'Our lives are worth saving' - patients with rare disease People living with a rare neurological degenerative disease have called on the Government to make the first treatment for the disease available to them.

People living with a rare neurological degenerative disease have called on the Government to make the first treatment for the disease available to them.

Achieving IP targets by June will be 'bumpy', PAC told The Department of Justice's Secretary General has said achieving international protection targets under the EU Migration Act will be "bumpy".

The Department of Justice's Secretary General has said achieving international protection targets under the EU Migration Act will be "bumpy"

PAC to write to OPW over vacant Phoenix Park properties The chair of the Public Accounts Committee has said it will be writing to the OPW to seek more details on the 11 vacant properties in the Phoenix Park.

The chair of the Public Accounts Committee has said it will be writing to the OPW to seek more details on the 11 vacant properties in the Phoenix Park.

RSA 'broken' and 'beyond repair', transport cttee told An Oireachtas committee has heard that the Road Safety Authority (RSA) is "broken" and "beyond repair".

An Oireachtas committee has heard that the Road Safety Authority (RSA) is "broken" and "beyond repair".

SNA review causing 'anxiety, anger' in schools - McDonald Sinn Féin leader Mary Lou McDonald has questioned if the Government is "buying time" with its pause of a review of Special Needs Assistant (SNA) allocations to schools.

Sinn Féin leader Mary Lou McDonald has questioned if the Government is "buying time" with its pause of a review of Special Needs Assistant (SNA) allocations to schools.

Deportations of Irish citizens from US up 330%, Dáil told The Dáil has heard that the number of Irish citizens seeking consular assistance about deportation from the US increased by 330% last year.

The Dáil has heard that the number of Irish citizens seeking consular assistance about deportation from the US increased by 330% last year.

E-scooters pose particular risk to elderly, ctte to hear The increased use of e-scooters poses a particular risks to older pedestrians, an Oireachtas committee will be told.

The increased use of e-scooters poses a particular risks to older pedestrians, an Oireachtas committee will be told.

Children relying on school hot meal scheme, cttee hears Barnardos will tell an Oireachtas committee that not all of the over 35,000 children it supports would receive a hot meal without The Hot School Meal programme.

Barnardos has told an Oireachtas committee that not all of the over 35,000 children it supports would receive a hot meal without The Hot School Meal programme

Protesters highlight issues with endometriosis framework A group of women and girls have protested outside Leinster House for better endometriosis care in Ireland.

A group of women and girls protested outside Leinster House for better endometriosis care in Ireland

'Badly-needed' female-focused taxi service being launched Ireland's first women-focused taxi service is set to launch in Dublin this month, giving women the option of choosing a female driver.

Ireland's first women-focused taxi service is set to launch in Dublin this month, giving women the option of choosing a female driver

'Don't collect multiples' - climate cost of reusable cups As the Government's proposed latte levy continues to be delayed, Róisín Cullen looks at our coffee cup habits, the true cost of a reusable cup and what the future will hold for this long-awaited measu...

As the Government's proposed latte levy continues to be delayed, here is a look at our coffee cup habits, the true cost of a reusable cup and what the future will hold for this long-awaited measure

Dáil hears call for review of free HRT scheme The Dáil has heard a call for a review of the free HRT scheme to ensure that all women are included, particularly in relation to the drug Veoza.

The Dáil has heard a call for a review of the free HRT scheme to ensure that all women are included, particularly in relation to the drug Veoza

Call over menopause drug for cancer survivors "I didn't sleep for years," is how one cancer survivor described going through the menopause, while excluded from Hormone Replacement Therapy (HRT).

"I didn't sleep for years," is how one cancer survivor described going through the menopause, while excluded from Hormone Replacement Therapy (HRT)

Watch: Video diary of endometriosis treatment abroad A teenager from Dublin who said she had "no other option" other than to seek treatment in Romania for endometriosis has kept a video diary of her experience.

A teenager from Dublin who said she had "no other option" other than to seek treatment in Romania for endometriosis has kept a video diary of her experience

LC student shares advice after 'most difficult year' A student, whose mother died during her Leaving Certificate year, has shared her advice to young people starting sixth year.

