Tánaiste expresses sympathy to Buckley family

Tánaiste Joan Burton has expressed her sympathy on behalf of the Government to the family and friends of Karen Buckley. Speaking in the Dáil, Ms Burton expressed particular sympathy with Ms Buckley's parents John and Marian and her brothers. She said:...

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O'Donnell application to annul bankruptcy refused

The High Court has refused the applications of Brian and Mary Patricia O'Donnell to annul an adjudication of bankruptcy. The O'Donnells accepted that they borrowed in excess of €65m over a period of years in the 2000s. However, they argued that their...

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Possible supplementary budget for free GP care

The Government has not ruled out a supplementary budget to implement the proposal for free GP care for all children under the age of six towards the end of the year. Speaking in the Dáil this morning, Minister of State at the Department of Health Kathleen...

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41 missing in new Mediterranean boat tragedy

As many as 41 migrants drowned after a small boat carrying refugees sank in the Mediterranean, Italian media have reported, days after up to 400 were lost in another shipwreck. Four survivors told Italian police and humanitarian organisations...

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Jury in Nash trial retires to consider verdict

The jury in the trial of a 42-year-old man accused of murdering two women eighteen years ago has retired to consider its verdict.Mark Nash, who has last addresses at Prussia Street and Clonliffe Road in Dublin, has pleaded not guilty at the Central Criminal...

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Police confirm Irish student's remains found

Police have confirmed the remains found at a farm in Glasgow are those of missing Irish student Karen Buckley. A 21-year-old man arrested following the disappearance of the Cork student is due to appear in court in the city tomorrow. Officers...

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Criticism of establishment of SUSI grant system

The Comptroller and Auditor General has recommended that the Department of Education revise its approach to planning for change, especially when it comes to complex and large-scale projects. In a report published today, the C&AG is...

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Protester disrupts ECB news conference

European Central Bank President Mario Draghi's news conference was disrupted this afternoon when a woman jumped on the podium. "End the ECB dictatorship," she shouted as she showered Mr Draghi with what appeared to be confetti. The woman was then...

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EU charges Google with market abuse

The European Union has accused Google of cheating competitors by distorting internet search results in favour of its Google Shopping service. The commission also said it is initiating a competition inquiry into its Android mobile operating system. ...

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Glasgow police search sheds and canal for student

Police in Glasgow are searching sheds and a canal close to the apartment that missing Irish student Karen Buckley travelled to on Sunday morning. Specialist teams have searched the area near the canal, which is close to Dorchester Avenue. They have...

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O'Donnells must vacate Gorse Hill in two weeks

The Court of Appeal has ruled that Brian and Mary Pat O'Donnell must vacate the house at Gorse Hill, Killiney, Dublin where they have been living since the end of February. It upheld the High Court's decision that Bank of Ireland was entitled to an...

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Former Bradford chairman linked to fire claims

The chairman of Bradford City Football Club at the time of the Valley Parade stadium fire that killed 56 people in 1985 has been linked to eight other fires and insurance claims resulting in multi-million pound payouts, according to a new book written...

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Appeal by 'desperate' parents of Cork student

The parents of Karen Buckley, who has been missing from Glasgow since the early hours of Sunday, have appealed for information. At a news conference in Scotland this afternoon, Marion Buckley said: "We just want Karen home safely, we are desperate....

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Banks raising less money from forced bankruptcies

Banks that rejected insolvency deals and forced borrowers to go bankrupt are expected to lose €100,000 on average, according to the Insolvency Service of Ireland. The organisation has compared the outcomes of rejected insolvency deals to the funds...

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Dublin student dies on kayaking trip in Slovenia

A 20-year-old student from Dublin has died during a kayaking trip in Slovenia. Conor Keleghan, from Coolmine, Blanchardstown, was on the trip with his college, Colaiste Dhulaigh. It is understood he got into difficulty while paddling in the Soca...

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Man remanded in custody over Co Down murder

A 26-year-old man has been remanded in custody in Northern Ireland after appearing in court charged with murdering a man whose body was found in the boot of a car. Wesley Vance from Church Gate Studios in Comber, Co Down appeared before a sitting of...

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McDonald refuses to apologise over Dáil statements

Sinn Féin TD Mary Lou McDonald has rejected the finding from the Dáil Committee on Procedure and Privileges that she abused parliamentary privilege by naming politicians who were said to have held Ansbacher accounts. Ms McDonald named several people...

