Irish - Last year 2024
Government approves additional €500 million for Children's Hospital, pushing costs over €2 billion
The new funding brings the previous budget of €1.73 billion – which was already well above initial spending forecasts – to €2.24 billion.
Rafah crisis: Simon Coveney accuses Israel of 'behaving like a rogue state'
Coveney was speaking as the international outcry over Israel’s planned offensive in Rafah grows.
RTÉ confirms [previously redacted] names of 20 people interviewed for Toy Show musical report
The original Grant Thornton report, which was published last month, anonymised those who were interviewed.
Irish public support Ukraine joining the EU, but don't want to see membership fast-tracked
- The Journal/Ireland Thinks poll found 72% of Irish citizens support Ukraine joining the EU.
- The same poll found that 39% of Ireland are not in favour of Ukraine getting its application to join fast tracked.
- This comes as accession talks began in December and additional war-time relief funding was just approved.
Asylum-seeker support workers expected to act as interpreters without specialist training
- Cultural mediators were introduced to speed up the asylum application process
- Advocates say the lack of clarity around role risks harming asylum seekers
- UN body who trains them says mediators "not legally accountable" for applications
Coast Guard and Naval Service watch over Russian 'shadow fleet' oil tanker off the west coast
The ship was spotted off the Clare and Galway coasts and maritime industry sources said it was believed she was sheltering from bad weather in the Atlantic.