Europe Ireland About 210.000 students up to the Junior Cycle will get free books; the funds will not cover the cost of digital devices and it will not apply to nearly 30.000 students attending fee-paying schools
Europe Ireland 2023 will close with a budget surplus of €10 billion, with ongoing discussions on how to use these resources most effectively; 40% of the public would prefer that the extra money be spent on "public transportation, housing, hospitals and schools"
Europe Ireland A girl has received a written apology from Gymnastics Ireland after her parents complained of racist behaviour by one of its officials who excluded her from a medal ceremony at the National Indoor Arena last year
Europe Ireland Irish lone parent families have one of the highest average incomes in the EU when measured in strictly monetary terms, but are far down in terms of actual purchasing power, according to statistics released by Parliamentary Budget Office of Oireachtas
Europe Ireland A sharp increase in drug smuggling into Ireland through the postal system - 241 kilograms seized in the first seven months of 2023 - appears to be linked to the legalization of cannabis in Canada and some of the United States
Europe Ireland The housing organisation, Respond, is on track to triple the number of social and low-cost rental houses under construction, reaching over 4.100 in the coming months
Europe Ireland The public funeral of Sinead O'Connor, iconic singer who passed away last week, will take place today in Bray; the family has asked fans for a 'love procession' to accompany the coffin
Europe Ireland Dublin City Council will no longer cut grass verges to achieve 'manicured edges' and residents' groups are asked not to submit grass cuttings for collection with the aim of encouraging biodiversity
Europe Ireland The Dublin-based Good Bike Project collected, reconditioned and then delivered 2.000 bicycles for Ukrainian refugees in the country
Europe Ireland An €83,68 million project to improve research and business engagement in university technology has been launched by the Minister for Higher and Further Education
Europe Ireland Companies switching to solar energy will get more benefits thanks to a new government decision that opens the ongoing subsidy programme for photovoltaic installations to a wider range of companies
Europe Ireland Ireland's recent decision to systematically put health prevention messages on alcohol bottles by 22 May 2026 has crystallised tensions between European doctors and the wine lobby
Europe Ireland Nearly 2.000 on-duty Irish firefighters embarked on a series of strikes on Tuesday to protest their working conditions, adding that if their demands are not met by 20 June, they will go on total strike and only respond to emergency calls