An advisory body has cautioned that Ireland’s population faces the risk of what it described as a “vicious downward cycle” as birth rates continue to decline. The warning appears in a report by the National …
Over the past two decades, the rate of births among women under 20 has declined sharply, according to data released by the Central Statistics Office, reports RTE. In 2023, the CSO reported 3.7 live births …
The lack of gluten-free food, mashed potatoes served with every meal, cockroaches in cells and clothes shrinking in the laundry were among the complaints raised by inmates at Mountjoy Prison during 2024. According to the …
Domestic abuse-related Garda callouts have surged by 45% over the past four years, according to newly released figures from An Garda Síochána, reports RTE. The data, released in response to a parliamentary question from Aontú, …
Ireland’s headlong dash to Net Zero is exacting a brutal toll on ordinary families, with electricity prices surging 12.1% at Energia—adding €205 annually to standard tariffs—and SSE Airtricity hiking 9.5% from October 2025. Average household …
Ryanair chief executive Michael O’Leary has described Taoiseach Micheál Martin as “useless”, saying he does not expect Mr Martin to remain in office by July. In a broad and profanity-filled interview with the Irish Independent, …
Below is an email we received in response to the (further below) original article we wrote about a source describing just how bad things have gotten in Kinnegad, Co Westmeath. “I read your article about …
A compassionate and caring young Irish teacher who died in Australia just days before Christmas will be laid to rest in her home county of Meath tomorrow. Sarah Halpenny, aged 29, originally from Lobinstown and …
Officials cautioned that reducing VAT for cafés, restaurants and fast-food outlets would impose an “extremely significant” burden on taxpayers and would generate substantial “deadweight” by assisting businesses that did not require support. In a pre-budget …
The facts are brutal: 920,144 Irish citizens languished on hospital waiting lists in November 2025, with 272,561 waiting over a year for treatment and 78,000 children stuck in limbo. A record 1.7 million attended emergency …
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