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50% rise in evictions as new rent rules came into force

The number of eviction notices issued by landlords rose by 50% in the first three months of this year compared to the same period in 2025 as new rental rules came into force.

Ireland • 3 hrs

Members of the National Ambulance Service pictured on the picket line

48-hour frontline ambulance strike stood down

The SIPTU and Unite trade unions have agreed to stand down a planned 48-hour strike by frontline ambulance staff next week.

Ireland • 6 hrs

RTÉ revises 2024 top earning presenters to include Mooney

RTÉ has revised its top 10 highest-earning presenters for 2024 to include Derek Mooney after it said it "reconsidered what constitutes a presenter".

Ireland • 4 hrs

Woman arrested in relation to 2008 murder of Andrew Burns

A woman has been arrested in relation to the 2008 murder of 27-year-old Andrew Burns, who was shot dead at Donnyloop, Castlefin, Co Donegal.

Ulster • 4 hrs

In 2021, a phishing email from the Russian based Conti group to a HSE account triggered a system-wide shut down

Cyber attacks more advanced five years on from HSE breach

Today's cyber hackers are "professionally run organisations with HR departments, away days, and bonuses", according to the Health Service Executive's head of cyber security, Neal Mullen.

Ireland • 9 hrs

More than 300 delegates attended the CWU's conference, representing workers from companies including An Post, eir, Vodafone, DPD, Meta and TikTok

CWU urges action on living costs and bargaining rights

Delegates at the Communications Workers' Union conference in Sligo have unanimously backed an emergency motion calling for Government action on the cost-of-living crisis as well as statutory collective bargaining rights for workers.

Business • 2 hrs

People arrive to cast their votes at St Laurence O'Tooles National School in Dublin

Poll suggests lead for SF's Boylan in Dublin Central

Sinn Féin's candidate in the Dublin Central bye-election, Janice Boylan, is leading the field on 21% first- preference support, an opinion poll has suggested.

Politics • 4 hrs

No bar on new investigation into former president - UL

Lawyers for the University of Limerick (UL) have told the High Court that there is no bar on the college launching any new investigation into their former president, who was previously alleged to have misled a Government finance committee.

Education • 5 hrs

daa plan for Dublin Airport 'gobbledygook' - O'Leary

Ryanair chief executive Michael O'Leary has hit out at the operator of Dublin and Cork airports, the daa, dismissing its €5.6 billion plan to expand Dublin Airport as "gobbledygook".

Business • 4 hrs

A woman holds in her hands and counts 50 euro and 20 euro banknotes

NTMA yet to recover €2.5m stolen in phishing attack

The National Treasury Management Agency has said it is unable to recover the rest of the €5 million stolen during a phishing attack last summer.

Ireland • 6 hrs

Hildegarde Naughton with protesters in Sligo

Govt plan to prioritise schools in temporary buildings

Schools in temporary accommodation will be given priority under the next phase of the National Development Plan, Minister for Education and Youth Hildegarde Naughton has said.

Education • 10 hrs

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Almost one-third of State IT projects over budget - PAC

Almost one-third of State IT projects commenced in the last two years have either gone over budget or are projected to do so.

Politics • 14 hrs

Ahern should reflect on migrant comments, says Tánaiste

Tánaiste Simon Harris has said former Taoiseach Bertie Ahern should reflect on comments he made on immigration.

Ireland • 11 hrs

Image shows the shadow of a young girl and a man.

Nearly half of sexual attack victims are children

Almost half of the victims of sexual attacks last year were children, while seven out of ten victims of sexual offences knew their attacker, according to the latest CSO figures.

Ireland • 13 hrs

Michael O'Sullivan died just a few days before his 25th birthday

Jockey O'Sullivan's death accidental, inquest finds

A jury at the inquest in Cork into the death of jockey Michael O'Sullivan has returned a verdict of accidental death, after the hearing was told he suffered a severe traumatic brain injury in a fall at Thurles racetrack in February of last year.

Ireland • 9 hrs

The exterior of a modular home that is in Limerick

Tax on modular homes will not put buyers off - Taoiseach

Taoiseach Micheál Martin has said confirmation by Revenue that homeowners who build modular homes in their gardens will be liable to pay a separate Local Property Tax on that home will not put people off buying them.

Ireland • 12 hrs

Majority born in 1998 experience discrimination - ESRI

Two thirds of 25-year-olds in Ireland have experienced some type of discrimination, according to research from the ESRI.

Ireland • 19 hrs

Image of Taoiseach Micheál Martin speaking on a stage with the Forsa trade union branding and other speakers behind him

Taoiseach calls for deeper social dialogue

Taoiseach Micheál Martin has called for deeper social dialogue with trade unions and employer groups, as he addressed the biennial conference of the Fórsa trade union in Killarney today.

Ireland • 13 hrs

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No date for extra 1,000 gardaí in Dublin - O'Callaghan

Minister for Justice Jim O'Callaghan has said he does not have a date for when 1,000 extra gardaí will be deployed to Dublin city centre.

Dublin • 13 hrs

Asbestos-containing material found at site of Tycor fire

Asbestos-containing material has been found in some of the debris after a fire tore through the old Jute Factory at Tycor business centre in Co Waterford last week.

Munster • 12 hrs

Image shows a woman with hair tied back and wearing a long coat cycling through a city

Women in Ireland less likely to cycle than men, says TII

Women in Ireland are far less likely to cycle than men because of unsafe roads, aggressive driver behaviour and family responsibilities, according to a survey of 1,000 women for Transport Infrastructure Ireland (TII).

Ireland • 12 hrs

Image shows a postage stamp with a picture of a traditional Irish Traveller wagon against a blue background.

New stamps celebrate Traveller history and culture

An Post has unveiled two new national stamps celebrating Irish Traveller history and culture.