Sharon Lynch

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UK driving licences no longer valid for Irish residents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

Air pollution spiked in many towns and cities last week (File pic)

Weekend levels of air pollution were at 30-year high

Air pollution in Dublin and other towns and cities last weekend was at a level not seen since before the introduction of the ban on smoky coal 30 years ago.

Ireland • 01 Dec 20

ISSU said that students in exam years are having to sit monthly or even weekly tests with schools citing preparing for calculated grades as the reason

Students' union seeks more clarity on 2021 State exams

The unrelenting and constant overassessment of students will result in widespread burnout, the Irish Second–Level Students' Union has told the Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education, Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science.

Education • 26 Nov 20

Stephen Teap, Lorraine Walsh and Vicky Phelan

221+ group asks for clarity on Govt plans for tribunal

Representatives from the 221+ Executive Committee have written to the Minister for Health Stephen Donnelly accusing the Government of "playing politics" with the CervicalCheck tribunal.

Health • 18 Nov 20