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New research by Switcher.ie has revealed the best Irish towns for work-life balance. The study is based on a range of factors, including access to local amenities such as primary schools, major supermarkets, and leisure centres; essentials like broadband and mobile connectivity; house prices and crime rates; and proximity to green spaces and transport routes. Top 10 towns for work-life balance Arklow claimed the top spot as the best town in Ireland for striking the perfect work-life balance. With surprisingly affordable house prices outside the city, it offers a winning mix of excellent local amenities and good connectivity for hybrid working, plus plenty of green spaces and a scenic coastline to boost well-being. Here's a snapshot of the top 10. For the full ranking and more top 5 winners, see Ireland's best towns for work-life balance 2026. Rank Town Median House Price Work-Life Balance Score 1 Arklow €290,000 6.44 2 Ballina €196,250 6.42 3 Enniscorthy €290,000 6.40 4 Wicklow €420,000 6.13 5 Cork City €347,363 5.97 6 Gorey €350,000 5.93 7 Tramore €329,999 5.90 8 Dublin City €505,997 5.90 9 Longford €200,000 5.71 10 Sligo €270,000 5.65 Most affordable Ballina was the most affordable town to buy a house in our study. House prices were based on the median house price in October 2025 (Residential Property Price Index). Top 5 affordable towns to live & work: Ballina, Longford, Letterkenny, Cavan and Mallow For families Ballina has taken the top spot as the best town for balancing work and family. To calculate the best town to work with a family, we summed index scores for house prices, crime rate, number of GP surgeries and primary schools. Top 5 towns for families to live & work: Ballina, Castlebar, Enniscorthy, Killarney and Longford For hybrid working Dublin was the best place for hybrid working; the city of Cork and areas of Kildare and north Dublin (Fingal*) also performed well. To calculate the best towns for hybrid working, we summed index scores for average broadband and mobile speeds and distance to major roads and bus stops. This data was only available at the county and city levels. Top towns for broadband and mobile connectivity: Dublin, Cork, North Dublin and Kildare. For transport links: Cork, Galway, Dublin and Sligo. For health, fitness & well-being Galway came in tops for access to leisure facilities and green spaces, essential for achieving a good quality of life. To rank our towns, we summed the index scores for distance to leisure centres and outdoor sports facilities, the number of public parks, and access to national parks and coastlines. Top 5 towns for health & well-being: Galway, Dublin, Wicklow, Cork and Arklow For shopping & eating Killarney was the best place for your weekly shop, grab a bite to eat, or catch up over coffee. To find our top towns, we summed the index scores for the number of major supermarkets and cafes in the area. Top 5 towns to shop, eat and refresh: Killarney, Ballina, Cavan, Gorey, Longford Commercial Director of Switcher.ie, Eoin Clarke says: "The Work-Life Balance Act 2023 ushered in a new era of working arrangements for many employees. It meant that workers with families or caregiving responsibilities could seek flexible work options and a better quality of life. Property prices are often a crucial factor for homebuyers, but broadband and mobile connectivity, easy access to local amenities, and proximity to green spaces can have a huge impact when juggling work with family or other commitments. Switcher's research highlights several towns across Ireland that offer young professionals and working families a mix of affordability, accessibility, a superb quality of life, and excellent broadband and mobile connectivity for remote working. Our top performers spanned the country, with Ballina and Sligo on the scenic west coast, Cork in the south, Longford in the heart of Ireland and a cluster of coastal towns on the east coast. If you're starting your hunt for a new home, it could...

Mary T. Daly, Director of Operations with Fingal County Council, discusses localised flooding in areas of North Dublin.

Reporter, Aaron McElroy highlights the status yellow rain warning for Dublin and Wicklow.

Teacher Harry Barnes and the flag footballt eam from St. Marnock's in North Dublin are representing Ireland at the U13 tournament taking place at the Pro Bowl games in the lead-up to the Super Bowl.

Siobhan Madigan visits St Marnock's National School in Portmarnock, North Dublin who are representing Ireland at the NFL Flag Football International Championship.

Reporter, Laura Fletcher highlights the flooding issues in Fairview, North Dublin which is impacting traffic in the city.

Thousands of new homes are planned for North Dublin. One particular area is Dunsink, a location many Dubliners will know as formerly being home to the capital's largest dump. What's being described as a major new urban quarter has raised some concerns among travellers who have lived in the area for many years. Our reporter, Josh Crosbie has been meeting with those who support the development and also those who have some reservations…

Send us a textShanowen Plant Hire based in North Dublin are one of the Industries best firms when it comes to Plant Hire and Demolition and offer a wide range of services to the construction industry.  I have a great chat with Managing Director Paddy Patton and we discuss what it is like working in the industry, the challenges and his hopes and ambitions for the company into the future.

