4+ day, 20+ hour ago   (418+ words) 12.19 9 Sep 2026 A financial advisor has labelled inheritance tax a “morally repugnant vulture type tax”, as Fine Gael hints the threshold for the tax will be raised. Yesterday, Minister of State Neale Richmond told the Irish Examiner that there is an…...

4+ day, 17+ hour ago   (507+ words) 15.32 9 Sep 2026 The Chairperson of the Oireachtas Sports Committee has criticised the GAA, after former President Mary McAleese resigned from its Integration Committee. As chair of the committee, Dr McAleese has been tasked with overseeing the merger of the GAA, LGFA…...

5+ day, 23+ hour ago   (440+ words) 09.21 8 Sep 2026 Gardaí are now investigating whether a teenager who died in a hit and run in Clare over the weekend was ‘deliberately knocked off his e-bike’, a local journalist has said. On Friday evening, 16-year-old Bryan Lowe died after he…...

6+ day, 21+ hour ago   (364+ words) 10.43 7 Sep 2026 Irish people are being forced to wait for hours in queues at European airports because of new Schengen rules. Non-EU citizens are now required to have their faces scanned and their fingerprints taken upon their first visit to the…...

1+ week, 5+ day ago   (539+ words) Galway students to sleep out in Eyre Square to protest housing 'continuously getting worse' Newstalk...

1+ week, 6+ day ago   (258+ words) 16.28 31 Aug 2026 Cocaine users in Ireland are increasingly presenting in such an emaciated state that they are “slowly dying in front of us”, the CEO of Merchant’s Quay has said. The organisation that supports people suffering from homelessness and drug addiction,…...

1+ week, 6+ day ago   (478+ words) 09.26 31 Aug 2026 The Irish Farmers' Association has called for urgent reform of inheritance tax, amid concerns that the current rules are being used by wealthy investors to avoid tax. It means farmland has become a lucrative investment to some wealthy people…...

3+ week, 1+ day ago   (434+ words) 12.48 22 Aug 2026 While some people are still cautious of them, the demand for electric vehicles has risen substantially, making them the most popular option for Irish motorists. Move over petrol cars, electric vehicles (EVs) are the most in demand in Ireland,…...

3+ week, 4+ day ago   (440+ words) 15.19 19 Aug 2026 The 2026 Rose of Tralee has said that alopecia “made me into the person I am today”. Westmeath Rose Caoilfhinn Ní Choiligh, who has previously spoken to Newstalk about her struggles with hair loss, was crowned the winner of the…...

3+ week, 4+ day ago   (394+ words) 11.02 19 Aug 2026 The HSE is urging parents to educate their children about the dangers of so-called ‘pink cocaine’ and other drugs. Drug use tends to increase during musical festival season and the HSE is keen to educate people about the dangers…...