Month: October 2016

New research shows the number of women giving birth by C-section is on the rise. A study by the ESRI, UCD and Trinity College shows its increased from 7% in…

The Public Accounts Committee will today hear from top officials at NAMA involved in the controversial Project Eagle sale. Those giving evidence will include the body’s former Chief Financial Officer…

A dispute has emerged between Fine Gael and the Independent Alliance over the issue of abortion. It’s before a debate tonight, on a People Before Profit-Anti Austerity Alliance Bill, calling…

Parents across County Wexford are preparing for secondary school closures on Thursday. Members of the ASTI say strike action is still on the cards after they failed to reach a…

A County Wexford businessman has won a prestigious educational award in Australia. Seamus McGuinness founder of Prim ED Publishing in New Ross won the Australian Publishers Association Annual Educational Publishing…

Two Fine Gael Ministers say it’s essential the Cabinet presents a unified position on opposition legislation calling for the repeal of the 8th amendment. The comments from Leo Varadkar and…

The Bishop of Ferns, Denis Brennan is representing the Irish Catholic Bishops Conference at the AGM of the Santa Marta Group in Rome this week. The group is an alliance…

Talks between second-level teachers and the Department of Education have ended for the day. Hundreds of schools are set to close on Thursday unless progress is made on the issue…

We’re facing a week of industrial discontent with Gardai and teachers both taking action in the days ahead. Meanwhile train drivers are being balloted on their next move. Gardaí and…

Firefighters have been working through the night to tackle a fire at a furniture factory in County Tipperary. Gardai say the alarm was raised at 6.50pm yesterday at the building…

An eleven year old boy has died in hospital from injuries received after he was knocked down by a truck in Navan, Co.Meath. The crash happened on Sunday the 16th…

Gardai and emergency services are at the scene of an accident just outside Enniscorthy. The crash involving a car and a motorbike happened on the N11 south of Enniscorthy at…

Three people have died in separate road accidents on the country’s roads. A teenage boy was fatally injured when he was hit by a car near Belcamp Park in Coolock,…

Support for Independent TD’s and others continues to decline according the the latest opinion poll. The Millward Brown poll for the Sunday Independent sees them sharing 15% of the vote…

An investigation’s underway after stairs collapsed at an amusement park in Meath. Nine people were taken to hospital last night after the steps gave way inside the House of Horrors…

Officials from the Department of Justice and Education are due to meet with unions this week to discuss strike action. It comes as Gardaí and Teachers plan strike action this…

Two viable explosive devices are being analysed after being discovered in Cavan Town. The bombs were found last night at a derelict house in the Aughnaskerry area. An Army Bomb…

A coalition of campaigners has accused the drinks industry of a campaign of “ferocious lobbying” in an effort to water down measures in the Public Health Alcohol Bill. The group…

Donald Trump has taken a rare swipe at Michelle Obama, accusing her of criticising his rival Hillary Clinton. At a rally in North Carolina, the Republican US presidential candidate claimed…

The Government is being urged to do all it can to keep Northern Ireland within the EU. The Taoiseach is due to chair an all island forum on BREXIT next…

The Minister for Children and Youth Affairs says she’s very disappointed at the ASTI’s decision to carry out strike action in secondary schools. Members of the teaching union are staging…

The funeral of Munster rugby legend Anthony Foley will take place later in his home town of Killaloe. The mass will take place at 12 noon at St Flannan’s Church,…

The country’s largest secondary teachers’ union is also closing in on a strike. ASTI members are to walk off the job in less than a week for the first of…

Garda sergeants and Inspectors are on a work-to-rule today, for the first time ever. It’s the start of an historic campaign of industrial action over pay and conditions which includes…

Over 15,000 homes need to be delivered over the next five years by housing associations. The Irish Council for Social Housing is holding a finance conference today to look at…

Anthony Foley’s remains will lie in repose at St Flannan’s Church in his home town of Killaloe Co. Clare today. The Munster rugby coach will be laid to rest at…

Minister Michael Noonan is expected to announce widespread changes to the help to buy scheme today. The plan aimed at helping first time buyers has been met with criticism since…

University Hospital Waterford has postponed all elective procedures, due to problems with its water supply. The hospital says the move is a precautionary measure. It says the situation is being…