News

Man injured following arson attack on house in Limerick

Gardaí are investigating after a man was injured during a suspected petrol bombing of a house in Limerick City overnight. The wounded man, who was ...

Teen Carly Gregg who killed her mother and invited friend to see the corpse is jailed for life

Carly Gregg, 15, has been convicted of fatally shooting her mother Ashley Smylie and attempting to kill her stepdad after they learned of her “secr...

Train carriages damaged at Co Down museum

Historical train carriages at a Co Down museum have been damaged in an act of “wanton vandalism”, police said. Officers are investigating a report ...

Huge surge in High Court asylum appeals on back of record demand for international protection

The High Court saw an explosion in cases relating to asylum applications last year, a new report reveals. We've summarized this news for a q...

Thousands gather across the country for the Alzheimer Society’s fifth annual memory walk

Aurelie Silverlock, Irene Dunne and Margaret Kearney pictured at the Blackrock Park Alzheimer’s Memory Walk. Sasko Lazarov / Photocall Ireland L-r ...

Six people facing disciplinary process in wake of Aoife Johnston’s death

The head of the HSE has said that six people are facing a disciplinary process in relation to Aoife Johnston as he apologised to the family again f...

The remarkable life of a Kerry school teacher who gave birth to 17 children and taught them all

Maggie Lynch with her pupils in 1956.Margaret (Maggie) Lynch from Glenflesk was a matriarch of her time, a powerful career woman, mother, wife, and...

Woman arrested after man injured in Cork house fire

A man has been taken to hospital following a fire at a house in Cork in the early hours of this morning, and gardaí investigating the incident have...

Ex-Celtic player and underage Ireland international charged with three assaults on a woman in Dublin

The offences are alleged to have occurred at three separate addresses in the capital Paul Byrne was called up to the Ireland squadA former Celtic a...

Election talk persists ahead of Budget 2025

Here, we have a look at the topics likely to dominate political discourse in the week to come. General election talk Speculation around the date of...

Hezbollah and Israel exchange heavy fire after deadly strike on Beirut, which killed 45 people including three children

LATEST | Israel army says it hit 290 targets, destroying rocket launchersHezbollah says it targeted airbase with dozens of missilesHezbollah says 1...

Police investigate arson at commercial yard in Co Down

An investigation has been launched into an arson attack at a commercial yard and stables in Co Down. Police are appealing for information and witne...

At least four killed, dozens injured in mass shooting in Alabama

BREAKING | Irish Independent Breaking News (Stock Image)Irish Independent NewsdeskToday at 09:49At least four people have been killed and dozens in...

Taoiseach and Tánaiste travel to New York for UN General Assembly

Taoiseach Simon Harris and Tánaiste Micheál Martin are to focus on conflicts in the Middle East, Ukraine and Sudan at the United Nations General As...

Dear Mary: I have an adventurous, sensual relationship with my younger husband but I’m terrified I’ll lose my sex drive when I reach the menopause

'We are tactile to the point that we are still like teenagers who can’t help touching each other all the time.' Image: GettyQuestion: I am 55 years...