End to Dublin’s rates rebate sends message that empty buildings aren’t acceptable, councillor says‘Symbolic’ change to rules will net €1.5m for community services and encourage landlords to use empty buildingsTue Nov 22 2022 - 11:35
Local authorities ‘need to try harder’ on water, waste, air and noiseOnly five of 31 councils hit required standards according to EPA reportFri Nov 18 2022 - 14:44
Incidence of burglars posing as legitimate traders is increasing, Garda warnsHouseholders urged ‘to lock up and light up’ during longer dark winter eveningsTue Nov 15 2022 - 19:57
Blood donation rules change to focus on individual risk assessment rather than sexualityHIV Ireland says there is no basis in science for some remaining restrictionsTue Nov 15 2022 - 18:50
Coalition expected to ratify EU-Canada trade deal in new yearGreen Party remains opposed to Comprehensive Economic and Trade Agreement between EU and CanadaMon Nov 14 2022 - 01:00
Green Party TD ‘will not vote’ for Ceta legislationOpposition to trade deal remains part of ratified Green Party policy, says Nessa HouriganSun Nov 13 2022 - 17:05
Private car usage returns to just below 2019 levels, CSO figures showStrong public transport figures may show impact of Ryan's initiative to reduce faresFri Nov 11 2022 - 15:28
Greystones harbour partially closed as fishing dispute continuesDevelopment company Sispar claims ‘unauthorised activities’ have taken placeThu Nov 10 2022 - 08:21
Woman (80) in critical condition after being struck by a car in Co CavanGardaí appeal for witnesses after pedestrian knocked down at BailieboroWed Nov 09 2022 - 08:59
Cannabis valued at €110,000 seized in Coolock, DublinA man aged 35 was arrested and detained at Raheny Garda station on Friday nightFri Nov 04 2022 - 22:20
Dublin’s Christ Church Cathedral among sites hoping to host Mansion House live cribIFA still hoping for courtesy meeting with Lord Mayor after it heard through media that 27-year partnership was curtailedSun Oct 30 2022 - 16:14
Clocks to go back one hour on Sunday morning despite arguments to abolish shiftDays to darken earlier as people gain an extra hour in bedSat Oct 29 2022 - 09:46
Monaghan couple killed in N2 crash well known in equine sporting circlesCouple’s Creevagh House stud was well known across equine sporting circlesFri Oct 28 2022 - 20:36
Appeal for witnesses to cash-in-transit robberyThe armed robbery took place at about 4.15pm on Thursday as a security man was leaving a convenience store and post office in Dublin 8Fri Oct 28 2022 - 17:31
Orange rain and thunder weather warning issued for Leinster and parts of Ulster, MunsterFlooding likely in east into Friday morning as Met Éireann says wet and blustery conditions ahead for the bank holiday weekendThu Oct 27 2022 - 18:39
Fines for range of road-safety offences including speeding to double from midnightPenalty for mobile phone use, non-wearing of seatbelts and failing to properly restrain child will rise to €120Wed Oct 26 2022 - 10:39
Operation Tara nets €1m worth of heroin and cocaine in Dublin raidTwo arrested after raid on a house in Sandyford, Co DublinFri Oct 21 2022 - 10:39
Spot flooding risk on Friday as further heavy rain expectedDrivers warned to take care in poor conditions on roads this weekendFri Oct 21 2022 - 09:57
‘Soul-destroying’ lack of funding to move people with disabilities back into communityCharities are providing training to enable care-givers support people with disabilitiesThu Oct 20 2022 - 21:06
Arklow residents without water supply for six days Wicklow County Council refused to accede to residents’ pleas for water tankersThu Oct 20 2022 - 20:59
Orange weather warning in place for south of Ireland with heavy rain and possible floodingMet Éireann says localised flooding in the south and southwest expected in coming daysTue Oct 18 2022 - 18:07
O’Brien introduces 100% grants for householders to remove lead pipingWorks up to €5,000 will be fully funded under improved scheme, minister saysTue Oct 18 2022 - 17:25
Winning €2 million Lotto ticket sold in Co WexfordWinner has yet to claim prize after quick-pick ticket was sold in Canavans Londis store in GoreyTue Oct 18 2022 - 11:55
Gemma O’Doherty withdraws appeal of conviction for threatening and abusive behaviourFormer journalist was fined and given a suspended sentence arising out of attempts to hang a banner over the N11Mon Oct 17 2022 - 13:53
Masks should be worn on public transport this winter but will not be made mandatory, says DonnellyMinister confirms there are no plans to give a second Covid-19 vaccine booster to the under-50sSun Oct 16 2022 - 15:25
Taoiseach renews criticism of Sinn Féin for use of legal actionsSpeaking at annual Wolfe Tone commemoration Micheál Martin criticises ‘growing attempt to intimidate’ and wider handling of scrutiny by partySun Oct 16 2022 - 12:59