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Ancient East trail aims to boost tourism

A new tourism initiative, Ireland's Ancient East, could increase visitor revenue to €950m by 2020, according to research carried out by Fáilte Ireland. The initiative aims to promote the east and south in a similar manner to the Wild Atlantic Way....

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Mandate to step up action at Dunnes Stores

Dunnes Stores workers belonging to the Mandate trade union are to escalate their dispute over low-hour contracts and union negotiating rights. The move was decided at a meeting of the union's National Disputes Committee today, but a date has not yet...

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Search for Cork student missing from Glasgow

Police in Scotland are searching for a Cork student who went missing from Glasgow over the weekend. Karen Buckley, a 24-year-old student at Glasgow Caledonian University, has been missing since the early hours of yesterday. Police said that Ms Buckley...

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Man jailed for repeated rape of partner's daughter

A Dublin man has received a 12-year sentence with the final two suspended for the repeated rape of his partner's then 11-year-old daughter in her Galway home. Henry Crowe, 57, of Blackditch Road, Ballyfermot pleaded guilty at the Central Criminal Court...

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Bus services face disruption on 1 May

Bus services face disruption ahead of the bank holiday weekend as the National Bus and Rail Union will hold a day of action on Friday 1 May. The union's day of action is in protest at plans to open 10% of bus routes to private sector tendering. It...

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Man gets 12-year sentence for Cavan manslaughter

A 30-year-old Dublin man has been sentenced to 12 years in prison, with the final two suspended, for the manslaughter of another man in Co Cavan almost two years ago. Kevin Moran, with an address at Lodgeview, Cootehill, Co Cavan, but originally from...

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Ten-year sentence for Mayo manslaughter

A 23-year-old man has been sentenced to ten years in prison, with the final two suspended, for killing a mother-of-two in Co Mayo in December 2013. Ray Gralton, with an address at Mount Prospect, Roscommon, had pleaded guilty to the manslaughter of...

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Four die in separate road crashes

Four people have died in separate road crashes since yesterday evening in counties Mayo, Meath and Tyrone. A man died after he was hit by a car on the N2 at Balrath in Co Meath at 1.30am. He was pronounced dead at scene and his body...

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DUP could work with Conservatives or Labour

A leading member of the DUP has confirmed the party will be prepared to work with Labour or the Conservative party after next month's Westminster elections. Nigel Dodds said an inconclusive election result would leave the DUP in a position to assess...

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GP body executive rejects proposed contract

The Executive Council of the National Association of General Practitioners has decided to reject the GP contract, that has been agreed between the Department of Health and the Irish Medical Organisation in recent days.  It is up to individual GPs...

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Woman arrested over fatal Dublin stabbing

A 36-year-old man has died following a stabbing incident in Phibsboro in Dublin yesterday. The attack happened at a house on Phibsboro Road at around 10.30pm. The victim was taken to the Mater Hospital where he was later pronounced dead. A woman, in...

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Dunnes workers plan to escalate industrial action

Angry workers are preparing to ratchet up industrial action against the Irish owned supermarket chain Dunnes Stores, RTÉ News has learned.  Mandate - the union representing almost two-thirds of workers at the company - will hold a special 'disputes...

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Two held in Belfast after body found in car boot

A man and a woman in their 20's have been arrested on suspicion of murder following the discovery of a man's body in the boot of a car in Belfast. The remains were found this morning in the Windsor Road area, south of the city. The PSNI are...

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Eamonn Lillis released from Wheatfield prison

Eamonn Lillis, who was jailed in 2010 for killing his wife Celine Cawley, at their Dublin home, has been released from Wheatfield prison this morning. Mr Lillis emerged from a door in the prison complex at 9.40am and got into a waiting taxi, which brought...

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Dog cancer detection 98% reliable - study

Dogs have been found to have 98% reliability rate in sniffing out prostate cancer in men, according to newly-published research. The Italian study backs up tests carried out by the charity Medical Detection Dogs, which is based in Buckinghamshire. ...

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Killarney National Park gorse fire extinguished

A gorse fire that was threatening thousands of acres of Killarney National Park has been extinguished. The fire at the foot of Mangerton Mountain had been burning since Thursday. The fire had spread over several kilometres due to the dry conditions....

