3+ hour, 43+ min ago  (648+ words) Hundreds of people have attended a silent vigil for Alex Coughlan who died after being seriously assaulted Blanchardstown last Sunday. Two 16-year-olds have been charged in relation to the attack." Locals attending placed flowers at the spot on Mill Road…...

3+ hour, 34+ min ago  (681+ words) Independent Ireland's Noel Thomas has vowed to return and take a D'il seat in Galway West in three years' time, after losing out on transfers. Fine Gael's Se'n Kyne was elected this evening following the 11th count. Bringing the Galway West…...

17+ hour, 51+ min ago  (349+ words) Social Democrats councillor Daniel Ennis has secured victory in the Dublin Central bye-election after topping the poll throughout the counting process. The result was confirmed on the ninth count overnight, with Ennis finishing comfortably ahead of Sinn F'in candidate Janice…...

1+ day, 15+ hour ago  (41+ words) Gript Counting is underway at the RDS in Dublin for the Dublin Central by-election. Fourteen candidates are competing for the vacant D'il seat, with a result expected by Saturday evening....

1+ day, 9+ hour ago  (532+ words) Social Democrats deputy leader Cian O'Callaghan has said voters are feeling "frustration" that despite Ireland's wealth, the Government has failed to deliver adequate housing, healthcare, public transport, and renewable energy infrastructure. Speaking to Gript at the RDS count centre today…...

1+ day, 12+ hour ago  (480+ words) Tallies indicate that Fianna F'il are currently on track to receive their worst result ever in both the Galway West and Dublin Central by-elections. Note that these are estimated results based on collated ballot boxes, rather than official results. The…...

1+ day, 14+ hour ago  (420+ words) Ireland remains almost entirely dependent on imported fertilisers, with no meaningful domestic production capacity for nitrogen, phosphorus, or potassium fertilisers, the Minister for Agriculture has admitted in a reply to a parliamentary question relating to spikes inn fertiliser cost and…...

2+ day, 6+ hour ago  (554+ words) A TD has told the Public Accounts Committee that climate credits "seem like a bit of a scam," questioning whether the Government would benefit more from spending the money on projects in Ireland. Fianna F'il TD Albert Dolan, a member…...

2+ day, 4+ hour ago  (666+ words) The "Palestine Action" group has produced a "target map" including the addresses of 18 businesses located on the island of Ireland, including three locations close to Shannon Airport. The map is aimed at coordinating actions towards "dismantling complicity in Israeli apartheid…...

2+ day, 6+ hour ago  (173+ words) Gript If you think that the Irish education system, or the average Irish school, is the same as it was in your day, whenever that day may have been, it's time to wake up. There is an abundance of evidence…...