Reporter, Aaron McElroy speaks to locals at The Bridge Tavern, near to where Troy Parrott grew up in the North inner city of Dublin.

“Here, Rosser,” Ronan goes, pouring me a lorge glass of red, “get yisser laughing gear around that.” Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Robin Schiller, News Reporter with the Irish Independent, has the latest on the fatal stabbing at a Túsla care facility in North Dublin.

Samantha Libreri, Eastern Correspondent, highlights BirdWatch Ireland's bird census on Ireland's Eye, off the coast of North Dublin.

Gardaí searching for a child who went missing when he was three years old have found human remains at a site in Donabate, north Dublin.Confirming that skeletal remains had been discovered, Garda HQ also named the boy as Daniel Aruebose.It is the first time he has been named since his disappearance and assumed death was placed under investigation three weeks ago.Conor Lally reports from the scene on what is known and is yet to be uncovered about the tragic case. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Samantha Libreri, Eastern Correspondent, reports from Donabate, North Dublin where the search for a missing child continues.

Tusla has confirmed it had dealings 5 years ago with the family of a child now missing presumed dead. A search will continue this morning as part of the investigation in North Dublin. We get the latest with Newstalk Reporter Emily Keegan is in Donabate.

Tusla has confirmed it had dealings 5 years ago with the family of a child now missing presumed dead. A search will continue this morning as part of the investigation in North Dublin. We get the latest with Newstalk Reporter Emily Keegan is in Donabate.

Karen Creed, Reporter, on a new development of fifty houses in North Dublin which has attracted almost 3,000 applicants.

On this week's episode, @breifneearley and @aaron_c91 return to unpack a thrilling round of FAI Women's Cup Quarter Final action, an eye-catching league comeback from Peamount United, and the implications of the semi-final draw as the business end of the season heats up.

This past weekend brought us the hottest day of the year, with it reaching up to 31.1° Celsius in some parts of the country. And of course, with high weather there comes a high level of beach-goers.There were clips online shared of Portmarnock beach in North Dublin, where cars were blocking both entrances and exits, they were parked up on the grass, some leaving with massive scratches and damage done to the car, and even people abandoning their vehicles.Yesterday, Gardaí confirmed that the car parks at Warren Beach near Rosscarbery and Inchydoney Beach near Clonakilty in West Cork were overcrowded, confirming that there was no longer any safe access to either of the beaches by the afternoon.Joining Kieran to discuss this is Cllr Marie O'Sullivan and Fine Gael TD Brian Brennan.

A half-built school lying idle in North Dublin is a lesson in the State's inability to get things done. That's according to Mick Clifford Special correspondent with the Irish Examiner. Mick spoke to Newstalk Breakfast this morning.

A half-built school lying idle in North Dublin is a lesson in the State's inability to get things done. That's according to Mick Clifford Special correspondent with the Irish Examiner. Mick spoke to Newstalk Breakfast this morning.

On this episode we heard the horrific story of what's happening to 'Jenny' and her kids from North Dublin. They have been terrorised constantly for the past year by violent, intimidating, horrible neighbours. As you'll hear she's at the end of her tether and looking for help.

On this episode Tamil contacted us. He was born in India, but has lived in Ireland since he was one. The I.T. professional from North Dublin is a naturalised Irish citizen, has lived here all his life, travels on an Irish passport...yet people won't accept him as Irish.

An Estate in the Balgriffin area is in a transition period of being taken over by Dublin City Council and residents feel they are being left in limbo. Our reporter Josh Crosbie has been looking into this.

Dublin City Council has published a plan to develop a new town in north Dublin between Glasnevin, Cabra and Finglas. The town of Ballyboggan would be located along the Royal Canal west of Glasnevin Cemetery and east of Ratoath Road, which is currently occupied by the Dublin Industrial Estate. A public consultation on the plan opened yesterday and is inviting submissions until May 12th. We hear all about it with Tom Philips, Managing Director of Tom Phillips and Associates and Adjunct Associate Professor of Town Planning, UCD.

Cameron Hill, Shane Keegan and Johnny Ward hear your thoughts on another busy night of League of Ireland action, with Drogheda United continuing their impressive form with a win over Derry City, while Shelbourne claimed the North Dublin bragging rights in a 1-0 victory at home to Bohemians.League of Ireland Late Night, in partnership with Rockshore on Off The Ball, A League of Our Own. Get the facts, be drink aware, visit drinkaware.ie.

