
Covid-19: Passengers may be required to pay for stay in quarantine
- Irish News
- January 25, 2021, 11:51
Donnelly says 143,000 vaccines issued as Government considers tougher sanctions

Covid-19: Mutation associated with mink no longer ‘ongoing concern’ – Holohan
- Irish News
- January 22, 2021, 21:53
Mass cull of 120,000 mink in Ireland was not carried out despite urgent recommendation

School closures: Parents of children with special needs threaten legal action
- Education
- January 22, 2021, 17:50
Letters on behalf of 200 parents issued to Department of Education and unions

‘Further possible options’ being explored for Leaving Cert 2021
- Irish News
- January 22, 2021, 17:00
Survey shows second-level students are opposed to plans to hold examinations in June

Gardaí make arrest after woman is seriously assaulted in Dublin
- Irish News
- January 22, 2021, 09:59
Victim seriously injured in Wednesday night attack near Custom House Quay

UK gender identity clinic that treated Irish children rated ‘inadequate’
- Health
- January 21, 2021, 17:15
British regulator raises ‘significant concerns’ about facility to which 180 Irish were referred

Social robots could address future skills shortage in care sector
- Science
- January 21, 2021, 07:10
Number of people with dementia in Ireland expected to double in next 25 years

Taxing pandemic payment ‘could be unconstitutional’
- Irish News
- January 19, 2021, 12:09
Government messaging on taxing PUP is confusing, says Free Legal Advice Centre

‘Significant pressure’ as about 1,600 garda members absent due to Covid-19
- Irish News
- January 18, 2021, 21:45
‘Supreme effort’ made to ensure force can continue with duties, Garda Commissioner says

Covid-19: Teachers urge rethink on resuming special education classes
- Education
- January 18, 2021, 19:27
Still unclear if planned reopening of special needs schools will go ahead on Thursday

Residence doused in petrol during Cork burglary
- Irish News
- January 18, 2021, 00:21
Man and woman charged after allegedly threatening occupants with knife

Over €1m seized from Dublin premises in organised crime operation
- Crime & Law
- January 17, 2021, 21:13
Vehicles seized during searches of properties in North Dublin and in city centre

Covid-19: New data reveals key information on current surge
- Health
- January 15, 2021, 18:31
CSO figures show rise in close contacts, as Dublin accounts for half of deaths since October

Left with the blame for the sins of the past, few in Tuam want to speak openly
- Social Affairs
- January 13, 2021, 21:24
Many unsure what to do next about hundreds of baby remains in home’s grounds

Catherine Corless: 'There doesn’t seem to be a lot' in Mother and Baby report
- Irish News
- January 13, 2021, 01:06
Historian and Tuam mother and baby home survivors unhappy with report and apology

Ireland had world’s highest Covid-19 infection rate last week
- Health
- January 11, 2021, 16:25
Irish rate was second only to Belgium’s in October as worst of entire pandemic to date

Leaving Cert students should have option of predicted grades, says parents group
- Irish News
- January 11, 2021, 11:51
Opposition politicians appeal for ‘clarity and certainty’ over exams

Mountain rescue teams responding to ‘needless’ callouts during cold snap
- Irish News
- January 11, 2021, 10:20
Plea for hikers to not go up mountains in bad weather as rescue teams under ‘enormous pressure’

Vicky Phelan going to US for months of experimental cancer treatment
- Irish News
- January 9, 2021, 09:03
‘If this trial works I will get more time with my kids,’ CervicalCheck campaigner says

Man shot in suspected paramilitary-style assault in Derry
- Irish News
- January 8, 2021, 22:59
Attack is the second shooting in the city within the space of two days

Irish vessels near Rockall face ‘increased risk’ of arrest
- Irish News
- January 8, 2021, 21:14
Government says European Commission intervention may be required as tensions rise

Cost of energy increases for Electric Ireland customers in North
- Irish News
- January 8, 2021, 20:51
The price increase equates to an extra £18 per year for the typical residential customer

Weather warnings issued as snow and ice will lead to ‘treacherous conditions’
- Environment
- January 6, 2021, 22:29
Cold snap set to continue into weekend, with lows of -5 and ‘severe frost’ on Friday night

Covid-19: List of exemptions from construction industry shutdown announced
- Irish News
- January 6, 2021, 20:58
All but essential projects will stop from Friday in bid to stop spread of virus

Brexit: Irish consumers warned of new online shopping charges
- Consumer
- January 6, 2021, 00:01
Not all retailers will automatically add VAT or customs charges at the online checkout

Cork hospital confirms 100 nurses unable to work due to Covid-19
- Health
- January 4, 2021, 07:48
Emergency department at Cork University Hospital ‘exceptionally busy’ as large number of very ill patients require admission

