Harry Manning

Ivana Bacik, leader of the Labour Party speaking in the Dáil

Calls for emergency cost-of-living package in Budget

Labour Party leader Ivana Bacik has called on the Government to include an emergency cost-of-living package in the upcoming Budget.

Politics • 17 Sep

Verona Murphy said consensus legislative intervention is required

Murphy calls for Dáil to unite against threats and abuse

As the Dáil returned for the first time in two months, Ceann Comhairle Verona Murphy began with a call to action for more to be done to combat threats and online abuse of politicians.

Politics • 17 Sep

Students flying from Donegal to Dublin to attend lectures

Some third-level students are flying from Donegal to Dublin to attend university lectures amid an accommodation crisis, the President of Aontas na Mac Léinn in Éirinn has said.

Education • 17 Sep

President Michael D Higgins speaks at the 2025 National Ploughing Championship

President suggests Israel should be excluded from the UN

President Michael D Higgins has suggested Israel and countries that supply it with weapons should be excluded from the United Nations.

Middle East • 16 Sep

Who are the potential runners in the race for the Áras?

While there have been a few sparks in the early stages of the race for the Áras, the presidential election campaign is yet to fully catch fire.

Politics • 15 Aug

Daniel O'Connell's heart went missing in 1927, right, artist Claire Halpin's Lost Heart of Daniel O’Connell artwork which is on display in the Church of St Agata dei Goti in Rome (Credit: Claire Halpin)

The curious case of Daniel O'Connell's missing heart

Before Daniel O'Connell's body was repatriated to Dublin for burial in Glasnevin Cemetery, his heart was removed, embalmed and donated to the Irish College in Rome. However, his heart later vanished without trace.

Ireland • 06 Aug

credit - Comeragh Cycling Club - It is with great sadness that we have learned that our clubmate and friend young Tomás Walsh has lost his life in France.

Tributes paid to cyclist who died on Tour de France trip

Tributes have been paid to a 25-year-old Irish man who died during a trip to see the Tour de France in Paris.

Munster • 22 Jul

Community rally around Dublin jiu-jitsu club after fire

A community has rallied around a Brazilian jiu-jitsu club in inner-city Dublin after its gym was completely destroyed in an apparent arson attack.

Dublin • 20 Jul

catherine connolly launches her presidential bid outside Leinster House

Connolly launches Áras bid, hopes to 'empower' people

Independent TD for Galway West Catherine Connolly has completed the launch of her bid for the presidency at a press conference outside Leinster House this lunchtime, saying she hopes to "empower people to find their own voices".

Politics • 08 Aug

Dáil holds minute's silence over Srebrenica genocide

TDs have stood for a minute's silence in the Dáil in memory of the more than 8,000 men and boys killed by Bosnian Serb forces in the town of Srebrenica in 1995.

Politics • 10 Jul