Actor Emily Taaffe: ‘There’s an opening-up about the challenges women face when they become mothers’
The Irish actor’s upcoming TV series, Little Disasters, delves into dark and underexplored issues that can accompany motherhood
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‘Safety of public transport workers must be a priority’: Union demands action over antisocial behaviour
NBRU writes to Bus Éireann, Irish Rail and Dublin Bus over ‘near-daily’ problems faced by members
Amazon security expert claims terrorist plot to blow up data centre
Louth-based whistleblower believes he was dismissed for highlighting security shortfalls
The Bureau by Eoin McNamee: If you’re interested in what the Border truly means, read this exceptional novel
Exceptional novel falls loosely into the category of ‘auto-fiction’ and features the author’s father
Firearm and ammunition discovered in Drogheda raid
Gardaí searched residential property as part of investigation targeting drugs supply
New Dart West extension to Maynooth faces judicial review challenges
High Court is due to hear the cases next June
Kyran Durnin murder: Gardaí continue extensive search of Drogheda house for evidence
Garda team searches house in Drogheda that boy often visited
Kyran Durnin murder inquiry: Gardaí set to excavate garden in Drogheda house search
House will be searched with hope of finding evidence of child’s whereabouts
Republic: Britain’s Revolutionary Decade 1649-1660 by Alice Hunt – England’s brief flirtation with a royalty-free constitution
History of Cromwell’s experiment with republicanism is restricted to England and debating chambers of London
Kyran Durnin: Where does the death of suspect Anthony Maguire leave the investigation?
Death of one suspect will not end investigation but greatly complicates murder inquiry that already posed huge challenges for gardaí
Kyran Durnin murder: Gardaí expect further arrests for range of crimes in case
Anthony Maguire (36), arrested last week in the case, was found dead on Tuesday
Kyran Durnin case: Man with history of violence now suspect in murder investigation
Gardaí conclude search at Drogheda house as second of two suspects is released without charge
Kyran Durnin case: Man held for questioning released without charge, as search of property concludes
Gardaí say details of search are not being released ‘for operational purposes’
Kyran Durnin investigation: Search to resume at Drogheda house after man arrested
Gardaí questioning man in connection with suspected murder of boy who went missing two years ago
Drogheda data centre would compromise ability to comply with carbon limits, An Taisce warns
Company seeks planning permission for three-storey facility
Irish Cities in Crisis: A ‘call to arms’ on the challenges of housing a rapidly growing population
A wide-ranging compilation of essays by the Irish Cities 2070 think tank, which is backed by the Irish Academy of Engineering and the Royal Institute of the Architects of Ireland
Punctuality of trains at Connolly continues to decline
Irish Rail received more than 1,000 written complaints after new timetable was introduced
‘We are family away from family’: The players putting Amsterdam on the hurling map
The European hurling champions went to Drogheda on Saturday in search of a little bit of history and, in doing so, helped show the essence of what a GAA occasion should represent
Kyran Durnin case: No further searches planned as investigators ‘consolidate’ leads
Tusla report on its involvement with Kyran and the Durnin family raises issues of concern, says Minister
Kyran Durnin case: How can a child go missing for two years?
