Eleanor Burnhill

Prison overcrowding crisis has deepened further - POA

The Prison Officers Association has said the overcrowding crisis within Irish prisons has deepened even further this year.

Ireland • 20 hrs

A garda van is seen entering the Criminal Courts of Justice where Darragh O'Brien was charged in connection with the serious assault of a tourist in Temple Bar

Man charged over assault on English tourist in Dublin

A 22-year old man has appeared before Dublin District Court charged in connection with the serious assault of an English tourist in Temple Bar in Dublin earlier this month.

Dublin • 30 Aug

Dentistry students studying abroad over college limits

Seán Hillery from Ennis in Co Clare wants to follow his father into dentistry. However, finding a place to study in Ireland was not possible due to the high number of points he needed after he completed his Leaving Cert in 2023.

Education • 29 Aug

Mother Aisling Farragher with her baby beside her in a buggy

Out of 14 crèches only one spot free in new year - mother

Aisling Farragher lives in Donabate, one of the fastest-growing areas of Fingal in north Dublin. Despite months of making inquiries, she has been struggling to find a childcare place for her son Teddy, who is currently seven months old.

Dublin • 25 Aug

People wave Palestinian flags outside Croke Park during a protest against the GAA s connection to Allianz insurance

Call for GAA to drop Allianz as sponsor after OPT report

A number of prominent GAA stars have handed in an open letter and petition to management at Croke Park, calling on the association to drop Allianz insurance as a sponsor for GAA games.

Ireland • 20 Aug

Man in his 60s dies in workplace incident in Cork

A man in his 60s has died in an incident at a workplace in Co Cork.

Munster • 28 Jul

Co Clare community 'devastated' by Fermanagh shooting

The retired principal of Barefield National School in Co Clare has said he is heartbroken by the news of the deaths of three people in a shooting in Co Fermanagh yesterday.

Munster • 24 Jul

Former Clare All-Star Niall Gilligan leaving court after being found not guilty of assaulting a 12-year-old boy on 5 October 2023

Gilligan found not guilty of assaulting boy in Co Clare

The jury in the trial of former Clare All-Ireland winning hurler Niall Gilligan has found him not guilty of all charges.

Courts • 23 Jul

People attend an event at the Barretstown campus in Co Kildare

'Big Picnic' fundraiser a huge success for Barretstown

Children's charity Barretstown opened its gates to the public for its annual Big Picnic event.

Leinster • 21 Jul

Man on trial for manslaughter of Sligo farmer in 2023

A Co Mayo man has gone on trial at the Central Criminal Court, where he is accused of the manslaughter of Tom Niland, a 75-year-old retired farmer from Skreen in Co Sligo.

Courts • 10 Jul