Some of Ireland’s rivers could lose in excess of 30% of their existing water levels during dry weather from the middle of the century, environmental researchers have warned.

It was heart breakingly sad to reflect on someone so vibrant and alive, to die so young, aged only 51, writes Alison O’Connor.

Des O’Sullivan previews the furniture, paintings and collectibles featuring prominently in a 250-lot auction.

A lot may have changed in the last 20 years, but in many ways, few lessons have been learned from how we lived in the late 1990s and early 2000s, writes Kyran Fitzgerald.

He was responding to a report that Dubliners are to face increased parking charges, tolls, social housing rents and commercial rates next year because of a failure to adequately fund the city.

Protesters wearing shorts and bikinis have protested in the rain outside the Dáil to highlight their opposition to Leo Varadkar's comments on climate change.

Why is Dublin City Council spending “crazy money” on even considering the idea of a developing an international standard white-water rapids rafting circuit and polo pool for the city’s docklands? asks Dubliner Mary D'Arcy.

A short flight away, the British capital currently offers an array of great art options, writes Des O’Driscoll

Eight beaches in Dublin have been closed to swimmers following the heavy rainfall last night.

Latest: It has been confirmed that tomorrow's Liffey Swim will go ahead.

As your American-based golf correspondent, I’ve got a confession to make. I didn’t fancy my first pints of Guinness. In fact, I didn’t acquire a taste for it until my first trip to Ireland a little more than a decade ago and a visit to Temple Bar’s cobbled streets between the River Liffey and Dame Street in Dublin.

The K Club was placed on the market for sale last year with a guiding price of €80m. It has now been re-listed with a significantly lower asking price of €60m.

Two people who jumped into the River Liffey in Dublin to save a dog have been rescued.

The international verdict on cycling in Dublin is in - and it’s not good news for the capital city.

Tourism chiefs and politicians have plans to dye the River Liffey green for St Patrick’s Day next year, to mirror the attraction of Chicago’s waterways, which are turned an emerald shade every year.

Tourism Ireland CEO, Niall Gibbons, confirmed to the Irish Examiner that efforts are underway to turn Dublin's dividing river green, with help from city plumbing authorities in Chicago.

Tomorrow is the June Bank Holiday Monday and the taste buds of consumers are being tickled countrywide by the new season of fresh Irish strawberries.

Her routine is simple, its execution less so: three to four hours a day on the water, another 90 minutes in the gym — 14 to 16 sessions each week, all adding up to one exhausted athlete by the time Jenny Egan crumples into bed on a Saturday night.

The route for this years LGBTQ Pride Parade in Dublin has been announced.

Brian Stacey, 45, of Derry Drive, Crumlin and Ronan Stephens, 41, from Captain’s Road also in Crumlin have pleaded not guilty to charges under the Maritime Safety Act and the Public Order Act.

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Kerry County Council is to erect warning signs, because blue-green algae has appeared over the past number of days in Killarney’s largest lake, Lough Lein.

The Garda Síochána Ombudsman Commission (GSOC)  has launched an investigation into the temporary loss of a Garda sub-machine gun and ammunition, citing reports of an “apparent lack of security” in the incident.

Calls have been made for an independent review of Irish Water’s plans to spend €1.3bn building a system to pump drinking water from the Shannon to the greater Dublin area.

Myrtle Allen has been credited with almost single-handedly creating Irish fine dining by the Lonely Planet travel writers.

Those heading to the capital today for the parade or to attend the All-Ireland club finals in Croke Park should make allowances for traffic and transport disruptions arising from today’s parade when travelling to Dublin.

A pipeline drawing water from the Shannon is the only solution to the threat of drought and taps running dry in the east of Ireland, the head of Irish Water has warned.

A dispute between two companies linked to two well-known developers over the ownership of sections of Dublin's south docks waterfront district has opened before the Commercial Court.

The renewed growth of cockfighting in Britain is a reminder that the ways of the past are not easily shaken, writes Paul Rouse.

The Garda Water Unit is now helping in the search for missing Kildare man Trevor Deely.

Plans for a waterside park along the River Liffey in Dublin could be scrapped.

Latest: A man suspected to have been involved in the drugs trade and other serious crime is being linked to the disappearance of Trevor Deely 17 years ago.

How do these things float?

The theft resulted in a chase up and down the quays as emergency services tried to corral the boat which had a small on-board engine.

The mother of a young man who fell into a river and drowned after taking drugs said injection centres will bring safer conditions for addicts.

Controversial alterations to traffic routes on the River Liffey’s north and south quays to facilitate new Luas cross-city services will have a positive impact on city centre retailers, a new report has claimed.

Wales manager Chris Coleman has revealed he considered playing for Ireland but his Irish father Paddy told him to pledge his future to Wales.

Thanks to its attention to detail, the K Club is a five-star hotel like no other, says Marie Toft.

TDs and other elected representatives across the country have given a mix of recommendations and complaints to the boundary commission ahead of proposed constituency changes this year.

A 17-year-old who crashed a stolen car into the River Liffey at Celbridge while being chased by gardaí from a burglary scene has been given one year’s detention.

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