‘It is so important to support smaller shops’: west coast villages count on loyal locals at Christmas

In remote parts of Cork, Mayo and Donegal, small businesses are hoping for a bumper festive season

22nd, December 2025, 06:00pm

Children with dyslexia ‘denied’ chance to learn Irish due to lack of support in schools

Wexford parent says there is a sense of the Irish language ‘not being all that important, so you can opt out’

22nd, December 2025, 06:00pm

Order of 100 Dart carriages to complete replacement of 1984 fleet

Purchase brings total number of carriages ordered in recent times to 285

22nd, December 2025, 06:00pm

Office of Public Works ‘missing’ 37 artworks from State collection

Pieces valued at between €100 and €1,150, with majority worth less than €500

21st, December 2025, 06:16pm

White Christmas unlikely but Met Éireann forecasting cold temperatures for week ahead

Christmas Day will be largely dry with cloud, sunny spells and light rain

21st, December 2025, 12:44pm

Almost 48,000 children received new baby grant in its first year

Grant was set up on December 1st, 2024, and is paid to families of babies born or adopted after that date

21st, December 2025, 12:34pm

Man who died after car skidded off Cork road into river had recently become father for second time

Joice Thomas (34) from Kerala, India, had become a father for a second time just four months ago

21st, December 2025, 12:14pm

Man who died after car skidded off Cork road into river named locally

Joice Thomas (34) from Kerala, India, had become a father for a second time just four months ago

21st, December 2025, 12:14pm

Thousands celebrate ‘magical’ winter solstice sunrise at Newgrange ancient tomb

Around 2,000 people gather to mark astronomical phenomenon as darkness of the longest night lifted

21st, December 2025, 10:29pm

Watch live: Winter Solstice sunrise from ancient tomb at Newgrange

OPW and National Monuments Services arrange online broadcast on Sunday morning for sunrise

21st, December 2025, 07:19pm