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Kenny lays wreath for Boston victims

Taoiseach Enda Kenny has laid a wreath at the memorial to those killed or injured in the Boston Marathon bombing.
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• 10 hours, 35 minutes ago

  

  Gardaí identify body of man found in Dublin

  A body found in Dublin yesterday has been identified as that of a 37-year-old local man.

• 12 hours, 16 minutes ago

  Gardaí make suspected drink driving arrest after cyclist killed in Kildare

  A man has been arrested on suspicion of drink driving following the death of a cyclist in Kildare this afternoon.

• 13 hours, 4 minutes ago

  

  Gardaí make two more arrests in Dublin robbery probe

  Gardaí have made two arrests as part the investigation into an armed robbery at a supermarket in Rathfarnham on May 16.

• 14 hours, 2 minutes ago

  

  Constitutional convention recommends Dáil voting changes

  The Convention on the Constitution has recommended that it should focus on amendments to the existing Dáil electoral system.

• 14 hours, 39 minutes ago

  Campaigners call for reopening of memorial park in Dublin

  Campaigners have demanded the reopening of a memorial park to Irish patriots which was closed just a year after tens of thousands of euro in public money was poured into upgrading it.

• 15 hours, 19 minutes ago

  

  Courts take shorter holidays to deal with case backlog

  The Supreme Court and the Court of Appeal will sit through September this year, because of exceptionally long delays.

• 15 hours, 49 minutes ago

  

  Study finds fall in underage drinking numbers

  The Alcohol Beverage Federation of Ireland has said Irish teenagers are now consuming less alcohol.

• 16 hours ago

  

  Walsh holding auditions for new boy band in Dublin

  Auditions for a new boy band are underway in Dublin today.

• 16 hours, 3 minutes ago

  

  Paddy Power to refund all bets on Ireland's Eurovision entry

  Paddy Power are today refunding all win and each way singles to customers who backed Ireland’s Ryan Dolan for last night’s Eurovision.

• 16 hours, 28 minutes ago

  

  Legal expert brands Minister's revelation about Wallace 'disturbing'

  A legal expert has said the Justice Minister revealing that TD Mick Wallace received a caution for using his mobile phone while driving, raises a number of privacy and data protection issues.

• 17 hours, 51 minutes ago

  

  Boston's Irish community praise Kenny for standing up to Church

  By Mary Regan, Political Correspondent in Boston
  The Taoiseach, Enda Kenny, has been applauded by prominent members of the Irish community in Boston for what was described as his "courage" in standing up to religious institutions.

• 18 hours, 17 minutes ago

  

  Gardaí investigate Tallaght body find

  Gardaí in Tallaght are investigating the circumstances surrounding the discovery of a man's body last night.

• 18 hours, 29 minutes ago

  

  Study shows continuing decrease in alcohol consumption

  New figures show that alcohol volumes in Ireland have dropped by 4.4% in the past 12 months.

• 18 hours, 29 minutes ago

  

  Gardaí assaulted during Dublin drugs raid

  Two gardaí were assaulted during the search of a house in West Dublin yesterday.

• 18 hours, 29 minutes ago

  

  NI talks aim to rule out violence

  Talks on the policing of Belfast public order events with a history of large-scale unrest have produced a commitment to non-violence, it was revealed.

• 1 day, 5 hours, 50 minutes ago

  

  No winner of Lotto jackpot

  There was no winner of tonight's Lotto jackpot, but two players won the Lotto Plus 1 €350,000 jackpot.

• 1 day, 7 hours, 32 minutes ago

  

  SF seeks clarification on Justice Minister's allegations against Wallace

  Sinn Féin is seeking clarification from the Justice Minister Alan Shatter on his sources of information regarding the allegations against Wexford TD Mick Wallace.

• 1 day, 10 hours, 24 minutes ago

  

  Man arrested in connection with 80s sex-assault complaints released

  A man in his 60s, arrested by gardaí in Waterford investigating a number of sexual assault complaints, has today been released without charge.

• 1 day, 10 hours, 28 minutes ago

  

  New opinion poll shows gains for Sinn Féin

  A new opinion poll just out shows gains for Sinn Féin at the expense of Fine Gael and Fianna Fáil.

• 1 day, 11 hours, 38 minutes ago

  

  Taoiseach to receive doctorate from Boston College

  Taoiseach Enda Kenny will receive an honorary doctorate at Boston College next Monday.

