Israel has committed violations of a ceasefire in Lebanon that took effect at midnight, including intermittent shelling of several southern Lebanese villages, the Lebanese army has claimed.
The rising cost of living and its impact on workers will be discussed at a meeting between unions, business groups and Government leaders.
The Taoiseach has this morning secured the backing of two Cabinet ministers, who had been mentioned as potential successors to him as Fianna Fáil leader.
Taoiseach Micheál Martin has said he does not "in any shape or form" feel his position as leader of Fianna Fáil is under threat.
UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer is facing mounting pressure and a top civil servant is to leave their post after it emerged the Foreign Office overruled a security vetting process to clear Peter Mandelson to become UK ambassador to the US.
The Stormont executive has been urged to address the "catastrophe" unfolding in Northern Ireland's hospital emergency departments (EDs).
Tomorrow sees the online release of the 1926 census forms, in a landmark initiative that gives the public an insight into the lives of people living in Ireland exactly 100 years ago.
President Catherine Connolly has convened a meeting of the Council of State under Article 26 of the Constitution to discuss the constitutionality of the International Protection Bill 2026.
Europe only has six weeks' supply of jet fuel because of the Middle East conflict, the head of the world's energy watchdog has warned.
Senior Fianna Fáil figures have rebuffed calls from backbenchers to move against Taoiseach Micheál Martin, believing now is not the time for a heave.
A garda crackdown is under way after acts of intimidation against officers, Defence Forces personnel, politicians and transport workers during last week’s fuel blockades.
Having led Fianna Fáil for the past 15 years from the dark days on the opposition benches after major losses in the 2011 election, Micheál Martin’s party is beginning to think about the new frontier of leadership.
A. It is, if only because it is the first time she has done it, and it has already raised eyebrows at Leinster House, although nobody is yet saying a word. But it goes to the sometimes tense relationship between a Head of State and the Government, which once led to a president’s resignation (Cearbhall Ó Dálaigh in 1974, having called an examination of the Emergency Powers Bill).
Has the discussion around why a team lost an All-Ireland hurling final ever eclipsed the chat around the Liam MacCarthy winners quite like it did in 2025?
Michael Healy-Rae martyred himself on the altar of diesel deities. In a week when protesters begged for poverty-bound, struggling workers to be heard, it was ironic that a multi-millionaire nepo baby became the front-page hero.
When former TD and minister Josepha Madigan realised she was headed for divorce, she had one thing on her side: 20 years spent as a family lawyer and mediator.
As if midlife dating wasn’t daunting enough, navigating relationships may now require a dictionary of explainers for the expanding menu of possibilities: there are friends with benefits; LAT (living apart together); being single with lovers; and blended families to navigate – a smorgasbord of options that are redefining romance and relationships in 2026.
US President Donald Trump announced a 10-day ceasefire this afternoon following US-mediated talks.
Carbon tax may be unpopular, but we need it to avoid a far more expensive future, and the government was wrong to cave in after protests, writes John Gibbons.
It is claimed the trainees felt the interviewing inspectors had “instantly decided” they were guilty of misconduct.
Gardaí said that although the manhunt for the second suspect has been stood down, they are “following a definite line of enquiry”.
A rare species of shark washed up on the Sligo coast this week.
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The father-of-three was identified as a suspect after an initial investigation by Yorkshire and Humberside Police and Europol.
After feeling increasingly uneasy with life in Trump’s America, Sasha Piton has sold up and moved to Ireland with her two dogs – she hasn’t looked back.
The non-jury trial of the trio started at Belfast Crown Court almost two years ago.
A man accidentally destroyed his marriage after demanding a paternity test for his middle child who 'doesn't resemble' him - despite the test confirming he was the father
Andrew Cash Junior is also wanted by the gardai, and a warrant is out for his arrest as he has fled the jurisdiction
Mum-of-two Jennifer was attacked and stabbed seven times by her ex-partner Gavin Murphy at her home in Melville Drive in Finglas, Dublin 11 on April 17, 2021 when she was just 24-years-old.
Raymond O’Neill (37) was found unresponsive in his cell in the Midlands Prison on April 10 - just days after another prisoner died in the same jail.
Sharon Ball, a 38-year-old primary school teacher, originally from Bohermeen near Kells, previously underwent chemotherapy, which, unfortunately, was not successful.
At the time the victim was meditating while standing at the bottom of his garden with his own dog close by him
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Donald Trump has announced a ceasefire between Israel and Lebanon and invited both countries' leaders to the White House for direct peace talks, but he also warned Iran of a "nuclear holocaust"
The incident took place in Wolverhampton as a man has been arrested