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Missing superyacht tycoon Mike Lynch’s co-defendant in US trial dies in UK road accident

Stephen Chamberlain, once Mike Lynch's co-defendant in the U.S. fraud trial over the sale of Autonomy to Hewlett-Packard, has died after a road acc...

Irish tourist (67) dies after falling from hotel balcony in Thailand

The Department of Foreign Affairs is providing consular assistance following the death of an Irish tourist in Thailand. It is understood the 67-yea...

Joe Biden wraps presidency with Democratic National Convention keynote speech: ‘America, I gave my best to you’

A visibly emotional Mr Biden was greeted by a more than four-minute-long ovation Joe Biden declares 'democracy must be preserved' at Democratic con...

‘We really are best of friends now’ – how Rose of Tralee hopefuls ‘root for each other’ ahead of first selection night

Abby Walsh (22) told the Irish Independent that the highlights of her time in Tralee were the parade on Saturday night and meeting all fellow Roses...

Keir Starmer says reports of Sue Gray row on Casement Park are ‘nonsense’

Reports that Sue Gray has caused division in the UK government over support for Casement Park are “complete nonsense”, the British prime minister h...

Man (50s) arrested after woman’s (40s) body found in Co Derry house

Breaking | Stock Image: Forensic teams attended the scene on Sunday (Photo by Kevin Scott)A man in his 40s has been arrested after the body of a wo...

Fashion chain Ted Baker to close its remaining Irish and UK stores this week

Fashion chain Ted Baker will close its stores on Grafton Street, Dublin and in Kildare Village outlet this week. Its 31 remaining stores in the UK ...

Irish national on board luxury sailboat which sinks near Sicily: one person dead, six missing and 15 rescued after boat hit by waterspout

BREAKING | 50-metre sailboat with 22 people on board sank in the early hours of Monday off the coast of the Sicilian city of PalermoThe boat, flyin...

Keir Starmer to visit Belfast after riots

British prime minister Keir Starmer is to discuss the recent riots in Belfast with the head of the North’s police service during a visit to the cit...

Irish national on board as sailboat sinks near Sicily: one person dead, six missing and 15 rescued after boat hit by waterspout

BREAKING | 50-metre sailboat with 22 people on board sank in the early hours of Monday off the coast of the Sicilian city of PalermoThe boat, flyin...

Speculation mounts over future of UUP leader Doug Beattie

Speculation is mounting over the future of Doug Beattie as leader of the Ulster Unionist Party. A statement from the party on Mr Beattie is expecte...

Five men arrested following disturbance at Sunday mass in Letterkenny, Donegal

LATEST | The group were arrested following a public order incident between groups of people at the Church of the Irish Martyrs in Letterkenny A num...

Two men due in court over Cork assault

Gardaí have charged the two men who were arrested following an assault that occurred in Dunmanway, Co. Cork on Saturday evening. Two men, aged in t...

Hurricane Ernesto: Warning of heavy and thundery rainfall as Ireland braces itself for post-tropical storm

It will be wet and windy today as rain in the west becomes widespread this morning, accompanied by strengthening winds strong and gusty at times.Th...

‘Our boxing club is growing, more girls are joining but we don’t have enough equipment,’ says Ballybrack club

Ballybrack Boxing Club has hailed heroes such as Kellie Harrington for putting boxing on the map and more children becoming interested in the sport...
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