons not learned from the 1994 Rwandan genocideThu Apr 25 2024 - 06:15Listen | 24:15
How convicted drug dealer David Waldron quietly led a luxury lifestyle for over two decadesIn the News podcast: How did David Waldron safely rise through the ranks, while so many of his well-known associates were murdered?Wed Apr 24 2024 - 14:56Listen | 24:52
From Amy Winehouse to Queen, why do audiences love musical biopics?In the News podcast: Irish Times film correspondent Donald Clarke discusses what separates the show-stopping musical biopic from the bum noteMon Apr 22 2024 - 06:00Listen | 24:45
Migration system may be tightened over spike in international protection applicantsMore than 6,000 sought asylum in Ireland so far in 2024, a rise of almost 80% on last year’s figureMon Apr 22 2024 - 06:00
Who are the main companies involved in providing refugee accommodation in Ireland?Department of Integration spent €1.49 billion on housing Ukrainian refugees and €640 million on accommodation for international protection applicants in 2023Mon Apr 22 2024 - 05:30
Pest infestation at asylum seeker centre saw child hospitalised, inspections findResidents feel ‘unsafe’ and some staff are not Garda vetted, Hiqa inspections of accommodation findThu Apr 18 2024 - 10:00
What will it take to make Irish roads safer?In the News podcast: Is the Road Safety Authority’s goal of no road-related deaths or serious injuries by 2050 really achievable?Wed Apr 17 2024 - 06:15Listen | 23:54
Why a judge called Eir’s conduct ‘a disgrace’In the News podcast: Consumer affairs correspondent Conor Pope discusses the outcome of Comreg’s case against Eircom and its wider implicationsTue Apr 16 2024 - 06:00Listen | 16:30
Ireland to overhaul asylum system with legally binding application time frames after EU voteEuropean Parliament vote opposed by Sinn Féin, which says it is opposed to ‘open borders’Thu Apr 11 2024 - 06:00
‘Volunteers have reached breaking point’: Activists supporting homeless asylum seekers run out of tents 1,700 male asylum seekers now homeless with new arrivals now sharing tents with those already camping off Mount StreetWed Apr 10 2024 - 11:56
The challenges facing Ireland’s youngest and most untested Taoiseach In the News podcast: Political Editor Pat Leahy about the challenges that lie ahead for Ireland’s new leaderTue Apr 09 2024 - 07:52Listen | 22:34
School phobia: Boy became ‘gripped with terror’ shortly after starting secondary school in 2021In the News podcast: School refusal, or school phobia, has become a major issue for principals and school staff across IrelandMon Apr 08 2024 - 06:15Listen | 26:23
Early years educators’ pay must be increased, inaugural childcare conference told Minister commits to examining potential for establishing publicly-run early years education systemSat Apr 06 2024 - 16:35
Iranian refugee couple graduate with DCU masters’ degrees on the same day ‘Education creates justice. If you just send rich people to university, and others have no access to education, it creates huge inequalities’Fri Apr 05 2024 - 19:12
Man (80s) and woman (70s) die in Cork city house fire Victims of fire on Lower Glanmire Road became first time grandparents just hours before they diedFri Apr 05 2024 - 18:00
Number of homeless asylum seekers in State rises to 1,620 Average of 59 people seeking asylum arrived each day during last week of March, almost one third of them childrenFri Apr 05 2024 - 15:58
Strategy to resolve divisive asylum seeker problem shy of joined-up Coalition thinking Lack of urgency among housing officials and ‘unwillingness to recognise scale of problem’ within housing department cited as a brake on progressFri Apr 05 2024 - 06:00
New asylum-seeker accommodation agency is under considerationState expects 13,000-16,000 asylum seekers a year, a fourfold increase on previous estimatesThu Apr 04 2024 - 06:00
Citywest hotel in Dublin was paid €53.6m to accommodate asylum seekers and Ukrainian refugees in 2023 Large hotel groups and companies paid tens of millions in Government contracts to accommodate international protection applicants and Ukrainian refugeesThu Apr 04 2024 - 06:00
Will Israel’s Damascus attack further escalate tensions across the Middle East?In the News podcast: Expert in conflict and post-conflict security Duncan Bullivant discusses the wider implications of the Damascus bombingWed Apr 03 2024 - 07:00Listen | 21:04
How Javier Milei’s transformation of Argentina is coming at a cost In the News podcast: Tom Hennigan reports from South America on Milei’s struggle to make his radical vision for Argentina a realityTue Apr 02 2024 - 06:00Listen | 23:10
‘You’re famous, what are you doing here?’: The asylum seeker who has gone from Somali TV to a bunk bed in CitywestSalman Jamal was a prominent news reporter in Somalia when he was nearly killed in a bomb attack. Now he shares a room in a Dublin centreTue Apr 02 2024 - 00:00
More Ukrainian refugees now leaving State accommodation than entering the country Daily average of 25 Ukrainian refugees arrived in Ireland last month, compared to 70 last DecemberFri Mar 29 2024 - 06:00
Plans for reforming asylum accommodation system need to work - quicklyPlans commit to providing 14,000 State-owned beds for asylum seekers by end of 2028 as part of scheme to make 35,000 beds availableWed Mar 27 2024 - 20:22
Children in Gaza dying from hunger as ceasefire negotiations progress slowly In the News podcast: UNICEF spokesperson James Elder reports from Gaza on the manmade famine spreading through the stripWed Mar 27 2024 - 06:00Listen | 21:44
How the investigation into Annie McCarrick’s disappearance took a wrong turnIn the News podcast: Journalist Áine Ryan discusses the latest revelations surrounding the young American’s disappearance in 1993Tue Mar 26 2024 - 06:00Listen | 16:32
Fifth of young Irish men would continue if partner was ‘not enjoying’ sexMen are being told ‘an array of harmful myths around women’s attitudes to sex’, says project lead of We-Consent campaignMon Mar 25 2024 - 00:01
Ireland has one of the most positive attitudes towards immigration in Europe - studyIrish people’s positivity towards immigrants has declined in recent years, particularly between June and November 2023, according to ESRI studyFri Mar 22 2024 - 06:00
Mixing social and private housing segregates rather than integrates communities, says Ó BroinPlanning and Development Bill wording offers ‘flexibility’ in building more social housing, says Fine Gael’s Kieran O’DonnellThu Mar 21 2024 - 15:20
Fine Gael leadership election: how it works and when we’ll know the next taoiseachProcess starts today with nominations from parliamentary partyThu Mar 21 2024 - 09:02
‘Making it here to Ireland, it’s a miracle’: Family reunited in Dublin after fleeing Gaza Strip Isam Hammad and his son Ezzideen arrived in Dublin on Tuesday, following their family who fled Rafah in late FebruaryWed Mar 20 2024 - 19:00
What is the English language school visa scam and who is behind it?In the News podcast: Reporter Isabela Boechat discusses the ‘ghost student’ visas spreading through the language school sectorWed Mar 20 2024 - 05:01Listen | 20:00
‘I don’t feel either Irish or British’: English expats on being ‘blow-ins’ in Ireland’s most British town Ahead of St Patrick’s Day, recent and older arrivals from England reflect on new lives, identity and heritage in Skibbereen, west CorkSun Mar 17 2024 - 06:00
‘There’s no way he’d have sex with me if I said use a condom’ - the shift in attitudes behind a rise in STIsIn the News podcast: Dr Aisling Loy discusses the rise in STIs among younger people in Ireland and the longer term health implications of contracting these infectionsFri Mar 15 2024 - 06:00Listen | 20:54
