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Former Fianna Fáil minister Mary O’Rourke dies aged 87

Former Minister Mary O'Rourke has died at the age of 87. She was first elected to the Dáil as a Fianna Fáil TD in the Longford-Westmeath constituen...

Ireland weather: Met Éireann issues rain warning for three counties after sunny weather today

BREAKING | Stock photo. Getty ImagesMet Éireann has issued a Status Yellow rain warning for six counties this Saturday.The warning for counties Cla...

Police appeal to identify body found on Co Down beach

Police are appealing for help in identifying a man whose body was found on a beach in Co Down. The PSNI responded to a report of a sudden death on ...

Nobody Wants This is the number one show on Netflix, so why is it dividing opinion?

The portrayal of a hot rabbi and non-Jewish American women is causing a stir Nobody Wants This | Official Trailer Is Nobody Wants This an in...

Irish Rail admits ‘we got it wrong’ and says timetable changes will be reversed

Updated at 12:15 Irish Rail spokesperson Barry Kenny has acknowledged that the company “got it wrong” with the recent planned changes to services o...

Ryanair flight abandoned and passengers evacuated after plane catches fire

File image: A Ryanair planeA Ryanair flight’s take-off was abandoned and passengers evacuated after an explosion caused the plane’s wing to catch f...

HSE’s focus is on finance, not patient safety, says INMO general secretary

The focus of the health service is now on finances rather than patient safety, according to the general secretary of the Irish Nurses and Midwives ...

30,000 cases of child sexual abuse material confirmed as reports of illegal content in Ireland surge 30pc

According to the watchdog organisation Hotline.ie, almost 30,000 confirmed reports of child sexual abuse material were received in Ireland last yea...

PSNI fined more than €900,000 for ‘egregious’ data breach

The Police Service of Northern Ireland has been fined £750,000 (€900,150) for an “egregious” data breach in which the personal information of staff...

Boris Johnson interview cancelled after BBC presenter accidentally sends him notes

Laura Kuenssberg, the BBC’s political editor between 2015 and 2022, said it was ’embarrassing and disappointing’ Former prime minister Boris Johnso...

Government to spend €9m on pouches to lock away phones in schools

Minister Foley has previously said she was considering a ban on mobiles in schools to “keep childhood smartphone-free”.As part of the overall €11.8...

Harris will not shy away from ‘speaking truth’ to Biden over support for Israel

The Taoiseach has insisted he will not shy away from speaking Ireland’s “truth” to President Joe Biden over US support for Israel. Simon Harris wil...

Fine Gael TDs demand Mary Lou McDonald answer Dáil questions on Sinn Féin press officer’s conviction for child sex offences

Ciarán Cannon TD, who is standing down at the next election, asked on a point of order for time to be urgently set aside 'for Deputy McDonald to ma...

Farmer who threw bag of cow dung towards politician has case to answer, judge says

A judge has ruled that a Galway farmer accused of assaulting Fianna Fáil Minister Anne Rabbitte when throwing a bag of cow dung towards her at a pu...

Revelations over former Sinn Féin press officer’s child sex crimes ‘deeply concerning’, says Simon Harris

Former press officer Michael McMonagle recently pleaded guilty to 14 offences of attempted sexual communication with a child and attempting to inci...