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 …
Concerns are growing over further delays to the opening of the National Children’s Hospital, as Children’s Health Ireland has yet to be granted early access to the building, reports Breaking News. CHI had planned to …
The national average home listing price increased by an average of 5.5% throughout last year, as detailed in the most recent Daft.ie report, reports RTE. The average price for a three-bedroom semi-detached house in the …
Ordinary Irish motorists are being hammered once again by the National Car Test (NCT) system, with fresh 2025 figures exposing a broken regime that punishes hardworking families rather than protecting road safety. Over 1.7 million …
Although the number of GPs has risen by 10 per cent, the State is effectively “treading water” on shortages because the population has grown by nine per cent, according to the medical director of the …
Irish tourists travelling to Spain this summer could be caught out by a strict six-drink rule, a travel expert has cautioned. Visitors heading to the Balearic Islands may face hefty fines as Spanish authorities step …
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