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A March for Choice rally takes place in Dublin city centre

March hears call for removal of rule over abortion wait

Campaigners have called on the Government to remove the mandatory three-day wait for an abortion at the annual March for Choice in Dublin city centre.

Dublin • 28 Sep

Number of homeless reaches record high of 17,885

A record number of 17,885 people were in emergency accommodation last month, according to the Department of Housing.

Ireland • 25 Sep

Abolishing private care in public hospitals to cost €140m

The HSE told the Public Accounts Committee that abolishing private practice in public hospitals will cost around €140 million this year.

Politics • 24 Sep

University of Galway writes off €1.6m over IT system

The University of Galway has written off €1.6 million on expenses incurred for a student record management system, the Public Accounts Committee has heard.

Politics • 24 Sep

Boiler scrappage scheme offering €2,000 grant proposed

Minister for Energy Darragh O'Brien said he will bring a boiler scrappage scheme to Cabinet next week, with grants of up to €14,500 to replace oil and kerosene boilers with new technologies.

Politics • 23 Sep

Cars on the m50 motorway in Dublin Ireland

Anti wrong-way-driving tech may be 10-15 years away - TII

Technology to tackle wrong-way motorway driving could be 15 years away, Transport Infrastructure Ireland has told the Oireachtas Joint Committee on Transport.

Ireland • 23 Sep

A close up picture of scrambler bike tyres

Call to expand Grace's Law over rising scrambler injuries

A consultant in emergency medicine has called for Grace's Law to be expanded, citing a rising number of patients presenting at hospitals with injuries from scramblers, e-scooters and e-bikes.

Politics • 22 Sep

The story of The Traitors - and why Ireland is all-in

The latest season of The Traitors has taken the country by storm, but what is the story behind the franchise's success?

The Traitors Ireland • 13 Sep

Descendants call for recognition of Laois 1916 volunteers

On Easter Sunday 1916, a group of Laois volunteers demobilised a section of railway line under direct orders from Pádraig Pearse. 110 years later, their descendants have called for them to be awarded medals posthumously.

Ireland • 07 Sep

stock image shows a woman with her hands placed on her stomach

'Significant number' affected by hotel norovirus outbreak

A "signifcant number" of people have been affected by an outbreak of norovirus at a luxury hotel in Co Westmeath.

Ireland • 27 Aug