Ireland

• 38 minutes ago

  

  Obesity 'costing Irish economy more than €1bn per year'

  Leading health experts say obesity is costing the Irish economy more than €1bn every year.

• 57 minutes ago

  

  Tánaiste: No question of Minister 'keeping tabs on political opponents'

  The Tánaiste Eamon Gilmore has warned the Justice Minister Alan Shatter that there is no justification for privacy issues to be made public.

• 1 hour, 1 minute ago

  

  CSO report puts Dublin top of the income rankings

  Dubliners have the highest disposable income per person in the state, according to the Central Statistics Office.

• 1 hour, 50 minutes ago » latest

  

  Minister open to extending Dáil term to complete abortion legislation

  The Minister for Health James Reilly has raised the prospect of extending the Dáil term to deal with the new abortion legislation.

• 1 hour, 53 minutes ago

  

  State gets more time to prepare for Dundon challenge

  The State has been given time to prepare for a High Court challenge by Limerick man John Dundon over his trial for the murder of Garryowen rugby player Shane Geoghegan.

• 2 hours, 30 minutes ago

  

  'This is not a tax haven'

  The Tanaiste is insisting no special tax rate deals apply to any companies operating in Ireland.

• 3 hours, 16 minutes ago

  Grafton St all set for €4m facelift

  Work on a facelift for Dublin's Grafton Street begins in June.

• 3 hours, 33 minutes ago

  Donegal man facing charge over Hyde Park bombing

  Anthony Downey, 61, from Co Donegal, is to be charged over the IRA’s Hyde Park bombing in London which killed eight soldiers on July 20, 1982, the UK's Crown Prosecution Service said today.

• 3 hours, 49 minutes ago

  

  Burger King confirm Kepak will supply restaurants with beef

  Burger King is partnering with the Kepak Group to supply its Irish and British restaurants with beef.

• 5 hours, 14 minutes ago

  

  Monaghan oil laundering plant uncovered

  Gardai and customs officers have uncovered an an oil laundering plant in Drumacon, Co Monaghan following an intelligence-led surveillance operation.

• 5 hours, 34 minutes ago

  

  Two arrests in connection with Limerick assault

  Gardai in Limerick investigating a serious assault have arrested a man in his 20s and a woman in her late teens.

• 5 hours, 59 minutes ago

  

  Lord Mayor says Mansion House is haunted

  The Lord Mayor of Dublin has claimed the Mansion House is haunted.

• 6 hours, 15 minutes ago

  

  Buttimer: 'Big ask' to have abortion legislation enacted before recess

  The Chair of the Oireachtas Health Committee says "it is a big ask" for the government to have abortion legislation enacted before the Dáil's summer recess.

• 6 hours, 20 minutes ago

  

  Iodine deficiency lowers children's IQ, report says

  Researchers claim iodine deficiency during pregnancy could lower children's IQ.

• 6 hours, 22 minutes ago

  

  Midwest Radio broadcast special mass for fine weather

  As the fodder crisis continues to pose serious problems for the farming community, a local radio station in Co Mayo will today broadcast a special mass, to pray for fine weather.

• 6 hours, 49 minutes ago

  

  Tit Bonhomme inquest enters second day

  An inquest into the deaths of five fishermen when their trawler sank off the West Cork coast last year continues today.

• 6 hours, 56 minutes ago

  Verdict expected in Tipperary rape trial

  A verdict is expected in the trial of a man accused of raping a woman at a Tipperary house.

• 6 hours, 59 minutes ago

  

  Focus on Irish tax laws as Kenny heads for Brussels

  Ireland's tax laws will come under the spotlight again today when the Taoiseach attends a European Council meeting in Brussels.

• 19 hours, 51 minutes ago

  

  Shatter: No problem saying sorry if Wallace feels I did him wrong

  The Justice Minister Alan Shatter says he has "no problem in saying I am sorry" if Deputy Mick Wallace feels that he did him some personal wrong by mentioning Wallace's incidence of discretion.

• 19 hours, 55 minutes ago

  Daylight hammer attack leaves man critical in Limerick

  A man in his 30s is in a critical condition in Limerick after an attack in the city this afternoon.

