The average annual cost of holding a person in prison has surpassed €100,000 for the first time in the history of the State, according to new figures. The cost of maintaining an available, staffed prison …
Two caravans stationed on lands near the Curragh Racecourse in Co Kildare are drawing further encampments to the area, the High Court has been told. The lands in question are owned by the Minister for …
Two Polish men are receiving hospital treatment following an alleged assault at the Killarney Court housing complex in Dublin’s north inner city. The alleged attack occurred on Saturday at around 4.15pm at the Dublin 1 …
The European Union has endorsed Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky’s call for direct talks with Russian President Vladimir Putin, after Mr Zelensky published an open letter urging a face-to-face meeting to discuss ending the war that …
Music promoter Qayyum Balogun fought for his life after being “relentlessly” pursued by a “14-man pack” before being fatally stabbed in an unprovoked attack in Dublin city centre, a court has been told. A 25-year-old …
Despite already being a week into June, there has been no sign of summer sunshine, with the country having been battered by a seemingly relentless spell of wind and rain in recent days. A new …
Attacks on Dublin City Council homes that were allocated to non-Irish nationals have been condemned as racist and wholly unacceptable. Sinn Féin TD Eoin Ó Broin, representing Dublin Mid-West, denounced the incidents “in the strongest …
Close to 300 asylum seekers who presented themselves as children were subsequently determined to be adults over a four-year period, the Public Accounts Committee has been told. Child and Family Agency Tusla disclosed in a …
The Taoiseach has said the European Union needs to “do more” when it comes to Israel. Micheál Martin said Ireland has taken a firm stance on the ongoing Middle East conflict, including formally recognising the …
Minister of State with Responsibility for Sport Charlie McConalogue has said the Government fully backs the FAI’s decision to participate in the forthcoming soccer internationals against Israel. His remarks came as opposition parties prepared to …
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