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2024

The Morning Lead

Irish GPs have come under pressure to prescribe hormones, gender service consultant claims

A landmark report in the UK raised concerns over private gender care, which Paul Moran said is also an issue here.

People in need of gender care are turning to private providers due to long waiting lists.

The National Gender Service has advised GPs not to enter shared care arrangements with private clinics.

Dr Paul Moran called on pharmacists to stop dispensing foreign gender healthcare hormone prescriptions.

Valerie Flynn

20 Apr

11.1k

glyphosate

Transport authority sprayed cocktail of pesticides in Dublin park near Grand Canal

31 Mar

42.0k

The Morning Lead

What’s driving the surge in road deaths?

Answers are beginning to emerge on what’s behind the deadly trend on Irish roads.

Drivers' behaviour and attitudes to road safety worsened during the pandemic - and stayed worse.

New research shows young people are tempted to check their phones while driving.

Valerie Flynn

30 Mar

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green sees red

Eamon Ryan castigates member states' cold feet on Nature Restoration Law as it faces collapse

25 Mar

17.9k

Ringsend

Labour stands by council candidate filmed making anti-immigrant remarks, following investigation

Updated 25 Mar

25.0k

air quality

Open fires strongly linked with respiratory disease in older Irish people

12 Mar

21.4k

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The Morning Lead

HSE stops increasing breastfeeding targets, as they continue to be missed

The targets were set out in the national breastfeeding strategy, which has expired.

The HSE had a target to increase breastfeeding rates by 2 percentage points per year.

Breastfeeding rates are rising - but not fast enough to reach the HSE's targets over several years.

11 Mar

12.5k

Road Safety

Road deaths in Ireland rising faster than almost anywhere else in the EU

8 Mar

20.7k

Gone to the dogs

Only one dog fouling fine was paid in Dublin city in four years

And it was later cancelled.

Valerie Flynn

7 Mar

11.5k

March Referendums

We hit Grafton St to ask people if they understand Friday's referendums... mostly, they don't

If you’re confused, you’re not the only one.

Valerie Flynn

Updated 5 Mar

33.3k

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The Morning Lead

Government urged to investigate soaring baby formula prices as families struggle

An official UK investigation found manufacturers have hiked prices more than their costs increased – and enjoyed high profit margins.

St Vincent de Paul has noted an increase in callers struggling with infant formula costs.

Families who use it spend hundreds of euro per year on formula, and prices have climbed 18-22% since 2021.

A new probe is underway into Britain's market, which like Ireland's is dominated by Nestlé and Danone.

24 Feb

16.1k

International Court of Justice

Ireland condemns Israeli settlements on Palestinian land as 'annexation' at top UN court

In a forcefully worded intervention at the ICJ, the Attorney General accused Israel of contravening international law.

22 hrs ago

25.5k

The Morning Lead

Fears over disqualified drivers behind the wheel as 76% ignore orders to surrender licences

It’s been suggested the figures indicate many disqualified drivers remain on the roads following conviction.

Thousands of banned drivers have ignored orders to surrender their licences in the past three years.

There have been recent cases before the courts of disqualified drivers who committed further offences.

Road safety campaigner Leo Lieghio, whose daughter Marsia was killed by a disqualified driver, called for cars to be impounded.

Valerie Flynn

20 Feb

23.8k

Dublin

Irish Yeast Co building owner warned over dereliction as 'cafe/bar' conversion gets green light

18 Feb

39.7k

Analysis

As Israel defies US to attack Rafah, where 1.4m people are trapped, what's the world's next move?

Valerie Flynn

13 Feb

18.9k

European Elections 2024

Barry Cowen wins Fianna Fáil race to run for Europe in June

6 Feb

16.7k

mater-card

Mater Private defends card-only payment policy in hospital restaurant despite elderly clientele

5 Feb

32.8k

Medicines

Government parties' MEPs pick opposing sides in Brussels row with big pharma over drug costs

3 Feb

13.2k

Running out of Road

Parking driving you crazy? It might be because cars are expanding by half a centimetre a year

Campaigners say legislation is urgently needed to halt the trend for ever wider cars.

The average width of Irish new cars exceeds the EU average.

Several SUVs on the market are now over 2 metres wide.

Valerie Flynn

30 Jan

17.3k

Weather Warnings

'Stay back, stay dry': Public urged to heed storm weather warnings after risky behaviour on Sunday

Onlookers walked right down to the water in Galway to take photos of Storm Isha’s crashing waves, putting themselves at risk.

14 hrs ago

20.3k

Road Safety

One in 10 admit drink-driving - and those doing so are 'way over the limit'

19 Jan

13.7k

International Court of Justice

Blinne Ní Ghrálaigh: Who is the Irish lawyer acting in a genocide case against Israel?

Ní Ghrálaigh’s brief this week was to advocate for measures to protect the rights of Palestinian people.

12 Jan

28.4k

Homelessness

Govt plan to add new restrictions on who can access homeless accommodation sharply criticised

11 Jan

29.4k

glyphosate

Glyphosate accounts for 30% of pesticides in Ireland, with residues found in some food samples

3 Jan

19.9k

The Morning Lead

Ships owned by Irish firm in finance deal sold and scrapped on beaches in India and Bangladesh

2 Jan

46.7k

Gaining a few pounds

Director of Irish weight-loss firm Bodyslims doubles pay package to €1m

1 Jan

49.2k

Last year

2023

The Morning Lead

Motorway and national road lights removed to save energy

11 Dec 2023

77.8k

135

energy poverty

Palliative care nurses report visiting cancer patients who cannot heat their homes

Updated 8 Dec 2023

18.3k

your stories

How have last week's riots in Dublin affected you? We want to hear your stories

Updated 27 Nov 2023

25.1k

city centre

Schools close early and clinics cancelled at Temple Street amid fears of unrest in central Dublin

24 Nov 2023

22.1k

The Morning Lead

Minister challenged Drew Harris on reduced traffic enforcement by gardaí amid rise in deaths

21 Nov 2023

38.6k

101

Ben Dunne

Businessman Ben Dunne has died at the age of 74

18 Nov 2023

109k

Health

Popular antibiotic in short supply amid ongoing medicines shortage problem

18 Nov 2023

42.8k

The Morning Lead

Ireland supported keeping weedkiller glyphosate on the market for another 10 years in EU vote

17 Nov 2023

21.3k

The Morning Lead

Concerns raised that parents of pre-schoolers had no say in Catholic school divestment scheme

29 Oct 2023

31.0k

131

The Morning Lead

People across Ireland raise litany of complaints with councils about dogs running off-lead

23 Oct 2023

50.1k

172

jewish community

Irish Jewish organisation sees increasing antisemitism online

18 Oct 2023

8.2k

Israel

Demonstration held in Dublin in solidarity with Israel

15 Oct 2023

29.7k

The Morning Lead

Luke O'Neill: 'No, AI doesn't bother me. We shouldn't be frightened of it.'

12 Oct 2023

17.2k

budget 2024

New tax on vapes promised - but not in this year's budget

Updated 10 Oct 2023

8.6k