Calls to Ireland’s emergency calls system rose by as much as 50pc this year because of a smartphone glitch that causes mistaken calls from pockets.more

Young people’s shopping habits are increasingly shaped by celebrities or social media influencers, research shows. more

Workers who lose their jobs will receive weekly payments of up to €450 linked to previous earnings, from next year, Social Protection Minister Heather Humphreys has promised.more

Ireland will not offer condolences to Russia if Vladimir Putin dies, Irish Prime Minister Leo Varadkar has announced, quoted by the British daily "Independent".more

Irish singer Sinead O'Connor died at the age of 56, her family announced yesterday evening. The artist was best known for the hit "Nothing Compares 2 U", but also for her uncompromisingly expressed views.more

The majority of people carry some cash when they leave their homes despite the increasing digitalisation of payments. more

An Irish-based company is behind the first-ever birth control pill to be sold over the counter without a prescription in the United States. Perrigo Company plc, whose headquarters are in Dublin, will be part of manufacturing the tablet which is now set to transform reproductive care in America.more

There has been a drop of almost €1m in TV licence fee revenue since the RTÉ secret payments scandal emerged, raising concerns that the broadcaster will need a financial bailout.more

A record number of complaints about taxi drivers last year has been linked to the introduction of a new regulation requiring licence holders to accept cashless payments for fares.more

Britain’s King Charles hopes to make his first visit to Ireland as monarch in the early autumn. more

Drinks and food maker PepsiCo has invested €127m in expanding its facilities in Little Island in Cork, it confirmed on Friday. more

A 34-year-old Polish woman drowned in Ireland while trying to save her 10-year-old son who had problems in the water. She managed to pull him to the rocks, but she herself was carried away by a strong sea current - inform the Irish media.more

The Irish authorities offer a grant of 80,000. euros for those who will settle on one of the islands belonging to this country. However, there is a catch.more

At least one in ten Europeans feel lonely most of the time or even always, according to a report presented by the European Commission. The loneliest are the Irish - in this country, as many as 20 percent of people complain about the lack of meaningful social relationships. population.more

Between 2016 and 2022, almost 21,000 people left Ireland. Poles living there. There are now over 90,000 permanent residents in Ireland. Poles, who are still the largest group of foreigners in this country, according to official data from last year's census.more

Ryanair has bounced back to a near-record €1.4bn (£1.2bn) profit last year and expects to better that in 2023, fuelled by a summer boom in which the low-cost airline will carry a record number of passengers.more

The value of trade between Poland and Ireland amounted to EUR 6 billion in 2022 and we want this value to grow, said Irish Minister of State Dara Calleary. He added that Irish companies can offer solutions e.g. in the field of online business, modern construction or agriculture.more

Supermarkets are tempting customers to buy high-calorie treats by displaying them in the most eye-catching parts of the shop while placing healthy foods on less prominent shelves, a new study has revealed. more

Representatives of the Irish government are counting on another record of trade turnover with Poland this year. after last year mutual trade increased by 10% y/y to a record EUR 6 billion, reported Enterprise Ireland – the Irish government agency supporting Irish companies in innovation and increasing exports on global markets.more

The DAA has pledged to have new anti-drone technology operational at Dublin Airport within three weeks – before the busy summer travel season starts. more

Stephen Donnelly tells Dáil findings of review into system will be presented to Government ‘very soon’.more

The Health Information and Quality Authority has begun a public consultation on whether the chickenpox vaccine should be added to the routine childhood immunisation schedule.more

The number of international visitors to Ireland over the first three months of the year remained down 16% compared to the same period in 2019, before the pandemic hit.more

"Everything between Ireland and America runs deep," announced US President Joe Biden last night in a speech concluding his four-day trip to Ireland. He assured that the country, and especially County Mayo, are part of his heart.more

US President Joe Biden began a three-day visit to the Republic of Ireland yesterday afternoon, during which he meets with the country's leaders. He will also visit the places where his ancestors come from.more