Coronavirus: 4,962 new cases and seven further deaths reported
- Health
- January 3, 2021, 12:45
Republic passes 100,000 confirmed cases with hospitals under ‘extreme’ pressure

RTÉ apologises for ‘blasphemous’ sketch after 1,100 complaints
- Religion & Beliefs
- January 2, 2021, 14:17
Broadcaster acknowledges offence caused by satirical clip accusing God of rape

Brexit to hit parcel post to and from Britain
- Irish News
- December 30, 2020, 19:15
UK’s departure from EU will not impact on goods and parcels to or from Northern Ireland

Rise in packaging waste as Irish shoppers buy online during Covid-19 crisis
- Environment
- December 29, 2020, 15:16
Packaging waste from increased online sales will create influx of waste, Repak says

New Ross electoral area sees Covid-19 rate up over 1,000% in a week
- Irish News
- December 24, 2020, 18:56
14-day incidence rate at 659.7 cases per 100,000 people, up from 57.7 a week ago

Higgins urges ‘hope and solidarity’ at a defining moment for Ireland
- Irish News
- December 24, 2020, 15:33
Christmas message: President seeks renewal of sense of solidarity, sensitivity, forgiveness

Yellow wind warning for Stephen’s Day as Storm Bella due
- Irish News
- December 24, 2020, 14:00
Met Éireann warning active in western areas from midday Saturday until 6am on Sunday

Santa letter found behind Cork chimney reunited with writer decades later
- Irish News
- December 24, 2020, 13:06
Chain of people involved in tracking down Yvonne Foley who was six or seven when she wrote letter

Nine people arrested by gardaí on foot of European arrest warrants
- Irish News
- December 24, 2020, 11:38
Seven men and two women aged 28 to 63 to appear before High Court on January 8th

Long delays on State helpline as Irish people stranded in UK try to get home
- Irish News
- December 22, 2020, 13:03
‘Our situation could get a lot worse if we are not allowed on this ferry this afternoon’

Covid-19 cases on the rise due to behaviour change, GPs say
- Irish News
- December 22, 2020, 10:40
Shutting hospitality before Christmas would be ‘disastrous’, says restaurants association

Man (30s) and teenager arrested in connection with cash-in-transit robbery
- Crime & Law
- December 22, 2020, 09:57
Worker threatened by lone male while returning to security van in Dublin on Tuesday

Travel ban? Passengers come to Ireland on multiple flights today
- Irish News
- December 21, 2020, 16:59
People arriving in Belfast and Derry with, in one case, over 100 continuing on to Dublin

More than 99,600 Covid-19 passenger locator forms submitted in November
- Transport & Tourism
- December 21, 2020, 16:37
Since their introduction, 11 people have refused to complete the forms on arrival

More than 40 flights from Britain landing in Belfast and Derry on Monday
- Irish News
- December 21, 2020, 12:29
Passengers reportedly flying into North to get around ban on UK flights to Republic

‘Unbelievable co-operation’ restores burned house for Christmas
- Irish News
- December 20, 2020, 15:37
Roscommon community combine to get pensioner back to childhood home

Holohan concerned at Covid spread as 527 new cases and five deaths reported
- Irish News
- December 19, 2020, 16:49
‘Start this weekend. It is never too late to cut down your contacts, cancel plans, or avoid a crowd’

Drugs worth almost €139,000 seized at mail centres
- Crime & Law
- December 19, 2020, 11:03
Detector dogs help Revenue officers find herbal cannabis and magic mushrooms

‘Country simply cannot cope with this level of infection’, says Holohan
- Health
- December 18, 2020, 17:49
Outbreaks in private houses continue to increase with 328 reported last week

Bird owners must keep birds in secure buildings to curb spread of bird flu
- Irish News
- December 18, 2020, 12:51
New measures from Department of Agriculture come into force on Monday

Mystery of Sligo shipwreck solved 250 years after it sank
- Heritage
- December 16, 2020, 22:20
Researchers discover that 20 people died after ‘butter boat’ got into difficulty in stormy weather

Photographers and astronomy lovers invited to ‘reach for the stars’
- Science
- December 16, 2020, 16:36
Person with best astrophotographs will win tour of Dunsink Observatory

Rental car fleet halves as bookings slow to ‘trickle’
- Transport & Tourism
- December 16, 2020, 08:16
Pandemic decimates industry with huge sell-offs due to restrictions on movement

Assailant robs box from cash-in-transit worker
- Crime & Law
- December 15, 2020, 21:31
Male armed with hammer grabs undisclosed sum and makes good his escape on bicycle

Man (70s) dies in single-vehicle crash in Co Leitrim
- Irish News
- December 15, 2020, 20:36
Gardaí are appealing for witnesses to the incident at Killaneen, Ballinamore

