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Flood water covers a park in north Dublin

Rain and snow warnings issued as temperatures to drop

Flooding has been reported in several areas of north Dublin, ahead of a low temperature warning for the country overnight, with further rain and snow warnings for several counties tomorrow.

Weather • 50 mins

Train stuck at flooding on the rail line

Live Dublin council review as 46mm of rain leads to flooding

Follow developments as the capital experienced "exceptionally heavy rainfall" last night, with north Dublin the most impacted area.

Weather • 5 mins

A woman sits at a table with a young child

Role of stay-at-home parent valued at €60,000 a year

It would cost around €60,112 per year to employ someone to do the various jobs carried out by a stay-at-home parent, according to new research.

Ireland • 53 mins

Taoiseach Micheal Martin is pictured speaking to the media

Ireland's games against Israel should go ahead - Martin

The Taoiseach has said that the Republic of Ireland football team's games against Israel in the UEFA Nations' League should go ahead, and the FAI made the correct decision to announce that the fixtures would be fulfilled.

Politics • 18 mins

Planning permission for new €100m Rotunda unit overturned

A decision to approve the proposed development of a new €100 million four-storey critical care wing at the Rotunda Hospital in Dublin, has been overturned by An Coimisiún Pleanála.

Health • 2 hrs

A plot of land is pictured in Ratoath, Co Meath

Calls for HSE to 'do something' with vacant Co Meath site

There have been calls for the HSE to take action after leaving a 2.5-acre site in a Co Meath village vacant for the last 25 years.

Leinster • 6 hrs

IPAs working in 2024 earned about €544 per week - CSO

International Protection Applicants (IPAs) who had jobs in 2024 earned about €544 per week, compared to typical workers who earned around €712 per week.

Ireland • 16 mins

IFA members occupy Bord Bia office in Dublin

Meeting aimed at resolving Bord Bia dispute taking place

Farming and agri-food groups are taking part in a meeting this afternoon aimed at resolving the dispute between farmers and Bord Bia.

Ireland • 3 mins

Bishop of Limerick calls Islamic centre attack 'worrying'

Bishop of Limerick Brendan Leahy has described an arson attack on the Islamic Cultural Centre in the county as "shocking and worrying".

Munster • 9 mins

Dead brown trout fish, found in the River Blackwater at Mallow in Cork

EU publishes report on lessons from Blackwater fish kill

The European Commission's Joint Research Centre has published an independent report about the lessons learned from Ireland's largest ever fish kill incident on the Blackwater River near Mallow last August.

Munster • 3 hrs

Celtic Mist sailing off Loop Head in Co Cork

Celtic Mist to set sail on final season with whale group

The Celtic Mist will set sail on its final season with the Irish Whale and Dolphin Group after over a decade of service.

Munster • 1 hr

Planned deportation of South African family delayed

The planned deportation of a family to South Africa this week has not taken place. A GoFundMe page established by supporters of the Oyekanmi family states that the deportation date has been delayed for four weeks.

Ireland • 2 hrs

A Coastguard helicopter flying over the sea

Search for man who fell overboard from ferry stood down

A search operation has been stood down after reports of a man overboard from a passenger ferry.

Ulster • 4 hrs

€21k for family locked in airport bathroom for 50 minutes

A Co Kildare family was locked in a bathroom for almost an hour at Dublin Airport and had to be rescued by firemen who were forced to break down the door, Judge James O'Donohoe was told in the Circuit Civil Court.

Courts • 38 mins

Henry McGowan pleaded not guilty by reason of insanity after he was charged with the murder of his father at a Laois hotel in 2024 (Photo: ABC News)

Man not guilty of murder of father by reason of insanity

A jury has found an American man who killed his father at a five-star hotel, during a psychotic episode, not guilty of murder by reason of insanity.

Courts • 7 hrs

Elderly man cleans windshield with ice scraper

Lows of -4C as low temperature, ice warning issued

Temperatures are set to sharply drop tomorrow night as Met Éireann issued a nationwide Status Yellow warning, with icy conditions leading to hazardous road conditions and possible travel disruption.

Ireland • 21 hrs

Driving testers to stage one-day stoppage next Friday

Driving testers at the Road Safety Authority who are members of the Fórsa trade union are to stage a full one-day work stoppage next Friday, over concerns uninsured vehicles are being presented for driving tests.

Ireland • 7 hrs

The fire occurred at the Islamic Cultural Centre in Dooradoyle, Co Limerick

Arson attack on Islamic centre in Limerick investigated

An investigation is under way into an arson attack on the Islamic Cultural Centre in Co Limerick.

Munster • 3 hrs

Hemlock Water Dropwort found on Bettystown Beach in Co Meath ( Meath County Council)

Toxic plant found on Dublin beach in second sighting

The highly toxic Hemlock Water Dropwort plant has been found washed up in a second location.

Ireland • 6 hrs

Norovirus cases up over 50% in a week, says HSE

The HSE has urged the public to be aware of the signs and symptoms of norovirus as figures showed a sharp rise in cases.

Health • 18 hrs

Leitrim school wins FÍS Film of the Year at annual awards

Awards have been given to primary schools from across the country to mark the annual FÍS Film Awards as it celebrates 20 years of film making in primary schools.

Ireland • 18 hrs

Culleton failed to appear in Irish court on drugs charges

Seamus Culleton, the Irish man who has spent months in a Texas immigration detention centre, failed to appear in court in Ireland in 2009 on drugs-related charges.