2 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

2 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

3 h. ago Banned driver found behind the wheel in Donegal was nine times over drink

The driver was stopped and failed a roadside breath test.

Events

4 h. ago BANNED driver stopped in Letterkenny was NINE times over alcohol limit

Gardai in Letterkenny last night arrested a BANNED driver whom they found to be NINE times over the drink-driving limit.… The post BANNED driver stopped in Letterkenny was NINE times over alcohol limit appeared first on Donegal Daily.

Events

6 h. ago The mad smoking ban cannot apply in Northern Ireland. But the Government isn’t listening

The mad smoking ban cannot apply in Northern Ireland. But the Government isn’t listening  The Telegraph

Politics

9 h. ago Lando Norris takes Formula One title despite Max Verstappen win in finale

British driver finishes third at the Abu Dhabi Grand Prix to take championship by two points

Politics

14 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

17 h. ago Breda O'Brien: Comparing AI to Wikipedia is like saying a bicycle is similar to a self

Teachers are wearily getting on with the reformed Leaving Cert, but there are some things they just can’t do – like stopping students cheating

Sport

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

23 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

23 h. ago Government emailing landlords planning evictions asking them not to proceed, ahead of new rules

Landlords are being ‘encouraged to maintain all current tenancies’ in letters and emails seen by The Journal.

Politics

24 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

33 h. ago Refugee group has ‘deep concern’ over asylum seekers sleeping rough to show need for beds

Government figures show there were 3,480 ‘beds available’ in centres operated by IPAS at the end of October

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

35 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

39 h. ago Surrealing in the Years: Government could learn something from RTÉ's delayed bravery

Also this week: what our collective search history tells us about the year we’ve had.

Politics