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Mother who reported herself to Tusla amid school transport delays has now been elected as councillor

Carol Lennon. Picture by Gerry MooneyA mother of four autistic children who reported herself to Tusla, for having to leave her children unsupervise...

Dublin Airport submits plans for plane-spotting facility

Dublin Airport has submitted plans to Fingal County Council seeking permission to develop a new dedicated viewing area for plane spotting. The prop...

Aviation enthusiasts to get observation platform at Dublin Airport

The DAA has formally applied for planning permission for the new viewing platform at the airport’s perimeter The DAA, which flagged the potential d...

Incident in which 5,000 fish died in Cork river ‘heartbreaking for community’

A director of Inland Fisheries Ireland (IFI), Sean Long has described a fish kill on the environmentally sensitive River Allow in Cork at the weeke...

Disgraced paedophile Gary Glitter ordered to pay €500k in damages to victim

breaking | Gary GlitterGary Glitter has been ordered to pay more than £500,000 in damages to one of his victims who sued him at the High Court.The ...

Counting to resume as only one MEP elected so far

View results from your area Carlow County Council Cavan County Council Clare County Council Cork City Council Cork County Council Donegal County Co...

Pádraig Harrington Hall of Fame induction: ‘It’s a family joke that a tee time is the only thing Dad isn’t late for’

“Before we welcome him on stage, there is another side to this hardworking paragon of virtue that I feel like I must mention,” his son Paddy (20) t...

Young woman allegedly raped by taxi driver tells trial she didn’t know how to react

A young woman who was allegedly raped by a taxi driver said she didn't know how to react when she woke up to find the man on top of her. The man, w...

‘Ah Jaysus, lads, at least credit the kids’ – Fine Gael apologises for using viral song ‘The Spark’ without permission

The video, which has been since deleted, used the song The Spark with a caption that read: “We’ve got the new energy, and we’ll tell you all about ...

Nicola Brennan pleads guilty to the murder of her former partner

A woman whose trial for the murder of her former lover ended in a jury disagreement has pleaded guilty to his manslaughter at the Central Criminal ...

Local, European and Limerick Mayoral elections results Ireland 2024 live blog: Day 3 kicks off as five are neck and neck for two European Dublin seats

European Elections: DublinIt's slowly but surely in Dublin, here's the latest anyway:Count 4:  Distribution of Andy Heasman’s 2,092 votesAndrews (F...

Irish voters rejected ‘anti-migrant’ candidates and returned to centre – Kelleher

Irish voters have rejected “populist, anti-migrant groupings” and moved back to the centre, Fianna Fáil's European candidate for Ireland South Bill...

European Athletics Championships: Coscoran into 1500m final, but disappointment for Barr, Shanahan, Griggs and Healy

It was a run that salvaged something from an otherwise bad morning for the Irish, with Phil Healy, Nick Griggs, Louise Shanahan and Thomas Barr all...

Store manager who reported company to Revenue awarded over €43,000 for unfair treatment

The manager of a convenience store who was penalised by her employer after she had informed Revenue about attempts not to pay her full wages throug...

Abi Lyle: Paris Olympic Games selection ‘beyond wildest dreams’ for woman who overcame Creswell abuse

Abi Lyle (39), from Bangor, will be Ireland’s sole representative in the individual dressage event when the Paris Games begin at the end of July.He...