Helen Donohue

Partners are currently not allowed to attend maternity appointments

Petition calls for partners at maternity appointments

A petition with more than 52,000 signatures has called for all maternity hospitals to allow partners to attend appointments and scans, as well as for the full duration of labour.

Coronavirus • 03 Dec 20

The shop will be open for December only (Pic: @NCBI_sightloss)

NCBI opens pop-up charity shop on Grafton Street

The National Council for the Blind has opened its first charity pop-up shop on Grafton Street in Dublin.

Regional • 02 Dec 20

Simon Community client Ed Brennan's poetry features in the book

Homeless coping with pandemic showcase art, poetry

A book which gives an insight into how some people who are homeless have coped during the pandemic is being launched today.

Ireland • 11 Nov 20

Paschal Donohoe underlined the importance of Ireland's economic relationship with the US

Paschal Donohoe upbeat on economic outlook

The Minister for Finance has said the economy is performing far stronger at the start of November than he could have hoped as recently as March or April and he is very confident for the future.

Business • 04 Nov 20

Wilbur Ross said the data transfer mechanisms underpin the $7.1 trillion transatlantic economic relationship.

US "deeply concerned" about EU/US data transfer issue

The US Secretary of Commerce has said that the United States remains deeply concerned about a ruling by the EU Court of Justice last July that invalidated the EU and US Privacy Shield agreement that governs transatlantic data transfers.

Business • 03 Nov 20

Mr Hogan said governments need to learn lessons from the pandemic

Phil Hogan says he has not decided on future plans

Former EU commissioner Phil Hogan said that he has not come to any conclusion about his future plans at the moment.

Politics • 23 Oct 20

A student of the Royal Irish Academy of Music, Cuan Durkin has been performing since he was a child

Dublin busker lands leading role in online panto

An 18-year-old Dubliner has said it is "a dream come true" to land a leading role in a British pantomime production of Cinderella.

Dublin • 19 Oct 20

Tom McArdle discussing new restrictions from his home in Dublin

'Winter nights are very long when you live alone'

Organisations who work with older people and those who live alone have called for greater clarity around what circumstances people are allowed to bring other people into their homes.

Coronavirus • 16 Oct 20