Anti-litter lobby group says 15 or 25 cent ‘does not appear enough to incentivise some people to return a bottle or can’

Sligo developer Cathal O’Connor faces two years in prison for violent assault on three teenagers

Speculation that move by landlord follows change to rental laws that guarantee minimum six-year tenancies

Clear evidence of illegality is not being acted on, says Brussels

‘Accessible’ higher level paper ‘fully aligned with the syllabus’ across ‘wide range of topics’

Valentine Jevardat De Fombelle says she received 12 weeks’ wages for 13 weeks’ work at Co Sligo company

Inspections this year flagged hazards across many international protection accommodation centres

May 30th-June 5th, 2026: The best music, theatre, art and more coming your way this week

In some counties more people were registered to vote than the local population. The Electoral Commission is racing to ‘close the gap’

The mathematics of rainbows involves subtleties that have attracted the attention of some outstanding scientists, including a 19th-century Sligo man

Early Edition brings a selection of stories from The Irish Times Monday to Friday

Israeli ministry denies live ammunition used when two vessels were fired upon by its forces

Irish detainees preparing to go on hunger strike, says activist shortly before capture

Eye on Nature: Éanna Ní Lamhna responds to readers’ queries and observations on the natural world

Sligo singer expressed regret for hurting those he loved after ‘hand was forced’ by leaked recording

Duncannon, Co Wexford and Bunmahon, Co Waterford regained flags for first time in 19 years and 14 years respectively

One price, home and away: From a cottage in Ballymote to a colourful townhouse in Lagos

The proposed ‘Literary Ways’ criss-crossing Border counties highlight writers from WB Yeats and Seamus Heaney to Nell McCafferty and Lisa McGee

Medical scientist Suad Mooge (25) was chosen last week to represent Dublin at Rose of Tralee festival in August. Photograph: Zara Feeley.

Heartbroken father of Alan Singh says he will never forget him and still sleeps in his bed