Age measures not stopping underage social media access
There has been no reduction in underage children's access to social media platforms, despite legal obligations which came into effect in July 2025 designed to prevent this. That is according…
HSE fined €645k over records covered in animal droppings
Updated / Wednesday, 2 Sep 2026 00:00 A number of boxes of files were discovered in poor condition in St Conal's Hospital in Letterkenny, Co Donegal in 2023 An investigation…
Teachers in NI back industrial action over workloads
Teachers in Northern Ireland have voted to take industrial action over workloads. Teacher unions balloted members over what they termed the Department of Education's failure to deliver a "credible implementation…
Fórsa members overwhelmingly back strike action over pay
Updated / Tuesday, 1 Sep 2026 17:31 96.6% of Fórsa members voted in favour of strike action after over 64,000 members were balloted Members of the Fórsa trade union employed…
An Post next-day delivery targets fell short last year
Next-day delivery performance by An Post worsened significantly last year with the postal service falling well further short of official targets than in 2024. New figures by postal regulator ComReg…
New Naples outlet becomes Primark’s 500th store worldwide
Retailer Primark has reached a major milestone in the history of the business as it opened its 500th store in Naples in Italy today. From its first store in Dublin…