Ireland

• 9 hours, 13 minutes ago

  

  Worker sacked at TV probe creche

  An exclusive creche probed during an undercover investigation into allegations of mistreatment of children has confirmed it has sacked one worker and suspended three others.

• 9 hours, 49 minutes ago

  

  Cannabis growhouse discovered in Monaghan

  Two women have been arrested following the discovery of a cannabis growhouse in Co Monaghan this evening.

• 9 hours, 50 minutes ago

  

  Four held in Wexford as part of probe into Dublin burglaries

  Gardaí investigating burglaries in Dublin have arrested four people and recovered suspected stolen goods in Co. Wexford.

• 13 hours, 22 minutes ago

  

  Motorists in Galway and Donegal face longest waits for NCT appointments

  Motorists in Galway and Donegal face the longest wait for an NCT appointment according to recent figures by the Road Safety Authority.

• 14 hours ago

  

  Pay cut rules passed into law

  New laws allowing the Government to cut public sector workers’ pay without their agreement have been published.

• 14 hours, 2 minutes ago

  

  Shatter unable to provide breath sample to Garda because of asthma

  Justice Minister Alan Shatter has said he failed to give a breath test at a Garda checkpoint several years ago because he is asthmatic.

• 14 hours, 22 minutes ago

  

  Noonan: Apple tax claims 'clearly wrong and misleading'

  The Finance Minister has said claims that Apple only paid corporation tax of 0.05% on profits here are 'clearly wrong and misleading'.

• 14 hours, 32 minutes ago

  

  Use of cameras threatened to stop dumping of nappies in Kerry

  Residents of Farranfore in Co. Kerry have threatened to use cameras in a bid to catch someone dumping dirty nappies in the village.

• 15 hours, 36 minutes ago

  

  Sinn Fein calls on waterworks plant to stop using strike breakers

  Sinn Fein has called on the management at a plant that treats water for a quarter of a million people in Dublin and Wicklow to stop using strike breakers and to get back around the talks table.

• 16 hours, 9 minutes ago

  

  Revenue closes busiest office after protesters chain themselves to chairs

  Revenue has been forced to close its busiest office in Dublin because of an occupation by protesters.

• 17 hours, 25 minutes ago

  

  Successor to the Croke Park II published

  A successor to the Croke Park II deal - formally called the Haddington Road Agreement has been published - containing the recommendations of the Labour Relations Commission.

• 17 hours, 27 minutes ago

  

  Meat wholesaler arrested in connection with horsemeat scandal

  A meat wholesaler has been arrested in the Netherlands in connection with the horsemeat scandal which gripped Europe at the start of the year.

• 18 hours, 1 minute ago

  

  More than 2,000 complaints made against gardaí in 2012

  More than 2,000 complaints against gardaí were investigated by the Garda Síochána Ombudsman Commission last year, with more than a third relating to abuse of authority.

• 18 hours, 9 minutes ago

  

  Tánaiste asked if Shatter was stopped by gardaí before becoming Minister

  An Independent TD has asked the Tánaiste to confirm whether Alan Shatter was stopped and cautioned by gardaí before being appointed Justice Minister.

• 18 hours, 18 minutes ago

  

  Gilmore: Abuse of children at Dublin crèches 'shocking and disappointing'

  "Shocking and disappointing", that is the response of the Tánaiste Eamon Gilmore to allegations of the mishandling and verbal abuse of children at two Dublin crèches.

• 18 hours, 28 minutes ago

  

  One third of calls to Childline not answered

  Nearly five million children contacted Childline over the last 25 years but a third of them did not have their calls answered.

• 18 hours, 35 minutes ago

  

  High Court hears that payment of promissory note could have huge repercussions

  The High Court has heard a challenge by TD Joan Collins that a €25m promissory note payment which is due next month could have huge repercussions.

• 18 hours, 53 minutes ago

  

  Man charged with assault of Cork homeless man found in refuse chute

  A 26-year-old man has been remanded in custody after he was charged with assaulting a homeless man whose body was found dumped in a refuse chute in Cork earlier this month.

• 19 hours, 10 minutes ago

  

  Minister to be briefed on allegations against two Dublin creches

  The Minister for Children Frances Fitzgerald has said she expects to be briefed today on the childcare controversy to hit two creches in Dublin.

• 19 hours, 20 minutes ago

  

  Survey confirms low levels of health insurance for those with mortgage difficulties

  The vast majority of households who are having difficulty repaying their mortgage either don't have, or have substantially lower levels of, private health insurance cover.

