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‘Hopefully other mums can do it in the future’ – how Julie-Ann Russell is balancing Ireland and motherhood

But later today the Galway girl will find what she was looking for.The Irish squad touch down in Cork for what will be, at last, their final assign...

Woman (30s) charged in relation to alleged welfare fraud in Tralee

A woman in her 30s, who was arrested on Friday as part of an ongoing investigation into alleged welfare fraud in Tralee, has been charged. She is d...

BBC commentator John Hunt says ‘devastation cannot be put into words’ paying tribute to wife and daughters after crossbow deaths

LATEST | John Hunt and Carol Hunt.A BBC racing commentator has said “the devastation we are experiencing cannot be put into words” after his wife a...

‘I can’t stop thinking about the other women at the Dubai police station’

Tori Towey said she finds it “harrowing” and “so scary” to think about the other women who she spent hours with in a Dubai police station as she wa...

Joe Biden insists he is ‘not done yet’ at election rally following further calls for him to step aside in White House election bid

President Joe Biden gestures during his remarks at Renaissance High School in Detroit (Carlos Osorio/AP)President Joe Biden told a rally in Michiga...

Ukrainian president to hold talks with Simon Harris at Shannon

Ukrainian president Volodymyr Zelenskiy will meet Irish premier Simon Harris at Shannon Airport on Saturday. It will be the first bilateral meeting...

‘We hope he gets home for the annual graveyard mass’ – the proud son of Irish-speaking parents who is now at the heart of UK government

Now the community is hopeful that the man who holds the most senior ministry after Labour leader Keir Starmer, will return for the parish’s annual ...

‘We’re all heartbroken for them’ – FAI pays tribute to teenager Zara Murphy who died during football game

Latest | Zara (13) passed away after she took ill during match in Louth village of TermonfeckinA minute’s silence will be held for the teen before ...

Son ordered to repay €192,000 to mother’s estate after ‘disturbing’ actions

The High Court has ordered the son of a woman who left a €6m estate to repay €192,000 to the estate after a judge said he had taken advantage of hi...

Troy Parrott | Irish Independent

Ireland's Troy Parrott celebrates after scoring his side's second goal in the 2-1 win against Hungary at Aviva Stadium. Photo: Tyler Miller/Sportsf...

Ex-student avoids jail over placement of mobile phones in bathroom of shared house

A former student who secretly placed mobile phones in the bathroom of a house he shared with other students with the camera facing towards the show...

Security guard with plot to kidnap, rape and murder TV presenter Holly Willoughby is jailed for life, with minimum term of 16 years

BREAKING | Gavin Plumb was snared after a US undercover police officer infiltrated an online group called Abduct Lovers and became concerned about ...

‘There was a time I didn’t think I would come back home at all’

An Irish woman who had been under a travel ban in Dubai after being charged with attempted suicide has praised the Government for its swift work on...

Young teenage girl dies during football game in Co Louth

All NEFL matches scheduled for this weekend are called off, as a mark of respect due to the untimely passing of the teen sports player A young tee...

Taylor Swift’s Dublin gigs sparked seismic activity in Wexford

Researchers at the Dublin Institute for Advanced Studies (DIAS) have found that Taylor Swift triggered seismic activity as far away as Wexford duri...