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# stroke survivors day
'Relationships are difficult after a stroke. As soon as you mention it, you never hear from them again.'
An Irish Heart Foundation event later this month will help stroke survivors with issues including relationships and intimacy.
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Apr 21st 2018, 8:45 AM
# campaigning
Tidy Towns groups across the country are asking campaigners not to put up posters
This might be why some posters are missing in your town.
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Apr 21st 2018, 7:30 AM
# Recalled
Product warning: 'Buenas' brand grated coconut recalled after salmonella detected
The product could cause illness if consumed raw.
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Apr 20th 2018, 12:56 PM
Sponsored
Worried about your child being bullied online? Here’s some helpful advice
Cyberbullying can happen to anyone. It’s always wrong and it should never be overlooked or ignored.
# appeal
Gardaí renew appeal for information to help find Carlow man missing since March
Rafal Filipowicz has been missing from his home since 16 March.
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Apr 20th 2018, 11:52 AM
# Ballyvourney
The world's best photographs have been announced - and a shot of Ireland is part of the winning entry
British photographer Alys Tomlinson won Photographer of the Year at the 2018 Sony World Photography Awards.
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Apr 20th 2018, 11:44 AM
# time 100
Varadkar makes Time's list of the world's 100 most influential people
Varadkar is listed alongside figures including Donald Trump and Millie Bobby Brown.
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Apr 19th 2018, 5:50 PM
# Independent alliance
Kevin ‘Boxer’ Moran wins bout over junior minister role against Seán Canney
An internal dispute arose over whether Seán Canney would take back over the role.
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Apr 19th 2018, 5:26 PM
# Fáilte
80% of Irish people believe immigrants are integrated successfully
Irish attitudes were found to be the most positive in the EU.
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Apr 19th 2018, 4:48 PM
# sex education bill
Bill to introduce factual sex education in schools progresses despite Fianna Fáil opposition
The bill seeks to introduce information on sexuality, gender and consent to all schools regardless of ethos.
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Apr 19th 2018, 2:10 PM
# Price hike
An Post made €8m profit last year - and a 'large part' of it is due to the €1 stamp
The new, higher price brought in €60 million for An Post last year.
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Apr 19th 2018, 12:58 PM
# New life?
NASA launches spacecraft designed to find planets that might support life
The satellite is expected to catalogue thousands of planets.
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Apr 19th 2018, 11:46 AM
A whitewater kayaking course is planned for Dublin's financial centre
An outdoor pool is also possible under the €15 million development.
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Apr 19th 2018, 11:02 AM
# Cork County Council
Future of Sherkin Island arts programme secured as money pledged for next three years
The course is estimated to bring €150,000 to the island of around 100 people.
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Apr 18th 2018, 7:30 PM
# coersive control
First woman convicted under UK's new domestic violence laws after leaving partner '10 days from death'
Alex Skeel was left “10 days from death” following attacks from his partner Jordan.
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Apr 18th 2018, 4:03 PM
# food poverty
A third of calls made to St Vincent De Paul are from people struggling to afford food
One in 11 people in Ireland are estimated to experience food poverty.
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Apr 18th 2018, 2:57 PM
# The 8th
Love Both launches its referendum campaign and criticises 12 weeks proposal for abortion
The camapign claimed today that proposed legislation is worse than the UK system.
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Apr 18th 2018, 12:46 PM
# vicar st
Mary Black 'upset' as Dublin concerts rescheduled due to illness
The singer was also forced to postpone shows in Killarney and Waterford earlier this month.
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Apr 18th 2018, 9:41 AM
# Witness appeal
22-year-old woman sustains serious injuries after being hit by a car in Swords
The gardaí are looking for witnesses.
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Apr 17th 2018, 5:01 PM
# Sergei Skripal
Nerve agent used in Salisbury attack delivered in 'liquid form', UK government says
Work to decontaminate sites in Salisbury affected by the nerve agent begin today.
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Apr 17th 2018, 4:06 PM
# Texaco Children’s Art Competition
'Exceptional talent': These are the best pieces of art by Ireland's young artists
17-year-old Hetty Lawlor was announced as the overall winner of the Texaco Children’s Art Competition today.
