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Prison officer’s home targeted in ‘extremely sinister’ firebomb attack

BREAKING | Stock image: GettyThe home of a prison officer has been the target of a firebomb attack late last night.Gardaí are investigating the att...

Mona McSharry’s family ‘so proud’ after her Olympic success

Viola McSharry, mother of bronze medal winner Mona, has spoken of the relief and joy when she realised that her daughter had won a medal. “We were ...

Teenager continues to be questioned over knife attack at Southport dance class which left two children dead

Latest |  Male suspect (17) held on suspicion of murder as motive ‘remains unclear’ Emergency services near the scene in Hart Street, Southport whe...

Fine Gael TD Michael Ring will not contest next general election

Another senior Fine Gael politician has announced he will not be standing in the next general election. Mayo TD Michael Ring, who served in the Dái...

Connacht rugby star Tiernan O’Halloran weds longtime love in New York

The couple, who share a son called Rían, celebrated their big day at The Vineyards in Aquebogue, Long Island, New York, on Saturday surrounded by t...

Molly Furey: ‘Edna O’Brien was never really convinced that Ireland had changed. Neither am I’

The acclaimed writer became a symbol of a transformed Ireland – but she also refused to accept that Ireland could ever stop transforming Edna O'Bri...

Mother jailed for ‘vile’ sexual abuse of toddler after suspended sentence ruled unduly lenient

A mother has been jailed for the neglect and “vile” sexual abuse of her own toddler son after the Court of Appeal ruled that a fully suspended sent...

‘He was a treasure’ – Mother of third man killed on Meath roads on Sunday pays tribute as lifelong friends die in separate crash

Latest | Scene on the R195 at Bellaney, Co Meath where two motorcyclists lost their lives in a three vehicle collisionConor Feehan and Liam Cosgrov...

Humphreys defends delay over means testing asylum allowance

The Social Protection Minister has defended the timing around means testing an allowance for international protection applicants. Since June, the S...

Dubliner who died while on bucket list cycling trip with his father in France ‘touched people with his presence’, funeral hears

Niall Kieran died on July 21 while on a cycling trip with his father in France. Photo: RIP.ieThe funeral of a Dubliner who died while on a bucket l...

Gardaí appeal for witnesses following fire in Longford on Sunday

Gardaí are appealing for witnesses following a fire at a premises on Grafton Court in Longford town on Sunday, July 28th. Shortly before 1.30am on ...

‘Lovely lads, it’s just so sad’ – Oldcastle crash victims named locally as three die on Meath roads in six hours

Latest | Scene on the R195 at Bellaney, Co Meath where two motorcyclists lost their lives in a three vehicle collisionConor Feehan and Liam Cosgrov...

Motorcyclist killed in Co Down crash

A motorcyclist has been killed in a crash with a car in Co Down. The rider who died was a man in his 50s. The collision happened on the Killyleagh ...

The Indo Daily: Allen family values – the many sagas of the Ballymaloe dynasty

Celebrity chef Rachel, husband Isaac and his mother Darina Allen at The Grainstore at Ballymaloe. Photo: Michael Mac Sweeney/ProvisionBoasting thre...

New approach to asylum applications will ‘speed up’ process, says McEntee

A new approach to processing asylum applications will “speed up” the system, Minister for Justice Helen McEntee has said. It comes as the Minister ...
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