An 18-year-old student from Ireland has been named as the European winner of a global environmental sustainability competition

British Prime Minister Keir Starmer has vowed to prove his "doubters" wrong as he said Labour would "be better and do better".

An active and healthy woman who was diagnosed with high blood pressure has urged people to have their BP checked.

Two Irish women who were on board a cruise ship hit by a hantavirus outbreak are in good health and showing no symptoms of the virus, the Interim Chief Medical Officer has said

Thailand's billionaire former premier Thaksin Shinawatra was released from jail on parole and ⁠met by cheering crowds this morning, eight months after a court ordered him to do the prison time he tried to dodge with a prolonged stay in hospital

British pop ⁠star Dua Lipa has filed a lawsuit against Samsung Electronics seeking at least $15 million (€13 million) in damages, accusing the South Korean tech giant of using her image without permission to market its television sets

The European Union was expected to agree new sanctions on Israeli settlers over violence against Palestinians, the bloc's top diplomat said, as a change of government in Hungary ends months of blockage.

Researchers have made the ground shake in southern Switzerland, triggering thousands of tiny earthquakes in a monitored setting, as they seek to discover seismicity insights that could reduce risks

British Prime Minister Keir Starmer will begin a political fightback today in a speech that says rebuilding relations with the rest of Europe will be his government's defining mission, as he moves to quell growing calls to quit

The full impact of the damage caused by a major fire in the Tycor area of Waterford city continues to be assessed

The Health Service Executive has warned the National Ambulance Service will experience delays in responding to non-life-threatening calls due to industrial action by staff

US President Donald Trump's swift rejection of Iran's response to a US peace proposal has sent oil prices surging amid concerns the 10-week-old conflict will ⁠drag on, keeping shipping through the Strait of Hormuz paralysed

One of 17 American citizens being repatriated from a hantavirus-hit cruise ship has tested mildly positive for the virus, the US health department has said

A wildlife rescue centre in Kildare is calling for the creation of a nationwide service, with multi-annual funding to enhance the country's biodiversity.

Minister for Justice Jim O'Callaghan has said while there will be a mechanism to encourage Ukrainian people to return to their homeland, he will not make any announcement yet about a repatriation payment.

Russian President Vladimir Putin has said that he thought the Ukraine war was coming to an end, remarks that came just hours after he had vowed victory in Ukraine at Moscow's most scaled-back Victory Day parade in years

Hundreds of people are taking part in a peaceful protest for animal welfare in Co Tipperary today. The rally follows the death of a horse in a collision with a car while it was involved in a sulky race in Clonmel in March.

Fine Gael MEP Maria Walsh has confirmed she is 16 weeks pregnant after undergoing fertility and sperm donation treatment, saying she hopes her personal journey may help other single women and those who are LGBTQI+ to become mothers if they wish to do so.

Government officials are finalising plans to send a plane to Spain in the coming days to evacuate two Irish citizens on board the cruise ship at the centre of a hantavirus outbreak.

Any prospective nuclear deal between the US and Iran will probably not look much different to the one that US President Trump pulled out of in 2018, writes Tony Connelly

This week saw some lesser-spotted moments of unity in the Dáil amid an increasingly fractious atmosphere in Leinster House, writes Mícheál Lehane

Around 80,00 people are expected to take part in Darkness Into Light events around Ireland and across the world today

A US fighter jet disabled two Iranian-flagged tankers, prompting retaliatory attacks and rattling a shaky truce

World Health Organization chief Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus will travel to the Spanish island of Tenerife tomorrow to coordinate the evacuation of passengers from the cruise ship hit by hantavirus, interior ministry sources said

Gript Media has confirmed it has suspended its editor John McGuirk "pending an internal process concerning governance and related issues"

US President Donald Trump has announced a three-day ceasefire between Ukraine and Russia starting tomorrow, saying he hoped it could lead to a long-term deal to end Moscow's war

A woman involved in a hit-and-run incident in Louth last year was identified by gardaí after leaving her car into to a garage to be repaired

Podcast: Earlier this week, Prime Time examined how parking shortages are causing disputes between neighbours. Dr Lorraine D'Arcy tells Behind the Story how we have 'normalised' the idea that people can park anywhere

Eluned Morgan, the First Minister of Wales, has lost her seat in the Senedd in a dire set of elections for Welsh Labour

A woman who ingested €80,000 of cocaine was brought to a Dublin hospital after she told staff at the hotel where she was staying that she was concerned a pellet could burst

Gardaí are investigating the circumstances surrounding the discovery of the bodies of a woman and a newly born baby at a house in Co Tipperary this afternoon

Iran has accused the United States of breaching their truce, as both sides blamed the other for triggering an overnight clash in the Strait of Hormuz

Students from six different counties have been honoured for their interest in and understanding of the political system, as part of the annual Oireachtas essay competition.

A woman ⁠in Alicante has symptoms consistent with a hantavirus infection, ‌Spain's health ministry has said.

SIPTU has met with TDs and senators ahead of planned strike action at the National Ambulance Service next week in a dispute over pay.

An Coimisiún Pleánála has refused planning permission for a wind farm in Clare that was opposed by the Irish Aviation Authority, Shannon Airport and AirNav Ireland due to aviation safety concerns.

Police in Germany say that several people have been taken hostage during a bank robbery in the western town of Sinzig

The CEO of the Health Service Executive has said she recognises that many nurses are working in environments where they feel compromised by trolley waits and trying to admit patients without beds.

Reform UK party leader Nigel Farage has said local election results are a "historic shift in British politics".

Three men who were arrested earlier this week in relation to an attack on a 44-year-old woman at her home in Dublin last year have been released without charge.

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said "there was not even a token attempt to cease fire on the front" despite Russia announcing a unilateral truce from midnight www.rte.ie/news/world/2...

Over a dozen wind farm projects are now waiting more than a year for a planning decision, while just three have gained planning approval so far this year, according to Wind Energy Ireland's latest quarterly report.

Three hikers, including two foreigners, were killed and 10 were missing after a volcano on Indonesia's eastern Halmahera island erupted, spewing an ash cloud into the air, a local police spokesperson said.

A man will appear in court after being charged with allegedly threatening Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor near his new home on the Sandringham Estate.

The Environmental Protection Agency is predicting that a very substantial increase in the rate of recycling of municipal waste will be required for Ireland to achieve its 2030 recycling target.

With just two weeks to go before polling stations open across Galway West, candidates and their supporters have been stepping up efforts to get their different messages across to voters, writes Pat McGrath.

Nigel Farage suggested Reform UK was on course for a general election victory after taking council seats from Labour in early local election results.

US ally the United Arab Emirates said its air defences ⁠were engaging missile and drone threats from Iran early on in a further test of the shaky, month-long ceasefire between the US and Iran.

Beloved British environmentalist David Attenborough has been flooded with congratulations as he celebrates his 100th birthday.

Iran has accused the United States of violating a ceasefire ⁠by targeting two ships at the Strait of Hormuz and attacking civilian areas, the country's top joint military command has said