• 1 day, 12 hours, 40 minutes ago » latest

  

  Ryanair defends employment terms against pilot complaints

  Ryanair has become involved in a fresh row with disgruntled pilots over employment conditions.

• 1 day, 12 hours, 40 minutes ago

  

  Man arrested in connection with daytime shooting outside gym

  A man has been arrested in connection with a shooting on Dublin's Northside last Wednesday.

• 1 day, 13 hours, 25 minutes ago » latest

  

  ASTI to join other teaching unions in LRC talks

  The Executive of the ASTI says it has decided to enter talks with the Labour Relations Commission along with the other teacher unions, the INTO and the TUI.

• 1 day, 14 hours, 6 minutes ago

  

  Shatter condemns 'brutal and callous murder' of Adrian Donohoe

  The family of murdered Detective Garda Adrian Donohoe has received a special medal in his honour.

• 1 day, 14 hours, 35 minutes ago

  

  Belfast bomb found on pathway

  A bomb found by police investigating an attempt to murder three PSNI officers in West Belfast was on a pathway used as a shortcut by residents, the force revealed.

• 1 day, 16 hours, 15 minutes ago

  

  Missing Wexford girl found safe and well

  Missing person Tina Dempsey has been located safe and well.

• 1 day, 16 hours, 53 minutes ago

  

  New Cork life boat station to cut launch time in half

  Life boat volunteers have said the development of a new, purpose-built, life boat station in County Cork will cut the service's launch time in half.

• 1 day, 17 hours, 27 minutes ago

  

  Constitutional convention to discuss issue of compulsory voting

  The Irish electoral system will come under the spotlight today at the meeting of the constitutional convention.

• 1 day, 18 hours, 25 minutes ago

  

  Dublin criminals use cat litter in diesel laundering operation

  An oil laundering plant with the capacity to process more than 2.5 million litres of fuel a year has been discovered in Dublin.

• 1 day, 18 hours, 57 minutes ago

  

  International child abductions increase, Galway conference to hear

  The number of cases of international child abductions and family conflicts are on the rise, according to mediators.

• 1 day, 19 hours, 35 minutes ago

  

  PSNI remove explosive device in Belfast after attempt to murder officers

  What is believed to be a bomb found by police investigating the attempt to murder three officers in West Belfast has been taken away, police said.

• 1 day, 19 hours, 44 minutes ago

  Co Down road closed after traffic accident

  Motorists are advised of a serious road traffic collision in County Down.

• 1 day, 19 hours, 53 minutes ago

  

  Customs save Exchequer €1.75m in closure of diesel operation

  Investigations are continuing after custom officers discovered and closed a diesel-laundering operation in Dublin last night.

• 1 day, 20 hours, 1 minute ago

  

  Garda Adrian Donohoe's wife to receive medal in his honour

  The wife of Garda Adrian Donohoe will receive a special medal in his honour today.

• 2 days, 9 hours, 59 minutes ago

  

  INTO back call for strike action in face of LRC talks

  A ballot of primary school teachers has backed a call for industrial action - up to, and including, strike action.

• 2 days, 10 hours, 4 minutes ago

  

  Shatter says Wallace revelation was 'a matter of public importance'

  The Justice Minister Alan Shatter says it was "a matter of public importance" that he reveal Independent TD Mick Wallace allegedly had penalty points wiped from his licence.

• 2 days, 10 hours, 39 minutes ago

  

  Wallace to lodge complaint over Shatter's 'abuse of powers'

  The Independent TD Mick Wallace will make a complaint to the Standards in Public Office Commission over the Justice Minister.

• 2 days, 11 hours, 4 minutes ago

  

  Explosive device found at scene of Thursday's Belfast murder attempt

  A pipe bomb has been found by detectives investigating an attempt to murder three police officers on the outskirts of west Belfast.

• 2 days, 11 hours, 13 minutes ago

  

  Pregnant women should be entitled to abortion if risk of dying by suicide exists, top doctor says

  Mary Regan, Political Correspondent
  A pregnant woman should be legally entitled to an abortion if there is a risk of her dying by suicide - even if the Surpreme Court ruling on the X Case did not determine this to be the constitutional position, acording to Master of the National Maternity Hospital, Dr Rhona Mahony.

• 2 days, 13 hours, 16 minutes ago

  

  Varadkar: No decision yet on public transport fare rise

  The Transport Minister Leo Varadkar says no decisions have been made on whether or not the public will face further price hikes on public transport.