On Valentine's Day, 1981, 48 young people died tragically in a fire that broke out in the Stardust nightclub in North Dublin. Emergency exits were blocked, the furnishings were highly flammable and the fire spread rapidly.Selina McDermott lost 3 of her siblings in the tragedy, Willie, George and Marcella. Her family was never the same again. She told us about her memories of that night, the chaos that broke out, and the long lasting impact it had on her and her community.The first investigation into the fire found that the cause of the fire was probable arson, a blow to the grieving families who felt the blame was being placed on the victims themselves. For years, the families and survivors have campaigned to get the truth. Last April, the families' efforts resulted in a new finding that all 48 young people who died in the Stardust were unlawfully killed. Selina told us where they got the strength to keep fighting and what this result means for them.Proudly sponsored by FBT Gyms.

Gardaí are using ‘bait bikes' in an attempt to catch would-be thieves.This follows an increase in the number of bicycles and motorbikes being stolen across the country.In one operation, in North Dublin, Gardaí deployed a high-end valuable electric motorbike at various theft hot spots.They kept the bike under surveillance – ready to swoop in if anyone attempted to rob it.What do you think about this approach from Gardaí? Could it be part of a solution to tackle bike theft?Andrea is joined by listeners to discuss.

Education Correspondent Emma O Kelly reports from St Joseph's school in the Coolock area of North Dublin five years on from the Covid-19 Pandemic shutting schools down.

Fergal Bowers, Health Correspondent, reports that the first pilot screening programme of its kind for lung cancer has been announced for the communities of North Dublin and the North East, using mobile scanning units.

This week, Creeps in the morning reluctantly scarf down a Chocolate Lava Big Cup from Reese's, a large peanut butter cup with a second interior layer of chocolate fudge type sauce.Then, Matt reads a wild Irish headline, the true tale of a severed human hand found far from it's owner, discovered in a North Dublin school playground after the hand was dropped there by a bird. Little else is known nor can be confirmed for sure, seriously...The Creeps also talk about traffic helicopters, dragons, and better names for that big cup. Kelsey brings up her dream Three Musketeers again.

A man in his late 20's remains in custody after three men were injured in a suspected knife attack in Stoneybatter in North Dublin.The incident has been described by Justice Minister Jim O'Callaghan as a "random attack", but has led to fears about a growing culture of violence.Criminologist, Triona O'Connor and Conor Lally, Security and Crime Editor of The Irish Times join Kieran to discuss.

On Newstalk Breakfast recently, we heard about a broken and vandalised three story temporary unsafe stairwell and lift, linking Clongriffin Dart Station and Baldoyle in Dublin. Since we reported on it the lift has been fixed but the antisocial behavior continues. Henry McKean went to take a closer look. He sent this report.

Paul Reynolds, Crime Correspondent, reports that gardaí investigating organised crime in North Dublin have carried out 39 searches in Coolock and Raheny.

Alex Murphy is a teacher at Santa Sabina domincan College in Sutton, North Dublin which has nurtured such a wonderful atmosphere in the school that they have become the first school in the world to receive the award.

INTRO (00:00): Kathleen opens the show drinking an Honest Abe's Tabby American Ale from Bitchin' Kitty Brewery in Morrisville, PA and Pennsylvania Dutch Egg Nog. TOUR NEWS: See Kathleen live on her “Day Drinking Tour.”COURT NEWS (28:55): Kathleen shares news on Jelly Roll's 40th birthday, Snoop Dogg sang a duet with Sting on The Voice, Cher has an announcement regarding her next album, Dolly Parton is holding auditions for her Broadway musical, and Taylor Swift ends her ERAs Tour. TASTING MENU (6:07): Kathleen samples Unique Snacks Extra Dark Charred Splits, Zerbe's Italian Hoagie Kettle Chips, and Arooga's Awesome-On-Everything Hot Sauce. UPDATES (39:10): Kathleen shares updates on a new Buc-ee's lawsuit, and Chi-Chi's Mexican restaurant is making a comeback.“HOLY SHIT THEY FOUND IT” (48:08): Kathleen is amazed to read about the discovery of a 2,000-year-old fermented fig in North Dublin, and the largest collection of Roman coins ever found is unearthed in Worcester. FRONT PAGE PUB NEWS (51:20): Kathleen shares articles on the murder of United Heathcare's CEO, Salma Hayek's French billionaire husband donates to the restoration of Notre Dame, TikTok could be banned in the US in January 2025, a group of Texas nuns are expelled by the Vatican, Virgin Voyages is now accepting Bitcoin, Air Canada introduces carry-on baggage fees, Gwyneth Paltrow's business empire nears its end, Jay-Z's pot company burns $575M in California, Australia attempts to ban social media to anyone under 16, and a Catholic nun is among 25 arrested in an Italian mob bust.WHAT WE'RE WATCHING (17:27): Kathleen recommends watching her stand-up Special “Bothering Jesus” on Netflix.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Marc O'Driscoll reports Gardaí are investigating the disappearance of William Maughan and Anastasija Varslavane are searching open lands in north Co Dublin.

