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Dublin after-school provider claims ex-franchisee is running similar business in breach of agreement
Court heard Emma Campbell entered agreement with Sunago in June 2021 to use Sherpa Kids system in eight primary schools in Lucan
Man arrested over sexual assault of woman in south Dublin 23 years ago during aggravated burglary
Assailant posing as a repairman forced his way into woman’s home in Kilmacud and bound her with plastic ties
Man accused of Robbie Lawlor murder switches solicitors as bail application put on hold
Paul Drew (41) has hired Belfast firm Phoenix Law and will be seeking release from custody
Irish troops issued body armour in advance of overseas deployment
Kit priced at €3,000 per unit and total cost to exchequer estimated at €25m
‘We need the truth’: Calls for public inquiry into Creeslough tragedy on fourth anniversary
Áine Flanagan, who lost her partner Robert and daughter Shauna in the blast, said families ‘deserve answers’
Walls, windows and ceilings of Limerick house destroyed during ‘student party’
Gardaí investigate damage caused to property in the city in the early hours of Wednesday
‘Very disturbing behaviour’: Teen jailed for two years for ‘appalling’ abuse of half-sisters
The boy was between 14 and 15 when he abused his half-sisters in the family home
Boy (8) settles action over circumstances of birth at Cork hospital for €7.5m
Senior counsel for the boy said his first breath was four minutes after his birth
‘We were chasing inflation’: DCU grilled over almost €4.4m loss on student accommodation plan
Oireachtas committee hears about university’s ‘viability gap’ in plan to house more than 1,200 beds
New papal nuncio likely to continue radical downsizing of Catholic dioceses in Ireland
Polish nuncio succeeds Archbishop Montemayor, who oversaw some of most radical changes in 900 years
‘He never lost his accent’: How missing Cork native built a happy life as a gay man in England
Patsy O’Sullivan disappeared without trace on Easter Monday from Lombardstown, Co Cork in 1992
Woman’s High Court case against adult websites adjourned over $120m US settlement
‘Jane Doe’ says recordings of her being abused as a minor were published on video-sharing sites
Man (22) charged with two counts of murder over Edenderry house fire
Michael Dunne (22), with an address in Co Kildare, was charged with the murder of Tadhg Farrell (4) and Mary Holt (60) on December 6th
Minister to determine Palestinian students’ visa appeals this week, court told
Refusal of Irish visas is ‘trapping’ people in Gaza, says counsel for students
Bulgarian associate of Michael Lynn fined for refusing to provide phone passwords
Yavor Poptoshev pleaded guilty to not handing over passwords for phones seized by the Garda National Economic Crime Bureau
Is your bus or train always overcrowded? Share your story
Pressure on State’s transport services is greater than ever
Man in ‘critical’ condition after attempted e-scooter robbery in Co Louth
One suspect has been arrested, another is being sought by gardaí
Three challenges to Galway City Ring Road permission settled
A fourth action against the permission remains live
Two men (20s) to appear in court charged over suspected €350,000 cannabis seizure
Gardaí searched Cork city home in effort to stop sale of drugs
Court clears way for hearing following row sparked by complaint about child alone in car
It was claimed father left two-year-old son asleep in his car while he went shopping
Barrister disagrees with defence that death on stag night was ‘a single punch’ case
Ruling on sentence following manslaughter verdict in Athlone death due later in month at Mullingar Circuit Court
Niamh O’Brien funeral details announced as tributes paid to ‘beautiful Irish dancer’
Funeral arrangements yet to be announced for wife of Michael Flatley following her death this week
Three unionist parties back motion of no confidence in Michelle O’Neill
Motions also listed against John O’Dowd, Caoimhe Archibald and Liz Kimmins
As the class of 2026 begins college, a masked shadow lingers
We should not forget that the chaos caused by Covid can still be impacting on young adults as they begin the next chapter
Divorcing couple’s €1.4m properties distributed between them after marriage ‘full of strife’
‘Incomprehensible’ that funds were depleted by €150,000 due to children attending boarding school abroad, says judge
Junior Cycle: Record numbers receive their results
Percentage of Distinctions aggregated across all subjects stays unchanged at 8.6% this year
Zimbabwean workers awarded €30k each after arriving in Ireland to find they had no jobs
Workplace Relations Commission awarded maximum amount available citing ‘particularly egregious’ treatment
Susan Sarandon and Noel Gallagher among artists calling for independent Drumcree mediator
International mediator ‘would lower the political temperature’, dozens of artists argue in open letter to Chris Bryant
Man (30s) charged after drone smuggling contraband into Midlands Prison crashes
The drone crashed into the nearby Prison Officers Training College on Tuesday afternoon
‘A closure for us’: Cork family learns brother missing since 1992 died in UK two years ago
Jerry O’Sullivan believes brother Patsy may have started new life because being gay wasn’t as accepted in the Ireland of the ‘90s as it would be now
Omagh bombing lawyers question whether fingerprints were ever sent to Scotland Yard
Senior garda says limited CCTV of 1998 meant there was ‘very little or none’ of use to inquiry
Man settles action over abuse by former Terenure College teacher John McClean
Court hears ‘of the most significant and substantial type’ of sexual abuse between the 1970s and 1980s
‘Confidence’ that Horse Sport Ireland can survive in face of €3m liabilities
High Court judge says examiner’s report on equestrian body shows ‘reasonable prospect’ it can continue
Relatives of shooting victim spotted his tracksuit under freshly dug grass, court to hear
Kurt Ryan (33) is charged with murder of Lee Slattery at Delmege Estate in Limerick in 2010
Dublin teen sent video of himself inhaling aerosols a year before he died from fumes, inquest hears
Daniel Maguire (14) died from ‘cardiac toxicity due to inhalation of butane and propane’
Minister for Justice offers to prioritise Gaza students’ appeals over visa refusal
Proposal would see cases of four scholarship students heard and decided by Friday
Woman who helped commission 2017 gangland murder rang victim on night of shooting, court hears
Murder of 24-year-old Jamie Tighe-Ennis nine years ago, remains unsolved
Man who suffered stroke in Cork hospital settles action for €1.2m
Mercy hospital offers ‘sincere and heartfelt’ apology for failings in care
Garda arrest driver found to be disqualified after he came to pick up uninsured friend
Two cars seized after gardaí stopped BMW without insurance and friend with disqualification came to get him in Audi
HIV Ireland quit HSE programme due to ‘slagging’ and claims of corruption, WRC told
Charity defends complaint of whistleblower penalisation brought by veteran manager accused of bullying
New mandatory register for Airbnb and other short-term lettings to open in December
Growth of often controversial sector and difficulty contacting hosts key reasons for new legislation
Could Zuckerberg’s Waterford GAA club donations be a new wave of philanthropy in Ireland?
