A picture of an elderly woman eating her dinner off a windowsill in Dublin has been viewed hundreds of times online.

Gardaí from Pearse Street investigating 116 stolen bikes in the city centre searched the 40-foot container at Allotments in Newcastle, Co Dublin and discovered the bikes of all makes and models.

Garda representatives have raised fresh concerns for the safety of members after the latest incident left one garda with a broken arm and another garda bitten.

According to new research, one in five properties in the capital has been targetted by burglars since 2009.

More than 7,600 people received opioid-substitution treatment in the first six months of this year.

Shauna O'Donnell has been found safe and well.

Another truck hit a Dublin city centre railway bridge for the second time in four months.

There is an appeal for witnesses and mobile phone footage after a group of men tried to force their way into a nightclub in Dublin last weekend.

There will be significant disruption to Irish Rail services for passenger this weekend.

Homelessness champion Alice Leahy said a cheque for €33,000 raised by gardaí through the sale of a commemorative book will be of “enormous” benefit to her organisation.

Throughout his visit to Ireland, many females rallied to help former slave Frederick Douglass in his campaign for abolition, writes Robert Hume.

According to the Lonely Planet’s latest Ireland edition, “everything good about Ireland can be found in County Cork”. Truth or just wishful thinking? We sent Rob O’Donnell, an American living in deepest West Cork, out to play tourist for a day and give his verdict.

There have been a few charges levied at me recently, writes Louise O’Neill.

Trinity City Hotel, one of the Dublin hotels owned by US billionaire John Malone, the Virgin Media and TV3 owner, boosted pre-tax profits 54% to €2.83m last year, writes Gordon Deegan. 

Latest: A second homeless person has been found dead within the last 24 hours.

Gardaí are looking for three men who threatened staff and stole a sum of money from the five-star Conrad Hotel in Dublin overnight.

A man in his thirties is recovering in hospital after being stabbed near Christchurch in Dublin.

An organisation that supports sex workers held a meeting last night calling for greater levels of caution after a man suspected of violent attacks was arrested over the weekend.

In the new 21st century office, the continuing growth of the co-working space is establishing itself as a cost-effective communal answer to high rents and central locations in cities around the world.

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A 30-year-old man suffered serious injuries during the incident.

There has been a call for President Michael D Higgins to apologise for remarks he made in a statement following the death of Fidel Castro.

Numerous student accommodation complexes have been proposed over the past year but, as this selection shows, they have had varying levels of success in the planning process.

Gardaí are investigating an incident in which a man who had been removed from a premises in Dublin was restrained on the street outside, with the incident catured in footage by witnesses.

It’s still more than two weeks away but accommodation in the West Cork town of Clonakilty is already virtually booked out amid feverish preparations for the arrival of a major race which will bring more than 400 visitors to the town.

A 16-year-old male has been arrested today in connection with a serious assault in Dublin city centre.

Jim Cosgrove (Irish Examiner, Letters, Saturday, March 19) is right to advocate a new national anthem. Like Michael Clifford, I, too, attended a flag-raising ceremony at my son’s school and the multi-coloured scholars sang the anthem as Gaeilge.

The Kinahan crime cartel was dealt a further blow yesterday after gardaí targeted “middle and lower ranking” members of the network in Dublin.

Five-bed Clonakilty townhouse has made a push for more space out the back, says Tommy Barker.

Cork County Cllr. Alan Coleman, former Mayor of County Cork speaks out that the political system has left the people of West Cork down.

A Garda has been sentenced to 200 hours community service for attacking a drunk man in a Santa hat during an arrest in Dublin city-centre.

Here’s a briefing on some of the stories and issues highlighted on irishexaminer.com today.

The renovation of a 138-year-old railway tunnel under the Phoenix Park will allow commuters from Kildare travel directly into the heart of the Dublin by early next year.

Jack Sheedy is among the leading candidates to succeed Tomás Ó Flatharta as the next Laois senior football manager.

Gardaí at Pearse Street in Dublin are appealing for information after a mugging in the early hours of Thursday morning.

A motorcycle caught fire during rush hour outside Pearse Street Garda Station in Dublin.

A HEATWAVE was promised for this week - but, as much heat will be generated by a flurry of auction action. 

A garda has been found guilty of attacking a drunk man in a Santa hat during an arrest in Dublin City centre.

Gardaí have launched a new pilot scheme using "undercover bikes" to bait thieves to steal them - so they can follow suspects with the aid of GPS trackers.

The girlfriend of an Englishman who has sued claiming he suffered life-changing injuries when he fell out of a hotel window in Kinsale yesterday told the High Court it was not true to say that on the night she and Jason Platt were arguing and that he threatened to jump.