Sinéad Hussey

Midlands Correspondent

Henry Rodgers is part of a group of university lecturer in Italy who have been trying to get equal employment pay and conditions

Irish lecturer pursues 40-year equal employment battle

An Irish lecturer living in Italy has been pursuing a battle in Europe for equal employment pay and conditions for 40 years.

Ireland • 17 Feb 25

Margaret Hepburn completed her 100th parkrun in Mullingar

Ireland the most popular place for parkrun worldwide

Ireland is now the most popular place for parkrun worldwide, with around 9% of the population now registered.

Leinster • 15 Feb 25

The 52km stretch is a single carriageway road and accounts for around 25% of the N4/M4 corridor

Boost for N4 upgrade project with preferred route chosen

The long-awaited development of a new carriageway between Longford and Mullingar, Co Westmeath has been given significant boost with the confirmation of a preferred route.

Leinster • 14 Feb 25

The Sugar Plum Sweetery has had a huge response to its 'Dubai Chocolate' bar.

'Dubai Chocolate' sees business boom at Westmeath company

Business has been sweet at a chocolatier based in Mullingar, Co Westmeath.

Leinster • 14 Feb 25

Over 100 residents living in the IPAS centre in the former hotel in Newbridge were informed earlier this week that the centre was due to close

Efforts under way to keep families at Kildare IPAS centre

Efforts are under way to ensure that families with school children are allowed to stay at the Eyre Powell accommodation centre in Co Kildare.

Leinster • 13 Feb 25

Joe Drennan's parents, Marguerite and Tim, expressed relief that the DPP would appeal the sentence handed down to the man who killed him

'Nobody should go through this' - Drennans welcome appeal

The mother of journalism student Joe Drennan, who was killed in a hit-and-run in Limerick two years ago, has said her family are relieved that the DPP has lodged an appeal against the six-and-a-half-year concurrent sentence imposed on her son's killer, on the grounds it was too lenient.

Ireland • 12 Feb 25

The reduction is part of a government strategy to address rising road fatalities

Speed limits on some rural roads reduce to 60km/h

Speed limits on rural locals roads have decreased from 80km/h to 60km/h, as part of a Government strategy to reduce deaths and injuries on Irish roads.

Ireland • 07 Feb 25

The new tool shows levels of population change over the last 20 years

Groundbreaking new mapping tool developed in Ireland

A new visual mapping tool, the National Census Atlas, has been developed to give planners, policymakers and local authorities a detailed view of economic and social trends emerging across the country.

Ireland • 06 Feb 25

It is understood the drugs were destined for the Dublin market

Cocaine worth €14.1m seized at commercial site in Laois

Three men are being questioned after €14.1 million worth of cocaine was seized in Co Laois.

Crime • 04 Feb 25

Kevin Boxer Moran lost his Dáil seat in 2020, but won it back in 2024

Kevin Boxer Moran is 'raring to go' in new role

Newly-appointed Minister of State Kevin Boxer Moran says he's raring to go. Seven months ago the newly-elected TD was driving a taxi around Athlone and in his own words "dreaming of making a political comeback".

Politics • 03 Feb 25