Dublin City Council is appealing to homeowners to stop covering their front gardens with concrete and asphalt contributing to increased flooding and sewer overflows into waterways

The country will begin repatriating asylum seekers who have arrived via Britain 'within a few weeks', according to plans agreed by the government, although uncertainty remains about the effectiveness of the initiative in practice

A severe potato shortage is increasingly likely as heavy rains flooded soils and are making planting impossible; Irish Times 2021 data showed an average Irish is the world's largest consumer with 85 kg potatoes/year, more than double the global average

Simon Harris, 37, appointed Prime Minister of Ireland to replace Leo Varadkar, is the youngest Irish prime minister ever

Teachers are "dropping out of education en masse," with an ever-increasing amount of paperwork and bureaucracy yet not reflected in adaptations to the increased cost of living and new roles and responsibilities