‘Cop on’ and stay away from seals on Blasket Islands, says O’Donovan Tourists are reportedly using the historic home of Peig Sayers as a toiletFri Oct 07 2022 - 14:43
Unions formally accept public-sector pay deal for rises of 6.5%First pay rise under two-year agreement to be backdated to the start of FebruaryFri Oct 07 2022 - 11:57
Irish man injured in Ukraine shocked by death of Rory MasonBrian Maher from Co Meath was injured in the Kharkiv offensiveThu Oct 06 2022 - 10:43
More than 400 applications to adoption authority for information Reformed system gives people much greater access to information about their early life and familyMon Oct 03 2022 - 13:15
‘Currency tourists’ take advantage of sterling slump in Border townsTrolley of 29 items, including bread, milk and meat almost 10% cheaper in Derry compared to Tullamore this week based on an Irish Times surveySat Oct 01 2022 - 06:00
Concrete levy should lead to more timber frame homes and better regulation of industry, says RyanLevy is expected to generate €80 million towards the mica and pyrite redress schemesFri Sept 30 2022 - 10:22
Budget concrete levy concerns raised at Fine Gael parliamentary party meetingBackbenchers criticise measure announced to part-fund mica redress schemeWed Sept 28 2022 - 14:51
Budget: Funds available if more cost-of-living help needed in new year, says Tánaiste Leo Varadkar said he did not envisage a mini-budget being implementedWed Sept 28 2022 - 11:43
Health spending: Extension to GP card would put ‘huge pressure’ on primary care systemKerry GP says the move is a ‘political sop’ and that there was ‘no medical benefit’Tue Sept 27 2022 - 15:19
Budget measures to ‘help us through the winter’, say MinistersTánaiste Leo Varadkar said the budget would offer some permanent changes that will help with the cost of living in the long termTue Sept 27 2022 - 10:26
Cherry Orchard ramming incident believed to be act of revenge following Garda searchesArrests expected soon as gardaí confident they know identities of those involvedTue Sept 20 2022 - 21:11
PRSI hikes needed to keep pension age at 66, Heather Humphreys saysMary Lou McDonald says changes a ‘Trojan horse’ to raise the pension age to 70Tue Sept 20 2022 - 13:09
Accommodation for homeless women ‘urgently’ required following rise in service users‘Insufficient’ housing available for single women who are homeless, says charity DepaulTue Sept 20 2022 - 10:15
Winter may be ‘hell on earth’ for hospital patients and staff if projections correct, says Dr Fergal HickeyEmergency Department Task Force report shows more than 40,000 times when patients waiting over 24 hours this yearMon Sept 19 2022 - 13:12
Mayo cave rescuers describe abseiling ‘dangerous cliff face’Man was trapped on ledge at Downpatrick Head for 21 hours was ‘in good spirits’Mon Sept 19 2022 - 11:01
Taoiseach to discuss NI Protocol with Liz Truss in Downing Street on SundayMartin will emphasise need to resolve outstanding issues in dispute over Northern Ireland ProtocolFri Sept 16 2022 - 17:19
Free contraception from GPs for women aged 17-25 under new schemeExtension of scheme to other age-groups likely, Minister for Health indicatesWed Sept 14 2022 - 10:28
Energy firm revenues will be capped and windfall profits taxed, Minister says‘We will provide direct support to our citizens and to our businesses and we will take money off those energy companies,’ Michael McGrath saysTue Sept 13 2022 - 14:58
Fianna Fáil will take over finance ministry in December, Taoiseach confirms Make-up of the next cabinet in December has not yet been discussed among the leaders, Varadkar saysTue Sept 13 2022 - 14:13
Household supports for soaring energy bills will extend into 2023, says VaradkarIreland will examine all options around a cap on energy prices, according to TánaisteFri Sept 09 2022 - 11:12
National taskforce to help improve experience of junior doctors New body will seek to support work-life balance of non-consultant hospital doctorsThu Sept 08 2022 - 18:56
Government renews commitment to Budget cost of living measures ahead of interest rate riseMabs says it says it has seen a huge in working families and individuals seeking helpThu Sept 08 2022 - 13:36
Ministers signal second energy credit likely but warn no guarantee blackouts will be avoidedWe’re going to do everything possible to ensure continuity of supply, says Michael McGrathWed Sept 07 2022 - 18:47
Call for greater public funding of third level by university sector Balance required when allocating additional resources to ensure standards are maintained, says IUATue Sept 06 2022 - 10:12
Important for North that Truss does well as PM, says AhernIncoming British prime minister will leave Northern Ireland to new secretary of state, former taoiseach predictsTue Sept 06 2022 - 09:05
Change of direction by Truss on protocol needed if she becomes prime minister, says CoveneyDesire on EU’s part to improve relations with UK is strong but comments before and during leadership campaign by likely winner have been unhelpfulMon Sept 05 2022 - 09:47
