Increase in the number of children seriously injured in childcare services this year
Five children have also gone missing in childcare services. Read more
Nine fatal incidents examined by railway inspectors last year
More than 50 incidents on Irish railways including nine fatalities were examined by inspectors from the Railway Accident Investigation Unit (RAIU) last year. Read more
Jack Downey’s parents brought his friends in to see damage drugs can do
"They all saw Jack tubed up and wired up. There was a shock factor," his father said. Jack died three days after taking what is believed to have been ecstasy/MDMA. Read more
Education Minister allocates extra funds for school buses
The Minister for Education Joe McHugh has provided additional funding to alleviate issues around the provision of school buses. Read more
A woman in Canada has survived after her parachute didn’t open during a skydive
Local police have said she has several fractures but her life isn't in danger Read more
Security on trains to increase after over 2,000 reports of anti-social behaviour
Irish Rail is to sharply increase its security on intercity, commuter and DART lines after receiving more than 2,000 reports of antisocial behaviour in the last two-and-a-half-years. Read more
Developer wants minimum size of co-living bedrooms halved in his Dublin development
A developer is calling for the minimum size of co-living bedrooms at a new Dublin property to be reduced from 12 square metres to just over six. Read more
Carlow woman celebrates one year of being cancer-free
Shan was diagnosed with Histiocytosis X in 2015 Read more
PSNI arrest four after man hit by car in Antrim
Four men have been arrested on suspicion of attempted murder in the North. Read more
Family ‘extremely concerned’ for safety of missing Dublin woman
Gardaí in Dublin are appealing for help to find a missing woman. Read more