• 19 hours, 59 minutes ago

  

  Committee questions spending on 'very lavish' McGuinness office

  The Public Accounts Committee has heard that an office kitted out for the former Junior Minister John McGuinness was more akin to one on Wall Street than Kildare Street.

• 20 hours, 57 minutes ago

  

  Gardaí to probe allegation of mistreatment of children at two Dublin creches

  Gardaí have confirmed they are carrying out an investigation into the mistreatment of children at two creches in Dublin.

• 21 hours, 58 minutes ago

  

  CIE to discuss fare hikes with National Transport Authority

  CIE is to sit down with the National Transport Authority to discuss fare hikes for next year.

• 23 hours, 18 minutes ago

  

  Amnesty 'very concerned' about Ireland's abortion laws

  Amnesty International has warned that until Ireland's laws allow for abortion in certain circumstances, this country will be out of line with international human rights standards.

• 23 hours, 23 minutes ago

  Govt to announce €6.9m for 62 research projects

  More than €6.9m is being allocated to 62 research projects, including the development of new drugs for cancer treatment.

• 23 hours, 53 minutes ago

  LE Aoife rescues Norwegian couple off coast of Cork

  A Norwegian couple are recovering in West Cork after spending three days stranded in raging seas off the Irish coast.

• 1 day, 3 minutes ago » latest

  

  SIPTU executive to discuss new Croke Park 2 deal

  The National Executive of SIPTU will meet today to discuss the proposals that emerged from the Labour Relations Commission on the Croke Park 2 deal earlier this week.

• 1 day, 6 minutes ago » latest

  

  Man due in Cork court in connection with killing at apartment complex

  A 27-year-old man is due to appear in court in Cork this morning, in connection with an assault on a man whose body was found in a refuse chute in an apartment complex in the city.

• 1 day, 8 hours, 33 minutes ago

  

  INTO to back revised LRC proposals on Croke Park II

  The INTO is to recommend to it's 32,000 members to accept the revised LRC proposals on Croke Park 2.

• 1 day, 10 hours, 57 minutes ago

  

  EU leaders make progress in talks to crackdown on tax evasion and fraud

  EU leaders have said significant progress has been made at a meeting today in relation to strategies to crackdown on tax evasion and fraud within Europe.

• 1 day, 10 hours, 59 minutes ago

  

  Gardaí make third arrest in connection with assault on man in Limerick

  Gardaí investigating a serious assault on a man in Limerick yesterday have arrested a third person.

• 1 day, 11 hours, 40 minutes ago

  

  Wallace seeks public inquiry instead of apology

  Mick Wallace said that he does not want an apology from the Justice Minister - but he wants a public inquiry into the matter.

• 1 day, 12 hours, 19 minutes ago

  

  INTO leaders to recommend acceptance of revised Croke Park 2

  The INTO has said it will recommend to its members to accept the revised Labour Relations Commission proposals on Croke Park 2.

• 1 day, 13 hours, 41 minutes ago

  

  Wallace: How could penalty points incident reach Minister 'a year later'?

  Mick Wallace has said he hopes the Standards in Public Office Commission will get to the bottom of the penalty points debacle.

• 1 day, 13 hours, 54 minutes ago

  

  Govt passes Bill to allow for greater use of generic drugs

  Health Minister James Reilly has welcomed the passing of new legislation which allows for greater use of generic drugs.

• 1 day, 14 hours, 3 minutes ago

  

  Surveyor believes Tit Bonhomme skipper was in bed at time of crash

  The Marine Surveyor who investigated the wreckage of the Tit Bonhomme says that it was likely that the skipper Michael Hayes was not at the helm at the time of the crash.

• 1 day, 14 hours, 18 minutes ago

  Ex-priest on child sex abuses can be named, judge rules

  A former priest awaiting trial on historic child sex abuse charges does not have the right to anonymity, a judge held today.

• 1 day, 14 hours, 39 minutes ago

  

  Kenny: Ireland at 'forefront' of fight for tax transparency

  Tasoieach Enda Kenny has brushed off attacks on Ireland’s tax regime for helping multinationals avoid billions in tax – insisting he was backing plans for global tax transparency and an end to tax havens.

• 1 day, 14 hours, 46 minutes ago

  

  'Business as usual' at Tipperary hotel under provisional liquidation

  The group that has been appointed as a provisional liquidator to a Co Tipperary hotel with 75 weddings on the books, including one tomorrow, has said it is "business as usual" at the hotel.

• 1 day, 15 hours, 28 minutes ago

  

  EU report reveals long-term and youth unemployment problem in Ireland

  Ireland continues to have the second worst long-term unemployment figures in the European Union.