Storm Chandra slammed into Ireland with ferocious force today, unleashing heavy rain, strong winds, and widespread chaos across the island. Named by the UK Met Office after the Hindu god of the moon, the third …
Ireland is currently experiencing severe rain and winds and Chandra, a low-pressure system named by the UK Met Office, which began affecting the country from last night and will remain until tomorrow. The storm tracks …
There is an increasing level of Euroscepticism in Ireland, according to the Minister for Foreign Affairs. Helen McEntee said populist voices are portraying the European Union as a “convenient” source of blame for the country’s …
Ireland’s health service is in meltdown, with over 6,500 funded HSE posts remaining vacant in late 2025 despite available money—leaving nurses overworked and patients at risk. Unions, including the INMO, warn that slow recruitment and …
Ireland is losing its future generation at an alarming rate. CSO provisional data for 2025 shows emigration surging again, with an estimated **65,600 people leaving** in the year to April 2025—the highest outflow since the …
Ireland’s hospitals are in chaos, with over 114,000 patients—including 1,248 children—treated on trolleys throughout 2025, according to INMO Trolley Watch figures. This marks yet another year of record overcrowding, with nurses stretched to breaking point …
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. Data released by …
Alcohol consumption among Irish adults decreased by 4.5% last year, continuing a long-term decline observed over the past 25 years, according to a new report, reports RTE. The report, commissioned by the Drinks Industry Group …
Ireland’s political landscape is broken as 2026 begins. Fianna Fáil and Fine Gael—historically centre-right—have drifted so far left that they now mirror the very policies they once opposed: unchecked immigration, escalating green taxes, and cultural …
Ireland’s elderly are being abandoned in plain sight as 2026 begins. CSO SILC data for 2025 shows 19.8% of people aged 65+ at risk of poverty or social exclusion—up from 16.1% in 2023—making Ireland one …
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