Locals in Dundalk express bafflement and shock at disappearance of boy in 2022, when he was aged six
Kyran Durnin case: Gardaí receive ‘huge volume’ of information from public on missing boy
Detectives no closer to making arrests amid claims the State’s child protection system had ‘failed’ Co Louth boy
Kyran Durnin case: Gardaí finish dig in Dundalk back garden without finding fresh evidence
Forensic examination of Emer Terrace house and wasteland outside complete, with focus likely to shift to Drogheda
Family member reported Kyran Durnin missing 24 hours after Tusla alert
Family member claimed mother and son were noticed missing on same day Tusla indicated it was notifying Garda of concerns
Gardaí to search former home of Kyran Durnin (8) in Dundalk, Co Louth as investigation ramps up
Gardaí took possession of former home of Durnin family after securing District Court order
Roderic O’Gorman asks Tusla to send files on Kyran Durnin to National Review Panel
Minister says there will be ‘consequences’ for any State body found wanting in case of boy (8) who gardaí believe was killed two years ago
Missing Drogheda boy Kyran Durnin was taken out of his school two years ago
Officials assumed the eight-year-old boy had moved to a school in the North
Silverbacks: Easy Being a Winner – Deeper, better songs as band benefit from taking their foot off the pedal
The Irish band have returned with deeper, better songs on their third album in four years
Gardaí suspect boy (8) may have been killed up to two years before he was reported missing
Murder investigation opened after gardaí fail to find any indication that Kyran Durnin is still alive
Drogheda’s Southgate Shopping Centre sells for heavily discounted €22.5m
Major mixed-use scheme is sold in two lots for a fraction of the €120m spent on its development in the early 2000s
Three- and four-bed houses on old mill site in Drogheda from €355,000
Castlethorn’s development brings 43 homes designed by O’Mahony Pike to the market in Louth town
Culture Night 2024: Wondering where to begin? These 20 events around Ireland caught our eye
From Seamus Heaney to hipster Dublin, and salon jazz to retro synthesisers, thousands of events will be going on across Ireland on Friday, September 20th
Man accused of disposing of Keane Mulready-Woods’ body parts to face non-jury trial
Stephen Carberry (46) also accused of setting fire to car and acting to impede investigation into teenager’s murder
Community ‘heartbroken and bereft’ after sudden end to Zara Murphy’s bright life, funeral Mass hears
Drogheda teenager collapsed during Louth School Girls League match last week
Three arrested after fans invade pitch following Louth derby in Oriel Park
Dundalk’s 4-2 win over Drogheda United was followed by a pitch invasion during which fights broke out
Woman (50s) receiving treatment for serious injuries following collision between car and lorry in Co Louth
Incident happened at Ballymascanlon at lunchtime on Tuesday
BD factory in Drogheda to close with loss of 200 jobs
Long-standing medical technology company says it took decision following a review of its manufacturing supply chain
TD condemns racial abuse of election candidates
Fergus O’Dowd highlights case of party colleague whose posters he claims were defaced by the Irish Freedom Party
How long might commuters be waiting for the Dart to Drogheda?
Eamon Ryan defends timeline saying it takes ‘time to build public transport infrastructure in this country, it does take time’
Plan to extend Dart services to Drogheda within three years
Dart+ Coastal North will see electrified line connect commuter stations such as Donabate, Balbriggan and Skerries
Garda arrested in connection with fatal St Patrick’s Day hit-and-run in Co Louth
Former hurler Niall McEneaney found unresponsive on Rathmullen Road following incident in Drogheda
Garda suspended as part of fatal hit-and-run inquiry in Drogheda
A car registered to the off-duty garda was involved in a fatal collision with a pedestrian in Co Louth on Sunday
Steel plant gets permission to expand despite local opposition
Dominican Contemplative Nuns among those objecting to the plans
Was Bakhurst at the committee to make the tea? And a backbencher on ‘bad Government business’
Your essential end-of-week politics catch up
Roderic O’Gorman says recent arson attacks are ‘deeply sinister’
Minister for Justice says to date there has been more than 48 arrests in relation to riots in Dublin last November
O’Gorman will ‘continue to engage and explore’ possibility of dual use for D Hotel in Drogheda
Spokesman for hotel said earlier in week dual use of facility was not possible for child protection reasons
League of Ireland elite clubs look to stay on-side with ownership formations
Nine of the 10 clubs fall into three ownership categories: majority shareholder, multiclub model and the members-owned structure
Woman suffered ruptured gallbladder after husband fell on her while dancing
Woman needed emergency surgery in case believed to be first of its kind
D Hotel rules out accommodating both asylum seekers and tourists
Drogheda hotel rules out accommodating asylum seekers and tourists together after Taoiseach describes it as ‘the best solution’ for the town
‘Dual use’ for Drogheda’s D Hotel the best solution for town, Varadkar says
Taoiseach said co-operation of hotel operator would be needed, hinting at ‘additional finance’ for community facilities
Public contracts securing hotels for asylum-seeker housing a concern for Ireland’s tourism industry
With 13 per cent of tourism accommodation tied up in public contracts, many businesses dependent on downstream economic benefits are worried
Drogheda hotel may remain in partial commercial use while housing asylum seekers, says Varadkar
D Hotel row: Local representatives fear economic impact on Louth town from losing premises and criticise lack of consultation
League of Ireland club-by-club guide: Derry City most likely to foil Shamrock Rovers
Galway United’s survival hopes depend to a large extent on Wassim Aouachria
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Stardust
Inquests into the nightclub fire that led to the deaths of 48 people
Common Ground
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