News from Castlebar

A woman who was sexually abused by her older brother has urged victims to come forward, report it and get help.

08 May 2024

Dublin and New York City have been linked-up in a real-time visual bridge as part of a groundbreaking art project.

08 May 2024

Basking sharks have been spotted swimming metres away from the shore in Co Mayo.

08 May 2024

The Workplace Relations Commission has awarded another €10,000 to a Wexford County Council employee after ruling that he continued to suffer penalisation for making a safety complaint even after it ordered the council to pay him €20,000 for the same treatment last year.

08 May 2024

A one-year-old boy has died from injuries sustained in a road traffic incident in Co Clare this afternoon.

08 May 2024

The Chief Executive of Dublin Bus has warned that the private car is the "biggest barrier to faster and more reliable bus services".

08 May 2024

Russian missiles and drones have struck nearly a dozen Ukrainian energy infrastructure facilities, causing serious damage at three Soviet-era thermal power plants and blackouts in multiple regions, officials said.

08 May 2024

Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs Micheál Martin has said he is "really horrified" by the situation in Rafah, saying it is "unconscionable" that the violence in the region continues.

08 May 2024

Future cancer and cardiovascular problems are "almost a certainty" from long-term exposure to vapes, according to a Professor of Chemistry at Royal College of Surgeons Ireland.

08 May 2024

Three people arrested in connection with the murder of a 20-year-old man in Dublin in the early hours of Monday have been released without charge.

08 May 2024

Almost €4m worth of drugs and a firearm have been seized in separate operations targeting organised crime in Dublin and Wexford.

08 May 2024

Doireann Garrihy has announced she will leave RTÉ 2FM after five years, saying she wants to "pursue the projects I've been dreaming about".

08 May 2024

The Taoiseach has said the moving of tents from Mount Street in Dublin city centre averted a public health emergency and it was a "good action".

08 May 2024

Minister for Media Catherine Martin has said she is confident that if the recommendations in relation to required changes at RTÉ are implemented, they will improve governance at the national broadcaster.

08 May 2024

A 47-year-old man has appeared in court charged in relation to the assault of three women in Dundalk, Co Louth last Friday.

08 May 2024

The Irish Nurses and Midwives Organisation has said that patient safety is being affected by staffing shortfalls, and that significant numbers of nurses have considered leaving their workplaces due to high levels of stress.

08 May 2024

The first Irish Eurovision Song Contest finalist since 2018 has said they altered a pro-Palestinian message on their outfit following an "order" from the competition organisers.

08 May 2024

Israel bombarded Rafah on Wednesday and the military said ground troops conducted "targeted raids" in the southern Gazan city, as negotiations to halt the seven-month war resumed in Cairo.

08 May 2024

The average global surface air temperature last month was warmer than any previous April on record, according to the latest monthly report from the EU's Copernicus Climate Change Service.

08 May 2024

Anti-migrant, anti-nationality and racist sentiments have for the first time become the most prevalent motive for hate crimes, according to new garda figures.

07 May 2024