‘Unacceptable’ that disabled children wait years for assessment
- Social Affairs
- December 15, 2020, 20:15
Drastic improvement in services needed within year, says Minister of State for Disabilities

Det Garda Colm Horkan to be honoured by local club with memorial pitch
- Crime & Law
- December 12, 2020, 07:57
Mayo club unveils plan to honour murdered garda ahead of what would have been 50th birthday

Turkeys culled on Wicklow farm following bird flu outbreak
- Environment
- December 12, 2020, 07:36
Department of Agriculture has established protection zone around area near Knockananna

Unemployed people twice as likely to be depressed as those employed, CSO finds
- Health
- December 12, 2020, 07:29
Survey conducted in 2019 and early 2020 finds wealth has significant impact on health status

Portmarnock bids farewell to ‘cherished’ couple killed in house fire
- Irish News
- December 11, 2020, 14:53
Mass told many people have fond memories of visiting Beatrice and Michael Hurely’s home

Achill Island Sea Salt seeks special status approval from EU
- Food & Drink
- December 10, 2020, 13:21
Minister announces publication of PDO application for product produced by family-run business

Appeal for information after protected bird shot dead in Co Laois
- Irish News
- December 10, 2020, 12:11
Buzzard driven to extinction by early 20th century but recolonised after significant absence

December 8th ‘certainly different’ in Dublin with less rural shoppers on streets
- Consumer
- December 8, 2020, 19:35
Covid-19 restrictions on inter-county travel lessen the rush of shoppers to capital city

Ballet schools push for official pirouette on ‘unfair’ Covid restrictions
- Health
- November 23, 2020, 01:00
Private dance tutors forced to take classes on to Zoom fear students will give up

Department in talks with mink farms over plan to cull 120,000 animals
- Irish News
- November 19, 2020, 12:42
Mutated strain of coronavirus could negate efforts to secure effective vaccines, experts say

‘We will have Jameson if he wins’: Joe Biden voter in Tuam nursing home
- Irish News
- November 2, 2020, 02:23
Bridie Higgins (85) believes the US needs someone ‘more compassionate’ than Trump

Residents fear 169m wind turbine would cast shadow over tourism plans
- Environment
- October 26, 2020, 02:36
Fáilte Ireland has ‘serious concerns’ about siting and scale of proposed development

Emergency staff drafted into nursing home at centre of Covid-19 crisis
- Politics
- October 23, 2020, 01:07
TD says support system has fallen down despite assurances from Taoiseach

HSE says it did not abandon nursing home overrun by Covid-19 outbreak
- Health
- October 23, 2020, 01:00
Officials insist rosters at facility are covered despite claims home had been abandoned

Publican admits entering bar while awaiting Covid-19 test results
- Irish News
- September 24, 2020, 19:59
‘I will put my hands up. I didn’t know I had to self-isolate,’ An Bóthar Rua barman says

File into murder of Garda Colm Horkan with local State solicitor, court hears
- Crime & Law
- September 18, 2020, 13:08
Accused Stephen Silver deemed unfit to appear by video link at Castlerea court

Pensioner who has climbed Croke Patrick for 30 years says ‘I just kept coming’
- Irish News
- July 26, 2020, 18:40
Val Dempsey (73) and his wife climbed ‘just a little bit’ for the exercise and the tradition

Pilgrims warned off Croagh Patrick to prevent Covid-19-linked ‘chaos’
- Religion & Beliefs
- July 21, 2020, 20:23
Mayo mountain locals fear infection and rescue health challenges on Reek Sunday

Mary Kenny no longer taking part in festival after questioning ‘draconian’ travel rules
- Irish News
- July 13, 2020, 16:19
Journalist who was due to travel from England to Roscommon says Covid-19 not the Black Death

Man charged with murder of garda remains in Central Mental Hospital
- District Court
- July 10, 2020, 13:21
Stephen Silver (43) accused of fatal shooting of Detective Garda Colm Horkan in Castlerea

‘Camping fits well into a Covid-19 world’
- Irish News
- July 8, 2020, 15:47
Poor weather is not deterring campers who have opted for holidays at home

Man accused of murdering Colm Horkan deemed unfit to attend court
- District Court
- June 26, 2020, 13:09
Stephen Silver (43) receiving treatment in Central Mental Hospital

Hundreds gather in Charlestown for cortège of Det Garda Colm Horkan
- Crime & Law
- June 20, 2020, 10:46
Garda will lie in repose at family funeral home in Co Mayo on Saturday afternoon

‘Dark cloud’ hangs over Castlerea following death of garda
- Crime & Law
- June 19, 2020, 21:01
Loss of a much-loved garda will leave a lasting scar on his community, say locals

