Fox-hunting ban has wide support
Often-heard claim that campaign to ban it is driving a wedge between rural and urban Ireland creates the very division it purports to denounce
Leitrim
Is Leitrim a figment of the imagination? Leo Varadkar once thought so
Plus: The youthful protester pope, and a hiccup in a case against John Magnier
How to research your family tree using the newly published 1926 census
Census 1926 release means families' histories are more solvable for thousands in Ireland and beyond
Body of Leitrim farmer Liam Farrell is exhumed in Garda ‘cold case’ review of death
‘We have to find out the truth about what happened,’ says son of Liam Farrell (87) ahead of postmortem
Met Éireann rain and wind warnings in place for eight counties today
Gales and downpours forecast for Friday ahead of unsettled few days
Write on: Eamon Maher on the legacy of novelist John McGahern, who died 20 years ago
The writer’s trajectory was not always a smooth one, but his star continues to rise
Ireland’s best foodie destinations: Perfect restaurants, lovely pubs and local produce
We’ve got boots on the ground on four Irish culinary destinations recommended by you – Abbeyleix, Kinsale, Carrick-on-Shannon and Belfast
‘Violence was the way it came out’: Young carers highlight realities of their work
President says family carers save State billions by contributing millions of hours of hours of unpaid work every week
Garda to exhume body of Liam Farrell as part of review into ‘suspicious’ Co Leitrim death
Garda review ‘active and ongoing’ as Farrell family welcome the development
From a Leitrim pub to a Connemara caramel square: Ireland’s favourite food destinations, as chosen by readers
We asked you to tell us about your favourite foodie experiences around the country and you did not disappoint
Women farmers for climate: ‘We are passionate about soil health, animal care, biodiversity’
A recent event, Rooted in Strength: Women, Climate and Food Justice, celebrated women farmers
Shortage of new homes ‘affecting take-up of First Home Scheme incentive’
Initiative aims to assist purchase of 8,000 new-builds within five years
Wintry conditions expected in coming days with further flooding possible, Met Éireann says
Connacht, alongside counties Cavan, Donegal and Longford, under yellow rain and snow warning until midnight Sunday
Teacher who claimed garda broke her arm settles case shortly before verdict
Jury asked to decide whether fracture was caused by ‘unreasonable force’ from garda
A young military apprentice died in Co Kildare 35 years ago. Now a tribunal is investigating his death
Oliver Mullaney (19) had been in the military for only 20 months at time of his death at Devoy Barracks in Naas
‘Life was busy and full, then everything stopped,’ says mum-of-four diagnosed with cancer
Clinical progress made over the past few years marks hopeful development
Storm Éowyn one year on: ‘It took away the last few things my son enjoyed ... his world really narrowed’
People who were affected by the storm are already dreading the next big weather event
Newborn child grant of €280 paid out for almost 49,000 families
Payment is automatically received along with first child benefit payment
Almost 48,000 children received new baby grant in its first year
Grant was set up on December 1st, 2024, and is paid to families of babies born or adopted after that date
Man who died while scuba diving had heart attack, inquest finds
Patrick Doran was among more than 100 divers taking part in planned two-day event in Donegal in June 2024
Storm Bram to bring ‘significant’ flood risk as orange wind warnings extended to 18 counties
National Directorate for Fire & Emergency Management meets to prepare for ‘multi-hazard event’
EirGrid turns to new pole technology for northwest upgrade post-Éowyn
Following public consultation, EirGrid is advancing plans for the northwest upgrade, set to feature innovative composite poles designed to withstand severe storms such as Éowyn and futureproof the grid
Gardaí identify Irish group helping launder cash for Russian sanction dodgers and Kinahans
Gardaí take role in NCA investigation into groups laundering money for Kinahans and other criminal organisations
Status yellow ice and low temperature warning in place for 10 counties
Ice, frost, snow and hazardous driving conditions expected after overnight freezing
Eleven counties brace for snow and ice after warnings
Met Éireann forecasts temperature to drop to -3 as arctic air mass hits, bringing snow, sleet and hail
‘We’d like to do what Dingle’s Other Voices has done’: Ireland’s shoulder season festivals
From dance in Leitrim to design in Kenmare, rural Ireland comes alive in winter with events to attract visitors
What will €375,000 buy in Bray and Co Leitrim?
A detached guesthouse near Mohill or a two-bed duplex Co Wicklow’s popular seaside town
What will €525,000 buy you in Leitrim and Dublin 6?
