14+ hour, 32+ min ago   (493+ words) Figures released to Councillor Gavin Pepper by Dublin City Council show that non-Irish households now make up 42% of the social housing waiting list – with the Independent councillor describing the situation as a “dramatic change”. Cllr Pepper asked Dublin City Council…...

6+ day, 17+ hour ago   (84+ words) gript.ie In a statement issued today, a Sinn Féin TD said that the process of acquiring citizenship must recognise those who have permanently “integrated into Irish society.” Cavan-Monaghan TD Matt Carthy, who is Sinn Féin’s spokesperson on Justice, Home…...

1+ week, 23+ hour ago   (132+ words) Gript This is a late response to Stephen Collins’ recent article in the Irish Times criticising the glorification of political violence in Irish culture. It comes later than is usual for a response piece, partly because Michael McDowell quite competently…...

1+ week, 4+ day ago   (231+ words) Four people have been arrested after a knife attack at a Spar shop in Ranelagh, south Dublin, shortly before 1.30 pm on Wednesday. The attack, images of which have circulated on social media, left one man injured. The images appear to…...

1+ week, 5+ day ago   (677+ words) Belfast City Council has tonight voted to approve the lighting up of Belfast City Hall for international ‘Safe Abortion Day’ later this month. Pro-life organisation Precious Life, based in Belfast, said the decision was a “profound insult” to thousands of…...

1+ week, 5+ day ago   (338+ words) A teenage boy has appeared in court charged with the murder of a man in Dungannon, Co Tyrone, along with the attempted murder of the man’s wife and young daughter. The deceased has been named locally as 61-year-old Sidi Djalo,…...

1+ week, 6+ day ago   (91+ words) Gript Two critical landmark-moments last week passed almost without comment, apart from by Matt Treacy in these pages. One was the official news: yes, Ireland’s population had reached 5.5 million. The other was the utter non-debate within Fingal County Council over…...

1+ week, 6+ day ago   (65+ words) Gript Reporting by Tom Tuite A construction worker has been charged with taking part in a large-scale violent confrontation which has led to a man suffering “life-threatening, catastrophic injuries” in south Co. Dublin at the weekend. This article is premium…...

2+ week, 5+ day ago   (86+ words) Gript Migrants applying for Irish citizenship will face an eight-year wait and mandatory English language tests to ensure the process maintains a “high bar.” In an exchange with Gript this morning, Tánaiste Simon Harris confirmed the upcoming proposals to amend…...

2+ week, 6+ day ago   (870+ words) If you want evidence of that then consider that in 1911 before the establishment of an Irish state, Dublin city and county accounted for 15% of the population of the present day twenty-six counties. In Census ’22, the same figure was 28%. Even that…...