A student, whose mother died during her Leaving Certificate year, has shared her advice to young people starting sixth year

Native American nations gift rug for support during Covid Two Native American nations have gifted a handwoven rug to the people of Ireland to recognise the "kindness" shown to them during the Covid-19 pandemic.

Two Native American nations have gifted a handwoven rug to the people of Ireland to recognise the "kindness" shown to them during the Covid-19 pandemic

Watch: Should the national anthem be mandatory in school? Sinn Féin's Conor D McGuinness has called for the national anthem to be included on the school curriculum.

We asked people in Dublin’s city centre if they know our national anthem, where they learned it and if they think it should be a mandatory to teach it in schools

Minister asked to consider mandatory Gaeltacht courses The Minister for Education has been asked to consider introducing a mandatory three-week Gaeltacht course for every Leaving Certificate student studying Irish.

The Minister for Education has been asked to consider introducing a mandatory three-week Gaeltacht course for every Leaving Certificate student studying Irish

Sinn Féin calls on Govt to improve endometriosis care Sinn Féin has brought a motion to the Dáil calling on the Government to deliver appropriate care to women with endometriosis.

Sinn Féin has brought a motion to the Dáil calling on the Government to deliver appropriate care to women with endometriosis

Call for more thatching courses to save 'unique' craft There has been a call for more thatching courses around Ireland in order to save the "uniquely Irish craft".

There has been a call for more thatching courses around Ireland in order to save the "uniquely Irish craft"

Watch: Irish in Canada urged to give blood after attack Irish people living in Vancouver, Canada have been urged to give blood after a car-ramming attack left 11 people dead at a Filipino street party.

Irish people living in Vancouver, Canada have been urged to give blood after a car-ramming attack left 11 people dead at a Filipino street party

'No other option' but to travel abroad over endometriosis An 18-year-old who wrote a letter about her daily struggle with suspected endometriosis to Sinn Féin leader Mary Lou McDonald has said she "hasn't been able to be a teenager".

An 18-year-old who wrote a letter about her daily struggle with suspected endometriosis to Sinn Féin leader Mary Lou McDonald has said she "hasn't been able to be a teenager"

'End of an era' - Carlow shop closes after a century Cards and flowers sit on now empty shelves in a drapery shop in Co Carlow that has served its community for 100 years.

It will be the “end of an era” in Tullow, Co Carlow on Tuesday when a local shop that has served the community for 100 years will close its doors for the final time. I loved working on this story close to home

Indigenous Canadian famine aid 'hidden in plain sight' Donations to Irish people from indigenous communities in Canada during the Great Famine - valued at around €12,000 today - have been "hidden in plain sight", a professor has said.

"Even under those conditions, we still found it in our hearts to send money to people who were suffering, because we understood what it was like to suffer."

Israeli man spat at while dining in 'shocking' incident The Ireland-Israel Alliance has described as shocking an incident in which a businessman who was visiting Dublin from Tel Aviv said he was spat at while dining with a colleague and verbally abused by ...

The Ireland-Israel Alliance has described as shocking an incident in which a businessman who was visiting Dublin from Tel Aviv said he was spat at while dining with a colleague and verbally abused by a group

Wheelchair user still without power feels 'forgotten' A wheelchair user in Athenry, Co Galway, said she feels forgotten about on her 11th day without electricity since Storm Éowyn.

A wheelchair user in Athenry, Co Galway said she feels forgotten about on her eleventh day without electricity since Storm Éowyn

Tributes paid to 'lovely man' after Carlow crash Tributes have been paid to a "lovely" young man after a "horrific" Carlow crash, on a road that has a history of incidents.

Tributes have been paid after a "horrific" Carlow crash, on a road that has a history of incidents

Calls for reform after taxi grants snapped up in minutes Online applications for a grant available to taxi drivers to help purchase wheelchair accessible vehicles closed on Monday morning in less than 20 minutes.

Chatted to taxi drivers who are calling for reform after a grant to help them purchase wheelchair accessible vehicles closed in less than 20 minutes