Sharon Lynch

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.

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UK driving licences no longer valid for Irish residents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

The statues, depicting women holding torches, have been a familiar sight there for 153 years (Pic: RollingNews.ie)

Shelbourne hotel statues returned to their plinths

Four statues that were temporarily removed from plinths outside the Shelbourne hotel in Dublin last July have been reinstated.

Regional • 15 Dec 20

NAPD: School communities have gone above and beyond

Students say 'GRMA' for efforts in keeping schools open

It has been an anxious and worrying time for teachers, secretaries, cleaners, bus drivers, leaders, SNAs and students themselves, and their response to the pandemic was recognised through #GoRaibhMaithAgaibh on social media today.

Coronavirus • 11 Dec 20

Manager Shane Cantillon and staff at the Spar store in Mount Oval, Rochestown

€10m winning lottery ticket sold in Cork store

A Cork retailer has promised staff a big celebration after selling Wednesday's €10,780,193 Lotto jackpot winning ticket.

Ireland • 04 Dec 20

A request was made by lawyers for RTÉ and newspapers to be allowed make an application to lift the reporting restrictions in the case at Cloverhill District Court today

Man charged over three murders remanded in custody

A man charged with the murder of three people in Dublin has been further remanded in custody pending formal directions from the Director of Prosecutions.

Crime • 03 Dec 20