The report investigating the fire that claimed the life of Detective Garda Deirdre Finn in Carrick-on-Shannon in 2023 has been released, highlighting the need for new safety regulations.

Billions of euros for social housing, a new Defence Forces uniform, and a Christmas bonus social welfare payment are among the measures in Budget 2026. The total size of the new Budget measures falls ...

A farmer and father-of-four from Co Clare has said that the budget will not make a massive difference to his family or farm. Daniel McMahon, from O’Callaghan’s Mills, who has been a suckler farmer for ...

An earlier cut to VAT for food services could have “saved a lot of businesses”, a hotel manager has said, while welcoming Budget moves on tourism marketing. The Government announced a slashing of the ...

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Four days after Storm Amy battered Leitrim, hundreds of homes and farms in the south of the county remain without electricity — prompting Cllr Paddy O’Rourke to say that “we’ve learned nothing since ...

A school caretaker has said the Budget does nothing for workers and will not make a difference to him. David Hearne, who has been a caretaker in a Waterford primary school for eight years, said the ...

Come Christmas time the couple will receive a double bonus payment - which will amount to €556 extra for the pair. The same top up of ten euro per week and Christmas double payment will apply to ...

It will be a welcome budget for those in the food and hairdressing industry, although most working people across the country may be feeling left out by the Government's package on Tuesday ...

North West STOP has launched a GoFundMe campaign to raise €100,000 in match funding to renovate the old Garda station in Drumkeeran, which they purchased in 2021, for use as their base.

A new purpose-built childcare centre catering for up to 62 children in Fenagh has been given the green light as local services struggle to meet increasing demand.

Last week, Robert O’Connor (31), of Drumgowna, Louth Village, appeared before Drogheda District Court charged with three counts of murder. The court heard he has been under the care of mental health ...