Scientists have found evidence of bacteria that cause tooth decay and gum disease in 4,000-year-old human molars. Trapped within the dental remains that were unearthed from a limestone cave in Co Limerick, the researchers found an “unprecedented quantity” of the DNA of streptococcus mutans, a type of bacteria in the …

Six workers are missing and presumed dead after a bridge collapsed in Baltimore harbour yesterday morning, after a cargo ship experiencing a loss of power hit the structure, forcing the closure of one of the busiest ports on the US eastern seaboard. With dive teams facing increasingly treacherous conditions in …

The Minister for Social Protection will seek Cabinet approval today for draft legislation designed to set up the new pension auto-enrolment system. If enacted, the Automatic Enrolment Retirement Savings System Bill will result in up to 800,000 private sector workers, who currently don’t have a pension, becoming automatically enrolled in …

In February 2021, Minister Roderic O’Gorman published the ‘White Paper to End Direct Provision and to Establish a new International Protection Support Service’. The White Paper outlined plans to establish a new system for accommodation and supports for Ireland’s International Protection applicants. It focused on encouraging integration from day one …

In February 2021, Minister Roderic O’Gorman published the ‘White Paper to End Direct Provision and to Establish a new International Protection Support Service’. The White Paper outlined plans to establish a new system for accommodation and supports for Ireland’s International Protection applicants. It focused on encouraging integration from day one …

The Government is going to intervene in South Africa’s genocide case against Israel at the International Court of Justice. Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs, Micheál Martin, will update Cabinet today that he has directed officials to prepare a Declaration of Intervention. If approved by Government, this will be filed …

The number of complaints lodged with the Financial Services and Pensions Ombudsman (FSPO) last year hit a record high. 6,182 grievances were filed with FSPO’s office in 2023, an increase of 29% on the previous year. Almost two thirds of the issues related to the banking sector, with insurance accounting …

US Defence Secretary Lloyd Austin has said it was a moral and strategic imperative to protect Palestinian civilians in the war between Israel and Hamas and that the humanitarian catastrophe in Gaza was getting worse. Mr Austin was speaking during a meeting with Israel Defence Minister Yoav Gallant at the …

The ESRI has upgraded its outlook for economic growth this year, amid falling inflation, an expected normalisation of exports and moderate expansion of the domestic economy. In its Quarterly Economic Commentary, the institute forecasts that the domestic economy as measured by Modified Domestic Demand will grow by 2.3% in 2024, …

The six workers who are missing and presumed dead after a bridge collapsed in Baltimore Harbor when a massive cargo ship experiencing a loss of power struck the structure, forcing the closure of one of the busiest ports on the US Eastern Seaboard. With dive teams facing increasingly treacherous conditions …