Samantha Libreri

Eastern Correspondent

A view of the new Ernest Shackleton experience in Athy, Co Kildare

New museum on life of Ernest Shackleton opens in Kildare

A new museum dedicated to the life of the explorer Ernest Shackleton opens in Athy in Co Kildare today.

Leinster • 10 Oct 25

Calls to regulate commercial drones at Dublin meeting

A public meeting in west Dublin has heard calls to regulate the use of drones by private businesses.

Dublin • 07 Oct 25

MetroLink given green light by An Coimisiún Pleanála

Permission has been granted for Dublin's long-awaited MetroLink project linking the city centre to the airport.

Dublin • 02 Oct 25

Gardaí treating deaths in Finglas as murder-suicide case

Gardaí are treating the deaths of a father and daughter in Dublin on Saturday night as a case of murder-suicide. The bodies of the man, 50, and his five-year-old daughter were discovered in their home on Saturday night.

Dublin • 29 Sep 25

'He'd be proud' - Jack de Bromhead Equine Centre opens

A new centre which will give more children with visual impairments and additional disabilities access to equine therapy has been opened in Dublin.

Dublin • 26 Sep 25

Jamie Nolan met former US president Barack Obama in Moneygall, County Offaly in 2011

Cork boy to meet Obama again during ex-president's visit

A 14-year-old boy from Cork, who was taken from a crowd and cuddled by Barack Obama in Co Offaly in 2011, has been invited to meet the former US president during his visit to Ireland this week.

Ireland • 25 Sep 25