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10 hours, 47 mins agoTaoiseach's personal satisfaction rating remains below 40%
The Sunday Times Behaviour and Attitudes poll shows Leo Varadkar up one point to 39% - level with Labour Leader Brendan Howlin who's also up one to 39%.
8 hours, 19 mins agolatestFather living along border fears what Brexit will bring after flybmi collapse
Civil engineer Danny McLaughlin had 14 upcoming flights out of City of Derry airport to London Stansted.
8 hours, 24 mins ago latestCity of Derry Airport ‘reviewing options’ to replace flybmi Stansted service
The airport tweeted advice to customers after it emerged that flybmi has suspended flights and is filing for administration.
9 hours, 51 mins agolatestThe Lotto results are in...
There were no winners of tonight's Lotto jackpot worth over €9 million.
11 hours, 16 mins agoMEP: Ireland must stand firm on corporate tax rates
Brian Hayes believes the country could pay a price for EU support on the backstop.
12 hours, 43 mins agolatestLidl recall chocolate bars that may contain undeclared peanuts
The Food Safety Authority of Ireland says the affected batches have ‘Best Before’ codes of January 2020.
12 hours, 54 mins agolatestControlled explosion of War of Independence grenade in Co Clare
It is understood that a man, who was cleaning out a recently purchased house, recognised the object as a grenade and placed it in the back garden before raising the alarm.
13 hours, 6 mins agolatestProtesters call for homes not hotels on site of proposed Dublin high rise
Dublin City Council has granted planning permission for the eight-storey 185 bedroom hotel on Vicar Street.
13 hours, 30 mins agolatestArrest made after man walks into Dublin pub with shotgun
It happened at a bar on the Old Rush Road at around 5pm.
14 hours, 21 mins ago latestDUP leader warns Sinn Fein that restoration of devolution is ‘no game’
Arlene Foster was speaking at her party’s Spring conference in Omagh, Co Tyrone.
14 hours, 27 mins agolatestGardaí appeal for public's help as pair missing from Tallaght
Noel Leeson (34) and Anthony Keegan (47) were last seen on February 3.
14 hours, 49 mins agoMan arrested after high speed chase in Dublin
The driver, a man in his 40s, failed to stop at a routine checkpoint in Walkinstown this morning.
15 hours, 50 mins agoHepatitis C could be eliminated in Ireland in a decade, conference hears
The virus, which is nowadays carried mainly through injected drug use, is being discussed at an Irish College of General Practitioners (ICGP) conference in Dublin.
16 hours, 27 mins agoNo Brexit deal is better than bad deal, DUP's Nigel Dodds tells conference
Nigel Dodds made the comment as he addressed his party’s spring conference in Omagh, Co Tyrone.
16 hours, 52 mins ago latestDemonstrations across Belfast call for Troubles legacy to be addressed
The Time For Truth campaign protests come days after police were criticised for withholding information over a notorious Loyalist shooting.
17 hours, 15 mins agoKilkenny has a new millionaire after lucky Lotto player scoops €1m jackpot
A lucky Lotto player is €1m richer today after scooping the jackpot in last night’s Daily Million draw.
17 hours, 34 mins agolatestGardaí arrest driver after 160kph pursuit in same area of fatal crash Co Donegal
Gardaí have arrested a driver after a 160kph pursuit in the same area where four pals lost their lives less than a month ago following a horrific crash.
18 hours, 20 mins agolatestSimon Harris says re-tendering children's hospital contract 'not an option'
The Minister for Health Simon Harris has said that re-tendering the contract for the National Children's Hospital was not an option.
19 hours, 17 mins agolatestDefence Forces investigating after member discharged weapon at Laois petrol station
An investigation is underway after a weapon was fired by a member of the Defence Forces accidentally at a petrol station.
19 hours, 25 mins agoPolice investigating report of shot fired in Belfast
The alleged incident took place on Amcomri Street on Friday night.
20 hours, 24 mins agoMan arrested in connection with armed burglary in Belfast
Two masked men, one carrying a suspected firearm, entered a house in the area and assaulted a man and woman.
20 hours, 57 mins agolatestIn pictures: Tom Honan named as PPAI's Press Photographer of the Year
Dublin-based freelance photographer Tom Honan has been named as the Press Photographer of the Year by the Press Photographers Association of Ireland (PPAI).
21 hours, 58 mins agoUN raises concern to Government about treatment of migrant fishermen
UN Special Rapporteurs have raised concerns to the Irish Government about alleged exploitation, mistreatment and risks to people’s safety in relation to the permit scheme for non-EU fishermen here.
