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Thousands turn out for cardiac care upgrade in Waterford
- Health
- January 19, 2019, 20:13
Up to 10,000 people marched in Waterford city earlier today calling for a 24/7 cardiology service at University Hospital Waterford (UHW). The South E(...)

Coombe letter refusing abortion ‘suggests chilling effect’ of law
- Social Affairs
- January 19, 2019, 03:00
The letter from the Coombe hospital to the couple at the centre of the latest abortion controversy is sympathetic, but clear. An abortion is not poss(...)

Woman ‘refused’ abortion will travel to United Kingdom
- Social Affairs
- January 18, 2019
The pregnant woman who the Dáil heard was denied an abortion despite two consultants’ approval has said she will travel to England next week for a ter(...)

Crosbie gets approval for 185-bedroom Vicar Street hotel
- Transport & Tourism
- January 15, 2019, 16:45
Developer Harry Crosbie has been given the green light for a new eight-storey 185-bedroom hotel at Vicar Street in the Dublin Liberties in spite of so(...)

Low wages and austerity spark Belfast yellow vest protest
- Social Affairs
- January 12, 2019, 16:34
Austerity, poor wages and a lack of government at Stormont were among the issues raised at a yellow vest protest in Belfast on Saturday afternoon. In(...)

A stand-off between a Dublin local authority and five Traveller families over their occupation of a council-owned site reached stalemate on Friday as (...)

About 150 Belfast youths throw bottles and stones at cars
- Crime & Law
- January 6, 2019, 16:36
A crowd of 150 young people threw stones and bottles at motorists in west Belfast over the weekend, the PSNI has said. The young people, ranging in (...)

Varadkar seeks to avoid Macron’s mistakes on carbon tax
- Environment
- January 3, 2019, 00:31
The gilets jaunes protests in France, sparked by a hike in carbon tax, “probably sent a shiver down the spine of politicos in Ireland”. That is how an(...)

The Irish Times view on the year in politics: what could go wrong?
- Editorial
- December 27, 2018, 00:10
The prospect of a hard Brexit and falling economic growth has generated Government plans to protect Irish consumers and producers from shortages and d(...)

Government move ‘stalls’ Climate Emergency Bill, says People Before Profit
- Environment
- December 21, 2018, 19:58
A Government move to stall a Climate Emergency Bill, that includes a proposal to end fossil fuel exploration in Ireland, was contrary to parliamentary(...)