Ireland is entering an unprecedented transfer of wealth, but experts say more could be done to encourage charitable giving
Calls for ban on rickshaws in Dublin following death of young mother
Galway city introduced bylaws in 2013 preventing use of rickshaws
Armed gardaí shot XL Bully dog four times after it attacked and killed owner, inquest told
Gardaí reviewed CCTV footage of the attack and the Director of Public Prosecutions (DPP) ruled no criminal prosecution would follow
Court of Appeal upholds Lisa Smith’s conviction for Islamic State membership
Former soldier travelled to Syria in 2015 to join terrorist group, Special Criminal Court found in 2022
Almost half of young adults cite cost issue in seeking mental health support, says survey
Mental Health Ireland says people are turning to exercise, time with family and friends, and nature
Belfast appeals court quashes ruling blocking upgrade of A5 road
€2 billion upgrade would be Northern Ireland’s largest ever road project
New camera at Kerry railway crossing to target drivers breaking red lights, speed limits
Automatic camera will photograph licence plates of drivers who fail to stop when red lights flashing at crossing
Offender with 114 convictions who helped gang in fatal shooting keen to change ways, says lawyer
Most recent offence for robbery and reckless discharge of a firearm in Lidl on the Malahide Road
Irish Rail commuter service into Dublin disrupted by signalling issues
Train services between Hazelhatch and Heuston have been affected, with delays of more than an hour
Has your child settled into school? The essential prep had nothing to do with reading or writing
In junior infants, the key skills to practise with a child at home include toileting, getting dressed and having a generally positive outlook
Tackling child poverty demands policies geared to ‘keep parents at work’
States must also provide adequate income support and accessible, high-quality services, says OECD report
‘I feel broken’: Ukrainians in Ireland face an uncertain future
Contracts with hotels housing more than 4,000 Ukrainians end next month, while private host payments end in March
‘They’re getting electricity for way lower prices’: Few regrets in Mayo over data centre refusal
‘The price of energy is going up all the time and yet ... data centres are getting electricity for way lower prices than we ordinary people’
‘The word meningitis came up and I was like absolutely stuck to the floor’
Siobhán and Noel Carroll following the death of their four-year-old daughter, Aoibhe, to meningitis
Would-be Galway mosque bombers made video warning they would carry out further attacks, court hears
Court hears ‘Irish Defence Army’ members shared information on making explosive devices in Signal chat group 'Shadows of Eire’
Man accused of importing crystal meth worth €32m seeks access to witnesses’ phones
State’s case is the drugs were imported from Mexico and stored at the Ballyseedy Garden Centre before being transported to Cork
Almost all schools to close for second day in coming weeks as unions turn the screw
Leaders of country’s four largest public service unions met on Monday to consider escalation of their dispute over a new pay deal
Man (43) to be sentenced for manslaughter of mother of two in stabbing incident
Joseph Butler inflicted an 11cm wound when he stabbed 31-year-old Paula Canty in Mallow, Co Cork, on January 3rd, 2025
Galway City Council ordered to pause tree felling by High Court
The local authority ordered the felling in response to damage caused by Storm Éowyn in January 2025
Man forced into bin and pushed on to railway tracks at Dublin train station
Gardaí appeal for witnesses to incident at Harmonstown station on Sunday night
Why reducing the €2,500 student registration charge would be a double-edged sword
Do we really want our universities to be much cheaper than others in the EU?
‘They deserve to be on a good wage’: Dublin parents back teachers on industrial action
Parents who spoke during school pickups on Monday were supportive of action, though acknowledged it may ‘upset’ jobs
O’Neill accused of choosing politics over ministerial responsibilities in Drumcree standoff
Emma Little-Pengelly said First Minister ‘chose to follow the law of the mob instead of the law of the land’
Gardaí seized nearly 2,000 fireworks, worth €347,000, in past 10 years
Operation Tombola targets the importation, sale and distribution of illegal fireworks
Legal aid dispute a matter of concern, says Chief Justice
Revised payment structure provides a flat €520 solicitor fee irrespective of the number of clients or appearances
Judgment reserved in legal challenge to Orange Order parade on Garvaghy Road
Drumcree standoff: Three senior judges promised to deliver verdict on latest legal challenge to the march ‘swiftly’, but did not provide a date
Waste firm Panda sent for trial over worker’s death
According to the charges, the firm failed to ensure the safety, health and welfare of its employees