3 h. ago Volunteers travel home from abroad to help people in need at RDS Christmas charity dinner

The Knights of Columbanus host their 101st Christmas dinner in Dublin, serving hundreds and preparing thousands of meals

Transport

3 h. ago ‘People are afraid’: Offaly town shocked by murderous arson attack in quiet estate

Many of the people in the estate are elderly, people who raised their children together and know each other well

Events

15 h. ago Almost 900 women on waiting lists for endometriosis care across four hospitals

Endometriosis causes cells, similar to those in the lining of the womb, to grow outside the uterus and can cause a range of symptoms, with some people experiencing chronic, debilitating pain

Politics

18 h. ago Downsizing makes sense in housing crisis but empty nesters say process is ‘ludicrous’

People whose children have flown the nest often want to move to a smaller home, but finding one and organising finances and timing can be stressful

Events

18 h. ago Irish dancehalls then and now: reviving a cultural cornerstone in Donegal

Edwina Guckian’s production The Devil’s in the Dancehall started with a look at Ireland’s 1935 Public Dance Hall Act

Culture

18 h. ago Would the fighting spirit that defeated the Nazis be possible now? You’d have to worry

This century the closest we’ve had to a wartime footing in Ireland has been the Covid pandemic - and while it did have a unifying effect for a time, it also seemed to unleash something

Politics

18 h. ago Downsizing in Ireland: ‘It was horrific stuff. There has to be an easier system’

People whose children have flown the nest often want to move to a smaller home, but finding one and organising finances and timing can be stressful

Politics

24 h. ago Alice Leahy: Five decades on, I have learned there is no single story about being homeless

Rite & Reason: Migration, displacement and exile are bringing more people to our services. This, in turn, creates sub-cultures

Politics

25 h. ago BREAKING: Number of people feared dead in Co Offaly house fire

A number of people are feared dead following a house fire in Co Offaly this evening. An Garda Síochána have… The post BREAKING: Number of people feared dead in Co Offaly house fire appeared first on Donegal Daily.

Events

35 h. ago Three children among 11 people killed in mass shooting at South African bar

Another 14 people were wounded and taken to hospital with gunshot wounds.

Events

36 h. ago Lebanese army arrests six suspects for attack this week on Irish soldiers

Irish soldiers were shot at by a group of six people as they carried out a night patrol near Bint Jbeil in South Lebanon.

Events

36 h. ago Man jailed for setting fire to house with four people inside on Christmas Day

Shane Casey was on bail and had been released from psychiatric unit 10 days earlier, court hears

Events

38 h. ago US is still Europe's biggest ally, says EU's top diplomat Kaja Kallas

Washington’s new National Security Strategy took aim at Europe, calling it over-regulated and facing ‘civilizational erasure’ due to immigration.

Politics

39 h. ago Cabinet to receive update on possibility of banning social media for under

EU member states are looking at restricting young people’s access to social media platforms.

Events

42 h. ago Social workers fear increasing numbers of young people are being drawn to anti

Racist attitudes have solidified, driven by social media and prominent far-right campaigners in the local community

Politics

42 h. ago Rising youth unemployment: The ‘canary in the coalmine’ for Ireland’s jobs market?

A centre in Finglas is helping young people get the training and qualifications needed to get into the workforce

Politics

42 h. ago WFH while minding kids: ‘I have them warned, when I’m in meetings they stay in the sittingroom’

Some parents say they have no choice, but is working from home with no formal childminding arrangements feasible, or even acceptable?

Events

42 h. ago Returning home: ‘Syria went through all layers of hell until the miracle happened, the dictator fell’

A year on from the collapse of the Assad regime, Syrian-Irish writer Suad Aldarra reflects on her return to Damascus in 2025

Politics

42 h. ago ‘You can hear the stress in people’s voices’: St Vincent de Paul’s 900 calls for help in a single morning

Christmas time is exceptionally busy for the charity and those staffing its phone lines as people find making ends meet ‘really, really tough’

Politics

42 h. ago The WFH parents balancing work and childcare: ‘I struggle with it. The two things don’t mix at all’

Some parents say they have no choice, but is working from home with no formal childminding arrangements feasible, or even acceptable?

Society