More than 100kg of herbal cannabis concealed in a box labelled 'linen bedding' was seized at Dublin Airport today

The Taoiseach said the meeting will be "an opportunity to celebrate the warm and historic friendship between the US and Ireland".

Canada and France, which both oppose US President Donald Trump's claim to Greenland, have opened consulates in the Danish autonomous territory's capital, in a show of support for the local government.

Social Democrats leader Holly Cairns has said "that is the nature of politics" in response to questions over how the unofficial opposition party partnership will cope with two upcoming by-elections where each party runs a candidate.

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Opposition parties have published their proposed amendments to the Residential Tenancies Bill 2026.

EU chief Ursula von der Leyen has proposed a new round of sanctions against Russia over the Ukraine war, including a ban on providing shipping services for Russian crude oil.

The digital archive brings together every edition of An Gaodhal, which was published in the United States between 1881 and 1898.

A suicide bombing at a Shi'ite Mosque in Pakistan's capital Islamabad has killed at least 31 people, local authorities said, with a police source saying more than 130 were wounded

The Garda Commissioner has said "nothing is off the table" in relation to the way gardaí will police the problem of scramblers, e-bikes and motorbikes following the death of 16-year-old Grace Lynch in Finglas

Further batches of Danone's Aptamil and Cow & Gate infant formula and follow-on formula have been recalled due to the possible presence of cereulide

A further 22 sets of infant remains have been recovered from the site of the former Mother and Baby Home in Tuam, Co Galway as excavation work continues there

The European Commission has accused TikTok of creating an "addictive design" in its app which could harm the physical and mental wellbeing of minors and vulnerable adults

President Catherine Connolly has concluded her three-day visit to Northern Ireland by meeting youth groups in Derry.

The Netherlands has returned a 3,500-year-old sculpture ⁠to Egypt after the looted artefact resurfaced at a Dutch art fair in 2022.

The Gruffalo family will expand in the long-awaited third book about the beloved monster - titled Gruffalo Granny.

Applications are open to become a volunteer for the 2027 Ryder Cup at Adare Manor in Co Limerick

As the number of children enrolling in primary schools across the country falls, there is pressure on many small rural schools with closure, or the loss of teachers, a very real reality.

A Russian general was shot in an apartment building in Moscow this morning and rushed to hospital, officials have said, in the latest apparent assassination attempt of a top Russian military figure

The Grand Emperor Hotel in Macau said it had ripped up the real gold bricks from its distinctive lobby floor and sold them for around $13 million (€11m), cashing in on the metal's market surge.

Údarás na Gaeltachta has reported a year of "sustained growth" with 9,716 people employed across client companies and sales exceeding €1 billion for the second consecutive year.

Iran and the US are preparing for talks in Oman, with Washington looking to see if there was any prospect of diplomatic progress on the Iranian nuclear programme and other issues while refusing to rule out military action.

US President Donald Trump has called for a brand new nuclear treaty after the last agreement with Russia expired prompting fears of a new global arms race.

Hot Press magazine will celebrate its 50th anniversary today with a special celebratory gig at the 3Arena entitled 'History in the Making'.

Architecture students from the University of Limerick and University College Dublin are taking part in a workshop at the Warsaw University of Technology focusing on post-war designs for the Ukrainian city of Kharkiv.

British Prime Minister Keir Starmer remains under intense pressure from within his Labour party ranks as he seeks to steady the ship amid widespread anger over the Peter Mandelson controversy.

People have been advised to work from home by the National Emergency Co-ordination Group in areas experiencing heavy rain and the threat of flooding.

Ireland's concerning form has now been upgraded to worrying, with their Guinness Six Nations campaign starting with a 36-14 thrashing at the hands of France in Paris.

A man in his 80s has died and three people have been injured, one seriously, after a bus drove down a pedestrianised street in Dublin city this afternoon.

The Dáil has heard that the number of Irish citizens seeking consular assistance about deportation from the US increased by 330% last year.

Cork man Morgan McSweeney is embroiled in a scandal over the appointment of Peter Mandelson as UK Ambassador to the US

The principals of a number of special schools have criticised a Government decision to remove the requirement for a child to have a formal diagnosis of a specific disability in order to enrol in a special school.

Noah Donohoe's appearance on a leisure centre's CCTV footage appeared to have been "missed" by police in the first "critical" 24 hours after he went missing, an inquest has heard.

Concern has been raised over "the poor take up" of the Mother and Baby Institutions redress scheme which the Special Advocate for Survivors has described as "exclusionary, poorly advertised, and re-traumatising" for many applicants

Local authority crews in Dublin are working to assist people likely to experience possible flooding as a Status Orange warning for rain is in effect for the capital.

The political futures of Keir Starmer and his chief of staff Morgan McSweeney are secure, a Labour MP has insisted despite growing pressure from party members who are furious about the Peter Mandelson controversy.

A Status Orange rain warning is now in effect for Waterford, while a Status Yellow alert is in place for Carlow, Kildare, Kilkenny, Laois, Wexford and Tipperary | Follow live

A cherry blossom festival boasting a highly Instagrammable view of Japan's Mount Fuji has been cancelled after residents complained of overtourism fuelled by the weak yen.

Russia has said there had been "progress" in talks with Ukraine in Abu Dhabi on finding an end to the four-year-war sparked by its full-scale invasion in 2022.

President Catherine Connolly will meet relatives of the Bloody Sunday families in private during the second day of her official visit to Northern Ireland.

Almost 4,000 female students from across Ireland and Northern Ireland will gather at the RDS in Dublin today for the I Wish Festival where teenage girls can explore future careers in STEM areas.

There has been "massive growth" in data traffic on both fixed and mobile networks this decade, according to new research from telecommunications firm eir.

A teenage girl is in a critical condition after she and a teenage boy were struck by a car in Clara, Co Offaly.

A number of Status Orange and Yellow weather warnings have been issued as very heavy rain is expected over much of the east and southeast of the country.

British MPs have approved the release of documents relating to former minister Peter Mandelson's appointment as UK ambassador to the United States

There has been criticism of the European Union's Digital Services Act at a committee hearing in the United States.

Galway-based members of the Irish Farmers' Association have staged a protest outside the constituency office of a Government minister as part of the organisation's campaign to secure the resignation of the Bord Bia chairman

Last month was the wettest January in Ireland since 2018, according to data from Met Éireann, with the forecaster saying that, unusually, more rain fell in the east of the country than the west

A witness has told the jury in the inquest into the death of Noah Donohoe that she heard two screams on the night the schoolboy went missing.

Two members of a three-person appeals body tasked with reviewing the dismissal of Enoch Burke have tendered their resignation, a court has been told.