Galway ring road plan quashed as board admits it was not aware of climate plan An Bord Pleanála concedes case against €600m ring road saying it was not aware of climate plan before decisionFri Oct 14 2022 - 18:39
Covid-19 lockdowns may have slowed babies’ development but impact is likely reversible, study shows‘Pandemic babies’ social skills may have lagged, but they are resilient and will catch up, said RCSI researcherWed Oct 12 2022 - 12:12
Fingal council to hike property tax while South Dublin, Dún Laoghaire keep reductionFingal County Council increases property tax rate in bid to ‘protect services’ and events in local areaMon Oct 10 2022 - 21:08
Draft maps for use in calculating new tax on residentially zoned land to be published soonIrish Planning Institute autumn conferenceSat Oct 08 2022 - 14:59
Motorists warned of crackdown on tyre safety ahead of winterRoad safety officers and members of the Garda mounting State-wide checkpoints to mark national Tyre Safety DayWed Oct 05 2022 - 19:57
Dublin’s original ‘east wall’ dating from 1720s uncovered by port authorities Construction work discoveries by Dublin Port including dock workers’ artefacts, Parnell-era political pipes and old pottery will go on displayWed Oct 05 2022 - 18:30
Refugee accommodation ‘gone from chairs to floors, to tents, to nothing at all’Irish Refugee Council report notes ‘grievous risks to minors, women, and children’Wed Oct 05 2022 - 08:05
‘Disturbing’ levels of child deprivation in latest CSO figures, Barnardos saysMany families cannot afford school trips for their children or leisure activities that cost money, figures showTue Oct 04 2022 - 14:42
Musty-tasting water in parts of Wicklow and Dublin is ‘safe to drink’, says Irish Water Utility company says low water levels at Vartry Reservoir may have affected taste, following complaintsMon Oct 03 2022 - 19:03
Supply of acute hospital beds is ahead of target, Donnelly tells hospital consultantsSinn Fein’s David Cullinane says health service ‘in crisis management mode’ every winterSat Oct 01 2022 - 17:08
Sharp population hikes make Sláintecare out-of-date, conference toldPopulation rose to more than five million this year, almost the levels which State health strategy forecast for 2026Sat Oct 01 2022 - 12:14
Turf cutters warn of confrontational scenes after EU Commission moveSeveral court cases pending against industrial peat harvesters, says Environmental Protection AgencyFri Sept 30 2022 - 20:29
Planning application for Dublin’s MetroLink lodged with Bord Pleanala Estimates for ‘mostly underground’ line range from €7.6bn to €12.25bnFri Sept 30 2022 - 15:29
Man arrested after car crashes through gates at Sinn Féin TD’s home Leitrim incident was ‘distressing and traumatic’ for Martin Kenny’s wife and family, party saidFri Sept 30 2022 - 12:14
Cannabis with street value of €700,000 seized in Co CorkA 49-year old male arrested at the scene remains in custody at Togher Garda stationFri Sept 30 2022 - 09:04
EU gives Ireland two months to halt peat-cutting in conservation areas or face courtEuropean Commission says dialogue with Ireland on bog issue has been ‘long’, having started in 2011Thu Sept 29 2022 - 22:06
Traditional thatched buildings at risk due to insurance issues, committee hearsPetitioner tells committee her thatched family pub and home was forced to close because of insurance difficultiesThu Sept 29 2022 - 21:24
Traffic on main roads still below 2019 levels, figures showTransport Infrastructure Ireland says traffic at Rosslare and Cork ports way ahead of comparisons with 2019Wed Sept 28 2022 - 21:38
School principals call for action on housing and living costs for teachersPrimary and post-primary schools in Dublin and other urban areas struggling to secure teachersMon Sept 26 2022 - 20:10
State falling short for too many people, says Labour leader Bacik unveils party’s budget proposals, saying families face bleak winter: ‘heating or eating’Thu Sept 22 2022 - 19:00
Struan Hill homes in Delgany, with views of ‘the playing fields of the gods’, from €1.1mHigh-spec detached homes in heritage village lie between the golf club and the seaThu Sept 22 2022 - 05:53
Spacious homes in a bucolic Co Wicklow setting from €540,000First phase of 27 homes at Littlebrook development saw 14 properties sold within the first two hours on launch dayThu Sept 22 2022 - 05:52
Pride without prejudice at Vartry Wood in Ashford, with two-beds from €350,000Housebuilder Aidan Durkan of the Durkan Group highlights the extra-high ceilings, hand-built kitchens and Farrow and Ball paint colours in this new developmentThu Sept 22 2022 - 05:51
Vintage Máirín Hughes (108) samples park life in 1914 Model T Phoenix Park jaunt laid on by Irish Life and Lore to celebrate rich tradition of oral historyWed Sept 21 2022 - 20:11
