Gardaí are investigating the death of a woman in unexplained circumstances at a house in south Dublin on Tuesday. An investigation has been opened following the discovery of the body of the female in her 50s in a house in Killiney. The house is located on …
Opposition TDs must keep a watchful eye on the Government during this unprecedented lockdown period, otherwise Leo Varadkar will Orbánise the entire country and suddenly it will be like Dublin on the Danube, with democracy as we know it out the window. Vigil…
Bam Ireland has announced that it has stopped work on the building of the national childrens hospital. The company said it ceased work on the project immediately after getting confirmation from the National Paediatric Hospital Development Board (NPHDB) that…
One of the more sobering revelations of the lockdown, for me, is that what the health services call social distancing is what, before now, I had considered normal life. Certainly, the adjustments have been minimal. Ive always hated shopping, long before it wa…
Another 17 patients diagnosed with coronavirus have died, the National Public Health Emergency Team reported on Tuesday evening. The patients included four women and 13 men. Eight of the deaths occurred in the east of the country, three in the south, three …
More than 650 additional beds have been secured for asylum seekers in direct provision centres to socially distance and self- isolate, the Department of Justice has said. The rooms, which are located in hotels in Dublin, Cork and Galway, will be used to prov…
Members of the same household are allowed to take physical exercise together under Government restrictions during the coronavirus pandemic, the Department of the Taoiseach has confirmed. The Government clarification comes after some confusion emerged around…
Ill never be able to cope, I said. Seriously, how am I gonna get through it? Theres no way Ill manage. I was trying to get off drink and the prospect of attending an upcoming wedding filled me with fear and anxiety. How the hell will I stay off drink at a w…
We didnt think wed be back here again so soon. Ten years on from the last financial crisis, recession looms once more. But theres a difference this time round: weve navigated these waters before. Our muscle memory is strong, and there are things you can do ri…
Margaret Glaspy is no stranger to flipping the script. Growing up in California, she was a fiddle-playing virtuoso who also played trombone; she switched to guitar in her teens and became a purveyor of both tender folk songs and thumping indie-rock tunes, as …
The body of a woman in her 50s has been discovered at a house in Killiney, Co Dublin. Gardaí said they were investigating what they described as the “unexplained circumstances” surrounding the discovery of the woman’s body in Laurel Heights. The scene has b…
In this episode Colm Ó Mongáin discusses North-South approaches to tackling the virus on the island of Ireland with RTÉ Health Correspondent Fergal Bowers. We also look at North-South tensions in the Eurozone over tackling the economic impact with Europe Edit…
Seventeen more people have died from Covid-19 in Ireland and 325 new cases have been diagnosed today. There has now been 71 Covid-19 related deaths in the country, with 3,235 confirmed cases of the virus. In Northern Ireland there have been six further deat…
Critically ill patients with Covid19 in Ireland will be asked to take part in a clinical trial on how to treat the disease. The trial will test the effects of different interventions for Covid 19 patients, who are being treated in intensive care units. The…
Construction firm BAM has said work is to cease on the National Children’s Hospital as a result of Covid-19 measures. In a statement this evening it said it had received confirmation from the National Paediatric Hospital Development Board that work on the ho…
Despite extensive study by doctors and scientists across the world since the new coronavirus first appeared in China three months ago, much about the virus is still unclear. Here are five key questions that remain unanswered about the virus officially known …
Andrew McGinley, the father of three young children who were found dead at their home in Co Dublin earlier this year, has received more than 1,000 letters and postcards while in social isolation as part of the national effort to combat coronavirus. The bodie…
An order removing a former deputy primary school principal from the teaching register after he was jailed for possessing and distributing child pornography has been confirmed by the High Court. The Teaching Council was of the opinion no words could be used t…
Intensive care units are under significant pressure with more than 130 patients being treated at the moment, the president of the Intensive Care Society of Ireland said on Tuesday. Dr Catherine Motherway said 107 patients with Covid-19 were on ventilators an…
A couple deep in default on their mortgage five years ago have received 10,000 in compensation after settling a dispute with their bank on the addition of legal fees to their loan, according to the Financial Services and Pensions Ombudsmans (FSPO) review of c…
Coronavirus has turned the world upside down. One of the strange side-effects has been to cast the 2008 financial crisis in Ireland, essentially a property meltdown in a more benign light. Yes, it was terrible. Lives were ruined. Some of us are still living …
Video-conferencing app Zoom is under scrutiny by the office of New Yorks attorney general, Letitia James, for its data privacy and security practices. On Monday, the office sent Zoom a letter asking what, if any, new security measures the company has put in…
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Hand cream doesnt seem like the most important thing at the moment, and it isnt. That said, at an uncertain time during which so many of us feel a lack of control over our lives, the small things can become more important. At brief times in the day, the ritua…
We didnt think wed be back here again so soon. Ten years on from the last financial crisis, recession looms once more. But theres a difference this time round: weve navigated these waters before. Our muscle memory is strong, and there are things you can do ri…
Extra checks on citizens returning to Ireland from abroad are under consideration by senior officials in the Department of Health to deal with the coronavirus crisis. Taoiseach Leo Varadkar said that while Ireland would not be closing its borders, the Nation…
The banking industry here has warned consumers to be on the lookout for an expected rise in online fraud and scam attempts that try to take advantage of the circumstances around the Covid-19 crisis. The Banking and Payments Federation Ireland (BPFI) FraudSMA…
A government spokesperson has said that small numbers of immediate family can still attend funerals, subject to social distancing rules, and that anyone requiring urgent health care should still go to the emergency department or call an ambulance. Speaking a…
Italy has marked a minute of silence and flew flags at half mast to mourn the 11,591 people who have died from the coronavirus pandemic that has drastically altered life in the Mediterranean country. The nation of 60 million people has recorded nearly a thir…
The true toll of deaths across England and Wales from Covid-19 is higher than reports from hospitals suggest, according to new figures. Data from the Office for National Statistics (ONS) for England and Wales shows there were 24% more deaths relating to Covi…