Premier Enda Kenny has claimed he cannot stop a murderous feud on the streets of Dublin as the latest victim was gunned down close to the capital’s main thoroughfare. Gareth Hutch, who was in his 30s and the father of a young son, was shot dead in broad daylight on Tuesday morning in the Avondale… Continue reading I cannot stop Dublin feud, says Enda Kenny
Category: News
The latest news and events relating to Ireland from aroud the world.
Unemployment drops to 8.3%, official figures show
Unemployment has dropped to 8.3%, official figures have shown. The labour market survey also showed the number of people working in Ireland is just shy of two million, after 46,900 workers took up new jobs in the last year.
Charity calls for more student accommodation to ease housing crisis
Students should be rapidly taken out of private rented homes countrywide to help ease the accommodation crisis, a leading housing charity has said. Bob Jordan, chief executive of Threshold, said tax breaks could be reintroduced immediately to encourage developers to build more on-campus accommodation at colleges and universities.
Time to turn promises into action, Higgins tells World Humanitarian Summit
President Michael D Higgins has called on world leaders to create a United Nations that helps people who are crying out to be saved from poverty, hunger, conflict, displacement and climate change. In an address to the World Humanitarian Summit, organised by UN secretary-general Ban Ki-Moon, the President said it was time for political leaders… Continue reading Time to turn promises into action, Higgins tells World Humanitarian Summit
Minister may oppose Government over scrapping of Irish Water
A junior minister in the fledgling minority government is poised to vote against it on its first major challenge. John Halligan, Minister of State for Training and Skills, said he thinks he will back Opposition demands in the Dail this week to scrap Irish Water.
More than 6,100 people homeless at end of April, new figures show
More than 6,100 men, women and children were homeless at the end of April, a report on the unprecedented crisis has revealed. While leading charity Focus Ireland said another 74 families lost their home in Dublin, the latest Government statistics showed another dramatic increase in the amount of people forced into two and three star… Continue reading More than 6,100 people homeless at end of April, new figures show
Hundreds greet Prince on visit to Donegal
The Prince of Wales has begun a whistle-stop trip to Ireland in the latest royal bid to solidify transformed relations with the Republic. The day of engagements in Co Donegal comes a year after Charles’s emotional trip to Co Sligo and the harbour village where his great uncle, Lord Mountbatten, was murdered by the IRA… Continue reading Hundreds greet Prince on visit to Donegal
Republic fans to cheer team on in Irish language at Euro 2016
The band behind the Republic of Ireland’s Euro 2016 anthem hope it shows the Irish language is “cool and modern” when fans roar it from French football terraces this summer. Seo Linn – whose Irish translation of Avicii’s Wake Me Up went viral, amassing millions of views on YouTube – will stir passion with The… Continue reading Republic fans to cheer team on in Irish language at Euro 2016
Violinist pulls strings to help Republic of Ireland's Euro 2016 campaign
A fiddle player is hoping his medley of tunes will evoke the elation of Italia 90 for Irish football fans this summer. Niall Murphy from Camlough in County Armagh has created a mix of Irish traditional music featuring the Republic of Ireland’s song from the 1990 World Cup when the team qualified for the tournament… Continue reading Violinist pulls strings to help Republic of Ireland's Euro 2016 campaign
Garda's widow receives medal in honour of husband who was shot dead
The widow of murdered Garda Tony Golden has been presented with a medal in his honour by the Garda Commissioner. The experienced officer was shot last year in Omeath, Co Louth, as he escorted a woman to her home nearby.