Ireland

• 7 hours, 37 mins ago

  'It was going to get attention' - Judge jails Clare man who drove 'runaway tractor' into house

  A judge has jailed a west Clare man for two years concerning a series of offences involving "a runaway tractor".

• 3 hours, 37 mins agolatest

  DJ ‘so committed to drugs he doesn’t know right from wrong’

  A Mallow-based DJ who was raddled from cannabis addiction was caught with €35,000 worth of the drug at his home and yesterday he was jailed for four years.

• 3 hours, 47 mins agolatest

  Coronavirus: Public urged to be responsible citizens

  People being responsible citizens is the most important part of the State’s strategy in containing the coronavirus, the Department of Health has stressed.

• 3 hours, 57 mins agolatest

  Party advisers steering the government negotiations

  Behind every good political leader stands a formidable adviser, ready to steer a party through the darkest days and to guide its members to victory during the good ones.

• 4 hours, 27 mins ago

  HSE advise people to use the phone if someone in their house is awaiting test results for Covid-19

  People who are living in the same house as someone awaiting test results for the coronavirus should talk to them on the phone and ring them to avoid encountering them in the kitchen or bathroom, according to HSE advice.

• 4 hours, 31 mins agolatest

  The Lotto results are in...

  One ticket did win €129,111 after matching five numbers plus the bonus.

• 4 hours, 39 mins agolatest

  Garda Commissioner Drew Harris has ‘no regrets’ over Sinn Féin comments

  Drew Harris rejected suggestions his comments about Sinn Féin and the Provisional Army Council were politically motivated.

• 6 hours, 4 mins ago

  Pensioner driving woman from Cork to Bandon left with brain haemorrhage after assault by man

  A 75-year-old man drove from Cork to Bandon to bring a young woman to the city but a man got into the car with her and assaulted the pensioner from behind in the course of the journey.

• 6 hours, 39 mins ago

  Belfast hospital sets up isolation unit in preparation for Covid-19 patients

  Health chiefs believe an infection is near ‘inevitable’ in Northern Ireland.

• 6 hours, 41 mins ago

  Robber returned some of woman's disability allowance when she pleaded for money to pay rent

  A young woman who cried out when she was victim of a robbery that she needed the money to pay rent was given some of her money back by the culprit.

• 6 hours, 54 mins ago

  Covid-19: Too early to say if schools may have to close

  It is still too early to say if schools and third level institutions face closure as a precautionary measure to prevent the spread of Covid-19 as a case has yet to be confirmed here.

• 7 hours, 18 mins agolatest

  Leo Varadkar opens policy talks with other parties

  Taoiseach Leo Varadkar has agreed to open policy talks to form a government with other parties but says Fine Gael is still intent on going into opposition.

• 7 hours, 25 mins agolatest

  Gardaí charge man in connection with numerous burglaries in Cork and Waterford

  A man has been charged in connection with a number of burglary offences in Cork and Waterford.

• 7 hours, 59 mins agolatest

  'Buy us out' - Flood-hit families call on Govt to relocate them to dry land

  Families in flood-hit Clonlara have called on the Government to buy them out of their swamped homes.

• 8 hours, 12 mins ago

  Dáil ditches next week's vote for new Taoiseach

  The Dáil will not hold votes for a new Taoiseach when it meets next week.

• 8 hours, 13 mins ago

  Pearse Doherty: A second election would be ‘failure of politics’

  "We're willing to talk to all parties, we have a mandate as do other parties, we respect that mandate. A government can be formed if there is a willingness there, if there is a bit of grown-up politics."

• 8 hours, 27 mins ago

  Customers cancelling flights because of coronavirus may not be covered

  Consumers who cancel or rebook flights because of the Covid-19 outbreak could find themselves out of pocket unless there is a change in advice from the Department of Foreign Affairs.

• 8 hours, 56 mins ago

  Jury convicts Patricia O’Connor’s granddaughter of impeding prosecution of her murderer

  A Central Criminal Court jury has convicted a 22-year-old woman of disguising herself as her dead grandmother, who had been bludgeoned to death by her mother's partner, in order to conceal her murder.

• 9 hours, 3 mins ago

  Kerry couple challenge decision over access to lake

  A couple are asking the High Court to quash a Bord Pleánala decision over the use of a laneway beside their Kerry home which has been at the centre of a long-running row over access to a lake.

