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Proposals being made to shelve, or ease, requirements for a range of minor works
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Proposals being made to shelve, or ease, requirements for a range of minor works
Gardai appeal for witnesses after preserving scene in Naas, Co Kildare
Fatal incident occurred on N4 at Ballinafid, Co Westmeath
Parent withdraws application after hearing daughter would be removed from home by gardaí: ‘She will be homeless’
Kelly Cremin from Innishmore Square in Ballincollig suffered head injuries from fall
Two people arrested following operation in Co Monaghan supported by Belgian police
Surge in households leaving direct provision centres has ‘serious impact’ on emergency accommodation capacity - DRHE
Plan for €455 ‘one flat fee’ in breach of Programme for Government commitments, society says
A case involving illegal removal has proved costly for company and nature
Puska was sentenced to life imprisonment in November 2023
Row centres on allegations on both sides about legal fees and an alleged hold on fi
Expenditures were being shared by Deirdre Buttner and her partner, including holidays, and the court heard they travelled abroad quite frequently
Counsel for Anthony Bourke (66) said he was involved in nine previous road traffic incidents and G4S colleagues were nervous to travel with him
Limerick hospital registrar Dr Louay Kila continued to work for a year after rape until he consented to be suspended
Incident happened on Thursday evening; road remained closed on Friday morning
Tallaght house had been converted upstairs to grow cannabis in all three bedrooms
Government analysis suggests it is years away from achieving even interim target for personnel numbers
Elected representatives in Clare pass resolution calling for planning permission for 170km pipeline to be refused
Donatas Jokubauskas became caught in conveyor belt system, court hears
Jailed teacher lost ‘enhanced’ privileges and could no longer be housed in single cell at Mountjoy
Thousands of hours lost on lines countrywide across two years, records show
High pressure should deliver brighter conditions into next weekend
Authorities reviewing employment circumstances of Dr Louay Kila, jailed last week for eight years
Ella McSweeney: A recent verdict showed climate law can’t fix what politics won’t
Boy rushed to hospital following incident last Wednesday but died of injuries
Man died from injuries following incident last Thursday
Threats to Ireland’s subsea gas interconnectors ‘very much a realistic possibility’, Gas Networks Ireland warns Government
‘There’s a world of difference between theft of a Creme Egg and mortgage fraud,’ says one lawyer
Office of the State Pathologist’s services requested after woman found with injuries in her home on Innishmore Park, Ballincollig
Central Criminal Court trial hears Garda Technical Bureau members found knives in bags in Co Cork apartment and items of bloodstained clothing
Boy A was one of two boys convicted of schoolgirl Ana Kriégel’s murder in Dublin seven years ago
Laptop found in home of Brandon Abrahams (33) had ‘thousands and thousands’ of spreadsheet pages with people’s personal debit-card details
Man, who cannot be named, due to be sentenced at Dublin Circuit Criminal Court in May
Leinster House job made redundant in 2024 when adviser and politician moved to European Parliament
Forecasters expect St Patrick’s Day to be cloudy with patchy rain or drizzle and best conditions in the east
Number of short-term lets outnumbers long-term rentals by four to one, Threshold claims
Minister of State Michael Healy-Rae calls for measures to reduce fuel prices
Man submitted he was member of separatist group and his family was targeted by government forces
Research is necessary to see if reporting guidelines might help prevent ‘copycat’ behaviour says ombudsman
Brian Stack was chief prison officer at Portlaoise Prison and shot in the head by members of Provisional IRA
Police describe incident as ‘shocking crime’
Links to a prior assault in the area are being explored
‘Jessie has already finished in glory,’ father says as Kerry holds its breath
Plus: Grand Unesco plans for the Border, a ban on vegan liver and a fada where it possibly shouldn’t be in Kildare
Increase reported in number of deaths from disease in swans
Subject of fitness-to-teach inquiry applied for 23 vacancies at schools run by Cork Education and Training Board between February and May 2023
Your notes and queries for Eanna Ní Lamhna
Siobhán McLaughlin was killed by her husband in ‘savage, torturous’ attack 20 years ago at her family home in Goatstown
Stephen McCullagh denies murdering Natalie McNally, who was 15 weeks pregnant when she was killed at her home
Sam Okwuoha was to be deported to Nigeria earlier this month
Liam O’Leary (33) said he ‘smashed’ John Casserly’s face with a glass in Ballina apartment after being told he was ‘dying tonight’
O’Shea has been interim presenter since July 2025
Republic being used as gateway for smuggling into UK as organised crime drives growing black-market trade across Europe
Shem Drowne Ltd pleaded guilty to charges relating to the destruction of over 1,150m of ‘historic hedgerows’
John Peters (33), who told gardaí woman was not to be believed as she had mental health issues, said he is sorry for his actions and distress they caused
‘I cannot emphasise enough the consequences of overloading already stretched services,’ says Dublin Region Homeless Executive chief
Week beginning Saturday, March 14th, 2026
Angry scenes as peace groups demand end to attacks on Iran, but Iranian group chants ‘Thank you, Trump’
Accused Adam Corcoran (31) called emergency services and claimed his partner was stabbing herself in their Midleton apartment
Kneecap’s DJ Próvaí championed the Irish language in his address to students at Fís 2026 careers event