It's only our ONE HUNDREDTH eppy, huns! Can you believe? We can promise a longer eppy of SPOOKY tales, chat about baguettes, raving to bday music, celeb spotting, and we ask ourselves is Hannah...a doppelganger ? And of course - can you sneeze in an accent? Story 1 from Big S - You get a 100th birthday letter from the King... Some people get a second one. Story 2 from Hannah - a couple go hiking and hear an ominous ... Clap Clap   Story 3 - Suze gives us a tale about working at Mister Waffle and the Byesi Story 4 - THE ENDING OF ALL ENDINGS OF THE CREEPY MALL STORY! OUR WINNER IS... Saoirse!! Thank you hun we LOVE IT. Email us for your prize (ghosthunspod@gmail.com) Creep Of The Week is from North Dublin and concerns a haunted house and "Little Girl" Ty hun. ONE LAST SHORTY story from Big S called "Hide and Seek"  Finally we end with a Ouija... Chaos as usual.  We love you Huns HAPPY 100TH TO US ALL xoxo  JOIN US FOR OUR HALLOWEEN SHOW - 31ST OCT 2024 AT BUSH HALL, LONDON! TIX BELOW: https://linktr.ee/ghosthunspod  JOIN OUR PATREON! EXTRA bonus episodes AND a monthly ghost hunt for just £4.50!  Or £6 for AD-FREE EPS and weekly AGONY HUNS! We'll solve your problems huns!  Sign up here: www.patreon.com/GhostHuns

On this episode we heard how a North Dublin school has asked parents not to allow their kids go to the school fancy dress wearing 'scary costumes'. They say it's so that children with sensory or anxiety issues aren't triggered.

Professor Paul Downes, Director of the Educational Disadvantage Centre in DCU, outlines the experience of students in community outreach hubs who decided to become teachers.

Marama Labs, a life-sciences instrumentation start-up, has secured €280,000 in funding from Enterprise Ireland to fund the expansion of the company's Irish operations. Enterprise Ireland's High Potential Start-Up (HPSU) investment is part of the company's Q4 2023 seed-plus round led by leading Irish VC The Yield Lab Europe and brings the total funding of the round raised by Marama Labs to €2m. The company, founded in New Zealand in 2019, is led by Irish-born CEO and co-founder Dr Brendan Darby with offices in Dublin and Wellington (New Zealand). The investment from Enterprise Ireland will be used to fund the expansion of Marama Labs' Irish operations, opening a commercially-focused applications lab in North Dublin and hiring a life-sciences applications team to support its customers in the Northern Hemisphere. Dr Brendan Darby, CEO and Co-Founder of Marama Labs, said: "We are delighted to have secured investment from Enterprise Ireland as part of our recent capital raise. Ireland's position as a leader in the global life sciences industryprovides the perfect launchpad for Marama Labs to scale our commercial footprint in the Northern Hemisphere life sciences market. "I am personally very excited about working with Enterprise Ireland to build out our Irish activities and leverage the unique life sciences skills available in Ireland. Our mission is to become a global leader in scientific instrumentation, removing bottlenecks in the chemical analysis of liquids, enabling faster and cheaper development of life-saving products." Tom Kelly, Divisional Manager, Industrial & Life Sciences at Enterprise Ireland said: "Congratulations to the team at Marama Labs on its recent investment wins. Enterprise Ireland's HPSU investment in this highly innovative company will support its exploration into the rapidly growing life-sciences market and the expansion of its operations in Ireland." Marama Labs develops novel spectroscopy technology that can rapidly analyse the chemistry of highly complex high-value liquids in industries such as life sciences and fermentation. Its CloudSpec product is able to quantify crucial quality information about new classes of therapeutics, called nanomedicines, in seconds, compared to hours it takes with existing technologies. Marama Labs is working with some of the world's leading therapeutic manufacturers to speed up their drug discovery and manufacturing workflows, with the life sciences product due to launch on the market in 2025. Marama Labs, a Victoria University of Wellington spinout company, was founded in 2019 in New Zealand by physicists Dr Brendan Darby (CEO), Dr Matthias Meyer and Professor Eric Le Ru (CSO), when they discovered a fundamentally new way to optically interrogate highly cloudy liquids using light-based sensors; the breakthrough led to the development of its CloudSpec UV-Vis spectrophotometer. Life sciences and pharmaceutical manufacturing Initially commercialised for winemaking analysis, Marama Labs has widened the CloudSpec applications into the life-sciences market, where opaque liquids are a major hurdle for drug discovery, process monitoring, quality assurance and new product development. CloudSpec's unique ability to measure UV-Vis spectra of highly turbid samples, like lipid-based nano-medicines, has caught the attention of the life-sciences industry. Commercial trials are underway with leading pharmaceutical manufacturers in Europe and the US, for optimising vaccine development workflows. Compared to expensive and time-consuming analytical techniques like HPLC and fluorescent-based assays, which can take hours to get a result, CloudSpec can obtain the same information in a few seconds. See more stories here.