• 9 hours, 26 mins ago

  Judge requests psychiatric assessment for woman charged with man's murder

  A 38-year-old woman has been charged with the murder of a man following a fatal knife attack in Dublin.

• 9 hours, 31 mins ago

  Aer Lingus cabin crew seeks injunction preventing termination of his employment

  An Aer Lingus Cabin crew member has launched High Court proceedings aimed at preventing his employer from terminating his employment.

• 9 hours, 34 mins ago

  Six Nations clash with Italy is postponed; Three Donegal schools caught up in coronavirus scare

  Chief Medical Officer at the Department of Health, Dr. Tony Holohan, says cancelling the match would be the responsible decision

• 9 hours, 42 mins agolatest

  Review into surgical rods used in scoliosis patients 'near completion'

  Children's Health Ireland has said a review into rods used in some scoliosis patients is "near completion" after criticism from families who said they learned of the product recall through the media.

• 9 hours, 42 mins agolatest

  Gardaí probe sex assault claim after Cork mum woke to find stranger in bedroom

  A Cork mother has revealed how she feels unsafe in her own home after being assaulted by a man who broke into her home at the weekend.

• 9 hours, 45 mins ago

  Man acquitted of raping 18-year-old girl when he was a teenager

  A man has been acquitted of raping a 18-year-old girl in a Dublin city park when he was a teenager three years ago.

• 9 hours, 59 mins ago

  Mother self-medicated on heroin for pain from accident with truck, court hears

  A mother of five, who self-medicated on heroin as a painkiller, became addicted to the drug and had to undergo rehab treatment for almost a year before beating the habit, a judge was told today.

• 10 hours, 12 mins ago

  Cork Currach project connects migrants to native rivers

  A currach built by migrants and inscribed with the Ogham names of rivers in their native countries has been launched on the river Lee.

• 10 hours, 15 mins ago

  Watch: Operation to remove oil drums from 'ghost ship' in Cork underway

  The operation to lift nearly 100 oil drums from the “ghost ship” stranded on rocks off the Cork coast has begun.

• 10 hours, 25 mins agolatest

  Irish prices are the second-highest in Europe, figures reveal

  Irish consumers pay the second-highest prices in Europe, according to new data released by the Central Statistics Office (CSO).

• 10 hours, 50 mins agolatest

  ESB launch investigation into cable fluid leaks

  ESB Networks is carrying out an environmental assessment on 75 cable leak incidents after a new report stating four leaks resulting in loss of fluid from buried electricity cables may have the potential to cause environmental damage.

• 11 hours, 1 mins ago

  Jail for burglar found hiding in pub attic

  Brian O'Connor, 25, had climbed in through the roof of McGrath's Pub in Dublin's Drumcondra and gained access into the building by kicking through the ceiling boards.

• 11 hours, 2 mins ago

  'A leader in everything': Hundreds gather for funeral of tragic Cork teen killed in car crash

  Tears flowed freely as the heartbroken sisters of the teenager killed in a car crash on the northside of Cork city last week promised that her memory will never die.

• 11 hours, 18 mins ago

  Woman charged in relation to Dublin stabbing

  A woman, aged in her 30s, was arrested a short time after and detained overnight at Clondalkin Garda Station.

• 11 hours, 21 mins ago

  'Everything outside of the Pale': Rural independent TDs call for 'fair play' for rural Ireland after FF talks

  Rural Independent TDs have met with Fianna Fáil this morning to discuss priorities for potentially entering government.

• 11 hours, 47 mins agolatest

  Here's where last night's €500,000 winning EuroMillions ticket was sold

  Players are being urged by Lotto chiefs to check their tickets.

• 12 hours, 14 mins ago

  Number of overseas tourists to Ireland rises, CSO figures reveal

  There were 654,500 trips to Ireland in January 2020, an increase of 0.5% compared to 12 months earlier.

• 12 hours, 14 mins ago

  Special delivery: €49k worth of cannabis and ecstasy seized at Dublin mail centre

  Revenue officers seized almost €49,000 worth of cannabis and ecstasy yesterday at a Dublin Mail centre.

• 12 hours, 27 mins agolatest

  Galway church offering 'drive-thru' Ash Wednesday service for parishioners

  Fr Paddy Mooney PP of St. Patrick's Church in Glenamaddy is giving the ashes to parishioners as they pass through.

• 12 hours, 48 mins agolatest

  Flood prevention efforts continue as forecasters warn of more sleet and snow

  Agencies are working to protect homes and businesses in vulnerable areas along the River Shannon.

