3+ hour, 32+ min ago  (674+ words) The oil and gas shock caused by the US-Israeli attack on Iran and Tehran's closure of the Strait of Hormuz has caused the cost of electricity to sharply diverge in Europe, with some countries cushioned while others feel the pain....

8+ hour, 40+ min ago  (543+ words) Had the captain of the Catalpa not raised the Stars and Stripes above the mast of his ship, he and his crew could have perished. At the very least, his actions 150 years ago this week saved six Fenian prisoners from…...

8+ hour, 10+ min ago  (572+ words) More than 1, 300 people over the last two years who had left direct provision sought emergency accommodation in Dublin because they were homeless, a report provided to a D'il committee reveals. Between 2020 and 2025, a total of 1, 758 individuals who left the State-run…...

3+ hour, 34+ min ago  (876+ words) Organisations supporting recovering addicts, drug users and their families are calling on the Government to step back from its new national drugs strategy. Local drug and alcohol taskforces (DATFs) warn that the National Drugs Strategy 2026-2029, due to come into force…...

8+ hour, 40+ min ago  (1022+ words) The hills of Ireland present us with an odd paradox. On the one hand, they are where you'll find our most scenic landscapes and are increasingly popular for walkers, tourists, Instagrammers and day trippers. These high places are also ecologically…...

8+ hour, 10+ min ago  (442+ words) Reports on allegations of improper use of public money and noncompliance with legal obligations at a largely State-funded business support agency have been sent to An Garda S'och'na, the Revenue Commissioners and the Corporate Enforcement Authority. In a letter to…...

3+ hour, 33+ min ago  (216+ words) Thursday will start off mostly dry with sunny spells, but there will be rain as the day goes on, according to Met "ireann. Highest temperatures on Friday will be up to 14 degrees, with light to moderate winds, becoming fresh as…...

3+ hour, 44+ min ago  (363+ words) Where has this been hiding? John Kander and Fred Ebb's Kiss of the Spider Woman, a modest stage hit in the early 1990s, is allegedly adapted from Manuel Puig's 1976 novel of the same name, but most musical fans thought first of…...

1+ day, 7+ hour ago  (315+ words) Elements of the Basic Income for the Arts (BIA) scheme are causing "segregation in the artistic community" and allowing some people to take advantage of the system, officials have been told as a new round of funding opens for applications....

9+ hour, 38+ min ago  (265+ words) The Central Bank's chief economist travelled to the Oireachtas on Tuesday to share his concerns about the incessant upward direction of Government spending with the Committee on Budgetary Oversight " only for the meeting to be postponed when not enough members…...