Irish

June

June 2024

recruitment and retention crisis

Teachers’ union says €2,000 bonus after first year of teaching is ‘sticking plaster measure’

Updated 27 Jun

14.9k

european matters

Irish support for von der Leyen will be a vote for her 'team of commissioners', says Harris

27 Jun

5.1k

Simon Harris

Armed gardaí to be deployed to protect Taoiseach's home in County Wicklow

27 Jun

41.7k

Cathal Crotty case: We need a truly watershed moment for women’s safety in Ireland

Mary Lou McDonald

27 Jun

10.6k

Addiction

Drug policy is 'literally killing people' and Ireland should decriminalise use, committee hears

27 Jun

9.4k

PAC

'I am gobsmacked': TD critical after Road Safety Authority reveals it has no road safety engineers on staff

27 Jun

30.4k

Alan Kelly

‘I imagine it’s in here’: Labour TD suggests cocaine is being used in Leinster House

27 Jun

17.8k

The Daily Poll

Poll: Do you like Green Day's music?

27 Jun

21.4k

Good Morning

The 8 at 8 Aer Lingus and pilots to meet for talks, Covid-19 cases on the rise, and Simon Harris to attend European Council meeting.

Updated 27 Jun

5.2k

Sell Sell Sell

State to sell 5% of its stake in AIB, bringing share to 25.5%

Updated 27 Jun

10.6k

Transport

Ireland's transport emissions rose last year as demand for petrol jumped by over 7%

27 Jun

6.9k

Health

There was a 60% jump in Covid-19 cases in Ireland last week

27 Jun

32.2k

Sexual Assault

Record 18,605 calls made to Dublin Rape Crisis Centre helpline amid increase in male callers

27 Jun

6.6k

up up up

Ireland's economy will grow this year and next, with households seeing increase in real wages

27 Jun

11.3k

INTERNATIONAL PROTECTION

Mother fears 'having to sleep in car' with three children if evicted from Direct Provision centre

The woman, who has international protection status, is one of many people who have been told they need to find alternative accommodation by next week.

The woman has three young children including a newborn

She has been living in Ballyhaunis for six years and is "devastated" to have to move

Rising rental costs and a lack of housing supply mean many people are now facing homelessness

Órla Ryan

27 Jun

10.8k

eglinton

Teenage boy (14) dies following quad bike crash in Co Derry

26 Jun

17.7k

Wicklow

Gun and ammunition seized during search of house in Bray

26 Jun

13.6k

migration pact

Dáil narrowly votes in favour of adopting new EU border and immigration policies

26 Jun

34.8k

News Fix

Here's What Happened Today: Wednesday

26 Jun

6.0k

Wicklow

Bomb threat made on Taoiseach's home this evening declared a hoax

26 Jun

26.4k

TV licence

Ministers still at loggerheads over RTÉ funding as Martin says broadcasting tax not ‘palatable’

26 Jun

13.7k

Texas

SXSW drops US military sponsorship after Irish acts withdrew from music festival in protest

26 Jun

19.2k

surrogacy law

Emotional scenes outside Leinster House as landmark surrogacy and fertility legislation passes

26 Jun

20.2k

moving up the ranks

Jack Chambers appointed Finance Minister by President after being approved by Dáil vote

26 Jun

19.1k

RIP

Three maternal deaths in Ireland in the last week

Families have set up GoFundMe pages to help cover the unexpected cost of these tragic deaths.

26 Jun

142k

Legend

Funeral of GAA commentator Mícheál Ó Muircheartaigh to take place in Dingle on Saturday

26 Jun

14.2k

borderless crime

Some people being trafficked into Ireland have had limbs disfigured by gangs, Harris says

Commissioner Drew Harris and his PSNI counterpart Chief Constable Jon Boutcher were speaking at a conference in Cork into human trafficking.

Niall O'Connor

Reports from Cork

Updated 26 Jun

12.0k

disinformation

Fake news inspires abuse and arson attacks, Garda tells committee discussing social media

26 Jun

5.2k

Evening Wrap

The 5 at 5 Five minutes, five stories, five o’clock…

Updated 26 Jun

3.1k

Justice Minister

McEntee says there's still 'so much work to do' after facing criticism from Natasha O'Brien

Updated 26 Jun

42.5k

sodium valproate

Chairperson appointed to probe into drug that causes birth defects after almost a year's delay

26 Jun

10.9k

Dublin

15-year-old boy accused of attacking US tourist Stephen Termini sent forward for trial

26 Jun

11.3k

fatal collision

Garda accused of dangerous driving over fatal N7 crash sent forward for trial

26 Jun

46.5k

crime stats

Close to 20% rise in robbery, extortion and hijacking offences over the past year

Updated 26 Jun

8.7k

Tick tock

Govt publishes updated plan to reduce emissions following years of delay and breach of EU deadline

26 Jun

5.9k

Dublin Airport passengers take diverging views on Aer Lingus pilots' strike

26 Jun

25.4k

carrickfergus

DUP’s Sammy Wilson ‘will not be deterred’ after shots fired at MP’s constituency office

26 Jun

9.0k

RIP

Tommie Gorman's love of Sligo Rovers reaffirmed by club and family as funeral details confirmed

26 Jun

12.5k

Newtownmountkennedy

Pride disco in Wicklow for young LGBT+ people postponed after 'harassment and threats'

26 Jun

18.9k

Strike

IALPA to begin talks with Aer Lingus tomorrow as industrial action by pilots underway

Members of IALPA began an indefinite work-to-rule at midnight, with an all-out strike planned for Saturday.

Aer Lingus and IALPA attended separate meetings with the Labour Court yesterday in a bid to resolve the dispute.

The Court said it would not be intervening at this time and would review the matter in July.

26 Jun

16.1k