Kieran Dineen

Simon Harris faces a vote on 9 April (file image)

Most independents say they will not vote for Harris

Just one of the Dáil's 22 Independent TDs have said they are going to vote with the Coalition when Fine Gael leader Simon Harris is nominated for Taoiseach on 9 April - however a number are still undecided.

Politics • 29 Mar 24

Tents pictured this week near the International Protection Office on Mount Street in Dublin

Male asylum seekers face long wait for accommodation

A lack of basic hygiene facilities are among the main concerns of the dozens of asylum seekers living in a tented community, which has sprung up outside the International Protection Office in Dublin.

Ireland • 21 Feb 24

Carmen and Rene Morales and their children have settled well into Ballinamore since their arrival there

How Ballinamore has fared 4 years after asylum protests

It is more than four years since people in Ballinamore, Co Leitrim, mounted protests in opposition to plans to move asylum seekers into the town. In light of the recent protests outside accommodation earmarked for asylum seekers, RTÉ News went back to the town to see how it has fared.

Connacht • 19 Jan 24

The Mendicity Institution says a number of IP applicants have asked for help

Asylum seekers turning to homeless charities for help

A charity which provides food, internet and washing facilities to rough sleepers said it has encountered 46 International Protection (IP) applicants in the last month using its day services.

Dublin • 04 Jan 24

The latest figures from the Department of Integration show there are 147 recently arrived International Protection Applicants in Ireland who were told there was no bed for them

New arrivals sleeping on streets: 'Where do we go?'

Newly-arrived asylum seekers say they were given sleeping bags, but were not provided with any tents after being told there is no State-provided accommodation for them.

Ireland • 18 Dec 23

Michael O'Driscoll, who runs a shop near O'Connell Street in Dublin, said some confrontations with shoplifters turn physical (stock image)

City centre store deals with up to 10 shoplifters a day

The owner of a Dublin city centre convenience store has told how he deals with up to ten shoplifters a day, with some of these turning into physical confrontations.

Crime • 13 Dec 23

Reji Yohannan and two employees hid in a basement while their shop was looted

Dublin shop owner recalls looting as premises ransacked

A shop owner in Dublin said he phoned gardaí more than 20 times while he hid in the basement of his shop for more than two hours during looting on Thursday night.

Dublin • 28 Nov 23

Caio Benicio said he hit the attacker in the head with his helmet

WATCH: Driver used helmet 'as weapon' to hit attacker

A Deliveroo rider has told how he used his helmet to hit the man who had attacked a woman and three children in Dublin city centre yesterday.

Dublin • 24 Nov 23

A Government source said the scheme will be sufficient for the majority of businesses who are impacted by flooding

€70,000 flood relief for Cork businesses 'not enough'

The Government's proposed relief offering of €70,000 for businesses impacted by the recent flooding would likely not be enough, President of Midleton Chamber of Commerce Adrianna Hegarty has said.

Ireland • 23 Oct 23

The new €320m north runway at Dublin Airport opened in August last year (File pic)

How an unexpected Dublin flight path has caused airport outrage

Families who have unexpectedly found themselves living under a new flight path following the opening of Dublin Airport's north runway last year are calling for the Government to intervene and force the Dublin Airport Authority to change their air routes.

Prime Time • 03 Oct 23