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Apr 17th 2018, 3:59 PM
# Grace
Irish author Paul Lynch shortlisted for prestigious Walter Scott Prize
The £25,000 prize is considered one of the world’s most acclaimed literary prizes.
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Apr 17th 2018, 1:57 PM
# Finally
What is an African air plume - and how high will temperatures get this week?
The combination of Storm Irene and an African air plume is resulting in some interesting weather this week.
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Apr 17th 2018, 12:57 PM
# people of the year awards
'We want our rights': Vera Twomey makes passionate call for legislation on medical cannabis
Twomey’s passionate speech directly called on the Taoiseach for action.
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Apr 16th 2018, 5:23 PM
# Peace Prize
Irish Defence Forces and Colombia's president among shortlisted for Tipperary Peace Award
Previous winners include Nelson Mandela and Malala Yousafzai.
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Apr 16th 2018, 3:52 PM
# Sherkin Island
Cork island left without phone and broadband for six months after Storm Ophelia
Work is scheduled to repair cables this week.
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Apr 16th 2018, 11:53 AM
# mallow
Varadkar condemns list in Cork school that said 'the girls with the most number of ticks will get raped'
The list proves the need to modernise our sexual education in schools, the Taoiseach said.
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Apr 13th 2018, 5:15 PM
# Twitter
'Untruthful slime ball': Trump slams former FBI director James Comey
Trump tweeted that it was an honour to fire the FBI director.
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Apr 13th 2018, 3:56 PM
# Backlash
BBC defends plans to broadcast Enoch Powell's Rivers of Blood speech for the first time
The controversial 1968 speech by a Conservative MP warned Britain against immigration.
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Apr 13th 2018, 2:38 PM
# Missing
Search called off for woman who fell from cruise ship off the coast of Australia
Authorities say that the woman could not have survived the night.
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Apr 13th 2018, 12:29 PM
# glasnevin cemetery
Glasnevin's iconic O'Connell tower reopens today - 47 years after it was bombed
The tower has been closed since it was bombed by loyalists in 1971.
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Apr 13th 2018, 10:00 AM
# Homecoming
This 65-year-old has spent 2018 running the coast of Ireland for the RNLI - and is about to return home
Mary Nolan Hickey has raised over €36,000 by often running more than a marathon each day.
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Apr 13th 2018, 6:10 AM
# WRC
'We don’t want any old people working here': Man awarded €6,000 over employer's remarks
The case was brought to the Workplace Relations Commission.
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Apr 12th 2018, 6:30 PM
# Clampdown
Facebook has started giving Irish users tips to spot fake news
Facebook says that improving news literacy is a priority.
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Apr 12th 2018, 1:43 PM
# Fáilte Ireland
The new Wild Atlantic Way? Ireland's midlands have been rebranded as the Hidden Heartlands
The campaign wants to entice visitors to experience the region’s nature and food.
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Apr 12th 2018, 12:33 PM
# Paul Ryan
Paul Ryan: 'I wouldn’t mind being ambassador to Ireland in my 60s'
House Speaker Paul Ryan has traced his ancestry back to 19th-century Ireland.
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Apr 12th 2018, 11:06 AM
# Donations
The number of large donations made to politicians fell dramatically last year
Just €6,360 in large donations was given to TDs, senators and MEPs last year.
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Apr 11th 2018, 4:30 PM
# crime corridors
We'll need a big increase in Garda numbers at the border after Brexit, senior gardaí say
‘Crime corridors’ have been created along the border, Noel Cunningham said today.
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Apr 11th 2018, 10:24 AM
# Coast Guard
Man dead after fishing boat sinks off Mayo coast
Three men were rescued after sending a mayday broadcast this afternoon.
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Apr 10th 2018, 5:17 PM
# gaza strip
Israel's military investigating after video shows soldiers laughing after shooting Palestinian
The Israeli military confirmed the authenticity of the video today.
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Apr 10th 2018, 4:15 PM
# honoured
'It is an incentive, at 88, to keep going': Irish author Edna O'Brien made a DBE
The celebrated Irish author has been appointed a Dame of the British Empire.
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Apr 10th 2018, 1:37 PM
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