A searing heatwave is approaching Ireland - but we're due a belt of rain first. Temperatures are expected to soar into the 20s toward the end of the week. Sunday will be the warmest day, with Met Eireann predicting the mercury could rise to over 25C ...
Two women and seven men have been arrested in Longford following drugs raids. Cannabis, cocaine and heroin, as well as three cars, were seized in the Longford area on Wednesday as part of an operation targeting the supply of controlled drugs. The raids ...
BEIJING (Reuters) - China expressed regret on Wednesday over a U.S. decision to withdraw from the U.N. Human Rights Council, with state media saying the image of the United States as a defender of rights was “on the verge of collapse”. U.S. Ambassador ...
Withdrawing support is not a solution to the problem of people declining to avail of Housing Assistance Payments (HAP), the Minister for Housing Eoghan Murphy has said. The Minister made the comments following two reports considered by Cabinet on ...
A female pedestrian was seriously injured in a collision with a car in Ballyfermot last night. The incident occurred at the intersection of Sarsfield Road and Landon Road in Ballyfermot just before 9pm. A car and a woman in her early 40s were involved ...and more »
The founder of the MacGill Summer School has defended the gender balance of this year's speakers and said criticism of the event is unfair. The school's director Joe Mulholland was responding to criticism of the number male speakers on the line-up.and more »
Complaints from people living in Direct Provision and more emphasis on systematic and own initiative investigations are among the new developments noted in the Ombudsman's report for 2017. Peter Tyndall's annual report showed that his office received ...
Donald Trump told Republicans he was “1,000 per cent” behind immigration reform efforts but did not offer a clear path forward as his administration faces condemnation for its practice of separating children from their parents at the border. At a close ...
Ireland will face Argentina and the USA as well as the All Blacks in November this November, it has been confirmed. First up is Argentina on Saturday, November 10 followed by world champions the All Blacks a week later with the USA facing Joe Schmidt's ...
Britain's plan for a temporary customs "backstop" to solve the Irish border issue is "not acceptable" and any fall-back option cannot be time-limited, the European Parliament's chief Brexit co-ordinator has told MPs in the UK. Guy Verhofstadt said the ...
The Chief Executive of the company set up to run the Galway 2020 European Capital of Culture project has called for a combined effort to ensure its success but said the project was "firmly on track". Hannah Kiely's statement follows a special meeting ...
Canada's upper house of parliament on Tuesday approved a revised Bill to legalise recreational marijuana, setting the stage for the country to become the first Group of Seven nation to legalise cannabis. The Senate voted 52-29 in favour of the revised ...
ANGLO Irish Bank's former CEO, David Drumm is due to be sentenced today after being found guilty of conspiracy to defraud and false accounting in a €7.2bn “confidence trick” on the markets during the 2008 financial crisis earlier this month. Mr Drumm ...
By Fiachra Ó Cionnaith, Noel Baker, Michael Clifford and Daniel McConnell. A damning investigation into the State's child protection agency Tusla has identified 65 cases where the group failed to protect children who are at “potential risk” of abuse.and more »
Lord Sugar has defended a Twitter post in which he compared the Senegal World Cup football team to beach vendors, saying he thought it was “funny” and that it had been misinterpreted. The Apprentice boss tweeted a picture of the sports team, which had ...
New research by a team of scientists in Waterford has identified a unique combination of nutrients that they say slows the progression of Alzheimer's disease. The 18-month study, published in the latest edition of the Journal of Alzheimer's Disease ...and more »
The first half of RTE One's harrowing two-part documentary No Country for Women aired on Tuesday night and elicited a massive response from viewers. The doc charts women's lives from when we achieved the vote 100 years ago to the present day via the ...and more »
Kerry boss Eamonn Fitzmaurice says that the 'Super 8' carrot adds extra value to this year's Munster final. A win for Fitzmaurice's side over Cork at Pairc Ui Chaoimh on Saturday evening guarantees them at least three more games as the round robin ...
The DUP has said it is deeply concerned that a former soldier is facing prosecution for a controversial killing while many families of those murdered by paramilitaries are still awaiting justice. The Ulster Unionists called for justice to be "applied ...and more »
Adam Collard's mother is fuming with the way he's ditched Rosie Williams to pursue new girl Zara McDermott on 'Love Island' and shown "no remorse" for his actions. The hunky heartbreaker left the 26-year-old solicitor in floods of tears in last night's ...
Ipdate: June 20: 29-year-old Philip Power has been found safe and well. Gardai would like to thank the public for their assistance. 29-year-old Philip Power. June 19: Gardaí need help locating missing Carlow man. advertisement. Blue Billywig Video Player.and more »
With 64 minutes gone Argentina seemed to have found the decisive break on a tight, bruising afternoon that saw their revered attack struggle to find its gears against an excellent Iceland team. The score was 1-1, as it would finish. Iceland were ...and more »
The former Desperate Housewives actress said they are “so grateful for this blessing” as they shared their baby news. She told Hola! USA magazine that they have called their son, who was born on Tuesday, Santiago Enrique Baston. World exclusive!
Declan O'Rourke said he refused an invitation to perform for the Pope when he visits Ireland in August because he wouldn't have been allowed to acknowledge victims of clerical abuse. The Dublin singer-songwriter was approached to take part in a concert ...and more »
Lisa Armstrong and Anthony McPartlin attend The Prince's Countryside Fund Raceday at Ascot Racecourse on March 29, 2015 in London, England. (Photo by Max Mumby/Indigo/Getty Images) Ant McPartlin and Lisa Armstrong at the Ant McPartlin and Lisa ...and more »
Three League of Ireland clubs have discovered their opponents in the first qualifying round of the UEFA Europa League. Dundalk face Estonian side Levadia Tallinn, who Cork City comfortably saw off 6-2 on aggregate at the same stage last year.
SINGAPORE — President Trump shook his hand for 13 long seconds, patted him on the back and led him down a rich red carpet. North Korean leader Kim Jong Un may be considered the world's greatest human rights abuser and a totalitarian collector of ...
For Robbie Henshaw, merely completing back-to-back 80-minute games over the first two instalments of Ireland's three-match series in Australia is a relief. It's the first time he's managed the feat for his country since the 2017 Six Nations. In a ...and more »
Portugal and Morocco will go up against one another at Luzhniki Stadium on Wednesday, June 20 to see if either team can make it to the top of Group B. Portugal will be heading into the match on a high after Cristiano Ronaldo's late free kick secured a ...
Ian Wright says Jack Wilshere leaving Arsenal is "heartbreaking" in an emotional Twitter post, after the 26-year-old confirmed his departure. Wilshere made his Gunners debut all the way back in 2008, and went on to make 197 first team appearances under ...