My mother was ‘trafficked’: Daughter’s search uncovers family link to Bessborough’s missing children
Mary Donovan knew she had a brother born in a Cork mother and baby institution, but it was…
Wind energy: Why does Ireland still have only one community-owned wind farm?
When John Fogarty addressed the Oireachtas joint committee on climate action in October 2019, he hoped his experience…
Heatstroke may be contributing to hospital overcrowding in Ireland
Almost 9,500 people aged 75 or over waited longer than 24 hours to get a hospital bed this…
Vehicles parked near Tipperary fire station broken into as crews tackle Slievenamon wildfire
Gardaí are appealing for witnesses following a number of overnight thefts and damage to motor vehicles parked near…
Wildfires ‘Ireland’s new normal’ as firefighters continue to tackle Slievenamon blaze
Wildfires and drought will be embedded in a normal Irish summer as climate change intensifies, experts have warned,…
Irish Examiner view: Ireland’s mother and baby homes — a tragedy we cannot forget
It is another chapter in one of the darkest and most painful episodes in modern Irish history. The…
Slievenamon wildfire: Resident describes ‘terrifying’ blaze as smoke reaches Cork city
As a major wildfire burned across Slievenamon, Rebecca Purcell watched neighbours, farmers and emergency crews rally together to…
New heat warning for Cork as hosepipe ban takes effect and disposable BBQ ban urged
A six-week hosepipe ban has come into force in six parts of the country as Met Éireann issued…
Tipperary nurse wins major part of her action in lawsuit over alleged delay in breast cancer diagnosis
A Tipperary nurse who sued the HSE claiming an alleged delay in diagnosing her breast cancer has won…
War of Independents as Mattie McGrath and Michael Collins trade blows on Facebook
In what one political source branded “handbags at dawn”, Cork South West TD Michael Collins, Tipperary South TD…
Tipperary farmer died after brain bleed was missed in scan read remotely and out of hours
The HSE outsourced radiological reporting at University Hospital Limerick and a man’s CT brain scan was read remotely…
Night staff at nursing home unaware of infection outbreak
Night staff were not aware of an infection outbreak during the third day of an unannounced inspection at…