Eleanor Burnhill

More than 300 swimmers have braved the waters of the River Liffey in Dublin, for the annual swim through the heart of the capital.

More than 5,600 people will be conferred with Irish citizenship at ceremonies in Dublin over the next two days.

Many people attending Irish citizenship ceremonies in Dublin today have said it had already been a long wait.

The number of legal aid certificates granted in July this year has fallen by 93%, according to the Law Society, which will appear before the Oireachtas Committee on Justice later today.

The number of legal aid certificates granted in July this year fell by 93% compared to last year, according to the Law Society, which will appear before the Oireachtas Committee on Justice later today.

Hundreds of students from across the country are protesting in Dublin, demanding greater Government investment in higher education.

Members of the Irish women's wheelchair basketball team plan to bow their heads during the national anthem and wear black armbands as they face Israel in the qualifiers for the Women's B division European Championship.

A decision by a HSE expert group to approve the drug Mounjaro could be "transformative", according to Professor Donal O'Shea, a consultant endocrinologist and the HSE clinical lead in the National Obesity Programme.

A garda in his 30s suffered a serious head injury in Dublin last night after it is understood he fell from a moving garda patrol van in Phibsborough.

Around one-quarter of breast cancer survivors in Ireland go on to develop secondary lymphoedema, a long-term and progressive condition which causes swelling in the body's tissues, especially the arms and legs.