22 hours, 46 mins agolatestLocal residents to hold rally opposing plans for high-rise Vicar Street hotel
A rally will be held today over a proposed eight-storey hotel at Dublin's Vicar Street.
23 hours, 4 mins ago latestPublic information event on climate change to be held in Dublin today
The event is part of the public consultation process for Dublin City Council's Draft Climate Action Change Plan.
23 hours, 28 mins agoOPW picks up €16k bill for damaged artwork
The biggest bill for repairs relating to Office of Public Works’ property last year was €16,272.90 for a sculpture damaged by skateboarding.
23 hours, 57 mins agolatestChildren’s hospital builder may get millions if ousted
The taxpayer could be forced to pay substantial penalties to the construction firm at the centre of the children’s hospital costs crisis if it is asked to leave the project.
1 day agoSinn Fein brands latest talks to resolve Stormont impasse ‘a sham’
DUP leader Arlene Foster said Northern Ireland should form a government, despite Brexit uncertainty.
1 day ago latestPsychiatric Nurses Association suspends planned strike next week
The Psychiatric Nurses Association has suspended next week's strike action.
1 day agolatestDublin gardaí seize weapons, including crossbow and shotguns, after three-day search operation
A range of weapons has been seized by gardaí following a three-day search in Dublin.
1 day agolatestWest Cork 'chop shop' operator jailed for two years for part in €500k stolen car operation
A garage “chop-shop” proprietor in West Cork working with a paramilitary criminals in Armagh has been jailed for two years for his part in cutting up and re-using engines and parts from over €500,000 worth of cars stolen in border area
1 day ago'Love triangle' trial: Accused told garda there were only two tanks on the farm
Farmer Pat Quirke told a garda investigating the disappearance of DJ Bobby 'Mr Moonlight' Ryan that there were only two tanks on his farm, the Central Criminal Court has heard.
1 day agoArticles in newspaper were about Ireland not Denis O'Brien, former editor tells trial
Former Sunday Business Post editor Ian Kehoe has told a High Court jury articles in the newspaper in March 2015 were not about businessman Denis O'Brien but about Ireland and a report that "cast a lie" about what the banks were telling everyone at the time of the financial crash in 2008.
1 day agoLatest: Call to halt works at National Children's Hospital site as contractor offers to 'opt out'
The company contracted to build the National Children's Hospital has offered to opt out of the contract if the hospital board wishes for it to re-tender for it.
1 day agoUK Parliament unreasonable over Brexit: Brian Cowen
The position of the UK Parliament over Brexit has been criticised by former Taoiseach, Brian Cowen, as “unreasonable”.
1 day agolatestAmbulance staff morale ‘undermined’ over no-union recognition
Hundreds of ambulance workers took part in strike action.
1 day agoJudge says terminally-ill Ruth Morrissey's fast-tracked case proceeding at 'slow speed of a tram'
Ruth Morrissey who is terminally ill with cervical cancer will have to return to the witness box at the High Court in the coming weeks.
1 day agolatestHalf a million patients waiting for first outpatient consultation
Figures from the National Treatment Purchase Fund (NTPF) show 523,225 people are waiting for their first hospital outpatient consultation.
1 day agoNo new investigation into woman's sex abuse complaint in 2010, High Court hears
Gardaí did not carry out a new investigation when a woman suing her father, for allegedly sexually abusing her as a child and facilitating neighbours to do the same, made a complaint as an adult in 2010, the High Court has heard.
1 day agoJudge says feuding Travellers brought 'great shame' on their community
A judge said today that feuding Travellers in Ennis “have behaved like savages to each other”.
1 day agoLatest: Arlene Foster says Brexit should not be barrier to Stormont deal
The DUP leader called for powersharing to return despite uncertainty over the UK’s withdrawal from the EU.
1 day agoGovt called on to protect rural Ireland amid uncertainty of Brexit
Frustrated Fine Gael TDs and senators have demanded the government come up with an action plan to protect rural Ireland, including the beef industry and communications infrastructure.
1 day agolatestElectricity prices 50% higher now than in 2016
Some electricity and gas customers faced as many as three price hikes in the first nine months of last year, according to a new report by the Commission for Regulation of Utilities (CRU).
1 day agoSeven counties to get 300km of new mountain biking trails
More than 300km of new mountain biking trails are to be delivered in seven counties in a bid to establish Ireland as one of the world's top destinations for the sport.
