Ireland

A proposal to house hundreds of Ukrainian refugees on a luxury cruise ship docked at Dublin Port has been rejected by department officials due to concerns over the impact of the plan on port capacity

Hundreds of schools have asked for government help in responding to the refugee crisis in Ukraine, as class sizes and requests for funding for books, iPads and school trips have drastically increased

Ireland will focus on protecting human rights in light of the war in Ukraine and promoting a welcoming, inclusive and diverse Europe during its six-month presidency of the Council of Europe

Seven nurses working in the Irish health system are assaulted every day, figures released at INMO's annual conference reveal; 4.763 incidents occurred in 2021, 909 in the first three months of 2022 alone

Among workers who currently work remotely for some or all of the time, most expect to continue working from home for some time, according to the Irish Times/Ipsos survey

A Wexford hotelier has said providing accommodation for refugees from Ukraine, currently housed at dozens of the country's hotels, will become "unsustainable" as the summer season hits, unless more support comes from the government

RTÉ Raidió na Gaeltachta, an Irish language radio station, will mark 50 years of broadcasting this weekend with a gala concert tonight featuring the RTÉ Concert Orchestra and some of the country’s top traditional musicians

Irish Ambassador to Washington Dan Mulhall will become Global Professor of Irish Studies at New York University (NYU) this September, retiring from the Department of Foreign Affairs in August after a 44-year diplomatic career

Irish farmers show disappointment with the new committee the government has set up to monitor food security in the context of the war in Ukraine, which will meet for the first time today

Rathdown School, a private all-girls school in Glenageary, is to admit boys to its secondary and high schools for the first time in response to parental demand and wider trend analysis

Lawmakers could soon start voting remotely in a select number of situations, including potential future pandemics, according to a debated bill that would amend the Irish constitution

An amnesty scheme for undocumented persons was recently opened; it will last until the end of July and will give many people the chance to apply for official residence, including people with an existing deportation order