Sources: RTE
Citizens of the Republic of Ireland vote for the next President to succeed Michael D. Higgins, who is term-limited. The candidates are independent candidate Catherine Connolly and Fine Gael candidate Heather Humphreys. 2025-10-24
Richard Satchwell is found unanimously guilty and convicted of the 2017 murder of his wife Tina in Youghal, County Cork, Ireland. 2025-05-30
The High Court of Ireland convicts Slovak man Jozef Puška of Ashling Murphy's murder. Puška faces a mandatory life sentence. 2023-11-9
The Irish Health Service Executive shuts down its IT systems nationwide after a cyberattack involving ransomware. 2021-05-14
Ireland suspends all schools, colleges and childcare facilities until March 29 in response to the coronavirus, while indoor gatherings of more than 100 people and outdoor gatherings of more than 500 people should be cancelled until further notice, according to Taoiseach Leo Varadkar. 2020-03-12
The Irish Aviation Authority launches an investigation after several airliner pilots report extremely fast moving bright lights off the south-west coast of Ireland. 2018-11-12
A 3 year-old boy is stabbed to death in an incident in the Poddle Park area of Kimmage in Dublin, Ireland. The child's mother, believed to be an Iranian national, is being treated for knife wounds in hospital. 2017-07-10
Darren Scully, the mayor of the Irish town of Naas, resigns after the latest in a series of scandals, having made radio comments about the "aggressive attitude" of "black Africans". A police investigation into his actions is underway. 2011-11-22
A tape recording is released of police in the Republic of Ireland allegedly threatening to rape two female protesters, one of whom is from North America, after arresting them, causing an outcry among women's groups and anti-rape organizations. 2011-04-6
Irish authorities launch an investigation into last night's "violent incident" which saw protesters attempt to storm Dáil Éireann in a campaign against bank bail-outs. 2010-05-12