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Unite members of the National Ambulance Service join strike action next month
Government accused of demeaning peaceful protesters, as Taoiseach says fuel blockade went too far
A no confidence motion in the government is up for debate in the Dáil today but government as moved to defend its actions.
Tánaiste slaps down minister's call for a probe into media coverage of fuel protests
Justice Minister nicknamed ‘Rambo’ by Labour as debate on confidence motion in Government begins
The Government will table a counter vote of confidence in response to the Sinn Féin motion.
Tractors cause traffic disruption in Belfast with go-slow convoy protesting fuel prices
Mouse and cockroach activity leads to five closure orders at Dublin's Moore Street Mall
Irish Rail to add extra Drogheda to Dublin morning service from next week
Petition to suspend trade between EU and Israel reaches one million signatures
State to exit Permanent TSB after Austrian bank strikes deal to buy it for €1.6bn
Opinion: The protests aren't just about fuel, they're a revolt against a hollow state
Sinéad O'Sullivan
'She walked through the world like an angel': Music stars pay tribute to Clannad's Moya Brennan
What do you think about cosmetic procedures?
Who will survive Munster? And six forwards who can define the Championship
Debunked: Micheál Martin was not attending his daughter’s wedding while protesters faced off with Gardaí
Arrest made after man in his 70s dies following assault at property in Co Waterford
Revolut rival Monzo officially launches in Ireland
Máire Ní Bhraonáin, comhbhunaitheoir an mórbhanna Gaeltachta, Clannad, ar shlí na fírinne
Why is Irish electricity so expensive? Economists have crunched the numbers
Nurses travelling to work in groups to avoid racist abuse
There were 183 reported incidents in the past five years.
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Two tractor drivers arrested on the M1 Motorway in Co Louth
Dublin City Council backs plan to phase out trucks with high blind spots from city streets
Motorcyclist dies after collision with car in Ballymena
Man who overpowered and sexually assaulted teenage girl in alleyway jailed for six years
Luas Finglas extension back on track after Manhattan Peanuts legal challenge resolved
Man charged with criminal damage of US military plane at Shannon Airport denied bail
Here's What Happened Today: Monday
At 91 years of age, with 220 km on the road, activist Lelia Doolan walks for Irish neutrality
'Ardú croí an tacaíocht d'ár neodracht atá léirithe ar mo shiúl ó Aerfort na Sionainne go BÁC'
'Extraordinary' that TD did not mention child victim in reference for convicted ex-adviser, judge says
Convicted child rapist found in company of three boys jailed for two and a half years
Limerick woman Scarlett Faulkner dies in hospital three weeks after roadside attack
The young woman was on life-support after an attack on the side of a road outside the village of Birdhill, Co Tipperary, on 21 March.
Man (20s) charged with several road traffic offences after being arrested at Whitegate
Taoiseach under fire over fuel protest handling in marathon four-hour long Fianna Fáil meeting
The Taoiseach was told at parliamentary party meeting today that he can come across as ‘narky’ and it doesn’t go down well with the public.
Commissioner 'appalled' as gardaí who policed protests are doxxed and threatened online
SIPTU members of the National Ambulance Service to strike in May
All major roads are largely clear this evening, with full Dublin Bus and Luas services restored
It follows six days of protests on Irish roads and blockades of fuel terminals and the country’s only oil refinery in Co Cork.
Man thrown into Luas tracks, strangled and hit with glass bottle during robbery, court hears
Some pro-government Independent TDs still mulling over confidence vote decision