• 12 hours, 54 mins ago

  'Demented and desperate': Brid Smith hits out at Varadkar's Sinn Féin comments

  "People are comparing it to Nuremberg or whatever else, it's nonsense and reeks of desperation."

• 12 hours, 58 mins ago

  Almost 600 patients waiting for beds in hospitals

  University Hospital Limerick is the worst hit hospital today.

• 13 hours, 24 mins agolatest

  Families caught up in Drogheda feud experiencing 'severe trauma' with support network in 'crisis situation'

  Families caught up in the Drogheda feud are experiencing “severe trauma” and struggling to find the necessary help, a support group has said.

• 13 hours, 34 mins ago

  'Huge relief': Supreme Court reinstates 10-year jail term for man who raped his wife

  The rape happened after the man forced his wife upstairs at knifepoint.

• 13 hours, 36 mins ago

  Harris: Confirmed Irish case of coronavirus will not be failure of health authorities

  It is probable there will be a confirmed case of the coronavirus in Ireland but that will not be a sign of failure by the public health authorities, according to Health Minister, Simon Harris.

• 13 hours, 41 mins ago

  24 people arrested in Kilkenny as part of Operation Storm

  16 people were arrested in the city and 90 Gardaí were involved in the operation.

• 13 hours, 48 mins ago

  'This is not just about the rugby match': Healy-Rae calls for emergency Dáil meeting on coronavirus plans

  Independent Kerry TD Michael Healy-Rae is calling on the Government to hold an emergency sitting of the Dáil to discuss plans to cope with the coronavirus.

• 15 hours, 29 mins ago

  Gardaí arrest man in connection with burglaries in Cork and Waterford

  The man, 28, was arrested in Mallow, Co Cork yesterday.

• 16 hours, 8 mins ago

  CHI criticised for failure to communicate with parents over titanium support rod

  Children’s Health Ireland has been criticised for failing to communicate with the parents of children with severe scoliosis about a particular type of titanium spinal support rod, which may now need to be removed.

• 17 hours, 6 mins agolatest

  Woman still being questioned after man stabbed to death in Dublin

  Gareth Kelly, 39, was killed in the Brownsbarn Estate, near Citywest, at around 7am.

• 17 hours, 40 mins agolatest

  47% of junior cycle students have 'no intention of drinking' after alcohol education

  Almost 500 students are being surveyed from 1st to 3rd year as part of the study.

• 17 hours, 46 mins agolatest

  Hail, sleet and snow continuing with yellow warning for three counties

  A status yellow snow and ice warning has been issued for three counties.

• 18 hours, 8 mins agolatest

  'FingLUAS': Plans to extend Luas to Finglas revealed

  Former Fine Gael TD Noel Rock has long campaigned for the extension.

• 18 hours, 15 mins agolatest

  Group recommends colleges provide drug and alcohol free spaces for students

  Universities and colleges may soon have to provide drug and alcohol free spaces.

• 18 hours, 21 mins agolatest

  Six year wait for seriously mentally ill prisoner before being admitted to Central Mental Hospital

  A seriously mentally ill prisoner had to wait nearly six years before being admitted to the Central Mental Hospital.

• 18 hours, 27 mins agolatest

  Online blackmail scams lead to suicides, warns garda

  Online blackmailing scams have led some victims to commit suicide, a garda has warned.

• 18 hours, 35 mins ago

  Fianna Fáil to meet Green Party as government formation talks continue

  Fianna Fáil and the Green Party will start substantial policy talks today as efforts continue to form a government.

• 18 hours, 46 mins ago

  80 Irish students identified as 'high risk' having returned from coronavirus affected areas in Italy

  Ireland v Italy Six Nations match in doubt amid global outbreak

• 18 hours, 55 mins ago

  Coronavirus alerts to ramp up at ports and schools

  The National Public Health Emergency Team is to immediately ramp up warning campaigns about the spread of coronavirus at ports, airports, schools, and public offices.

• 1 day agolatest

  CUH sets new record for numbers waiting on trolleys

  Cork University Hospital has set a record for the number of admitted patients on trolleys with 74 waiting, according to the Irish Nurses and Midwives Organisation.

• 1 day ago

  Martin and Varadkar ‘have done nothing to prepare for poll on united Ireland’

  Sinn Féin deputy leader Michelle O’Neill told a public meeting in Dublin that planning must begin for a poll on a united Ireland.