Dyane Connor

Peter McVerry Trust had €23m property write-down 2023

Housing charity Peter McVerry Trust has published its overdue financial accounts for 2023 showing a write-down of €23 million in the value of its property portfolio.

Ireland • 18 Nov 25

Three men in court charged over €4.4m cannabis seizure

Three men have appeared in court charged in connection with a seizure of €4.4m worth of cannabis in south Dublin and Kildare last Friday.

Courts • 17 Nov 25

Bird flu getting 'closer and closer' - Monaghan farmer

"You can't let your guard down," says Andrew Boylan, whose poultry farm is only 16km from the latest outbreak of bird flu in Co Monaghan.

Ireland • 11 Nov 25

Simon Harris speaking before entering government buildings

Govt should reconsider immigration policies, says Harris

Tánaiste and Fine Gael leader Simon Harris has said Ireland's asylum seeker system is not working and that the Government should reconsider existing policies "in a very serious way".

Politics • 29 Oct 25

The Criminal Courts of Justice building in Dublin

Man charged with public order offences in Dublin

A 30-year-old man has appeared in court charged with public order offences in Saggart in Dublin, last night.

Dublin • 24 Oct 25

Warning of funeral delays as morgue services cut

Post-mortem examinations requested by coroners in the south-east of the country will no longer be carried out by consultant pathologists in University Hospital Waterford from 1 January.

Ireland • 21 Oct 25

Photo of Niamh Kelly outside court. Ms Kelly was left with lifelong injuries after Josh O Brien assaulted her for up to six minutes on the street in in Dublin in September 2024.

Man who stabbed ex-girlfriend sentenced to 15 years

A 22-year-old man has been given a sentence of 15 and half years for attempting to murder his ex-girlfriend by stabbing her over 50 times in what was described as a savage, unwarranted and unprovoked attack.

Courts • 20 Oct 25

Close-up of a man adjusting his cervical collar neck brace while seated at a wooden table

Minor injury awards 'higher' than in England, Wales

A review of compensation for minor soft tissue injuries has found that the average assessment made in Ireland was 3.9 times higher than the average in England and Wales over a three year period.

Health • 16 Oct 25

Tallanstown Murder Scene shot from behind tv broadcast vans

Drumgowna neighbours devastated at local tragedy

"Shocked", "devastated" and "numb" are the feelings being echoed in the townland of Drumgowna, Co Louth today following the discovery of three bodies this morning, all members of one family.

Ireland • 29 Sep 25

The internal audit found that there is no national structure in place for the home birth service (stock pic)

Home birth governance creating risks for mothers - HSE

Weaknesses in the governance of the current home birth system creates a risk for expectant mothers and their babies, according to an internal HSE audit.

Ireland • 23 Sep 25