Cian McCormack

Some 13,651 people applied for international protection at the International Protection Office last year, according to the Department of Justice

International protection applications increase 186%

The number of people seeking international protection in Ireland has increased by 186% but the exact number without proper passports, identification or travel documentation is unknown, RTÉ News has learned.

Ireland • 21 Feb 23

97,224 people applied for the payments last year - an increase of 41,672, when compared to 2021 (file image)

Urgent poverty payments jump by 75% since 2021

The number of people applying for one-off urgent and exceptional needs payments from the Government when they find they cannot pay bills or put food on the table has increased by 75%.

Ireland • 07 Feb 23

New HSE figures show 31% of people have received their second booster (stock image)

HSE urges people to get second Covid-19 booster

Low levels of uptake for the second Covid-19 booster means the national vaccination programme is running far behind the level it should be at to stave off the spread of the virus.

Coronavirus • 18 Jan 23

Scenes of joy at Dublin Airport, with Christmas reunions, hugs and kisses

Christmas travel: Busy day for planes, trains, buses

It is a busy day at Dublin Airport - one of the busiest of the Christmas period - as people travel home for Christmas.

Ireland • 23 Dec 22

Barnardos warned the rising cost of living and borrowing from moneylenders could mean increased debt, worry and anxiety for deprived families in the New Year

Parents urged not to use moneylenders for Christmas

A leading children's charity has urged parents not to borrow from moneylenders for Christmas.

Ireland • 05 Dec 22

Foodbanks are seeing an increase in people seeking help (stock image)

People 'struggling enormously' - Food bank demand rises

A food bank in the midwest has said that 2,000 children have accessed its services due to increases in the cost of living.

Ireland • 29 Nov 22

Meals on wheels services deliver 2.7 million meals to 210,000 elderly and vulnerable people in Ireland each year

Meals on wheels services face price hikes as costs soar

Elderly and vulnerable people getting essential food delivered daily to their homes could face paying more for meals on wheels services.

Ireland • 25 Nov 22

A sign for a Black Friday sale in Dublin in 2020

Shoppers urged to beware of Black Friday scams

Gardaí are warning people not to get scammed by cyber criminals during Black Friday and Cyber Monday.

Ireland • 21 Nov 22

Owners of cars with higher emissions could face increased parking fees (stock image)

Cars with higher emissions could face parking fee hike

Owners of bigger "gas guzzling" cars with higher emissions could be charged more for parking in Dublin city centre.

Dublin • 02 Nov 22

Ukrainian women and children leaving Odesa in March of this year shortly after the war began (file image)

More than 7.7m Ukrainians displaced across Europe - UN

Figures from the United Nations show 7.71 million Ukrainians are recorded as living in other European nations, as nearly one-third of the country's population has been displaced since the war began.

Ukraine • 25 Oct 22