LATEST: Kildare County Council awards contract for development of Maynooth Eastern Ring Road

Kildare County Council (KCC) has awarded the contract for the development of Maynooth Eastern Ring Road to a civil engineering company located in South Kildare. KCC has confirmed the main works contract... Read more »

‘Madness’ to start more road works in Letterkenny before Christmas

Road works are set to begin in the Ballyraine area in Letterkenny this month, but active travel plans continue to raise serious concerns with some local councillors. Preliminary night works between the... Read more »

‘Building inclusivity is crucial to success in data and AI’

Caro Ames discusses the difficulties of navigating a monolithic working environment and how diversity is the key to change. The STEM space, like the vast majority of industries worldwide, while thriving, comes... Read more »

Singer Shaun O’Dowd on his showband days, losing friends and living in Spain

Singer Shaun O’Dowd on being inspired by his mother, the heartbreak he felt when the showband scene started to decline, his bond with family and life in Spain at the age 81... Read more »

Major Irish learner driver rules change confirmed as one group targeted

The Road Safety Authority has confirmed the date Learner Drivers pictured doing their driving test(Image: Collins Photo Agency Dublin/Colin Keegan) A significant change for learner drivers is due to be implemented from... Read more »

Huge change for one of Cork’s busiest routes for Port of Cork Masterplan

Tivoli, Glanmire, Midleton, East Cork and thousands of daily commuters will see change 10:00, 06 Nov 2025Updated 11:02, 06 Nov 2025 A rendering of the planned upgrade works along the Glanmire Road(Image:... Read more »

Stepmother kept boy, 4, ‘out of sight’ to hide ‘obvious bruising’ before he was shaken to death

The jury was told that the deceased’s mother and father had been in a relationship for some years, but split up and began new relationships Central Criminal Court Dublin A four-year-old boy... Read more »

Xania Monet’s chart entry is a scary moment in the march of AI 

The Doomsday Clock has advanced another second towards midnight. If we are to believe all the warnings it must be about 4.15am by this stage. But it wasn’t a scurrilous world leader... Read more »

Unlawful killing verdict returned in death of Emer O’Loughlin in Clare 20 years ago – The Irish Times

A verdict of unlawful killing has been returned in the death of Emer O’Loughlin (23), whose remains were discovered in a burnt out mobile home 20 years ago in Co Clare. On... Read more »

EU agrees weakened climate target in final-hour deal for COP30

EU ministers back goal to cut emissions by 90pc by 2040 Deal lets countries buy more foreign CO2 credits to meet target Agreement also includes delay to EU’s new carbon market EU... Read more »