Samantha Libreri

Eastern Correspondent

MetroLink facing legal challenge from Ranelagh residents

A group of residents from Ranelagh in south Dublin have begun a legal challenge against the planned MetroLink rail line for the capital.

Dublin • 23 mins

Protesters outside City Hall raise banners at night time

Dublin City Council passes budget amid rent protests

Dublin City Council has voted by a narrow majority to pass its budget after a protest vote by some parties over rent increases for council homes.

Dublin • 12 hrs

Residents and car owners have said foxes might be causing damage to their cars

Foxes believed behind damage to dozens of Dublin cars

Residents of a south Dublin housing estate are trying to uncover the cause of damage to around 40 cars which has resulted in repair bills of totalling tens of thousands of euro.

Dublin • 22 Nov

In September 2023 following the private sale of nearby land, an entrance to the site and car park near the M4 was closed to the public and OPW staff

State to buy land around Castletown House, restore access

The State has agreed a deal to purchase the lands around Castletown House in Co Kildare which will likely bring an end to a two-year standoff that led to the closure of public parking and access at the heritage site.

Leinster • 20 Nov

Dublin Zoo names parrot ‘Troy’ in honour of hattrick hero Troy Parrott

Watch: Dublin Zoo names parrot Troy after hat-trick hero

Dublin Zoo has decided to name one of its parrots Troy in honour of Ireland's hat-trick hero in Budapest's Puskás Aréna.

Dublin • 17 Nov

An Irish Coast Guard helicopter, model AW189

Woman, 70s, dies after getting into difficulty in sea

A woman in her 70s has died after getting into difficulty in the sea in Co Wicklow yesterday afternoon.

Ireland • 16 Nov

Alan McCluskey; Chloe McGee; Shay Duffy; Chloe Hipson; Dillon Commins

Five young friends dead, three injured in Dundalk crash

Five young people have died and three others have been injured in a road crash in Dundalk in Co Louth.

Ireland • 17 Nov

Wexford and Laois hit with floods, impact to continue

Communities have been warned that further flooding was possible over the weekend, following heavy rains associated with strong wind and rain overnight.

Weather • 15 Nov

Bursting at the seams: Ireland's textile waste problem

The National Centre for the Circular Economy has said Ireland will need more resources to adequately deal with textile waste.

Ireland • 10 Nov

18,000 oysters placed in harbour in bid to establish reef

More than 18,000 oysters have been deployed in Dún Laoghaire harbour in Dublin, in the next phase of an initiative to reintroduce the shellfish to Dublin Bay over 200 years after they became extinct from the area.

Dublin • 07 Nov