A thousand sleeping pills, cannabis and €2,000 in cash have been seized during searches in Dublin.

77% of the 40 towns and cities assessed by An Taisce have been found to be clean.

The Social Democrats say they are standing over the candidacy of Ellie Kisyombe following the completion of an independent review.

Cities outside Dublin are experiencing “high” usage rates of heroin and other opiates, according to an official prevalence study.

Locals in the North Inner City of Dublin are defending their area after it was deemed "littered", according to the latest survey by Irish Business Against Litter.

Two men are due to appear before a special sitting of the Special Criminal Court this evening in connection with dissident republican activity in Dublin.

Kerry is king when it comes to being litter-free, but Dublin still has a capital problem with rubbish, according to the latest survey by by the Irish Business Against Litter (IBAL) group.

Kilkenny City has been named Ireland's cleanest town by Irish Business Against Litter.

25 elderly residents of social housing in Dublin's North Inner City will be back in their homes before Christmas.

Four adults and two children have been taken to hospital after a house fire in Dublin's North Inner City.

Four adults and two children have been taken to hospital after a house fire in Dublin's North Inner City.

Gardaí in Dublin have arrested seven people in connection with the sale and supply of drugs in the north inner city.

Revenue Officers have seized more than €38,000 worth of tobacco and cigarettes in Dublin.

Thirty people are due in court in Dublin later today charged in connection with Operation Tempest.

More than 100 Gardaí are carrying out a "major search and arrest operation" in Dublin's north inner city.

A Sinn Féin surge in Dublin City has left a bruised Labour party with just a fraction of its seats and the loss of some of its high-profile councillors.

"I missed you all," Mary Hanafin gushed to reporters in the manner of a faded film star who had just glimpsed the limelight once more thanks to a cameo role in a B movie.

Labour look set to be left with just eight seats in Dublin city wards as voters move to Sinn Féin and Independents, according to latest tallies.

A post-mortem is due to get underway later on the body of a man who was stabbed to death at his home in Dublin's North Inner city yesterday.

Dublin City Council is to use the tactic of withholding street cleaning services in areas where dumping waste is a problem.

The Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform, Brendan Howlin, has announced funding for a new 73-acre campus for the Dublin Institute of Technology (DIT) at Grangegorman, according to Labour's Joe Costello.

A Polish man charged with murdering his partner at their flat in Dublin's North Inner City has today been further remanded in custody for four weeks.

A 16-year-old male remains in Garda custody this evening in connection with a fatal shooting in Dublin city earlier this week.

A man has been pronounced dead after a shooting in Dublin today.

AS the first piece of jewellery given to a child, the baby bracelet becomes a family heirloom, a tangible keepsake for generations to come.

Health Minister Mary Harney tonight refused to back down in the face of a crippling pharmacists’ dispute insisting cuts in fees are not up for discussion.

Counting of votes to select two TDs and 1,627 councillors will begin today.

Voting is continuing in the local, European and two Dublin by-elections and so far voter turnout is fluctuating between 20% and 40%.

DUBLIN Central is a fascinating contest.

The Green Party has selected its candidate for the forthcoming Dublin Central by-election.

Crack cocaine dealers are targeting heroin addicts at clinics in Dublin to drive up demand for the lethal drug, experts warned today.

The remaining criminal charge against George Redmond has been dropped by the State.

The George Redmond corruption trial has ended with the jury acquitting him on one charge and failing to agree a verdict on the second count.

Admission to third level education has tripled over the last 25 years, it emerged today

SINN Féin’s highest profile politician in the Republic, Mary Lou McDonald, last night announced that she will seek to win a Dáil seat in the constituency of Taoiseach Bertie Ahern.

GAA President Sean Kelly yesterday unveiled Jurys Doyle Hotel Group as partners in the 232-bedroom Croke Park hotel, to be completed by the end of next summer.

LABOUR Party Leader Pat Rabbitte will today unveil what is being described as a major policy paper outlining his alternative blueprint for the future of the Irish economy.

A man was recovering in hospital today after a shooting incident in Dublin’s North Inner City.