5+ hour, 45+ min ago   (600+ words) Proposals to toughen the requirements for acquiring Irish citizenship through naturalisation have been drawn up with an eye to “what the rules are in other countries”, according to Minister for Justice Jim O’Callaghan. So how does Ireland compare? The length…...

6+ hour, 42+ min ago   (586+ words) The State-owned Irish Shipping company had ordered a large bulk carrier, which was built in a shipyard in Glasgow. When it was finished in 1973, because of its size and its specialised function, on its maiden voyage it would not come…...

1+ day, 19+ hour ago   (534+ words) Dozens of criminal legal aid cases were adjourned at a midlands district court on Thursday due to the withdrawal of services by criminal solicitors involved in the legal aid payment dispute. At Mullingar District Court, Judge Patricia Cronin adjourned the…...

1+ day, 23+ hour ago   (135+ words) Gardaí have released a second man arrested in connection with a fatal shooting in Dún Laoghaire in July. The man aged in his 40s was arrested on Thursday as part of the Garda investigation into the death of Mark Cullen (39). Cullen…...

2+ day, 17+ hour ago   (1006+ words) Every week, Adam Gannon talks to people on the doorsteps in his Fermanagh council district, which stretches from Garrison in the west to Derrylin in the east. More of them are talking about a united Ireland than ever before “and…...

2+ day, 5+ hour ago   (1669+ words) French toast is offered to visitors at Drumcree Community Centre in Portadown when they walk through its doors on a mild-September morning. Sunflowers grow outside the whitewashed building where children’s scooters are abandoned beside wooden swings on a grassy play…...

3+ day, 18+ hour ago   (375+ words) The power to call a unity referendum in Northern Ireland cannot be left entirely in the hands of the North’s Secretary of State, even though it is laid down in the 1998 Belfast Agreement, Taoiseach Michael Martin has said. Emphasising that…...

3+ day, 18+ hour ago   (521+ words) Gardaí investigating the hit-and-run killing of Bryan Lowe (17) in Co Clare last week are preparing to make arrests in the case and believe teenage boys have vital information to share about the crime. They suspect the hit-and-run incident was carried…...

3+ day, 18+ hour ago   (275+ words) A second man has been arrested in connection with a fatal shooting in south Dublin. Mark Cullen (39) died on July 5th after he was shot in the leg at Patrician Park, Kill Avenue, Dún Laoghaire, in a suspected intimidation or so-called…...

3+ day, 20+ hour ago   (451+ words) A contract worth up to €550 million to oversee the construction of Dublin’s MetroLink rail line has been awarded to engineering and consultancy consortium Jacobs and Aecom. The 12-year “programme delivery partner” contract is the largest awarded to date in the…...