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Harris defends State’s electoral system as ‘valued and transparent’

Taoiseach Simon Harris has defended Ireland’s electoral system as transparent and valued, as marathon counting in the local and European elections ...

Asylum seekers moved after camping across the road from Leinster House

BREAKING | Migrant tents on Merrion Square next to Government Buildings and Taste of Dublin A camp of around 40 tents of asylum seek...

Gardaí investigating after man found dead in Clare home

Gardaí are investigating after a man was found dead at a property in Co Clare on Thursday. Emergency services attended the scene at a residential p...

Donald Trump sits down with Logan Paul to talk Putin, 2024 election and being ‘very tough on the border’

Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump speaks to reporters at the National Republican Senatorial Committee in Washington (Evan Vucci/AP)Don...

Election results complete after days of counting

A days-long marathon election count has come to a close with the election of three MEPs in the final constituency to declare. Fianna Fáil has doubl...

Conor McGregor versus Michael Chandler fight called off only two weeks before it was due to happen at UFC 303

breaking | Conor McGregor last March in New York City. Photo: GettyConor McGregor will not fight in UFC 303 due to an injury, UFC chief executive o...

Regulator approves higher charge on domestic gas bills

The energy regulator, the Commission for the Regulation of Utilities (CRU), has approved a tariff increase of between €33 and €60 a year to bills, ...

Family of woman who died almost two years after failing to wake up from surgery settle action

The family of a 45-year-old Cork woman who never woke up after routine surgery at Cork University Hospital has settled a High Court action over her...

Family of Kilkenny man who had heart attack and brain stroke on holiday ‘are holding out hope’ for his recovery

A Go Fund Me page has been set up to raise money to bring Michael home Michael Wall. Photo: Go Fund MeA Kilkenny man who collapsed while on holiday...

UHL apologises as family settle case over father’s death

A Limerick family’s legal battle over the death of their father has finally come to an end, with University Hospital Limerick (UHL) apologising unr...

European Elections 2024: ‘No secret Sinn Féin didn’t have a good election’ – Chris MacManus loses MEP seat with party’s hopes still pinned on Gildernew

European Parliament counts continue in Ireland South and Midlands-North West as just five Irish seats are filled so farDramatic change of events in...

Annual inflation holds steady at 2.6%

The annual rate of inflation remained steady at 2.6 per cent in the year to May, the same level noted in April. Figures from the Central Statistics...

Teenager arrested at Shannon Airport after woman assaulted on flight to Tenerife

Gardaí at Shannon Airport arrested a man in his late teens after a woman was assaulted on board an aircraft on Wednesday evening. We've summ...

Happy Days star Henry Winkler thanks Dublin firefighters after blaze at Shelbourne Hotel

Happy Days star Henry Winkler has thanked Dublin firefighters following a blaze at his five-star hotel. The 78-year-old American actor, known for p...

Munster v Glasgow Warriors URC semi-final: ‘If you don’t bring a bit of niggle to it, you’re dead’ – Nigel Carolan, the Galwegian plotting Munster’s downfall

Glasgow Warriors’ assistant coach Nigel Carolan. Photo: Brendan Moran/SportsfileAt the end of his first season with Glasgow Warriors, Nigel Carolan...