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Drivers warned to stop leaving faeces along Irish motorways
- Environment
- August 1, 2019, 15:49
Drivers have been urged to stop leaving faeces and other rubbish on the side of Irish motorways. Bottles of urine, used nappies, human faeces and con(...)

‘They tell me I am destroying the hedge, but I am here to maintain it’
- Irish News
- July 18, 2019, 17:35
Following in his father’s footsteps, 46-year-old Paraic O’Brien has cut hedges in south Tipperary around Cahir and Clonmel for a quarter of a century,(...)

Tributes paid to ‘force of nature’ Fair City actor Karl Shiels (47) following death
- Culture
- July 15, 2019, 16:01
Tributes have been paid to “force of nature” actor Karl Shiels who has died aged 47. Shiels, from Chapelizod in Dublin, was best-known for his role i(...)

Four hospitals fail to control spread of superbug
- Health
- July 12, 2019, 12:06
Four hospitals have breached Health Service Executive (HSE) guidelines around controlling the spread of the CPE superbug, health inspectors have found(...)

Irish fur farmers feel the chill as ban phased in across EU
- Irish News
- July 2, 2019, 00:40
Hidden among the hills of south Donegal, tucked behind a shroud of fir trees, is one of Ireland’s most controversial farms. Tall steel gates, electric(...)

Budget 2020 must raise tax take to tackle housing and climate issues, group says
- Social Affairs
- June 12, 2019, 17:12
Budget 2020 must raise overall tax take to sort out housing, healthcare and climate issues, think tank Social Justice Ireland has said, as it launches(...)

Dog takes solo train trip to Pearse station
- Irish News
- June 10, 2019, 13:45
Not for the first time this year, a dog has taken a solo train trip into Dublin’s city centre, Irish Rail has said. The dog joined the early morning (...)

Families of murder victims demand reform of life sentencing
- Politics
- June 5, 2019, 21:51
The Bishop family are thankful the man, who brutally murdered their 18-year-old daughter as she walked home from a Halloween disco, is back behind bar(...)

People looking to come home to Ireland cannot afford Dublin
- Irish News
- April 26, 2019, 17:24
Nicola Dunne is not tired of London, but there are days when it is exhausting. Like many others attending a London property show this week for those t(...)

Irish hospitals hope to recruit Irish nurses in UK worried about Brexit
- Health
- April 14, 2019, 11:59
The number of UK-based Irish nurses looking to return to Ireland to work within the HSE has seen a “sharp rise” according to organisers of a Nursing &(...)