Event: St Patrick’s Day

Special Report: An Irish Nurse in the UK - ‘I don’t want to think about it too much because I feel the anger building in me’

Speaking anonymously, an Irish-born nurse describes the heartbreak of working in a London ICU, and expresses her anger at the UK government for ignoring the early warnings from Spain and Italy of how bad the pandemic was about to become

Sat, 30 May, 2020

Irish abroad hoping for a jump start as horse racing returns in England

Horse racing is scheduled to return in Britain on Monday for the first time since Covid-19 brought the action to a grinding halt on March 17.

Fri, 29 May, 2020

PSNI investigating Tyrone hotel crush deaths submit file to prosecutors

Lauren Bullock, 17, Morgan Barnard, 17, and 16-year-old Connor Currie died in the incident outside the Greenvale Hotel in Cookstown, Co Tyrone, last year.

Wed, 20 May, 2020

Viral sensation Morgan Bullock goes from TikTok to Riverdance

Morgan Bullock has not only become a social media star, she has danced her way into Riverdance.

Fri, 08 May, 2020

Colin Corkery: When you’re not playing well, the white boots gave fans a case to have a go

"I wouldn’t exactly say I had a deal with Adidas; I had an arrangement with them, put it that way."

Thu, 07 May, 2020

IrelandThanksYou: showing gratitude for our healthcare superheroes

Sally Coman misses her dad’s cooking, his sense of humour. She misses her mum’s company and “being able to chat to her and vent my emotions”.

Wed, 06 May, 2020

Noel Walsh: Farewell to a driver of change and fairness

N OEL WALSH loved his GAA history and talking about it, but at the same time he was very much of the present and always looking to the future.

Sat, 02 May, 2020

Counties still count cost of travel cancellations

Galway GAA are in the process of seeking a refund of close to €26,000 from Aer Lingus as a result of their cancelled flights to face New York in Gaelic Park this weekend.

Fri, 01 May, 2020

Irish Examiner View: It’s too early to swap stick for carrot

Anyone who started a get-your-life-back campaign to lose weight in post-Christmas January knows the drill. First we sign up to a tortuous diet — is there another kind? Then, the more enthusiastic join a gym. For the first few weeks, gyms are crowded and you may have to queue for one torture wheel or another. By Valentine’s Day the queues are shorter. By St Patrick’s Day crowds are so thinned that

Tue, 28 Apr, 2020

'Well done, that was some speech': Hundreds emailed Varadkar after St Patrick's Day Covid-19 address

A record breaking 1.6 million watched the St Patrick's Day broadcast.

Tue, 28 Apr, 2020

‘I am at the bottom of the pack when it comes to surviving it. I am very much the underdog’

Caroline Heffernan’s 50th birthday celebrations are being unravelled by the coronavirus.

Mon, 27 Apr, 2020

RNLI still on the frontline despite Covid crisis

A fisherman and his boat were saved from rough seas by dedicated volunteers at Kinsale’s RNLI which continues to operate 24/7 through the Covid-19 pandemic.

Wed, 22 Apr, 2020

Suzanne Harrington: I’ll clap for frontline heroes, not Boris

Never has reaction to a disaster differed so starkly as the way Ireland and Britain have been handling this pandemic.

Sun, 19 Apr, 2020

Maggie Farrelly delighted to see more female referees

With experience of refereeing in both ladies and men’s inter-county football, Maggie Farrelly is among the most versatile sportspeople in the county, but her sporting talents are even broader than patrolling the big ball game.

Sat, 18 Apr, 2020

Hurling Hands: Eoin Kelly - ‘I was a hurley-maker’s nightmare’

"I never broke a finger but I did bring a hurling injury with me to the White House once."

Thu, 16 Apr, 2020

Ireland's greatest Six Nations wins to be rebroadcast this weekend

Historic moments at Croke Park and the Millennium Stadium will be remembered on Thursday and Friday, before a hat-trick of Twickenham triumphs on Saturday, and a Grand Slam Sunday.

Wed, 15 Apr, 2020

Seán Twomey: The Leaving Cert is not the sole purpose of schools

To ensure next year’s academic year can proceed as normally as possible Seán Twomey says letting teachers predict Leaving Cert grades would be best solution to a bad situation

Wed, 15 Apr, 2020

Corbett trying his best to find some positives

Lar Corbett believes the majority of people will have reason to look back fondly on this period of staying at home.

Wed, 08 Apr, 2020

How Covid-19 makes Fionnghula O'Reilly's Miss Universe duties and Nasa job trickier

Fionnghuala O’Reilly is the first biracial Miss Universe Ireland, and also does IT work for Nasa. She tells Helen O’Callaghan how the Covid-19 crisis has made both jobs that bit trickier

Sun, 05 Apr, 2020

Castleisland set to close next week unless solution can be found

The numbers just aren’t adding up for the remaining members of Castleisland Golf Club and their parkland course is set to close next Monday if a solution cannot be found before then.

Thu, 02 Apr, 2020

Conal Keaney: Business isn’t just going to start as soon as this ban is lifted

Like most employers, Donal Vaughan and Conal Keaney came to stark realisations well before the recent government announcements.