• 20 hours, 5 minutes ago

  

  Man, 27, arrested in connection with Cork manslaughter

  Gardaí investigating the manslaughter of a homeless man whose body was found in a refuse chute in Cork last week have arrested a 27 year old man.

• 20 hours, 13 minutes ago

  

  Kenny gives Shatter his backing

  Enda Kenny has dismissed calls for Alan Shatter to resign over his use of confidential garda information against a political opponent during a live television broadcast.

• 20 hours, 46 minutes ago

  New services will help lone-parents get back to work

  New services have been announced to help lone-parents to return to work.

• 22 hours, 4 minutes ago

  

  Home-made bomb parts discovered in Dublin

  Parts of a home-made bomb have been discovered on the North Strand Road in Dublin.

• 22 hours, 9 minutes ago

  

  Taoiseach: Information on Wallace was 'relevant' to Shatter's argument

  The Taoiseach Enda Kenny has dismissed opposition party calls for the Justice Minister Alan Shatter to resign.

• 23 hours, 13 minutes ago » latest

  

  Unions warned over pay cuts deal

  Public servants face compulsory redundancies unless they accept a new deal on cuts in pay and pensions, the Government has warned.

• 23 hours, 40 minutes ago

  

  Gilmore: Apple tax avoidance report not an issue for Irish govt

  The Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs Eamon Gilmore says a US senate report which found Apple used Ireland to avoid paying tens of billions of euro in tax is not an issue for the government.

• 1 day, 19 minutes ago

  Dementia death toll hits new high in NI

  The number of deaths from dementia in Northern Ireland hit a new high of 1,400 last year, it was revealed.

• 1 day, 1 hour, 37 minutes ago

  

  New UK power plants carry low risk for Irish people, study says

  The Radiological Protection Institute said that eight new nuclear power plants being built in the UK carry a very low threat to the health of Irish people.

• 1 day, 1 hour, 48 minutes ago

  

  Survivor recalls events as inquest into TitBonhomme tragedy opens

  The sole survivor of the Tit Bonhomme tragedy off the west Cork coast last year has been giving evidence today at the inquest into the deaths of five men in the incident.

• 1 day, 2 hours, 13 minutes ago

  

  New northern Ireland prisoner ombudsman named

  Tom McGonigle, a Criminal Justice Inspector, is to be the new Northern Ireland Prisoner Ombudsman.

• 1 day, 2 hours, 18 minutes ago

  

  Scientists identify strain of blight responsible for potato famine

  Scientists have identified a unique strain of blight which they believe triggered Ireland's potato famine in the mid-19th century.

• 1 day, 2 hours, 16 minutes ago

  

  Dundon applies to High Court for stay on murder trial

  Limerick man John Dundon has applied to the High Court for a stay on his trial for the murder of Garryowen rugby player Shane Geoghegan.

• 1 day, 2 hours, 35 minutes ago

  

  Barrister contests Taoiseach claim

  A leading barrister has rejected claims from the Taoiseach and Health Minister that proposed legislation to change Ireland’s strict abortion regime does not alter existing laws.

• 1 day, 2 hours, 54 minutes ago

  

  Deaths caused by smoking in home rivals road deaths according to study

  The number of deaths caused by smoking in the home could be as high as road deaths - according to new research led by NUI Galway.

• 1 day, 3 hours ago

  

  MEP Paul Murphy rips up property tax form in European Parliament

  An Irish MEP has ripped up his property tax return in the European Parliament.

• 1 day, 3 hours, 42 minutes ago

  

  Tánaiste expresses support as Shatter prepares to make statement in the Dáil

  The Tánaiste has expressed his full support for the Justice Minister Alan Shatter, who is to make a statement at 7pm tonight on the Mick Wallace affair in the Dáil.

• 1 day, 4 hours ago

  

  Happy new ear campaign demand meeting with Taoiseach

  The parents of deaf children who are campaigning for cochlear implants are demanding a meeting with the Taoiseach Enda Kenny.

• 1 day, 4 hours, 5 minutes ago

  

  Government urged to clamp down on rogue construction operators

  The government is being urged to clamp down on people who are working in construction while drawing the dole.

• 1 day, 4 hours, 12 minutes ago

  

  Eurovision a ratings hit for RTÉ

  Ireland may have come last in this year's Eurovision - but it seems the show was a ratings hit for the state broadcaster.