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Cork man wins competition for iPhone photo

A photograph taken by a Cork man on his iPhone has won an international competition for images taken and edited with mobile devices. Brendan Ó Sé's photograph of a park in Copenhagen captures twisting white lines on a pavement as four people go...

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Free GP care relief to many families - Varadkar

Minister for Health Leo Varadkar has said it will not be easy to convince all GPs to sign up to the new €67 million euro deal for free GP care for under six-year-olds. He told GPs at the Annual General Meeting of the Irish Medical Organisation,...

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Obama and Castro meeting for talks at Summit

US President Barack Obama and Cuban President Raul Castro  are holding talks at the Summit of the Americas in Panama today. President Obama is expected to raise the issue of political reforms in Cuba. President Castor is seeking an end to...

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Over 400,000 waiting for outpatient appointment

New waiting list figures from the National Treatment Purchase Fund show there were over 405,000 people waiting to be seen at an outpatient clinic for the first time at the end of March. The number of adults and children waiting for a day-case...

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15 years of direct provision 'regrettable'

Minister of State with responsibility for New Communities, Culture and Equality Aodhán Ó Ríordáin has said the 15th anniversary of direct provision today is not an occasion to be proud of and marks a regrettable period in Irish history. He said...

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John Joe Nevin charged with public order offences

Olympic silver medalist John Joe Nevin has appeared in court charged in connection with a row outside a pub in Mullingar, Co Westmeath, on Monday.  The 26-year-old boxer, with an address at St Anthony's Cottages in Mullingar, was charged with public...

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Boy to serve 11-year term for Irishman's murder

A 13-year-old boy who admitted murdering an Irish builder after a row outside a block of flats has been sentenced to detention of at least 11 years. The child, who cannot be named for legal reasons, pleaded guilty to stabbing 53-year-old Christopher...

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Two people collect €10.6m Lotto jackpot

Two people from Co Meath have collected their winnings of over €10.6m from Lotto headquarters in Dublin. The two won Easter Saturday's €10,650,121 jackpot after buying a €4 quickpick in Trim. The ticket was bought in Souhan's Filling Station on...

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Appeal for information over missing Dublin woman

Gardaí are seeking the public's assistance in tracing the whereabouts of a woman who is missing from her home in Coolock, Dublin 17. Annette Finn, who is her 60s, was last seen leaving her home in the Hazelwood Park area at 7am on 7 April. She...

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Man charged with Anne Shortall murder

A 38-year-old man has been charged with the murder of Anne Shortall in Co Wicklow. Roy Webster, of Ashbree, Killoughter in Wicklow, was brought before a special sitting of Bray District Court this morning. The 47-year-old mother of three was found...

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Man shoots three dead in Milan court house

A man on trial for bankruptcy shot dead a judge, a lawyer and a co-defendant in the Palace of Justice in central Milan this morning, emergency services have said. Police arrested the man, whom they named as Claudio Giardiello, in Vimercate, a town north...

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Facebook seeks to halt privacy case in Austria

Facebook has presented a long list of procedural objections to an Austrian court trying to halt a class action lawsuit for 25,000 users that accuses the social media giant of violating their privacy. The first day of hearings began with a four-hour...

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Agreement reached on free GP care for under-sixes

The Irish Medical Organisation has said it has reached an agreement on a contract for the provision of free GP services to children under six. It said the agreement includes enhanced services for asthmatic children. The IMO said it reached...

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Greece makes €459m IMF loan payment

Greece has made a €459 million loan payment to the International Monetary Fund, according to an official. "The payment order has been given," a finance ministry source said. Greece's precarious finances have been closely monitored since the election...

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McDonald refuses to withdraw Ansbacher remarks

Sinn Féin TD Mary Lou McDonald has refused to withdraw her controversial remarks naming politicians accused of tax evasion. Ms McDonald named several former ministers in the Dáil last December using privilege, reading from a civil servants' report linking...

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PTSB will not cut variable mortgage interest rates

The chairman of Permanent TSB has said the bank is not in a position to reduce mortgage interest rates for standard variable customers.  Speaking at the bank's annual general meeting in Dublin, Alan Cook said PTSB is not yet making money but...

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Minister criticises union ban on teacher training

Minister for Education Jan O'Sullivan has criticised the decision of the teacher unions not to allow members to participate in training for Junior Cycle reforms. Addressing the Teachers' Union of Ireland conference in Wexford, she said their decision...

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