Wed, 01 Apr, 2020

Coping with Cystic Fibrosis during a crisis

Cystic Fibrosis is a difficult condition to manage at the best of times. Helen O’Callaghan talks to Jade Needham about managing it in lockdown

Mon, 30 Mar, 2020

Watch: Dáil pays tribute to healthcare workers with round of applause in chamber

A HSE initiative saw people all over the country pause what they were doing and join in with the applause in appreciation of the work being done by doctors, nurses and other medical professionals.

Thu, 26 Mar, 2020

Student nurses to be paid as Harris praises 'immense leadership' of healthcare workers

Simon Harris paid tribute the "brilliant work they are doing in this difficult time," adding, "we need all hands on deck".

Thu, 26 Mar, 2020

Priorities change fast for Kerry’s Kieran O’Leary

Kieran O’Leary is a first-time selector with the Kerry U20 footballers. The Kingdom youngsters, having dethroned Cork in the provincial decider, were scheduled to play Galway in the All-Ireland semi-final on St Patrick’s Day.

Wed, 25 Mar, 2020

John Fogarty: How a knockout GAA summer might look

As Sunday draws nearer, the GAA continue to keep their powder dry about extending the suspension of all Gaelic Games activity.

Tue, 24 Mar, 2020

Cianan Brennan: HSE's 'good cop, bad cop’ approach seems to work

It is still very early days in the Covid-19 outbreak from an Irish perspective, though it may not feel like it.

Mon, 23 Mar, 2020

Over 50,000 sign up to coronavirus social media support groups

Over 50,000 people across Ireland have come together to join a coronavirus support group on Facebook.

Mon, 23 Mar, 2020

‘You can’t just close the doors or gates of a yard and walk away’

Irish horse-racing heroes returning from Cheltenham are usually feted and cheered, but not this year, because of the coronavirus outbreak.

Sat, 21 Mar, 2020

Vicky Phelan: We shall overcome ... if we work together

It may not be the government we voted for recently, but we need to trust those leading our country's response to Covid-19. And we all have a role to play, says Vicky Phelan

Fri, 20 Mar, 2020

Irish Examiner View: When it took courage to call for peace

When he died just weeks before our February election the constitutional politician Seamus Mallon’s backstory and achievements were unknown, or at least underappreciated, by a swathe of our electorate.

Thu, 19 Mar, 2020

Mart sales go exclusive, just like Sotheby’s, only without the snobbery

It’s business as usual, but not as we know it.

Thu, 19 Mar, 2020

Witness appeal after horse injured in Limerick collision involving illegal sulky race

Gardaí have appealed for witnesses, particularly motorists with dashcams, as they investigate a road traffic collision in which a horse was injured during an illegal sulky race in Co Limerick.

Thu, 19 Mar, 2020

Appeal for witnesses to fatal collision in Cork

Gardaí are appealing for witnesses to a fatal collision which occurred this morning on the main Cork-Limerick (N20) road near Mallow.

Wed, 18 Mar, 2020

Horse racing to continue in Ireland under more stringent controls

Jockeys’ weights will increase by 2lb from Friday, with all racecourse saunas closed.

Wed, 18 Mar, 2020

Cork club championship games postponed as Páirc Uí Chaoimh made available to HSE

The HSE is considering possible uses for the stadium.

Wed, 18 Mar, 2020

A Day at the Wexford Races: No-one can call this business as usual

It is a dirty day, apposite conditions for these dystopian times.

Wed, 18 Mar, 2020

Set up Skype and Facetime for vulnerable who will be asked to 'cocoon'

Older people and those with a long term illness will be advised at some point to stay at home for several weeks during the coronavirus crisis.

Wed, 18 Mar, 2020

Victoria White: Contrasting political culture led to very different approach to crisis

The distance between our less-than-perfect but far more urgent response to Covid-19 and that of the UK will interest future historians. Right now, it is just scary, writes Victoria White.

Wed, 18 Mar, 2020

John Daly: How the tourism of wellness promises to be a business tonic

On a weekend when Ireland and the world normally adorns itself in a proud and enthusiastic St Patrick’s Day personality, it is peculiar to instead encounter empty streets and social restrictions.

Tue, 17 Mar, 2020

'It’s very emotional': Ireland’s tiniest St Patrick’s Day Parade takes place in Limerick

Ireland’s tiniest, and perhaps, only St Patrick’s Day parade went ahead today in Limerick - with social distancing observed.

Tue, 17 Mar, 2020

Gardaí to deploy full-time public order unit; Health workers ask people not to throw Paddy's Day parties

The unit will be comprised of 100 Gardaí, sergeants and inspectors, working a two-rota system of 12-hour shifts.

Tue, 17 Mar, 2020

From Darby O'Gill to far and Away: The worst depictions of Ireland on the big screen post print

BEGORRAH and bejaysus, we’ve had a rough auld time of it in Hollywood over the years.

Tue, 17 Mar, 2020

How Irish arts is coping with Covid-19

The Covid crisis has created an uncertain time for the culture sector, an area where many people’s incomes are linked to events that have been cancelled, writes Ellie O’Byrne.

Mon, 16 Mar, 2020