Dyane Connor

Jane Harte, left, with her mother Olivia Harte

'Life changing' €12m for woman with cerebral palsy

The mother of a 27-year-old woman with cerebral palsy says a €12 million settlement approved by the High Court today will be life changing for her daughter allowing her to live at home with her family.

Courts • 19 Apr 23

In a statement, An Garda Síochána said that 'personal contact has been made with a private citizen'

Inquiry into video of man being threatened with saw

An Garda Síochána says it is carrying out enquiries into a video being circulated on social media showing a man threatening another man with handsaw.

Dublin • 18 Apr 23

Sean Hughes died in hospital in January 2018

Narrative verdict recorded over 15-year-old boy's death

A narrative verdict has been recorded at the inquest into the death of a 15-year-old boy who died from a combination of sepsis, pneumonia and Influenza B five years ago.

Dublin • 04 Apr 23

The main reason given by landlords for giving the eviction notice was an intention to sell the rental property

Sale given as reason for termination of most tenancies

More than half of tenancies that were terminated in the final three months of last year were due to the landlord's intention to sell the rental property, according to the Residential Tenancy Board.

Ireland • 03 Apr 23

As of close of business today, there were 408 people without an offer of State-provided accommodation

400 newly arrived asylum seekers now homeless

The number of international protection applicants who are without accommodation this evening has risen to 408.

Ireland • 27 Mar 23

Around 30 people viewed the property at lunchtime, each with their own story of despair, frustration and hope

'Desperation' among those seeking Dublin accommodation

An apartment viewing in Dublin today saw potential tenants gathering outside the complex, hopeful that this property might save them from being homeless at the end of the month.

Ireland • 23 Mar 23

Jasmine McMonagle was found dead in Co Donegal on Friday 4 January 2019

Donegal woman had 'brutal death', murder trial hears

A murder trial has heard a young mother of two had "a brutal death" and was found "lying in a pool of blood" when gardaí forced entry to her Donegal home after a three-hour standoff with the accused.

Ireland • 21 Mar 23

Rebecca and Tom Collins, with their four other daughters, outside the court today

HSE apologises to family after baby delivered stillborn

The Health Service Executive has apologised to the family of a baby girl who was delivered stillborn, with a knot in her umbilical cord, at the maternity hospital in Limerick over 15 years ago.

Courts • 08 Mar 23

A report by the Comptroller and Auditor General on the emergency procurement of ventilators by the HSE shows it ordered 3,500 ventilators at a cost of €129m

Issues found with ventilators ordered during pandemic

The Health Service Executive ordered over ten times the estimated number of ventilators clinically required in hospitals during the Covid-19 pandemic.

Health • 07 Mar 23

The Central Statistics Office said when inflation was taken into account households were worse off (stock image)

Households €1,000 worse off due to inflation - CSO

Households were €1,000 worse off in 2021 when inflation was taken into account - despite a rise in the median annual household disposable income - according to new figures from the Central Statistics Office.

Central Statistics Office • 24 Feb 23