Sharon Lynch

Mary Robinson says she now believes Princess Latifa Al Maktoum and thinks she should be freed

Robinson says she made 'big mistake' over princess

Former President of Ireland Mary Robinson has said she made a "big mistake" and was "naive" in relation to the case of Emirati Princess Latifa Al Maktoum.

World • 27 Feb 21

Mary Kelly, who turned 101-years-old today, received her first vaccine dose

First vaccine doses for two 101-year-old Dublin women

It was birthday present like no other for Mary Kelly who turned 101-years-old today.

Coronavirus • 18 Feb 21

There were only 8,500 marriages last year, down from 19,071 in 2019

Number of couples married last year more than halves

The number of couples married in Ireland last year more than halved compared to previous years.

Ireland • 13 Feb 21

Girl born at petrol station in 'safe hands' at hospital

A baby girl, who decided to make her entrance into the world at a petrol station in Co Kildare, is blissfully unaware of all the attention she has received.

Leinster • 05 Feb 21

Survivors attend virtual Holocaust memorial event

A virtual commemoration took place in the Mansion House in Dublin this evening to mark National Holocaust Memorial Day.

Ireland • 24 Jan 21

Meabh Quoirin (pictured here with Nóra) said the inquest brought up a number of questions for them

Parents say 'compelling evidence' Nóra was abducted

The mother of an Irish teenager who was found dead after she went missing in Malaysia in 2019 has said the inquest into her death has brought up more unanswered questions.

Ireland • 15 Jan 21

Gardaí ordered to pay costs in case over phone access

A judge has ordered An Garda Síochána to pay the legal costs of the editor of a Roscommon newspaper whose mobile phone was taken which subsequently led to a High Court application seeking to stop gardaí from accessing messages on it.

Courts • 04 Jan 21

About 67,000 people have exchanged their UK permit for an Irish licence

UK driving licences no longer valid for Irish residents

Around 3,000 holders of UK driving licences resident in Ireland have yet to swap their UK licence for an Irish one, according to insurance industry estimates, meaning they are no longer licensed to drive in Ireland.

Brexit • 01 Jan 21

Multi-agency call for motorists to act responsibility

143 fatalities on Irish roads, up on last year

There have been 143 fatalities on Irish roads to date this year, 12 more deaths compared to 2019 despite traffic volumes have reduced by approximately 30% on average this year due to the pandemic.

Ireland • 18 Dec 20

Conor O'Sullivan and Paula Carbó Zea with the placards he placed on the Pearse Station platform

Watch: DART driver greeted by platform proposal

Love was in the air at Pearse Station in Dublin last night, as DART driver Paula Carbó Zea was greeted by a marriage proposal from her partner as she pulled in to the platform at the end of her shift.

News Lens • 16 Dec 20