‘Unfortunate situation’ leads to discharge of jury in murder trial
Liam O’Leary had pleaded not guilty to the murder of John Casserly in October 2024
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Ireland’s ancient pilgrim paths: 14 trails to walk across the country
Ireland has a network of pilgrim paths, with all major routes long predating the Camino
Department of Defence urged to improve protection of critical underwater gas pipelines
Attacks on infrastructure could cause disruption and economic harm, says Gas Networks Ireland
Man accused of ‘savage’ murder in Co Mayo told gardaí he acted in self-defence
Liam O’Leary (33) said he ‘smashed’ John Casserly’s face with a glass in Ballina apartment after being told he was ‘dying tonight’
Man (58) died after being exposed to ‘almost indescribable savagery’ in his Co Mayo home
Liam O’Leary (33) denies murdering John Casserly at a Peter McVerry Trust housing unit on Tone Street, Ballina in October 2024
What will €800,000 buy on seven acres in Mayo and close to the city in Dublin 4?
Two homes, one price: a detached six-bed close to Ballina or a trendy two-bed in Donnybrook
John Lanchester: ‘My mother was a born storyteller. It is often a form of misdirection’
Like much of his oeuvre, Look What You Made Me Do is mordantly funny. But, as the writer himself says, things can be funny and serious at the same time
Man pleads not guilty to murder alleged to have taken place at Peter McVerry Trust property
Liam O’Leary (33) charged with the murder of John Casserly (59) at a Co Mayo apartment in 2024
Ireland’s top agility dog bows out of competitions after Crufts elimination ‘curse’
Indiana Bones is a rescue collie who was dumped in a Tesco bag as a pup before being handed in to a Mayo shelter
There’s no chance of an end to the Burke family circus – and maybe that’s not a bad thing
It’s helpful to think of the Burkes as a kind of antivirus software
In Burke country: ‘Many people have a lot of time for the family but want to keep their heads down’
No sign of Enoch Burke’s mother Martina and sister Ammi in their hometown of Castlebar after court order for their arrest
Two teenagers killed in Co Mayo named locally
Single-vehicle crash took place on a local road at Laghtadawannagh near Ballina at 4.15am on Sunday
Father of two killed in collision when swerving away from alleged drunk driver, court hears
Arturs Birznieks died after his truck cab was completely destroyed in the collision in Limerick
‘He’s feeling at home’: School rallies around boy (5) with special needs facing deportation
Ona’s principal and guardian fear progress he has made in Ireland will be halted if he is returned to South Africa
Mayo winner scoops €11.1 million National Lottery jackpot
Co Mayo has had a number of big lottery winners in recent years
Asbestos found in children’s educational science kit distributed to schools
My Living World, Worm World Kit recalled after laboratory testing detected a naturally occurring type of the material
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
Corrib gasfield owners pilot ‘green hydrogen’ project with Gas Networks Ireland
State company joins with natural gas suppliers in green fuel initiative
Record number of people convert to Catholicism in Archdiocese of Dublin
St Mary’s Cathedral welcomes 129 at this year’s ceremony, up from 14 converts in 2022
My dog died two months ago and the gap he has left in all our lives is unfathomable
John Deane-O’Keefe: Forensic criminologist and author on his middle name and his Basil Fawlty-like anger issues
Councils warned to speed up changes to development plans and ease housing shortages
Ministers ‘seriously concerned’ over progress and set deadline of June for local authorities to act
‘Corporate takeover of livelihoods’: The seaweed-harvesting battle on Ireland’s west coast
Harvesters seek protection for their traditional rights as a Canadian company seeks to secure large supply
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
Woodpeckers responsible for 10 power cuts in one year in Co Clare town
Birds’ noisy pecking is weaking wooden poles carrying electricity lines, says ESB
Over 3,000 applications have been made to defective housing construction block scheme
Oireachtas committee hears combined total paid to five designated local authorities to date is about €264m
Puppy dumped in Tesco bag makes it to Crufts as Ireland’s star agility dog
Indiana Bones, handed in to an animal shelter at eight weeks old, is ‘a really good girl’, owner says
Show Jumping Association of Ireland row to go to mediation
High Court injunction had restrained organisation from voting to remove chairman and three directors
Richard Nairn: How green are greenways?
