Russian attacks damaged two energy facilities in Ukraine's northern Chernihiv region, ⁠leaving close to 212,000 consumers without power, a regional electricity distribution company said.

Officials on the tiny Caribbean island of Terre-de-Haut are considering drastic action as an uncontrolled feral herd of goats cause widespread destruction to vegetation and habitats.

A Premier Inn hotel is set to open in the new Opera Square development in Limerick city

Major of Limerick John Moran has called on the Government to provide clarity on legislation governing the functioning of his office, amid reports of tensions between him, and local councillors and officials

It is 8.15am, and rail commuters in Midleton are clambering onto their city-bound train, writes Jennie O'Sullivan

Poverty, inequality, and disadvantage increase the risk of people entering the criminal justice system according to a report from the Irish Penal Reform Trust (IPRT)

Danish Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen's Social Democrats appeared headed for their worst election outcome in over a century, as migration and welfare concerns obscured broad support for her defiant stance toward the US over Greenland

The Environmental Protection Agency has reported that environmental compliance at licensed industrial sites was good last year, but persistent challenges remain in the food and waste sectors

The holster, said to be worn by Michael Collins when he was shot and killed, is among items being loaned out by the Military Archives for public display. The initiative is part of a drive to make their collections, usually kept in storage, more accessible for a wider audience

Over 120 of Ireland's most disadvantaged schools are to receive a range of additional supports, including more than 400 additional staff under a new DEIS Plus scheme, which is to be rolled out from this coming September

Children's Health Ireland (CHI) has said that the new National Children's Hospital will open when it is safe to do so, and around seven months after it receives "the keys"

Aer Lingus is to warn that any delay in removing the Dublin Airport passenger cap could result in "very significant capacity cuts" next year

Israel struck the Iranian capital Tehran, Israeli military and Iranian media said, as President Donald Trump said the US was making progress in its efforts to negotiate an end to the war, with reports of ⁠a 15-point plan sent to Tehran

Fuel prices on forecourts have started to drop after the Government agreed to cut taxes on both diesel and petrol

Mohamed Salah is set to leave Liverpool at the end of this season, the Premier League club has announced

A 600-year-old grape seed discovered in the toilets of a medieval French hospital is genetically identical to the grapes still being used to make pinot noir wine, scientists said.

There are five locations in the Gaeltacht in Co Galway where affordable homes can be built, an Oireachtas committee has heard.

New figures from the Central Statistics Office show that there was 70,149 vacant dwellings in Ireland in the final quarter of 2024. This was 2,105 fewer vacant dwellings than the year before and gave an estimated national vacancy rate of 3.2%

Cryptocurrency worth €30 million has been seized following an investigation by the Criminal Assets Bureau and Europol

Human rights groups and the Bar of Ireland have expressed concerns over the Government's proposed changes to the judicial review process.

A man who robbed and assaulted an American tourist in a "gratuitous" attack before lying to the sentencing court about his family background has been jailed for seven years

An Irish-born priest has taken a significant step towards becoming a saint

The Vatican has said that Catholics can receive transplants of animal tissues to address ⁠medical conditions, as procedures involving genetically modified pig or cow organs continue to advance.

Two men in their 30s and a man in his late teens have been arrested on suspicion of attempted murder following the serious assault of a woman in Clondalkin

A YouTube account where Stephen McCullagh posted a fake livestream as a cover for the murder of his pregnant girlfriend has been deleted overnight

Six people were injured in Tel Aviv, where police reported several impact sites after the military warned of incoming missile fire from Iran | Follow live updates

The death toll in the crash of a Colombian Air Force plane ⁠nearly doubled to 66 as authorities continued to recover bodies from the wreckage

Minister for Higher Education James Lawless will today brief the Cabinet on a plan to deliver 42,000 new student beds

The Children's Rights Alliance has expressed major concern over the pace of child and family homelessness, when matched against the construction of social housing

The European Union and Australia have signed a trade ⁠deal marking the culmination of years of negotiations, as Europe seeks to diversify its export markets and expand ties beyond its traditional partners

Seven out of ten people with a health-insurance policy have never changed their provider or plan, according to new research from the Health Insurance Authority

Thousands of Irish fans are making a pilgrimage to Prague this week as Ireland try to qualify for their first World Cup in 24 years

Trade unions and opposition political parties have called for better flexible working arrangements to try to ease the congestion many people experience on the capital’s roads and commuter routes

The State's child care system is failing to protect some of its most vulnerable according to a report published by the Ombudsman for Children's Office

Iran has launched multiple waves of missiles at Israel, the Israeli military said, after US President Donald Trump postponed a threat to bomb Iran's power grid because of what he described as productive talks with Iranian officials

Government party leaders have agreed proposals that will see excise duty on diesel cut by 20 cent and by 15 cent on petrol until the end of May

Fine Gael has selected the Lord Mayor of Dublin Ray McAdam to contest the forthcoming Dublin Central by-election.

Following discussions in Government this evening it is understood that the Minister for Transport Darragh O'Brien has secured supports for motorists, hauliers and coach operators.

Co Clare is set to receive a significant investment in the National Ambulance Service, with a 12% expansion of cover to be delivered across the county this year.

A Colombian air force plane carrying 125 people crashed just after takeoff deep in the country's southern Amazon region, with 71 people on board rescued from the wreckage, authorities said

A woman was "punched in the face" as she campaigned alongside Sinn Féin's leader for President Catherine Connolly, it has been alleged.

A 24-year-old man said he stabbed a garda and set the Black Forge pub in Dublin on fire last year as a message to the Government and to the pub's owner Conor McGregor not to insult the Prophet Muhammad

The boyfriend of Natalie McNally has been found guilty of her murder.

A lawyer for a couple at the centre of a legal battle over their former home, which was built without planning permission in Co Meath, has said they have nothing to do with allegations of threats to sub-contractors carrying out demolition work at the house

Seven men who conspired to import over 600kg of cocaine worth an estimated €42m into Ireland have all been jailed for between ten and 12 years by the Special Criminal Court

Follow live coverage of developments as the US-Israeli war on Iran enters its fourth week with the impacts of the fighting continuing to be felt around the globe

Boys are far more likely to attend special schools or to be placed in special classes in mainstream schools compared to girls, Department of Education data shows

Three environmental groups will seek leave in the High Court to lodge an appeal for a judicial review of a major decision about data centres made by the Commission for Regulation of Utilities last December

The Taoiseach, the Tánaiste and leader of the Independents in Government Seán Canney are set to sign off on fuel supports to tackle massive inflation being experienced since the beginning of the US war on Iran

A three-hour operation took place to rescue a Bernese Mountain Dog from what is believed to be an old well in Co Offaly. Three-year-old Bru was out for a walk with his owner in Oxmanstown Mall in Birr, when he wandered off and fell into the 10-12 metre deep hole.