An investigation has been launched after thieves attempted to use a JCB front loader in a failed bid to break into a supermarket in Mallow, Co Cork, in an effort to access its ATM machine, …
There were 9,363 children awaiting initial contact from a Child Disability Network Team (CDNT) at the end of 2025. HSE figures show that 6,035 children have been waiting more than a year for their first …
Image source: TheLiberal.ie Ireland was one of just two EU member states to record a fall in tourist bed nights last year, despite new records being set for tourism accommodation across the European Union overall. …
Between 2015 and 2025, the number of births registered in Ireland fell by 11,784, representing a decline of almost 18 per cent, reports Breaking News. According to new data from the Central Statistics Office (CSO), …
Electrified vehicles, including hybrids, plug-in hybrids and fully electric cars, now make up almost two-thirds of all new car sales in Ireland, with electric vehicle registrations doubling in May, reports Breaking News. Combined sales of …
Scientists have found that human-driven climate change made recent heatwaves in Europe as much as 4°C hotter in various cities, pushing temperatures into dangerous ranges for thousands of vulnerable individuals, reports RTE. A swift study …
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 …
The Department of Education and Youth has said that although the direct governance of schools rests with boards of management, schools are obliged to ensure safe and inclusive environments for all students, including those who …
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 …
A total of 660 admitted patients are waiting for hospital beds on Monday morning, according to the Irish Nurses and Midwives Organisation’s (INMO) Trolley Watch, reports Breaking News. Of these patients, 390 are waiting in …
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