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I wasn't outside the GPO in 1916 but I was inside Soldier Field as Ireland, in a Test rugby context, finally came of age a century on. It was without doubt one of the greatest occasions in our long and proud history and such a privilege to have been there in the flesh as the most sought-after scalp at international level was achieved with every shred of conviction appropriate to the occasion.

Ireland is a trend setter when it comes to having a housing crisis. In fact in the last five years, it seems most cities in the western world have started to follow our lead.

Gardai deployed near the Citywest facility on Thursday in anticipation of another possible standoff with mobs that on Tuesday and Wednesday night threw fireworks and missiles and set a police vehicle on fire. In a statement the police force, An Garda Siochana, urged people to stay away from violent protest: This is not fun and games and entertainment for social media, it said.

Helicopter ambulance crews have been scrambled to treat thousands of patients over the past decade in Ireland - but mission success rates drop during the winter, a new study shows. The research shows mission success falls from 66pc in summer to 51pc in winter, reflecting the fact that both of the country's helicopter bases - in the south and the midlands - operate a daylight-only service. This means operating hours range from 17 hours in summer - to as little as eight hours in winter.

The number of fraudulent payments reached €160m last year with so-called e-money fraud suffering the sharpest rise, a study by the Central Bank of Ireland shows. The biggest losses last year were credit transfers, or bank payments, followed by card payments, which made up a combined €113m. Neither saw significant increase, however, but fraudulent e-money payments rose from €3.3m in 2023 to €25.6m last year. E-money is the digital form of cash stored electronically, which can also be referred to as digital or electronic wallets.

Confident Irish boss convinced World Cup chance still on despite laboured struggle to see off a ten-man Armenia ranked 103rd in rankings

Yes, Ireland can still qualify, via the play-offs of course. If Ireland beat Armenia in Dublin tonight and Portugal win at home to Hungary by a couple of goals, Ireland could move from fourth to second in the table and then chase down maximum points in the remaining games, at home to Portugal and away to Hungary next month.

­Catherine Connolly and Heather Humphreys each spent around €18,000 on Meta ads Fianna Fáil spent more than €14,000 on social media advertising for Jim Gavin's presidential campaign before he withdrew from the race last Sunday. Due to new EU rules around ­political advertising coming into effect this weekend, Meta decided to halt all political and social issue ads on its platforms Facebook and Instagram in advance.

A creche worker who 'upended and forced' a 19-month-old boy in his care onto the floor leaving an outline of a large toy block on his head and cheek has been sentenced to three years in prison for assault.

People don't realise how many kids go without food. It may be financial or because the parents are too busy and I think it's fantastic that the government have this program in place.

So, with that rain tomorrow, we do have a Status Yellow rain warning in effect from 6am to 8pm tomorrow for much of Munster, Connacht, and then counties in Leinster and Ulster as well. Then on Friday, we'll see Storm Amy, and at the moment now it's a feature that's being fuelled by tropical remnants in the tropic west Atlantic, and when that warm, moist, tropical air meets the cooler air, after it transitions it then gets picked up by a strengthening jet stream which is sending it across to us, across the Atlantic. It is forecast to rapidly intensify, becoming Storm Amy as it reaches us then on Friday.

Family say they were left in dark about risk of them developing the neurodegenerative disorder

As Israeli representatives sat beside the Irish delegation in the vast hall of the UN General Assembly yesterday, Taoiseach Micheál Martin told leaders that Ireland would prevent members of the Israeli government from entering Ireland.

Couple took legal action against Tyron Ross in the Small Claims Court, seeking a full refund.

Rent Pressure Zones were meant to be a temporary measure to buy time so more housing could be built. Almost, 10 years on, they are still in place

Ireland's fiscal policy looks pro-cyclical right now, which creates immediate risks such as overheating, and longer term risks such as the need to continue with a pro-cyclical fiscal stance in any downturn, thereby magnifying the downturn,

Housing charity Threshold warns of potential unintended consequences of modular units

"I'm absolutely delighted. It's a great honour to be putting my name alongside the other girls and men and women who have achieved this for Ireland as well," she told RTÉ afterwards.

Politician alleged to have pocketed tens of thousands over years

The guidance - updated in March of this year - explained how 2024 was the hottest year on record globally and how Ireland's temperature has increased by nearly 1.1C since 1900. It said: "Climate change is adding fuel to storms due to warmer waters and more moisture in the atmosphere." The document added that sea level rise was expected to increase surges during periods of severe weather and increase the risk of coastal flooding.

Heimir Hallgrimsson warns players to expect a strong start from hosts in latest World Cup qualifying challenge

More than 225,000 children are living in poverty when housing costs are accounted for, similar to the levels of child poverty seen during the financial crisis, new research has shown.

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Medication, which can also have a serious impact on the environment if flushed down toilets or left to decompose with organic waste, are among hundreds of thousands of tonnes of hazardous waste the EPA says Ireland is failing to properly manage. Half of it, just under 190,000 tonnes in 2023 - the most recent year for which data is complete - is shipped abroad because there are no facilities in Ireland.

Ireland feels so distinctly itself, so fiercely shaped by its people, that it seems impossible to imagine it as anything but independent