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US rapper Macklemore has donated his net earnings from Ed Sheeran's Loop Tour, one million US dollars (€872,000), to charities supporting Palestinian people.

US rapper Macklemore has donated his net earnings from Ed Sheeran's Loop Tour, one million US dollars (€872,000), to charities supporting Palestinian people.

The number of vacant social housing units fell to its lowest level in a decade last year, but the number of social housing units being acquired by local authorities decreased by nearly a fifth when compared to 2024.

School absence has increased among young people with socio-emotional difficulties and those who do not like school in the last 10 years, research has shown.

The average worker can expect a pay increase of about 3.1% in 2027, according to new research from business group Ibec.

Climate change contributed to the conditions that led to last month's catastrophic rock and ice collapse on Nepal's northern border by thinning glaciers and thawing the frozen ground that helped hold the mountain together, scientists have concluded.

President Catherine Connolly has met King Charles as part of her four-day official visit to Scotland.

President Catherine Connolly has met with King Charles as part of her four-day official visit to Scotland.

A body has been found in the search for three-year-old Noah Woods in the UK, who vanished after a visit to a village playground.

The Federal Reserve raised interest rates today for the first time since July 2023 and flagged further increases in borrowing costs in coming months.

Saudi Pro League club Al-Taawoun have been fined nearly £20,000 (€23,500) and given a two-game stadium ban after fans chanted about the late Liverpool and Portugal forward Diogo Jota.

Disgraced former garda Shane Flanagan engaged in "repeated criminality" by supplying PULSE identification data on 14 female motorists in Co Clare to a friend so the friend could view the women's profile photos on Facebook.

Independent TD Michael Healy-Rae is recovering in hospital after he was assaulted while driving in Dublin this afternoon.

Several support acts - including Irish artists Aaron Rowe and Beoga – have left Ed Sheeran's North American tour in solidarity with US rapper Macklemore.

From Macklemore's "Free Palestine" remarks in New Jersey to his removal from the Loop Tour and the subsequent withdrawal of four acts, here is how the controversy developed.

The European Union unveiled proposals today to ban social media for children under 13, as a growing number of countries look to restrict children's access to the platforms following a global backlash.

Following the announcement of a proposed EU ban on social media for under 13s and safe design rules for older teenagers, students at St Mac Dara's Community College in Templeogue in south Dublin have been giving their views.

The wife of murdered solicitor Pat Finucane has said she is optimistic a public inquiry underway in Belfast will get to the truth of one of the most controversial killings of the Troubles.

Sweden's centre-left opposition parties maintained a narrow election lead over the incumbent right-wing governing bloc as the counting of remaining ballots resumed after Sunday's vote for parliament.

A group of vulnerable Ukrainian refugees have held a protest outside Leinster House over being relocated to accommodation they say is not suitable for their additional needs.

Whistleblowers are targeted, penalised and vilified by those at the very top for making disclosures of wrongdoing, Mary Lou McDonald has told the Dáil.

Nitrate pollution levels have risen again in Ireland's major rivers, according the latest figures from the Environmental Protection Agency.

Kosovo's former president Hashim Thaci has been sentenced to 25 years in prison by a tribunal in The Hague for war crimes, in a verdict that sparked shock and anger among many Kosovars.

An inquest has been adjourned after Fiosrú said criminal proceedings are being contemplated in relation to the death of a man in Dublin city centre last year, following an interaction with gardaí.

Irish news and sports website GalwayBeo is set to close as part of job cuts announced by its publisher owner Reach.

A Limerick woman who took up Olympic weightlifting a year and a half ago is now preparing to represent Ireland in her second World Weightlifting Masters Championship.

Rescuers in Gaza searched through the ⁠wreckage of a bombed-out apartment building that collapsed overnight, killing at least 20 people, including children, and trapping dozens of others beneath the rubble.

Ursula von der Leyen made a bold pitch for European resilience and independence in her longer-than-usual State of the Union speech in Strasbourg.

A sacked pilot has said he felt "like a criminal" when gardaí saw him out of Aer Lingus's headquarters after he vowed go on hunger strike, accusing the airline of failing to act on alleged fume leaks into the cabins of its jets.

The Director of the National Ambulance Service has warned staff that anyone who is engaging in misogynistic behaviour or sexual harassment will face disciplinary action.

The Competition and Consumer Protection Commission has warned the public of online scams impersonating Dublin Zoo and offering free gifts.

The Competition and Consumer Protection Commission has warned the public of online scams impersonating Dublin Zoo and offering free gifts.

Falling revenue and rising costs have created a deficit of more than €800m in funding for public transport services, an Oireachtas committee has heard.

Ireland's mandatory three-day wait rule in relation to termination of pregnancy may result in an inability for a small group of women to access abortion care, the Irish College of GPs (ICGP) has said.

The hosepipe ban for 13 counties has been lifted with immediate effect, two weeks earlier than planned.

Shane Lowry's expected defence of his Irish Open title will take place in an earlier slot in the calendar in 2027 with the K Club event to be held from 1 to 4 July.

The European Commission has proposed a ban on on social media access for under 13s, with "safe design" obligations for platforms for users between the ages of 15 and 18.

US President Donald Trump said that the Kennedy Center will close down - possibly for good - after a judge ruled his name cannot be added onto the famed arts institution's exterior.

Meta Platforms CEO Mark Zuckerberg said that competition and liability give AI companies enough reason to act individually on safety.

Four Garda whistleblowers speak publicly for the first time in an RTÉ Investigates programme to be broadcast tonight

European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen will unveil details of a proposed EU-wide restriction on social media access for children in her State of the Union speech in Strasbourg.

More than half a century after an underground rail link for Dublin was first proposed, the project has finally secured Cabinet approval.

European Commission president Ursula von der Leyen is expected to spell out details of a proposed EU-wide restriction on social media access for children in her State of the Union speech in Strasbourg.

Three people were killed when a US news media helicopter covering a fatal bus crash came down in a Los Angeles neighbourhood.

Three people were killed in a crash when a US news media helicopter covering a deadly bus crash came down in a Los Angeles neighborhood.

Saudi Arabia's air defences destroyed a Houthi drone south of Mecca before it entered prohibited airspace over the holy city, a spokesperson for the Saudi-led military coalition in Yemen said.

Saudi Arabia's air defences destroyed a Houthi drone south of Mecca before it entered prohibited airspace over the holy city, a spokesperson for the Saudi-led military coalition in Yemen said, as fighting spreads in the Middle East.

A Seoul court ordered North Korea to pay 44.6 billion won (€ 28,2 million) in damages over its 2020 demolition of an inter-Korean liaison office, South Korean media reported, marking the first ruling in a lawsuit brought by South Korea against Pyongyang.

President Catherine Connolly has arrived in Scotland for a four-day official visit.

President Catherine Connolly has arrived in Scotland where she will undertake a four-day official visit.