Opinions Matter Exclusive: On this episode we hear about a creche in north country Dublin which has angered parents over handing out leaflets suggeting that all kids attending, get the flu vaccine. Anti-Vaxers demanded we name the creche, on this episode!

North Dublin residents are joining an international protest this afternoon about night flights from Dublin Airport.Today is International Day for the Ban of Night Flights, and protests will be taking place at airports across Europe.Andrea is joined by David Walton, a concerned Dublin citizen and Ian Coatman, a campaigner from Leeds to discuss.

The hit on Peter "Petey Black" Rice, a Kinahan Cartel associate, was a meticulously planned assassination amid the escalating feud between the Kinahan Cartel and the Hutch gang in Dublin. Rice, a mid-level operative, was ambushed and killed outside a gym in North Dublin, highlighting the violent and unpredictable nature of the gang rivalry. The murder underscored the Kinahan Cartel's internal paranoia and strict enforcement of loyalty while intensifying the cycle of retaliatory violence between the two factions. Despite increased law enforcement efforts and international cooperation to dismantle these networks, the investigation into Rice's assassination remains unresolved. The incident reflects the broader challenges of combating organized crime, where both sides continue to adapt and prepare for potential future confrontations.(commercial at 9:21)to contat me:bobbycapucci@protonmail.com

Trouble erupted in the Sandy Row area of south Belfast last night for the second time in 72 hours. As unrest spreads across the UK, Sarah is joined by Justice Campaigner Billy McManus and MLA for South Belfast, Paula Bradshaw.

Fears are growing this evening of further unrest in Coolock in North Dublin after a week of disturbances, sparked by plans to house over five hundred asylum seekers in the area. A public meeting is planned at the site shortly reporter Barry Lenihan is in Coolock.

Treasa spoke to Conor Lally, security and crime editor with The Irish Times, who witnessed the violent scenes in Coolock, North Dublin yesterday.

With Paul Reynolds, Crime Correspondent

We talk to Superintendent Darren McCarthy at Ballymun Garda Station.

Eoin Gibbons is one of Ireland's leading golf instructors and coaches.  Based at Kinsealy Grange Golf Academy in North Dublin, Eoin is a member in good standing of the PGA and is Trackman-certified.  He is also an Ambassador for BodiTrack and has received the Ground Mechanics BodiTrack certification.  Gibbons has also earned, among other qualifications, a certification in The Biomechanics of Golf from Penn State University. Eoin joins Mark Immelman to teach golfers how to make positive, beneficial and lasting adjustments to your technique for better golf. He talks in-depth about how "Old Keys Do Not Unlock New Doors" and illustrates key concepts to getting the correct Key for Improvement: How to Change Technique - the Twofold Approach of Education before Implementation with Self-Analysis, and Using the Human Senses to Enhance Improvement Using Technology like HackMotion Sensors to Understand the Wrist Influence on Clubface Appropriation and Ball-Flight, and  5 Point Player Concept Throughout the conversation he weaves other topics into his presentation. Topics like: How to Gain Confidence, Lesson Frequency and Data Collection, Predictability over Consistency, The 50/50 Rule for Learning, and Breaking Practice into Training and Performing. This podcast is also available as a vodcast.  Search and subscribe to Mark Immelman on Youtube.