‘We take the work of gardaí for granted’: Locals shocked by killing
- Crime & Law
- June 18, 2020, 14:12
Priest who said last rights for Det Gda Colm Horkan (49) describes aftermath of shooting

Mayo results: FG’s Michael Ring, SF’s Conway-Walsh elected on first count
- Politics
- February 9, 2020, 14:19
Green Party’s rising star Saoirse McHugh was knocked out after the fifth count

Election 2020 in Co Mayo: ‘Many people are disillusioned with Fine Gael’
- Politics
- February 3, 2020, 20:59
The regulars at Guiry’s Bar in Foxford are tired of the ‘same old’ politics

Hurry up stupid Brexit, say pensioners at South London club
- Politics
- December 13, 2019, 19:31
Pensioners tired and frustrated with ‘boring election’ and European ‘skullduggery’

Training centre for people on the margins seeks help to rebuild after fire
- Social Affairs
- September 23, 2019, 03:30
Blaze at Matt Talbot centre in Ballyfermot has curtailed support programmes

Prayers said for ‘both families’ at funeral of farmer shot dead in Mayo
- Crime & Law
- September 21, 2019, 15:18
Brendan Kilduff (67) believed ‘if there isn’t a sing-song it’s a bad night out’, funeral told

Drivers warned to stop leaving faeces along Irish motorways
- Environment
- August 1, 2019, 15:49
Maintenance firm says bottles of urine and used needles are regularly picked up by its workers

Going deep: Plastics found 2,100m under the sea off Co Kerry coast
- Environment
- July 30, 2019, 12:00
UCC researchers made discovery during study of Porcupine Bank Canyon in Atlantic Ocean

Disability centre residents exposed to shouting and pushing – Hiqa
- Social Affairs
- July 25, 2019, 21:25
Group home run by St Michael’s House found to be in breach of 15 out of 17 regulations

Shane Lowry: Thousands flock to Clara for ‘relatable’ golfer’s homecoming
- Golf
- July 23, 2019, 15:43
‘I don’t have enough time to take it all in. You’d love to be allowed stand there forever’

Shane Lowry’s victory ‘the biggest thing to happen to Offaly ever’
- Irish News
- July 22, 2019, 19:17
Locals at Esker Hills club recall ‘mischievous’ teenager who became British Open champion

‘They tell me I am destroying the hedge, but I am here to maintain it’
- Irish News
- July 18, 2019, 17:35
Paraic O’Brien is disappointed by the Minister’s decision to abandon plans for August hedge-cutting

Plans to allow limited roadside hedge cutting scrapped
- Environment
- July 16, 2019, 16:54
Proposal to permit cutting hedges in August abandoned in favour of protecting nature

Tributes paid to ‘force of nature’ Fair City actor Karl Shiels (47) following death
- Culture
- July 15, 2019, 16:01
Shiels, best-known for role as Robbie Quinn, was founding member of Theatre Upstairs

Four hospitals fail to control spread of superbug
- Health
- July 12, 2019, 12:06
Aging hospital infrastructure and lack of isolation facilities partly to blame – Hiqa report

Students have only hours left to apply for study grants
- Education
- July 11, 2019, 14:55
‘Leaving Cert students do not need their results or their final course choice to apply’

Brexit: EU cash for cross-Border co-operation ‘vital for North’
- Politics
- July 10, 2019, 20:33
Oireachtas group flags ‘urgent need for certainty on funds’ to swerve return of Troubles

Protesting farmers say beef industry ‘as good as dead’
- Agribusiness & Food
- July 10, 2019, 13:00
Farmers gather at Dáil to protest at Mercosur trade deal

‘New Orleans vibe’ on Grafton Street as buskers get people dancing
- Offbeat
- July 8, 2019, 16:34
Jazzy rhythms see young and old tapping and twirling on warm summer night

‘I don’t believe the 3.6 million Irish abroad should have the right to vote’
- Abroad
- July 8, 2019, 01:00
Many want vote for emigrants. Others fear unintended consequences

Price of docklands ‘progress’ a costly one for local residents
- Irish News
- July 5, 2019, 01:00
‘If someone had told me 20 years ago this would still be going on ... I would have gone’

Dublin Docklands: is the area a victim of too much success?
- Social Affairs
- July 5, 2019, 01:00
Most workers unable to buy or rent in locality due to rising costs, says Owen Keegan

‘People are not spending their money here’: The slow recovery of Naas
- Irish News
- July 4, 2019, 01:00
After setbacks during the recession, many shops in the Kildare town are still empty

Irish fur farmers feel the chill as ban phased in across EU
- Irish News
- July 2, 2019, 00:40
Fur farming is deemed contrary to animal welfare. But what of those who work in it?