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Louth deputy Peter Fitzpatrick will not contest the next general election
'It is with a mix of emotions, a deep sense of responsibility and reflection that I announce that I will not contest the next general election”, he...
Risk of political violence ‘very real’ ahead of US election
The risk of political violence in the United States is 'very real' ahead of November's presidential election, according to a US national security e...
Weather Ireland: Sun to shine down on weekend ahead – and Coldplay fans – as temperatures hit 22 degrees
Stock image. Photo: Gerry MooneyColdplay fans have sunny skies and clear spells to look forward to as the band continues their string of sold-out d...
Irish man dies after being shot outside his Kansas City restaurant
An Irish man has been shot dead outside his restaurant in Kansas City in the US state of Missouri. Shaun Brady, originally from Co Tipperary, was a...
Shaun Brady Kansas: Tipperary chef shot dead outside his restaurant in Kansas City
Shaun Brady had been living in Kansas City for the last decade where he was a popular figure in the city’s Irish community Shaun Brady ran the Brad...
Campaigner whose brother died after taking synthetic party drug set to run for Sinn Féin in election
Nicole Ryan (31) has been honoured with multiple awards for her determined campaign to highlight the dangers posed by drugs to young people.She los...
All you need to know ahead of Coldplay’s concerts this week
Coldplay get their first of four Croke Park concerts underway on Thursday as the band closes the European leg of their Music of the Spheres World T...
Colum Eastwood steps down as SDLP leader and tips Claire Hanna as successor
Mr Eastwood is set to resign at the Northern Irish party's conference in October after nine years at the helm of the organisation he joined as a te...
Inflation slows to 1.1% in the year to August
Inflation in Ireland has slowed to 1.1 per cent in the 12 months to July, according to new figures. The EU Harmonised Index of Consumer Prices (HIC...
‘We’re preparing for the worst’ – Fears for future of 400 jobs at Cardinal Health in Offaly
Siptu representatives have been called on behalf of around 280 of their members who work at the medical device manufacturer’s plant in Sragh Indust...
Someone was always going to cry unfairness at exam grade inflation, Minister says
There were always going to be cries of unfairness over the way the Leaving Cert was changed to reflect education gaps due to the Covid-19 pandemic,...
Three arrested after gardaí seize sawn-off shotgun in Crumlin, Dublin
BREAKING | A woman, aged in her 30s and two males, aged in their 20s and 30s, were arrested at the scene Gardaí stock image.Gardaí seized a sawn-of...
Fota Wildlife Park customers urged to cancel credit cards after cyberattack
Fota Wildlife Park in Cork has been hit by a cyberattack. Customers who recently bought tickets online have been told their financial information m...
Fota Wildlife cyberattack: customers urged to cancel cards used to make payments on site
The popular Cork-based amenity is warning that customers should now cancel any credit or debit cards used at the park between May 12 and August 27 ...
Video games studio ordered to pay €5K to employee for racial discrimination in unpaid salary row
WRC . File photoA tribunal has ordered a video games studio to pay €5,000 compensation for racial discrimination to an Indian employee who said his...