Tallaght schools will seek to become sources of support to community after tragedy, says principalKevin Shortall pays tribute to Lisa Cash as 'the most honest and genuine person,’ who was ‘a lovely big sister to her siblings’Mon Sept 05 2022 - 09:15
Bord Gáis price increases: Some households face paying €85 extra per monthCompany blames record wholesale prices for latest increase as Russia’s Gazprom suspends gas shipments indefinitelyFri Sept 02 2022 - 19:28
Almost half of Irish households facing energy poverty, warns ESRIVery hard to predict when levelling off of energy prices will happen, says senior researcherFri Sept 02 2022 - 08:56
HSE working to recruit more therapists for schools - Rabbitte How recruitment is taking place has to be examined, Minister saysFri Sept 02 2022 - 08:42
DBS should consider refunds for social care work students, says Simon HarrisPrivate Dublin college did not set out to ‘dupe’ students over lack of degree accreditation but lessons must be learned from controversy, says MinisterWed Aug 31 2022 - 16:37
Ukrainian schoolchildren left waiting for bus on side of road in Co Wexford Group of volunteers in Fethard transported the 11 children to school as Minister’s office examines problemWed Aug 31 2022 - 14:59
Children ‘must not be allowed to deteriorate’, groups say following spinal surgery cancellationsChildren’s Health Ireland says only three complex surgeries have been postponed for the next three weeksMon Aug 29 2022 - 12:16
Teachers living in urban areas ‘unlikely’ to receive special allowance to cover higher accommodation costsMinister for Education Norma Foley says housing and accommodation issues not unique to education sectorMon Aug 29 2022 - 10:28
Ukrainians leaving student accommodation facing ‘great uncertainty’Some refugees moved out of student housing likely to be accommodated in community hallsThu Aug 25 2022 - 16:18
Fall of Troy was inevitable, say Opposition party leadersLabour Party leader Ivana Bacik says ‘drip feeding’ of information on Minister of State Robert Troy’s property interests had not helpedThu Aug 25 2022 - 09:50
Robert Troy confirms he owns 11 properties and apologises for failure to fully declare interestsMinister of State says he made pre-tax profit of €36,000 on house bought, renovated and sold on to local authorityTue Aug 23 2022 - 13:28
Martin pledges to ensure energy supply for industryEarlier warning system on electricity shortages might have been expected, Taoiseach saysTue Aug 23 2022 - 11:14
Psychiatrists call for ‘radical overhaul’ of mental health services in IrelandProvision of services in a ‘dire state’ with lengthy waiting lists and lack of fundingMon Aug 22 2022 - 13:52
Irish Red Cross does not know where refugees leaving student accommodation will goAround 2,500 refugees will have to move elsewhere by the end of this month when new term startsMon Aug 22 2022 - 13:19
Government sets up expert group on monkeypox responseState currently has vaccines to treat only 10 per cent of estimated 6,000 to 6,500 people identified as at riskThu Aug 18 2022 - 14:27
Parts of report into An Bord Pleanála may have to be redacted, O’Brien saysComments come as report in decisions made by planning body referred to DPP by MinisterTue Aug 16 2022 - 13:49
Businesses and homes flooded in Wexford after intense rainfall ends heatwaveCouncil seeking to support businesses and homeowners as clean up beginsTue Aug 16 2022 - 09:41
People aged 60 and older now eligible for second Covid-19 boosterRollout of second booster vaccines extends to 55- to 59-year-olds next weekMon Aug 15 2022 - 10:01
Call for moratorium on data centres amid concern over approval for Amazon projectsGovernment has ‘essentially rolled out the red carpet’ for facilities says Social Democrats spokesperson on Climate, Jennifer WhitmoreMon Aug 15 2022 - 08:01
New 30% tax rate would be ‘inequitable’ if lower-earners not offered reliefs, Varadkar saysTánaiste says income tax changes announced in budget next month will not be ‘just for one group’Thu Aug 11 2022 - 17:59
‘Since I came to Ireland, I had this idea of telling the story of people who fled Afghanistan’Photojournalist Barialai Khoshhal left his country last year and an exhibition of his work will open in Dublin this weekThu Aug 11 2022 - 17:42
Heatwave: Highest August temperature for almost 20 years recorded at 29.2 degreesMet Éireann forecasts 30 degrees could be breached for the first time since 2003 on ThursdayWed Aug 10 2022 - 20:36
Irish children with gender dysphoria may still be referred to UK’s Tavistock clinic, HSE says‘We will continue to refer while Tavistock is still open’, HSE’s national lead for integrated care saysTue Aug 09 2022 - 11:09
Heatwave reaches Ireland as public warned about risk of heat stressIrish Water says ‘vast majority’ of water supplies meeting demand as temperatures of up to 28 degrees forecastMon Aug 08 2022 - 09:13
