Moving the goalposts on citizenship rules is deeply unfair
Proposed regulations ignore contributions made by those already resident for many years
Covid-19
A leisurely visit to the Bayeux tapestry when it was still in Normandy
Prized medieval work of art will be on show in London until July next year
Special education body ordered to pay €33,000 to employee in case taken over Covid-era obligations
Maire Aherne argued she should not have had to organise in-person school visits during pandemic
Irish teenagers getting weaker at maths and reading, new international research shows
OECD says ‘increased digitalisation’ and ‘falling rates of reading for enjoyment have coincided with weaker literacy outcomes’
Low levels of confidence in Government preparedness for next pandemic, survey finds
About one-third said they personally felt unprepared for a potential lockdown, according to new research
Loneliness: There’s a reason why we use the term ‘power of connection’
Men’s Sheds are a perfect example of how to form close bonds and focus on the quality, rather than the quantity, of connections
They wanted to vaccinate their children. Their partners refused
There may never be a metric for the number of good families thrown into chaos and left broken
Humanity misses climate target, booking.com scam ads, and Belfast cafe hit by US sanctions
Early Edition with Aideen Finnegan
A Wicklow woman in Marbella: ‘I would make friends in the summer and they would then go home. But I found my tribe’
Wild Geese: Greystones native Sarah Catterson runs online fitness coaching enterprise Strengthinus from the Spanish city of Marbella
Low transplant rates have serious repercussions
We owe it to organ donors to ensure our transplant system is fully equipped to save lives
Fall in Leaving Cert grades will not lead to points drop
Grades may be down, but applications to college are up
Ireland’s padel court building boom in full swing despite high-profile planning refusals
Demand for facilities has risen significantly since Covid pandemic, according to sport’s federation
Balancing act continues as Leaving Cert grades drop back by an average of just over 1%
Timelines for fully removing pandemic-related post-marking adjustment will continue to be informed by the 2026 experience
Appeal, wait, go abroad, repeat: what can you do if you don’t get your first CAO choice?
Students from the class of 2026 have more options than ever
Covid impacts and enhanced grades: five takeaways from 2026 Leaving Cert results
Friday’s results, in the aggregate, are close to those awarded in 2020
Leaving Cert 2026: A unique second-level journey ends
Whatever results you have just received are a mark of your resilience over six uniquely challenging years
Leaving Cert results grade inflation cut again as number of H1s falls
Percentage of H1 grades falls from 12.1% to 10.1% as State continues unwinding of measure
Short on land, long on vision: Dutch lead the way on food production
Ireland could learn much from a nursery and research institute in the Netherlands
What is Moderna’s new cancer vaccine and how big a breakthrough is it?
Cancer vaccine approach may change how the disease is treated more broadly, experts say
We reached ‘peak-woke’ in 2020-2023. Today that looks ridiculous
Participants subtly try to distance themselves from their 2020-2023 behaviour in shaping groupthink mindset
Heart and lung transplant rates fail to recover to pre-Covid levels, study finds
Number of transplants dropped substantially during pandemic due to lack of ICU places and have failed to recover
‘I was horrified’: Asthmatic garda ordered back on beat during Covid-19 surge, WRC told
Workplace Relations Commission dismisses equality complaint from Garda Joseph Joyce
US Senate panel votes to hold Anthony Fauci in contempt of congress over Covid hearing
Fauci invoked fifth amendment dozens of times to parry hostile Republican inquisition over pandemic response
Pfizer raises sales guidance on high demand for older drugs
Drugmaker plans for another $2.5bn in cost savings as it looks to move beyond post-Covid sales slump
Retailer must repay €8.87m in Covid wage supports after losing Revenue challenge
Claim that non-essential part of retailer’s business forced to close during lockdowns was a separate division fails
How well did Ireland deal with Covid? Patterns emerge ahead of final report
Evaluation panel established in 2025 to examine Ireland’s response to pandemic is due to report in six months’ time
Limerick GP’s pandemic statements were ‘disparaging’ of health guidelines, hearing told
Fitness-to-practise committee considers 39 allegations against Dr Patrick Morrissey
Doctor’s tweets during Covid went against ethics guidelines, committee hears
Tenor of Patrick Morrissey’s tweets was disparaging of virus vaccines and authorities rolling them out, professor says
Budget 2027 expected to be tightest budget since before Covid-19
Summer Economic Statement suggests upcoming package will be the tightest since before the Covid-19 pandemic
GP alleged to have undermined public health policy during Covid faces hearing
Dr Patrick Morrissey prescribed hydroxychloroquine and ivermectin to patients with symptoms of the virus
Hospitality entrepreneur denies alleged €270,000 debt over hotel lease agreement
Counterclaim to bankruptcy petition will say he is owed money from sale of premises, High Court hears
After decade of chaos, UK’s ruling Labour Party gambles on Andy Burnham
Former Manchester mayor is the seventh prime minister since UK’s Brexit vote
Walking and cycling as modes of travel decline from pandemic-era levels
Travelling by car remains most popular form of transport, says CSO report
One consultant doctor working for HSE earned more than €900,000 last year, report shows
Annual document says 11 employees, all of whom are consultants, were paid in excess of €500,000 each in 2025
The hosepipe snitches of suburban Ireland: It’s just not very ‘love thy neighbour’
Every country has its psychic hang-up. Is inter-citizen policing Ireland’s?
