More than €150 million has been spent on the MetroLink project, up to the end of 2023, an Oireachtas committee has heard. The Public Accounts Committee heard that to date €158m has been spent although “no significant physical work” has taken place. Hugh Creegan, deputy CEO of the National Transport …

Germany said that police had busted what was probably Europe’s largest network of fraudulent call centres, responsible for thousands of calls a day trying to scam people. An international police operation involving officers from Germany, Albania, Bosnia, Kosovo and Lebanon raided 12 call centres and detained 21 people on 18 …

Dentists are extracting up to 20 baby teeth from children as young as two due to tooth severe decay, according to a leading dentist. The Vice-President of the Irish Dental Council has said she has removed several teeth from young children on more than one ocassion. Dr Catherine Gallagher, an …

A new unannounced inspection of the Emergency Department at University Hospital Limerick has found that the risks of harm to patients are not being fully managed. It also found that the Emergency Medicine Early Warning System (EMEWS) had not been implemented at the time of the inspection. It said this …

Former deputy first minister John Swinney has become the first candidate to declare he is running to succeed Humza Yousaf as SNP leader and Scotland’s first minister. If successful it will be the second time Mr Swinney, who was deputy first minister for more than eight years under Nicola Sturgeon, …

The Road Safety Authority (RSA) and An Garda Síochána are renewing their appeal to all motorists to act responsibly when travelling on the roads and are calling on all drivers to slow down. Bank Holiday weekends are traditionally high-risk periods for crashes related to speeding, alcohol and drugs. So far …

A survey on the health and well-being of children has found less than a quarter are meeting recommended physical activity guidelines, while nearly a fifth have gone to bed hungry, because of a lack of available food. The findings from the latest Irish Health Behaviour in School-aged Children (HBSC) survey …

Legal representatives for the families of the Stardust victims have called for reform of how inquests are carried out. In correspondence to Minister for Justice Helen McEntee, they said that two changes, regarding jury selection and legal aid, that were rolled out for the recently completed Stardust inquests should now …

New Government reports examining RTÉ have found poor governance at the organisation where the culture also needs to be improved. The three reports are expected to go to Cabinet next week ahead of an anticipated decision before the summer on the future funding of public service media. The reports contain …

A man has been arrested in connection with an incident in Co Wicklow earlier this week during which builders renovating a hotel were shouted at and told to leave the site. The Department of Integration confirmed the building is not being prepared for international protection applicants. The man, who is …