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derry girls
What would Sr Michael say? Derry Girls mural partly covered by pub (but the council's on the case)
The Morning Lead
Your stories: Readers tell us their experiences of Irish nursing homes
We received many responses when we asked for your experiences of the Irish nursing home sector.
Many readers expressed gratitude for the excellent care their parents received in public and private nursing homes.
Concerns were expressed about nursing homes' charges, and about whether residents received enough stimulation.
Readers with experience working in the sector criticised funding disparities, in particular for struggling rural homes.
your stories
Have you or your loved one spent time in an Irish nursing home? We want to hear your stories
out of the lime light
World's biggest scooter sharing firm wanted to launch in Ireland but Irish law means it can't
Lime has fallen foul of a weight limit imposed by the government.
Three other firms still hope to operate here with smaller scooters.
The Morning Lead
Women should have 'informed choice' on having labour induced at 39 weeks - Rotunda doctor
It follows a study of induced labour at 39 weeks in healthy women, which faced criticism.
HSE guidelines state that induction should be offered at 41 weeks, but can be considered earlier.
New research found it's safe for women to labour at home after being induced at 39 weeks.
Professor Fergal Malone said the research was aimed at providing women with 'informed choice'.
The Morning Lead
Trips into barbed wire and getting blown over by wind among tourist accidents at Cliffs of Moher
Tourists also hurt themselves falling over while taking photos or alighting buses.
In Pictures
Winners, losers and some worried faces: here's all the drama of the count so far in 11 pictures
Happy faces, sad faces and a lot of watching and waiting: here’s the story of the count centres in pictures.
One week to go
Canvassing in inner city Dublin: bins, bikes and, yes, immigration (but not how you might expect)
The Journal joined council candidates as they knocked on doors in the capital.
Emergency Services
Taoiseach to meet Irish flying doctors who have raised concerns over ambulance service
The Morning Lead
Drivers have 'zero' fear of getting caught using mobile phones, as detection by gardaí slumps
Gardaí caught 35% fewer drivers on their phones last year than before the pandemic.
Unpublished research for government found drivers put the odds of getting caught on their phone at "close to zero".
Drivers are too addicted to their phones and too entrenched in the habit of using them to stop if there's no deterrent.
emergency medicine
Concerns raised that Irish emergency medicine model is 'failing' severely ill and injured people
Other European countries routinely despatch doctors to the scene of accidents – but not Ireland.
Concerns have been raised at the highest level of government.
Consultants are calling for international 'gold standard' care for Irish patients.
The Morning Lead
Irish garages have been selling devices to 'silence' unworn seatbelt alarms
Amazon, Fruugo and a Donegal garage removed products from their websites after we asked about them.
Seatbelt use is declining in Ireland - and a big factor in road deaths.
One product listing promised to 'eliminate the annoying seatbelt beep'.
The Morning Lead
Road safety crisis: Readers share their stories of worsening driver behaviour on Irish roads
Readers told us driver behaviour, etiquette and compliance with the law has seriously deteriorated in Ireland.
We were inundated with responses from readers highlighting dangerous driver behaviour.
Mobile phone use came up again and again: you told us it's a constant problem.
Many readers said they believe change is impossible without more gardaí on the roads.
Road Safety
Road Safety Authority criticises reduced road policing strength - and defends ditching 'shock' ads
beautiful dahlias
Rockery and roll: Fresh from Vegas, U2's Adam Clayton's been sharing his love of gardening on TV
The Morning Lead
Irish GPs have come under pressure to prescribe hormones, gender service consultant claims
A landmark report in the UK raised concerns over private gender care, which Paul Moran said is also an issue here.
People in need of gender care are turning to private providers due to long waiting lists.
The National Gender Service has advised GPs not to enter shared care arrangements with private clinics.
Dr Paul Moran called on pharmacists to stop dispensing foreign gender healthcare hormone prescriptions.
The Morning Lead
What’s driving the surge in road deaths?
Answers are beginning to emerge on what’s behind the deadly trend on Irish roads.
Drivers' behaviour and attitudes to road safety worsened during the pandemic - and stayed worse.
New research shows young people are tempted to check their phones while driving.
green sees red
Eamon Ryan castigates member states' cold feet on Nature Restoration Law as it faces collapse
Ringsend
Labour stands by council candidate filmed making anti-immigrant remarks, following investigation
The Morning Lead
HSE stops increasing breastfeeding targets, as they continue to be missed
The targets were set out in the national breastfeeding strategy, which has expired.
The HSE had a target to increase breastfeeding rates by 2 percentage points per year.
Breastfeeding rates are rising - but not fast enough to reach the HSE's targets over several years.
Gone to the dogs
Only one dog fouling fine was paid in Dublin city in four years
And it was later cancelled.
March Referendums
We hit Grafton St to ask people if they understand Friday's referendums... mostly, they don't
If you’re confused, you’re not the only one.
The Morning Lead
Government urged to investigate soaring baby formula prices as families struggle
An official UK investigation found manufacturers have hiked prices more than their costs increased – and enjoyed high profit margins.
St Vincent de Paul has noted an increase in callers struggling with infant formula costs.
Families who use it spend hundreds of euro per year on formula, and prices have climbed 18-22% since 2021.
A new probe is underway into Britain's market, which like Ireland's is dominated by Nestlé and Danone.
International Court of Justice
Ireland condemns Israeli settlements on Palestinian land as 'annexation' at top UN court
In a forcefully worded intervention at the ICJ, the Attorney General accused Israel of contravening international law.
The Morning Lead
Fears over disqualified drivers behind the wheel as 76% ignore orders to surrender licences
It’s been suggested the figures indicate many disqualified drivers remain on the roads following conviction.
Thousands of banned drivers have ignored orders to surrender their licences in the past three years.
There have been recent cases before the courts of disqualified drivers who committed further offences.
Road safety campaigner Leo Lieghio, whose daughter Marsia was killed by a disqualified driver, called for cars to be impounded.
Dublin
Irish Yeast Co building owner warned over dereliction as 'cafe/bar' conversion gets green light
Analysis
As Israel defies US to attack Rafah, where 1.4m people are trapped, what's the world's next move?
mater-card
Mater Private defends card-only payment policy in hospital restaurant despite elderly clientele
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