Weather warning issued for fog in midlands and DublinMet Éireann also issues small craft marine warning for Roche’s Point to ValentiaSat Dec 18 2021 - 14:49
Man (20s) killed and another injured in Longford crashGardaí appeal for witnesses, especially those with camera footage, to come forwardSat Dec 18 2021 - 14:38
Former minister Liam Kavanagh driven by sense of social justice, funeral toldWicklow man had ‘rare success’ of election to councils, Dáil and as MEP on same dayThu Dec 16 2021 - 14:36
Toll charges to rise on most motorways, bridges and tunnelsPrivate car users have not faced an increase since 2013, but must pay 10c rise next yearThu Dec 16 2021 - 06:28
Burnout pushing paramedics to leave emergency roles for ‘less stressful’ jobsHSE official says recruitment has been outpaced by demand, which is up 30% this yearWed Dec 15 2021 - 13:55
Motorists may be encouraged to film and report bad drivingNew road safety strategy says penalties for serious road traffic offences will be reviewedTue Dec 14 2021 - 13:56
Consultation opens on Irish Water plans to supply 2.5m peopleProposal to pump water from river Shannon part of ‘strategic transformation’ for eastTue Dec 14 2021 - 01:00
More than 9% of PUP payments were not eligible, auditor findsMore than 9,000 claimants moved overseas, Department of Social Protection findsThu Dec 09 2021 - 14:04
Government must use latitude offered under Cap to help farmers – IFAIFA delegation meets EU commissioner Mairead McGuinness for discussionsThu Dec 09 2021 - 10:41
Minister announces review into operation of State’s abortion lawsPurpose of review to ensure abortion legislation is being operated as intendedWed Dec 08 2021 - 13:39
Two men killed in separate crashes in Tipperary and TyronePedestrian (40s) died after struck by car in Tipperary, motorist (20s) died in collision with lorry in StrabaneWed Dec 08 2021 - 13:02
An Bord Pleanála approves €600m Galway city ring roadThe scheme will involve the demolition of 44 houses and will include a new bridge and two short tunnelsTue Dec 07 2021 - 20:57
Operators awaiting clarification on possible public transport restrictionsNo direction yet on Christmas late night services, reduced capacity or Covid certsMon Dec 06 2021 - 21:20
Three Irish weather stations report driest November on recordMonth was mainly mild and dry while Storm Arwen brought strong windsThu Dec 02 2021 - 19:58
Martin and Varadkar defend Mica scheme amid accusations of a ‘stunt’Taoiseach defends redress scheme as campaigners criticise sliding scaleThu Dec 02 2021 - 18:41
No supplementary budget for spending on mica needed in 2022Provisions made for redress scheme, Darragh O’Brien tells Housing CommitteeThu Dec 02 2021 - 13:45
Traffic volumes on motorways and primary routes nearly at pre-Covid levelsNumbers on roads increased significantly in summer as restrictions eased, says TIIWed Dec 01 2021 - 19:01
More than 17,700 households contacted housing charity for help in 2020Threshold prevented 5,100 households from entering homelessness, annual report showsWed Dec 01 2021 - 14:32
Covid-19: Number of children testing positive not linked to schools – DonnellyMinister for Health says advice is that schools are not the centres of transmission of virusWed Dec 01 2021 - 00:37
Christmas campaign to highlight homelessness launchedMother (26) recalls time living with children in hotel room but says they should not have toTue Nov 30 2021 - 22:08
New travel rules ‘ineffective and inappropriate gobbledygook’, says RyanairAirline launches attack on new testing system and calls for simple, effective measuresTue Nov 30 2021 - 21:39
Motorists warned of hail storms as very cold weather forecastSome of the State’s motorways in the midlands and west are prone to freak weatherTue Nov 30 2021 - 19:34
Further study of DLR’s new coastal mobility route recommendedReport from TU Dublin supportive of making temporary Covid-19 changes permanentMon Nov 29 2021 - 22:21
Government should remove ban on commercial peat harvesting – reportPotential 14-year resumption of harvesting ‘should be allowed in absence of alternative’Thu Nov 25 2021 - 01:06
Sisk teams up with Mayo farmer and GRI to rewet 20-hectare bogLackaduff project aims to permanently lock at least 36,000 tonnes of carbon into bogThu Nov 25 2021 - 01:00
