Explainer: How failings in nursing home care are still being revealed 20 years after RTÉ documentary triggered public outcry
For many watching tonight’s RTÉ Investigates documentary on Ireland’s nursing homes, it’s with a dreaded sense of deja vu.
Ryanair announces three new routes from Shannon Airport plus additional $100m investment in aircraft
Ryanair has announced three new routes from Shannon Airport and an additional $100 million investment, in the form of a new ‘Gamechanger’ aircraft, as part...
Kia Sportage receives a new look
Britain’s best-selling car receives an updated interior and exterior design.
Artist Domino Whisker: ‘I have been living in my mum’s house for the last six months as renting in Dublin is simply not a possibility for me’
Favourite places: The Palm Springs desert holds a special place in my heart. There is magic in its vastness alone, the drive there from LA is almost medita...
The Irish Independent’s View: The tide has shifted on this medieval war in Gaza – it has to stop now
There are times you have to fear for humanity when so much cold-blooded carnage is carried out needlessly and the world just carries on. With death tolls r...
Actor Patrick Schwarzenegger contemplated using alias because of famous father
The TV star played Saxon Ratcliff in series three of Mike White’s dark comedy The White Lotus.
Dublin’s crucial showdown with Derry confirmed for Newry on Saturday June 14
Dublin's final All-Ireland series round robin game against Derry has been fixed for Newry on Saturday week at 6.30pm with Armagh and Galway taking place si...
Wicklow’s top athletes clash at county track-and-field championship
The Athletics Wicklow Track and Field Championships entered their third day of competition at Greystones’ Shoreline Park last week, and 300-metre, 400-metr...
Wicklow adventurer to represent Ireland in Pacific Ocean row despite lack of experience
No one can accuse Stephen Greenan of lacking a sense of adventure having lived in Singapore for 15 years, cycled across America and Portugal and operated a...
Court poor box payments to charities totalled €1.67m in space of a year
Hundreds of charities across the country benefited to a sum of €1.67 million from the court’s poor box last year.
‘The reaction was pure relief to be honest’
Coalisland snooker ace Fergal Quinn preparing for life as a professional after Q School heroics
PSNI defends hiring practices as Catholic recruits slump
The PSNI has defended its record on recruitment in the wake of an Irish News story which found that just one in five new recruits come from a Catholic background.