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‘I’m not down’ – How Kris Kristofferson supported Sinéad O’Connor as she was booed on stage after ripping up Pope picture
Kris Kristofferson supports Sineád O'Connor at Madison Square Garden as she is met with boos from a hostile crowd after she ripped up a picture of ...
Housing shortage continues with prices up 3.1%, report finds
Housing prices rose by an average of 3.1 per cent nationally in the third quarter of 2024, according to new figures. The soaring prices come as a l...
Bill Murray: Hollywood star surprises guests and staff at Donegal’s Caisleáin Óir Hotel
The Hollywood A-lister popped into the kitchen and posed for a picture with all the staff after he had enjoyed his dinner. Bill Murray with the sta...
‘A bit of support before Christmas is a big help’ – says Heather Humphreys ahead of Tuesday’s Budget
Speaking on RTÉ's This Week programme, Ms Humphreys said that she needs to “target the money where it’s most needed”.She said child benefit is a pr...
Luxury cruise ship passengers find love while marooned in Belfast
Luxury cruise passengers who have been marooned in Belfast for four months are hoping to hit the seas this week. The worldwide voyage of the Villa ...
Man arrested as boy, eight, dies after being shot in the head at farm
Emergency services were called at around 2.50pm on Saturday to a property in the Warcop area of Cumbria (PA)An eight-year-old boy has died after be...
New wetland restoration project opens a call for public participation
A new Just Transition project is seeking expressions of interest from local individuals and groups to identify wetland sites to be restored. Tóchar...
Second high-ranking Hezbollah official killed in air strike, Israel says
A man walks on rubble at the site of an Israeli air strike in Beirut’s southern suburbs (Hassan Ammar/AP)Bassem Mroue and Melanie LidmanToday at 13...
Varadkar would have laughed at ‘inner Shinner’ comment, McDonald says
Mary Lou McDonald has defended a remark in which she said former Taoiseach Leo Varadkar had discovered his “inner Shinner”. Mr Varadkar, the former...
Washout weather for most of Ireland as Met Éireann issues warnings for nine counties
The worst of the weather is set to hit the south and south east, with a Status Orange alert in place for Cork, Waterford, Carlow, Kilkenny and Wexf...
Tributes paid as victims of fatal Mayo crash named
Tributes have been paid to been to two teenagers who died in a road traffic crash in Mayo on Friday night. James Daniels (13) and Harry Fagan (19) ...
Tensions mount in Government as budget talks come down to the wire
All bands of inheritance tax threshold to be widenedClampdown on vulture funds buying up propertiesCarers to be eligible for fuel allowance A new t...
Internet companies could face huge fines over content glorifying terrorism
Internet companies will face massive fines for hosting content that glorifies terrorism, under new powers for the media regulator. Coimisiun na Mea...
Almost half of young people with a mental ill-health diagnosis are smokers, study reveals
Despite Ireland being hailed for enacting the world’s first indoor smoking ban, 20 years on, young adults have a far higher smoking rate than any o...
‘Sinn Fein are election ready’ – insists leader Mary Lou McDonald
Ms McDonald said there is a 'real sense of positivity and optimism' among the party membership as selection conventions continue in the Republic.Sp...
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