More than 20 primary schools who reported to be in financial difficulty due to rising costs sought contingency funding from the Department of Education last year; just one school was successful in securing additional funding

Dublin Airport had its busiest day ever in its 85-year history Sunday with 127.000 passengers, one flight taking off or landing every minute; between 130.000 and 140.000 passengers are expected in some days this summer

A drone carrying a pipe bomb crashed at a house in north Dublin: it was being flown by one criminal faction to target another when the intended attack went wrong; the incident is being regarded by gardaí as a significant escalation in a local feud

Thousands of people took part in an anti-immigration rally in Dublin, alongside a smaller counter-demonstration; both passed off without any major incidents with gardaí acting as a cordon between both groups on O’Connell Street

Firefighters have been battling gorse blaze on the outskirts of Ballymoney, Co. Antrim; with a from of 800m and flames 2 meters high, it is considered a major fire in the country and has required specialized equipments and jets and