Father and son refused further appeal over Covid movement penalty notices
Supreme Court says there was no question of any injustice being visited on the appellants
UK wasted €11bn on defective or unused PPE during pandemic, Covid inquiry finds
Report criticises Tory government’s fast-tracked assessment of supplier offers made by contacts of ministers
Randox culls R & D jobs amid ‘post-Covid realignment’ of business
Northern Ireland-headquartered diagnostics group played a central role in Britain’s pandemic testing regime
Ryanair loses appeals against Italy’s Covid-19 aid to airlines in EU court
General Court finds that help was ‘compliant with EU law’ after case referred back for top EU court
Inquest hears of family’s ‘roars of sadness’ over mother’s death after surgery at Galway Clinic
Woman was transferred to University Hospital Galway after suffering three separate cardiac arrests
Ireland’s commitment to EU climate action under scrutiny during presidency of bloc
Campaigners urge Government to hold firm against pressures to ease environmental rules on industry
‘Our lives have changed unimaginably’: The people who quit city life for rural Ireland
Families who moved from city life share the freedoms, challenges and surprises of building a new life in the countryside
Michael O’Leary: ‘In 10 years’ time, Ryanair fares will be €45-€50 and I’ll be in a home for the bewildered’
Amid rising costs and industry turbulence, the Ryanair boss predicts a shake-out among European airlines
The weather is bliss, 300-plus days a year of sunshine. And beer on the plaza for €2
This year I’ve lived longer out of Ireland than in it. Will this gradually start to make me less Irish?
Facing the music: St Patrick’s Cathedral Choir School struggles to attract boy singers
A decline in the number of boy choristers at St Patrick’s Cathedral Choir School in Dublin has led to a recruitment drive
‘The US still has a frontier mindset that you can go and make something of yourself’
Wild Geese: Killian Moyles, Chicago
Number of people in emergency accommodation falls for first time since Covid
Homeless numbers remain 11% higher than a year ago
Loveholidays CEO: ‘Ryanair thought all online travel agencies were pirates. But not us’
Donat Rétif did not fly on an aeroplane until he was 20 – now he runs a package holiday firm worth €1bn-plus
Covid inquiry to conclude work before the end of the year, Cabinet told
The panel is examining pandemic responses across hospitals, the community and nursing homes, along with wider economic and societal impacts
How the lives of primary schoolchildren changed during and after Covid
Irish children became less accomplished in reading and maths after the pandemic, with the gap between poor and affluent children wider than before
Dublin and the east coast are bursting at the seams. Ireland needs another city
As we prepare for a reconfigured Ireland, the ideal place for a new city is the northwest – Sligo to be precise
Wellbeing report paints complex picture of economic progress and growing inequality
While younger people have benefited from strong employment, they have the lowest incomes and are less likely to own their own home
Irish children’s reading and maths got worse after pandemic, study finds
Gap between the reading scores of children in Deis versus non-Deis schools widened after pandemic, report says
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Inquests into the nightclub fire that led to the deaths of 48 people
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