Second outbreak of avian flu in Co Monaghan commercial poultry flockLatest incident of H5N1 in chickens follows virus detected in 30,000-strong flock of turkeysWed Nov 24 2021 - 21:46
Second outbreak of bird flu has been found in a Co Monaghan poultry flockDisease not thought to be harmful to humans but is nearly always fatal to birdsMon Nov 22 2021 - 22:15
Aborted take-off was followed by aircraft fire at Shannon, report findsInvestigation unit said all passengers and crew safely evacuated after 2019 incidentMon Nov 22 2021 - 21:16
Antisocial behaviour on Dublin’s Luas trams increases, figures showSouth Dublin TD calls for public transport safety measures in advance of ChristmasMon Nov 22 2021 - 16:45
Service remembers 24,000 killed on Irish roads to since records beganPublic offices to light up tonight for World Remembrance Day for road traffic victimsSun Nov 21 2021 - 17:33
Households, businesses to be asked to shine a light for traffic victimsIrish events on World Remembrance Day for Road Traffic Victims recognise 24,663 deadSun Nov 21 2021 - 09:48
New ‘shore power’ facilities at Killybegs Harbour to help cut emissionsFacilities allow vessels to use electricity onboard without running diesel engineFri Nov 19 2021 - 20:39
‘Honoured and privileged’: Statue of Olympic gold medallist Ronnie Delany unveiledPresident Michael D Higgins pays tribute as sculpture revealed in athlete’s native ArklowFri Nov 19 2021 - 14:30
Half of South Dublin County Council’s budget for housing ‘going on rent’Councillors express concern about level of rent assistance payments and ‘vulture funds’Thu Nov 18 2021 - 20:06
Man arrested after woman struck in face by firework is released without chargeGardaí say file will be prepared for DPP in relation to incident at Galway’s Eyre SquareThu Nov 18 2021 - 09:48
TD introduces Bill to ban car ‘idling’ outside schoolsRunning engine can produce twice the emissions of a moving car, Whitmore saysTue Nov 16 2021 - 21:43
Hospital consultants warn ‘unambitious’ waiting list targets will not be metAttempt to reduce waiting lists by some 36,600 set to fail according to IHCAFri Nov 12 2021 - 21:52
EU ramps up infringement proceedings against IrelandState paying fine of €15,000 a day due to absence of environmental survey at windfarmFri Nov 12 2021 - 20:03
Households prepared to change energy usage habits if the price is right – CSOSurvey finds 75% of homes would consider substantial changes to electricity consumptionWed Nov 10 2021 - 18:47
Inland waterways association opposes plan to narrow Royal CanalScheme would see three sections of 250-year-old canal altered for cycle pathWed Nov 10 2021 - 16:34
Number of children in emergency accommodation up 7% from August to SeptemberCharities urge Government action on cost of sending children to school for poorTue Nov 09 2021 - 22:40
Revenue Local Property Tax website crashes one day before deadlineHomeowners are obliged to submit return based on value of property on November 1stTue Nov 09 2021 - 14:28
Logistics demand fuelled by Brexit and €2bn online spend monthlyInvestors start to forward fund assets amid surge of activity in logistics sectorTue Nov 02 2021 - 17:18
Dedicated police force for public transport not needed, says RyanUnions threaten strike action over anti-social behaviour on bus and rail servicesFri Oct 29 2021 - 20:11
Plan for €57 million investment in rural transport services announcedMinister for Transport Eamon Ryan launches consultation on rural bus planFri Oct 29 2021 - 17:34
‘Shocking low’ awareness of what to do in the event of strokeIrish Heart Foundation promotes ‘Fast’ - Facial, Arms, Speech and Time acronymThu Oct 28 2021 - 22:33
Hauliers claim lifting cap on worker permits ‘is not the issue’Permit holders from South Africa ‘going home because of delays in tachograph cards’Thu Oct 28 2021 - 20:58
Pat McDonagh claims Irish Water quoted €720,000 to connect motorway plazaSupermacs founder joins CIF in criticising high costs of mains connectionsThu Oct 28 2021 - 10:58
Two prestigious office buildings in Dublin’s Georgian core for €6.5mAdjoining buildings on Fitzwilliam Place come with a three-bed apartment and two mewsWed Oct 27 2021 - 10:23
Bus Éireann outlines transition from diesel for urban fleetCompany says 34 million car journeys a year are avoided by people using its servicesTue Oct 26 2021 - 20:57