1 day agoUS engineer caused extensive damage during drunken rampage at luxury Cork hotel, court hears
During an angry drunken rampage an Illinois engineer called people the devil as he assaulted hotel staff and smashed up the lobby before going to the fifth floor to throw a fire extinguisher and other things from the balcony.
1 day agoGirl, 16, missing from Dun Laoghaire
Gardaí are searching for a teenage girl missing from Dublin.
1 day agoMan broke into terminally ill woman's house and repeatedly beat her son, court hears
A Dublin man who broke into a terminally ill woman's house and repeatedly beat her son over four hours will be sentenced later for false imprisonment.
1 day agolatestBody of woman found in her Kilkenny home may have been there for several days
Gardaí are not treating as suspicious the discovery of an elderly woman’s body at her home in Kilkenny on Thursday evening.
1 day agoSchoolchildren protesting in Belfast over climate change warn time for action is running out
A passionate crowd of school children have demonstrated in Belfast to demand action on climate change.
1 day agoTaoiseach: Anyone hoping EU Brexit solidarity will falter in for nasty surprise
Leo Varadkar said there has been ‘remarkable solidarity from the EU’.
1 day agolatestUCC removes name of nobel winner Dr James Watson from building over race comments
University College Cork has removed the name of a Nobel Prize winner from a building at its health campus following controversial comments about race.
1 day agolatestPackaging firm ordered to pay €12,500 to unfairly dismissed pregnant worker
The Workplace Relations Commission (WRC) has ordered a packaging firm to pay a female worker €12,500 after finding that she was unfairly dismissed while pregnant.
1 day agolatestFive Dublin churches to introduce contactless card machines
Five Catholic churches in Dublin are trialling contactless card machines to counteract the decline in cash donations.
1 day agoHSE secures injunction against man operating misleading crisis pregnancy website
The Health Services Executive has secured a temporary High Court injunction against a man who has allegedly set up a misleading website that is confusingly similar to the HSE's crisis pregnancy freephone service 'My Options'.
1 day agoMan has lucky escape after his scooter collides with Dublin Bus
The incident occurred in the south of the city yesterday evening.
1 day agoMan, 20, charged with manslaughter after death outside Kerry takeaway on Sunday
A man has appeared in Killarney District Court charged with the manslaughter of a man in Killorglin in Kerry on Sunday night.
1 day agoTaoiseach says extension of Brexit date 'not inevitable'
Taoiseach Leo Varadkar has dismissed reports that Ireland may be forced to comply with checks on exports to mainland Europe in the event of a Brexit no-deal.
1 day agolatestIrish Cancer Society set to invest €30 million in cancer research by 2020
“This decade has broken all records for cancer research in Ireland."
1 day agoFormer garda jailed for two years for possessing child abuse images
A garda convicted of possessing images and videos of children being subjected to sexual acts has been jailed for two years.
1 day agolatestDublin-born Cardinal Kevin Farrell named as 'Camerlengo' by Pope Francis
Dublin-born Cardinal Kevin Farrell has been named by Pope Francis as the new 'Camerlengo', a high-ranking member of the clergy who runs the Vatican between the death or resignation of a pontiff and the election of a new one.
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Gardaí arrest driver after 160kph pursuit in same area of fatal crash Co Donegal
Gardaí have arrested a driver after a 160kph pursuit in the same area where four pals lost their lives less than a month ago following a horrific crash.
Gardaí appeal for public's help as pair missing from Tallaght
Noel Leeson (34) and Anthony Keegan (47) were last seen on February 3.
The Lotto results are in...
There were no winners of tonight's Lotto jackpot worth over €9 million.
Defence Forces investigating after member discharged weapon at Laois petrol station
An investigation is underway after a weapon was fired by a member of the Defence Forces accidentally at a petrol station.
Children’s hospital builder may get millions if ousted
The taxpayer could be forced to pay substantial penalties to the construction firm at the centre of the children’s hospital costs crisis if it is asked to leave the project.
Arrest made after man walks into Dublin pub with shotgun
It happened at a bar on the Old Rush Road at around 5pm.
In pictures: Tom Honan named as PPAI's Press Photographer of the Year
Dublin-based freelance photographer Tom Honan has been named as the Press Photographer of the Year by the Press Photographers Association of Ireland (PPAI).
Lidl recall chocolate bars that may contain undeclared peanuts
The Food Safety Authority of Ireland says the affected batches have ‘Best Before’ codes of January 2020.
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