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Two Status Orange rain warnings have been issued for six counties as Storm Austen is set to hit Ireland this evening.

More than 70,100 people did not wait, or left before completing their treatment, in emergency departments during the first seven months of this year, new figures show.

Four women have spoken to Prime Time about their experiences with cocaine, from recreational use on nights out to addiction, isolation and recovery

Four women have spoken to Prime Time about their experiences with cocaine, from recreational use on nights out to addiction, isolation and recovery

One in Four has called on the Government to introduce a national child sexual abuse prevention strategy.

There has been a significant increase in the number of young people being killed on the country's road this year according to new figures released by An Garda Síochána today.

Next week, Israelis vote for the first time since the 7 October attacks and, in many ways, it is being treated as a referendum on one man: Benjamin Netanyahu.

Russia and Ukraine traded attacks overnight as Moscow said Ukraine had launched 630 drones towards Russia.

Democrats in the US have said that they received an intelligence briefing that Russia has been waging a misinformation campaign against their candidates running in next month's midterm elections.

UK Prime Minister Andy Burnham has pressed Northern Ireland ministers to agree a devolved budget, insisting the onus cannot always be on the UK government to resolve Stormont's financial problems.

A judge in New Mexico has ordered Meta to pay $25 billion to the state after a jury found last month that the social media giant had deceived users in a case related to the Cambridge Analytica scandal.

A judge in the US state of New Mexico has ordered Meta to pay $25 billion (€22.2bn) to the state after a jury found last month that the social media giant had deceived users in a case related to the Cambridge Analytica scandal.

An attack targeting the King Fahd International Airport in eastern Saudi Arabia's Dammam killed one person and injured eight others yesterday evening, the kingdom's civil aviation authority said.

An attack targeting the King Fahd International Airport in eastern Saudi Arabia's Dammam killed one person and injured eight others yesterday evening, the kingdom's civil aviation authority said.

Gardaí are awaiting the results of post-mortem examinations on the bodies of a man and a woman found dead in Bray to help determine the circumstances surrounding their deaths.

An estimated 1,500 people are dying prematurely in Ireland each year because of exposure to air pollution, despite the country meeting all existing European Union air-quality standards.

An Irish marine biologist has been Highly Commended in the Wildlife Photographer of the Year 2026 competition.

A 32-year-old man accused of murdering three members of his family in their Co Louth home described to gardaí how his mother had asked him to let his younger brother with additional needs go as he held them by knife point, a jury has heard.

Even after writing off €50m, Iarnród Éireann still finds itself embroiled in a battle over a failed signalling project that could end up costing even more, despite never having been operational.

Tributes have been paid to the strength and resilience of the community in Aberfan, Wales, on the 60th anniversary of a disaster which claimed the lives of 116 children and 28 adults.

With the prospect of an unprecedented El Niño event over the coming months, the UN is warning of widespread disruption to global weather patterns, increased drought and flooding.

OpenAI has revealed that two of its artificial intelligence agents disabled or weakened systems built to catch them misbehaving.

"Exclusionary policies" are preventing transgender people from playing sport, an Oireachtas committee has heard.

Police are investigating an allegation that former DUP leader Jeffrey Donaldson raped a woman in the Houses of Parliament in the UK, according to sources.

A student doctor attending exams in Dublin was punched in an unprovoked attack with "troubling racial aspects", a court has heard.

A student doctor attending exams in Dublin was punched in an unprovoked attack with "troubling racial aspects", a court has heard.

Normal People stars Paul Mescal and Daisy Edgar-Jones have signed an open letter supporting Irish author Sally Rooney after her publisher stopped supplying her books in the UK.

The sentence hearing of a man who punched broadcaster Brendan Courtney several times has been adjourned to allow his suitability for community service to be assessed.

A US Democratic party congressional candidate has been detained in the occupied-West Bank by Israeli forces, rights groups have said.

Uncapped Ulster pair James McNabney and Jamie Benson have both been included in Ireland's squad for next month's Nations Championship games, with Jack Conan ruled out due to injury.

Stephen Hubbard, a 74-year-old retired US schoolteacher in Russian custody since 2022, was freed from prison today and taken to St Petersburg's Pulkovo airport, President of Russia Vladimir Putin said.

eBay will lay off about 9% of its workforce as the online marketplace looks to simplify operations and shift resources to its fastest-growing areas, CEO Jamie Iannone told staff in a memo that was reviewed by Reuters.

University Hospital Galway has apologised to a 28-year-old woman for deficiencies in radiology care after her diagnosis of cancer was delayed for two years.

A group of working disabled people has said that a cost of disability payment should be universal and non-means tested.

Defences Forces Chief of Staff Rossa Mulcahy said that the drawdown of the UNIFIL mission will be a challenge, but "it is not the end of our overseas service"

Legislation to dismantle the Triple Lock is a profound betrayal of the Irish people, the Dáil has heard.

Iarnród Éireann has rejected reports that it owes a contracting firm €30 million.

A judge hearing a judicial review of a Minister for Justice decision to deny a study visa to a student in Gaza has said there is "a substantial hole" in the case being put forward by the minister in defence of that decision.

The Government says it is opposing the Non-Binary and Intersex Recognition Bill because it goes too far in changing existing legislation.

The Supreme Court has begun hearing an appeal over super junior ministers attending Cabinet meetings

The EU is taking action against online travel agency Booking.com over how the reservations platform combats scams amid evidence of a surge in alleged fraud cases this year.

Two brown bears rescued from unsuitable conditions in Dagestan, a republic of Russia, are settling into a forest home in Burnfoot, Co Donegal, following a five-year rescue effort.

A man has died following a road traffic collision in Co Mayo this morning.

The independent regulatory body overseeing emergency care technicians is calling for a new law to strengthen its powers.

An investigation is under way after the bodies of a man and a woman were discovered at a house in Co Dublin, this morning.

Pope Leo XIV returned to St Peter's Square, waving from his open-air popemobile as he held his first general audience at the Vatican since undergoing lung cancer surgery eight days ago.

Romanian MEP and vice chair of the European People's Party group Siegfried Mureșan has said the European Union needs to be able to raise its own revenue to protect against budget cuts.

EU cybersecurity officials have warned organisations unable to apply planned PHP fixes should take affected websites offline.

A cybersecurity expert has said Ireland is "in the crosshairs" for hackers because the country hosts so many data centres that cyber criminals or threat actors will be targeting.

Maura Higgins had a night to remember on Dancing with the Stars on US TV, wearing a tricolour-themed dress as she dedicated her Paso Doble to Ireland - and receiving her highest score of the series to date.