The suspicious movement of a net curtain at an upstairs window led gardaí to unlawfully force their way into a Co Dublin house in search of a man who had broken bail, the Court of Appeal has decided.more

Almost half of Ireland's waterways are littered, with landmark areas of Cork Harbour and a popular tourist spot on the Wild Atlantic Way labelled litter blackspots, a new survey has found.more

Christmas tree growers fear that the recent drought has decimated about 30pc of this year's crop. Christy Kavanagh, chairman of the Irish Christmas Tree Growers association, estimates that about 30pc of new trees planted this year were destroyed by the longest drought here in more than 40 years.more

You can now sup the most expensive pint on the island of Ireland at Belfast's newest bar. The Observatory on the 23rd floor of Hastings' swish new Grand Central Hotel on Bedford Street will charge you £8 for a pint of draught beer.more

A new 'Dublin Garden Trail' offers a chance to visit 12 "of the most engaging private gardens" in the greater Dublin region. "Each garden is creatively nurtured by their owners who are garden lovers and creators of these beautiful places," said Diarmuid Gavin, who launched the trail.more

Talks between Ryanair and pilots union Fórsa will enter a fourth day today, after 12-hour negotiations concluded last night without a deal.more

Dublin Airport has opened a new 16 million euro facility close to Terminal 2 which will cater for passengers connecting between flights.more

Pintxos in San Sebastian to sushi in Japan, Lonely Planet has published a new list of the world's Top 500 food experiences... with three Irish inclusions. The travel bible's 'Ultimate Eatlist' includes "Irish stew and a pint of the black stuff" at No. 47, with black pudding at No. 458 and barmbrack squeezing in at No. 496.more

We've become a welfare nation "overly dependent" on state payments compared to other countries, newly published Government papers have warned. Almost every person in Ireland benefits, directly or indirectly, from some form of social welfare payment which amount to 20bn a year.more

The border counties and midlands were the only regions to record a decline in overseas visitor numbers last year, according to data compiled by Fáílte Ireland.more

The owner of the land where a Second World War sign was uncovered by gorse fires is the son of a Polish soldier who fought against the Nazis.more

Irish-owned online travel agent Click&Go is investing €2m in the opening of an office in Warsaw, Poland; its first office outside of Ireland. The new base is expected to employ 10 full-time staff by the end of the year and the website for Click&Go's Polish operation has just gone live.more

Alcohol in Ireland currently costs so little that a "fatal" amount of alcohol can be bought for €10, a new survey has suggested.more

Householders in Ireland are paying some of Europe's most expensive energy prices, official figures reveal. We have the second most expensive gas in the European Union, with domestic electricity prices the fourth highest in the union.more

The telecoms watchdog has warned that homeowners may have to choose between decent phone reception and a warm house. ComReg says that the drive to build more energy-efficient homes is damaging reception in people's kitchens and living rooms.more

A security alert was sparked along a Dublin Luas line after a suspect device was discovered by workers. Gardai were called to the scene following the find in the early hours of the morning in north Dublin.more

An Post has confirmed that 161 postmasters have applied for voluntary retirement. It follows the announcement earlier this year of the company's post office transformation programme and a €50m investment in the post office network.more

Women from Northern Ireland will be able to access abortion services in the south when the regime is introduced here, the Government has pledged.more

Almost one million patient appointments were outstanding in the first half of 2018, new figures have revealed.more

The EC has opened an infringement case against Ireland in the EU Court of Justice because it has continued to exceed the limits of trihalomethane contamination in drinking water supplies across the country.more

While Europe swelters in a near-record heatwave, people in Ireland will be reaching for their jumpers with temperatures set to plummet by 8C over the next 72 hours. Temperatures in some parts of Ireland will drop to 14C, the coldest it has been for almost two months.more

The armoured vehicle is an "Ex Polish Army OT64 Skot RM2 Personnel Carrier", but is lovingly called Frank.more

A recent gorse fire on Bray Head in Co Wicklow has revealed an ÉIRE sign which dates from the Second World War. Such signs were made up of stones and carved into the ground in coastal areas around Ireland in order to warn Allied and German airmen that they were flying over a neutral country.more

While it might be too late to organise a house swap for this year, it is not too late to find a summer holiday somewhere sunny.more

Forget Instagrams of hotel infinity pools. No amount of filters can top nature, as this extraordinary new video attests. The footage, captured by Iain Miller of Unique Ascent, was shot in a sea cave beneath Owey Island off the coast of Co. Donegal last weekend.more

A new pilot scheme that lets people text gardaí about anti-social behaviour starts today in Tralee.more