Overcrowding leaves hundreds of inmates sleeping on floors in Ireland's prisons

All Q102 News Newsroom image The Prison Officers Association is demanding urgent action. Over 350 inmates are being forced to sleep on the cold, hard floors of overcrowded cells. Prison officers have warned it’s going to cause a potentially explosive …

39 people including 5 children deported from Ireland overnight

A total of 39 people, including 5 children, were deported from Ireland overnight. The Justice Minister confirmed they'd been sent back to Georgia after failing to comply with deportation orders. It was the second deportation flight to leave the country …

Hugh Kennedy: How son of a Donegal man became Ireland’s first Chief Justice

The Supreme Court sat in Donegal for the first time this week. Significant legal history was made at Letterkenny Courthouse as the panel of five judges took their places in courtroom 1, including the Chief Justice, Mr Justice Donal O'Donnell, who …

39 people deported from Ireland overnight

39 people have been deported from Ireland overnight. The Justice Minister confirmed they'd been sent back to Georgia after failing to comply with deportation orders. This is the second deportation flight to leave the country this year. Minister Jim O…

Anglo Scottish enters Irish market with launch of AS Finance Ireland

Asset and commercial finance broker Anglo Scottish Asset Finance has expanded into the Republic of Ireland with the launch of a dedicated division, AS Finance Ireland. The move is described by the company as the “next logical step” in its strategic growth …

Barry ‘Dan’ O’Sullivan, the Kerry footballer with an All-Ireland hurling medal, and how small ball has aided him

Playing U-21 hurling for Kerry, as well as County Championship for Kilmoyley, might have been key to kick-starting his development as a footballer Kerry midfielder Barry 'Dan' O'Sullivan has an All-Ireland Under 21 B hurling medal with the …

Niall Scully gives frank view on Dublin's All-Ireland prospects after Meath shock

A defiant Niall Scully insists that Dublin can still contend strongly for an All-Ireland despite their first Leinster loss in 15 years. Scully has already pored over the video of the Meath game - twice - and admits that there can be no complaint at the …

The two young women who blazed a trail for modernism in Ireland

In 1921, the sternly abstract cubist Albert Gleizes opened the door of his Parisian apartment to two young women in their twenties, the Irish artists Evie Hone and Mainie Jellett. They explained that they wanted him to teach them his method of ‘extreme …

Ireland Contracting Nightly Sports Call: April 30, 2025

More than 80,000 children in Ireland on waiting lists for essential therapy such as speech and language

Nearly 82,000 children are on waiting lists for speech and language therapy, occupational therapy and psychology appointments, stark new figures reveal. Figures given to Sinn Féin TD Claire Kerrane, who branded the current situation a "crisis", …