Kildare, L, Ireland

Obituary: Raymond Ó Baoill, passionate advocate of Irish and gregarious chair of Humbert Summer School

Raymond Ó Baoill, who has died unexpectedly aged 65, was a gregarious and passionate advocate of the Irish language and a man closely associated with the annual Humbert Summer School in Ballina, Co Mayo.

2024-09-01 01:30

‘The next Dáil will be a different creature’: Exit of veterans with 600 years of experience leaves open race

As 33 TDs head for pastures new, political parties across the spectrum are racing to plug huge electoral gaps

2024-08-31 05:00

Letters: Catholic faithful doing what they can to ease the homelessness crisis

Luke J Gibbons asks why the Catholic church hasn’t solved Ireland’s homeless crisis yet, given its portfolio of properties and “estimated” bank balance ­(Letters, August 30).

2024-08-31 01:30

Paddy Smullen bids for famous debut in race named in his father’s honour

There are some tasty offerings on the menu at the Curragh today on what is always one of the highlights of the racing calendar at Irish HQ – the Pat Smullen Race Day.

2024-08-31 01:30

Ageing Ireland: What can the Government do to deal with a rising and older population?

As key services in education, health, housing and transport struggle with increasing demand, plans are being devised to deal with pressures from rising immigration and people living longer

2024-08-30 11:25

Ordinary buyers are being locked out of market for new housing

Ordinary buyers are being locked out of the new housing market as nearly half of all new-build homes last year were sold to the likes of funds and housing bodies.

2024-08-30 01:30

Fiddler in band deemed an employee rather than contractor in significant labour ruling

Landmark ruling is based on recent Supreme Court ruling changing the principles on assessing status of workers in the gig economy

2024-08-29 09:07

CAO 2024: Meet the Kildare student at TU Dublin turning his college project on water-quality testing into a business

Jack Doyle

2024-08-29 01:30

Leona Maguire and Lauren Walsh will lead strong home challenge in Women’s Irish Open

England’s Georgia Hall and Dutch woman Anne van Dam also likely to be in contention on Kildare course well suited to long hitters

2024-08-28 15:31

Fatal helicopter crash in Killucan occurred after training manoeuvre for dealing with engine failure

A preliminary report into the crash has been released by the Air Accident Investigation Unit.

2024-08-28 15:21