The proposed Wicklow to Greystones Greenway route runs right along the edge of the ecologically sensitive coastal area known as the Murrough Wetlands
Edith Geraghty: Tireless activist whose work ranged across many voluntary and community organisations
Colleagues described her as generous with her time, sharp with her insight, and full of life
Work brings me all over the world, but it’s chats over tea in Mayo that cleanse my soul
Growing up in Ireland taught me of life’s duality – you can be at a wedding one day and a wake the next
What will €285,000 buy in Dundalk town and by the sea in Belmullet?
Two homes, one price: a cottage with sea frontage in Co Mayo or an updated three-bed in Co Louth
Rain, hail or shine? Áine Ryan on trying to predict the weather before the phone-app age
With the help of a hot whiskey or two, I somehow divined that one of the island’s fishing boats was making a run to Roonagh
Man jailed for eight years for domestic violence
Woman said living with ex-partner was seven years of ‘mental torture’ and she believed he was going to kill her
Motherland star Philippa Dunne: ‘People love Anne, and it really touches me’
Mayo-born actor on her new play at the Gate Theatre, getting a ‘cringey’ photo with Joanna Lumley and Jennifer Saunders, and coming from a long line of women who ‘live into their 100s’
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
The Irish civil servant walking barefoot from Istanbul to Mayo
Eamonn Keaveney has taken a career break from his job as a civil servant to break a world record for the second time
Gardaí investigated how Irish Times reporter learned of domestic violence charge against member
Initial reporting into Garda Trevor Bolger case led to journalist being questioned about sources
Court approves €4m settlement for teenager paralysed from neck down after childhood fall
Roisin Tansey was 3 when she fell from the back of an armchair while playing in her Co Mayo home
Remote working: ‘I will overdeliver because I know this is a privilege’
Many employees say they have found a better work-life balance with remote and hybrid working
Migrant health workers in Ireland living in fear of racist abuse, warns medic
The atmosphere of fear created by racially motivated abuse has led healthcare professionals to take steps to ensure their own safety
Light pollution is surprisingly straightforward to fix when communities work together
A Co Mayo community has achieved results that are both visually striking and ecologically responsible
‘I’m an honorary Irishman now – a black Paddy’: Nigerian priest on his ‘reverse mission’ to Mayo
Fr Victor Akongwale describes himself as ‘a Catholic of Irish descent, as Nigeria is’
Nine Irish walks packed with history
From Tipperary to Sligo, get your steps in our Irish countryside and discover those stories behind the scenes
‘It is so important to support smaller shops’: west coast villages count on loyal locals at Christmas
In remote parts of Cork, Mayo and Donegal, small businesses are hoping for a bumper festive season
Parents jailed over physical and emotional abuse of their six children
Siblings who went to gardaí with recordings of abuse hailed by judge as ‘extraordinarily eloquent, intelligent, brave’
Valerie French Kilroy’s family sue her killer husband for damages
James Kilroy is serving a life sentence for murder of wife Valerie French Kilroy in Co Mayo in 2019
Santa arriving by helicopter and suites for €19,000: Christmas in Ireland’s five-star hotels
Many of Ireland’s top hotels are planning lavish stays for guests over the Christmas period
Hospital clerical worker who said she had to put up with ‘toxic’ management behaviour awarded €58,000
Worker was ordered to go into mediation with a colleague without being given a copy of the grievance he had made against her
Glendalough Hotel in Co Wicklow one of 14 premises served with FSAI closure order last month
Takeaway and kebab shop among other premises inspected and closed in November
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’
‘I can’t visit her grave’: Brother of missing woman Sandra Collins appeals for information
‘The people of Killala know what happened to her...it’s time to step up’
‘We’re not living’: Owners of defective concrete homes appeal for action
Delays and disappointment for Mayo campaigners who seek more support to repair damaged homes
Activist and artist Margaretta D’Arcy dies aged 91
Anti-war protester from Greenham Common to Shannon Airport had ‘life fully and purposefully lived’
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