Ireland pledges another €1.65 million to help refugee crisis in Syria
Ireland has now given over €10 million to the crisis in Syria.
View ArticleColm Cooper issues warning over state of modern Gaelic football
The Kerry attacker has expressed concerns over the future of the game.
View ArticleCoastguard and RNLI help teen who became “very unwell” during angling trip
The teenager was brought ashore, where she was met by the lifeboat doctor and the ambulance service.
View ArticleGlobal Hunger Index falls 34 per cent since 1990
Nineteen countries have been identified as suffering from alarming levels of hunger.
View ArticleHere are the 10 hungriest countries in the world
Today is World Hunger Day, and this year’s theme centres on food security and nutrition.
View ArticleColumn: Laughter at World Toilet Day is worth it if it highlights that...
Today is World Toilet Day. Yes, people might laugh, writes Michael Doorly, but did you know more children die from diarrhoea related disease than HIV, malaria and tuberculosis combined.
View ArticleConcern CEO: We need to look beyond short-term aid in Philippines
The aid agency is overseeing a programme to renovate 2,000 damaged fishing boats in areas where fishing communities were devastated by the storm.
View ArticleColumn: One month on from Typhoon Haiyan it’s essential we get people back to...
The devastation is still apparent, writes Clare Ahern, who says it’s vital that people’s livelihoods are now restored.
View ArticleTwo Swiss tourists murdered in Egypt
The couple were reported missing a week ago and have now been found dead in a villa.
View ArticleConcerns for five aid workers taken away in Syria
The Medecins sans Frontieres members have not been heard from since Thursday evening. Meanwhile, Aleppo is gripped by fighting.
View ArticleIreland is providing another €12 million in Syrian aid
This brings the total contribution by Ireland since 2011 to over €26 million.
View ArticleConcern over man (19) who failed to return home after night out
Andrew Quigley failed to return home on Friday night. Items belonging to him were found on the Foyle Bridge yesterday.
View ArticleAlcohol abuse among over 50s has increased since the financial crisis
A new study from Trinity College Dublin also shows high levels of cardiovascular disease, arthritis and obesity.
View ArticleCroke Park area residents could take injunction over summer events
A spokesperson from the Clonliffe and Croke Park Area Residents Association said today that locals are examining their options.
View ArticleConcern that banks are only tackling “easy” mortgage arrears cases
The new figures show that 168 properties were taken into possession by lenders in the last quarter of 2013.
View ArticleNinth sub search for missing plane returns empty-handed
The cost of the ongoing search for flight MH370 is ‘not an issue’, Australia said.
View ArticleDrinking’s role “airbrushed” out of reporting of Irish alcohol-related deaths
A study found that alcohol can be underplayed in media reports.
View ArticleThe astonishing ‘rattler’ shifts that US air traffic controllers work
Controllers are allowed to work five shifts over four 24-hour periods.
View ArticleRoma girl dyes hair to prevent being taken away from her family again
The little girl had blonde hair and blue eyes, different to her parents and siblings.
View Article“There are so many emergencies to respond to, there aren’t enough people”
World Humanitarian Day takes place on 19 August.
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