A new Government initiative to financially back a return of more flour mills in Ireland has been announced. At present, Ireland has only one industrial‑scale flour mill, located in Portarlington, run by Odlums, which is owned by Valeo Foods. There are two... See more
A Cork GP has admitted to three counts of poor professional performance at a fitness-to-practise inquiry held by the Medical Council into the care of a 10-year-old girl, who died after a Strep A bacterial infection was left untreated for several days. Viv... See more
The final homeless figures for last year show a small decrease in the number of people living in emergency accommodation compared to November.
Overall, there were 16,734 individuals in emergency accommodation in December compared to 16,996 in November.
Th... See more
A mother who facilitated the rape of her almost six-year-old daughter by the child's uncle has been sentenced to 15 years in prison at the Central Criminal Court. The woman was also sentenced to five years each for two charges of sexually assaulting the c... See more
The Dublin coroner has been informed after a woman in her 40s who had been sleeping rough in Dublin's city centre died on Friday. It is understood she had been sleeping in a tent in a laneway close to Trinity College Dublin. Gardaí and emergency services ... See more
