Eleanor Burnhill

The new legislation is to comply with an EU directive (file photo)

Tobacco firms to partly pay for clean-up of butts

New government legislation which comes into force on Thursday means tobacco companies will now have to pay for part of the clean-up costs resulting from cigarette-related waste.

Ireland • 02 Jan 23

Lynn McDevitt from Terenure with baby Harry, the first baby of the year, and Nicolas Andrzej Urban, born at the Coombe, with his mother Malgorzata Urban from Tallaght

First babies of 2023 welcomed minutes after midnight

Ireland's first baby of the new year is reported to have been born at the National Maternity Hospital at Holles Street in Dublin, just minutes into 2023.

Ireland • 01 Jan 23

Shoppers on Grafton Street in Dublin this morning

'Quiet start' but steady trade for Stephen's Day sales

Retailers across the country have reported steady trade for the annual St Stephen's Day sales today.

Ireland • 26 Dec 22

Tony Dean was found guilty by a jury in November

Sentencing of businessman put back over health issues

The sentencing of the retired director of a waste management company, who was convicted over the illegal operation of a landfill site in Co Kildare, has been put back until January after the court heard he was not in good health, with a heart problem that would require remedial work.

Courts • 12 Dec 22

Donal de Róiste was forced to retire from the Defence Forces in June 1969

Govt apology after 1969 dismissal of army lieutenant

The Minister for Defence has apologised for the distress and upset suffered by former army lieutenant Donal de Róiste, who was forced to retire from the Defence Forces in June 1969.

Ireland • 07 Dec 22

Dublin's Custom House is one of several buildings lit up in purple to mark the day

Changing facility law welcomed as disability day marked

Several venues across Ireland lit up this evening to to mark the UN International Day for People with Disabilities.

Ireland • 03 Dec 22

The judge said Daniel Goulding (above) had almost succeeded in killing the two gardaí (Image: Padraig O'Reilly)

Man jailed for 18 years over attempted murder of gardaí

A 39-year-old man who shot and injured two gardaí from the upper bedroom of his house has been sentenced to 20 years in prison, with the final two years conditionally suspended.

Ireland • 02 Dec 22

Adam and Erica Hickey wait for their dad to arrive at Dublin Airport

Joy as families welcome home Irish troops from Lebanon

Families began arriving at Dublin airport early this afternoon to welcome back troops from the 120th Battalion - who had been deployed in May to South Lebanon.

Ireland • 24 Nov 22

Families of those killed in the 1981 Stardust nightclub tragedy carry a banner held by Antoinette Keegan, former RTÉ correspondent Charlie Bird and others

Stardust inquest not expected until at least April

An inquest into the deaths of 48 people following the 1981 fire at the Stardust nightclub in Dublin is not expected to take place until April next year at the earliest.

Ireland • 23 Nov 22

UCD's Dr Craig Slattery (L) and Dr Brian Gibson pictured at the event

Amateur sleuths given crash course on forensic science

A hotel in Co Laois was turned into a mocked-up crime scene last night to teach the public more about forensic science, as part of Science Week.

Leinster • 19 Nov 22