Cian McCormack

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

The Department of Justice has already reviewed the Immigrant Investor Scheme (file pic)

Calls for 'golden visa scheme' to be regulated or axed

Opposition and European politicians are calling for the scrapping and regulation of an investor visa programme, which allows wealthy overseas people to obtain residency in Ireland by investing large sums of money in projects here.

Ireland • 24 Oct 22