A detached modern home near Mullaghmore beach or a cottage in the heart of Rathgar
‘There’s no other option’: Leitrim woman’s commute went from six minutes to six hours
The Housing Crisis & Me: Martha Gilheaney did not think it would be possible to buy anywhere in the country, let alone Dublin
Carrick-on-Shannon in Co Leitrim named Tidy Towns winner for 2025
Rosscarbery, Co Cork, Dalkey in Co Dublin, and Tralee, Co Kerry, among winners
Midwinter by Michael Harding: A beguiling meditation on life and death
Bleak yet comforting book captures perfectly that damp, decaying feeling of Irish countryside winter
Detective garda died after gas leak ignited on her boat, inquiry report says
Deirdre Finn was ‘never aware of fire starting’, says marine casualty board
Local authorities braced for Storm Amy with five counties under status orange warning
Power outages possible as Donegal, Galway, Leitrim, Mayo and Sligo forecast to bear brunt of weather conditions
Patient’s picture was shared ‘mistakenly’ on WhatsApp, HSE data protection log shows
Health service recorded 624 breaches last year including theft of backpack containing files
Ploughing punters prepare for wet and windy conditions
Met Éireann has yellow status rain warning in place for three counties on Monday
What will €550,000 buy in Leitrim and Dublin 7?
A detached four-bed with extensive gardens in Leckaun or a two-bed by Blessington Street Basin?
Hurricane Katrina 20 years on: An Irish couple’s unforgettable honeymoon in New Orleans
‘I still have nightmares about being back in New Orleans and then a hurricane hits’
Drumshanbo gin maker increases investment in US market in spite of tariffs hit
Shed Distillery spends more than $3m on its Drumshanbo Gunpowder Irish Gin to boost the brand in US
Victim’s family condemns ‘disgusting’ Féile na Phobail tribute to Brendan ‘Bik’ McFarlane
Linda Boyle (17) was killed 50 years ago in the Bayardo Bar massacre carried out by McFarlane and two others
Status Yellow wind warnings lifted across the State with power restored to thousands
Eight counties under alerts amid forecasts of dangerous driving conditions, flooding and structural damage
Widow of noted psychiatrist Michael Mulcahy left more than €5m in will
Farmer’s estate was almost €10m and businessmen left over €7m, Probate Office documents show
Former TD Colm Keaveney banned from driving for four years after refusing to provide sample to gardaí
Court told defendant appeared unsteady and smelled of alcohol after late-night collision
Bar manager (28) cleared of manslaughter over one-punch strike
‘You remain an innocent man,’ judge tells accused after unanimous jury acquittal
Aisling Rawle: The Compound novel is ‘dark satire of reality television’
The Leitrim author’s debut novel sees 19 reality TV contestants isolated in the desert
Homes available to rent on State HAP social scheme fall by nearly a quarter
Simon Communities of Ireland report finds only 32 properties available to rent within the discretionary rate of HAP
GP black spots: Parts of Clare, Mayo among areas ‘at risk’ of losing doctor
Report identifies 132 GPs ‘at risk of retirement with no viable replacement’, which would represent tens of thousands of patients
How rural Ireland is turning to vacant property grants for development
Grant is the most popular form of housing in nine counties and there are calls for it to be extended to multiple properties
House raffles are a big, beautiful, awful sign of the times
Their popularity is a grim statement about a property market in which your best prospect of owning a house may well be to win one in a lottery
Bavarian farmhouse transposed to lakeside spot in Co Leitrim, for €500,000
Three-hundred-year-old timber and stone home on 4.75 acres overlooking Lough Melvin
Escape to the country: Period farmhouse on 9.5 acres in rural Leitrim for €350,000
Tranquil retreat on landscaped grounds with a river passing through and verdant views all around
Mysterious sweathouses were used widely in Ireland until late 19th century. Now sauna culture is making a comeback
Mysterious sweathouses were used widely in Ireland until the late 19th century as a cure for every kind of ‘malady of the peasant’. Now sauna culture is making a comeback
What will €100,000 buy in Italy, France, Spain, Cape Verde and Co Leitrim?
One price, home and away: A Tuscan apartment with pool access, a duplex in a French château, a stone house in Spanish hiking country, a plot with three houses on an island on Stockholm’s archipelago, or a cottage on four acres outside Dromahair?
A guide to Ireland’s popular commuter towns: house prices, transport links and education
With working from home more common in the wake of Covid-19, more people are living farther from Dublin and other cities
Man who used rural properties as brothels found with child abuse material
Two of the brothels were in Roscommon town, while there were others in Longford, Carlow, Cavan, Wexford, Kildare and Leitrim
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Stardust
Inquests into the nightclub fire that led to the deaths of 48 people
Common Ground
How does a post-Brexit world shape the identity and relationship of these islands
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