Leinster

Pope Leo appoints Bishop Ger Nash to role in Ossory

Pope Leo XIV has appointed the Bishop of Ferns as the Apostolic Administrator of the Diocese of Ossory.

Appeal for citizen scientists to track oystercatchers

The Marine Institute is seeking the help of "citizen scientists" to track the movements of oystercatcher birds in Dundalk Bay.

Leinster • 24 Jan

It's snowdrop time as Carlow marks beginning of spring

A series of events are set to get under way in Co Carlow to celebrate the coming of spring and the arrival of the first snowdrops of the season.

Leinster • 24 Jan

Minister Norma Foley meeting community representatives at the Attic House in Longford today.

Longford town in bid to secure family resource centre

Minister for Children, Disability and Equality Norma Foley has said an announcement on funding for ten family resource centres will be made in the coming weeks.

Leinster • 22 Jan

Family seeks answers after death of 'go-getter' Bryonny

For months after his daughter's death, Chris Sainsbury sought solace in a cream jumper he was wearing in the days before Bryonny's death.

Ireland • 24 Jan

Regeneration works at Ardee Castle to begin in spring

Major works to regenerate the historic Ardee Castle in Co Louth are set to begin this spring.

Leinster • 22 Jan

Parents Mark and Louise O'Connor and their son Evan

Trial date fixed for man over Co Louth triple murder

A trial date has been fixed for a 31-year-old man who is charged with a triple murder at his family home in Co Louth last year.

Regional • 22 Jan

People engage in excavation work on a site

Uncovered monastic remains at least 1,000 years old

Remains uncovered at a monastic site in Co Offaly following Storm Éowyn last year have been carbon dated to the early Christian period.

Leinster • 23 Jan

Exterior view of Regional Hospital Mullingar

Hospitals in Midlands seeing rise in admissions

Hospitals in the Midlands are all seeing increasing numbers of people requiring admission at this time, according to the Health Service Executive.

Regional • 21 Jan

Man who made false claim has 19 convictions, court hears

A 46-year-old man who made a false claim against the Motor Insurers Bureau of Ireland has never worked and has 19 previous convictions, the Dublin Circuit Criminal Court has heard today.

Courts • 24 Jan

Michaela Fitzpatrick, who has been jailed for two years after previously pleaded guilty to participating in/facilitating organised crime and to possession of drugs with a value in excess of €13,000 for sale or supply.

Childcare worker jailed for laundering, drug offences

A childcare worker from Co Louth whose offending, involving drugs and the movement of money for an unlawful criminal organisation, has been jailed for two years.

Leinster • 21 Jan

Wind warning for Dublin, Wexford and Wicklow passes

A Status Yellow wind warning has passed for counties Dublin, Wexford and Wicklow.

Leinster • 20 Jan

Mullingar hospital reporting high number of admissions

Regional Hospital Mullingar has asked people with non-emergency illness not to attend the hospital due to a high number of admissions.

Leinster • 20 Jan

Judge to rule if Parnell attack accused can stand trial

A judge intends to rule next month on whether Riad Bouchaker, who is charged with assaulting a care worker and attempting to murder three children on Parnell Square in Dublin, is fit to enter a plea and stand trial.

Courts • 20 Jan

Image of silver plated cutlery set on a table

Newbridge Cutlery to stop silver tableware production

The Newbridge Cutlery Company said today it will stop production of silver-plated cutlery and tableware at its factory in Newbridge in Co Kildare.

Business • 20 Jan

The driver of the car, a man in his 60s, was pronounced dead at the scene (stock image)

Man, 60s, dies following road crash in Co Wexford

A man in his 60s has died following a single-vehicle road crash in Co Wexford.

Leinster • 20 Jan

Enoch Burke in the back of a garda car leaving the High Court today

Enoch Burke returned to jail for breaching court orders

Enoch Burke has been returned to Mountjoy Prison after the High Court found him in breach of a court order not to trespass at Wilson's Hospital School in Co Westmeath.

Ireland • 19 Jan

Garda Michael Ball arriving at Dundalk Courthouse

Garda to be sentenced in May over fatal hit and run

A Garda has appeared before Dundalk Circuit Court to affirm guilty pleas in relation to a fatal hit and run in which a 42-year-old man was killed.

Ireland • 19 Jan

Two men, one holding a bag and another wearing a hi-vis jacket face each other in a gateway

High Court rules Enoch Burke should be arrested again

The High Court has ordered that teacher Enoch Burke should be arrested again and brought before the court for breaching an injunction directing him not to trespass at Wilson's Hospital School.

Courts • 16 Jan

Commuters drive through heavy fog in Dublin in 2022

Status Yellow fog warning in place for 16 counties

A Status Yellow fog warning is now in place for 16 counties across the country tonight.

Regional • 18 Jan

Visitor restrictions at Cork, Laois hospitals due to flu

Visitor restrictions have been put in place at hospitals in Cork and Laois to help limit the spread of influenza.

Health • 16 Jan

Kildare Chilling Company's plant in Kildare town

Kildare company fined €225,000 after death of employee

A Kildare company has been fined €225,000 following the death of a worker more than five and a half years ago.

Courts • 16 Jan

Bray-Greystones cliff walk staying closed for three years

The Bray to Greystones cliff walk is expected to be closed for another three years, according to Wicklow County Council.

Leinster • 16 Jan

Father of Tadgh Farrell apologises for 'mistakes'

A 27-year-old man whose son was killed in a petrol bomb attack in Edenderry last month has apologised for the "significant mistakes" he has made over the years.

Courts • 16 Jan

Portlaoise hospital appeals to public as wait times rise

The Midland Regional Hospital Portlaoise is experiencing increasing numbers of people requiring admission and patients are being asked, where possible, to seek help from other parts of the health service.

Leinster • 15 Jan

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Pope Leo appoints Bishop Ger Nash to role in Ossory

Appeal for citizen scientists to track oystercatchers

It's snowdrop time as Carlow marks beginning of spring

Longford town in bid to secure family resource centre

Family seeks answers after death of 'go-getter' Bryonny

Regeneration works at Ardee Castle to begin in spring

Trial date fixed for man over Co Louth triple murder

Uncovered monastic remains at least 1,000 years old

Hospitals in Midlands seeing rise in admissions

Man who made false claim has 19 convictions, court hears

Childcare worker jailed for laundering, drug offences

Wind warning for Dublin, Wexford and Wicklow passes

Mullingar hospital reporting high number of admissions

Judge to rule if Parnell attack accused can stand trial

Newbridge Cutlery to stop silver tableware production

Man, 60s, dies following road crash in Co Wexford

Enoch Burke returned to jail for breaching court orders

Garda to be sentenced in May over fatal hit and run

High Court rules Enoch Burke should be arrested again

Status Yellow fog warning in place for 16 counties

Visitor restrictions at Cork, Laois hospitals due to flu

Kildare company fined €225,000 after death of employee

Bray-Greystones cliff walk staying closed for three years

Father of Tadgh Farrell apologises for 'mistakes'

Portlaoise hospital appeals to public as wait times rise