Most employers offer their staff time off when a family member or partner passes away but few do so when a pet dies.

A UN-backed study has concluded that the territory is at "critical risk" of famine and that Gazans face "extreme levels of ...

An insurance firm’s Cradle to College Cost Index found a steep rise in the cost of raising children over the past decade - up ...

According to the HSE, six in 10 Irish adults are overweight and doctors are increasingly worried about the weight of children ...

The Department of Health has ordered a probe into hip dysplasia operations on children which were not medically necessary.

Education Minister Helen McEntee will update her Cabinet colleagues on the changes that are due to be rolled out in September ...

Taoiseach Micheal Martin has paid tribute to Garda Kevin Flatley following his death on duty on Sunday afternoon.

The Labour MEP for Dublin said his mental health took a turn for the worse after several “negative” changes in his life.

When the project was first discussed a decade ago, a price tag of around €200 million was discussed - a figure 10 times lower ...

County councils seemingly have no uniform bylaws to regulate mobile saunas, making the market difficult to navigate.

Inexperienced climbers could be banned from scaling Mount Everest in an effort to reduce deaths and overcrowding.

The possession of drugs for personal use be decriminalised, according to recommendations made by an Oireachtas committee.