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Taoiseach Micheál Martin said his meeting with British Prime Minister Andy Burnham is an opportunity to "inject further momentum" into the partnership between the two governments.

Taoiseach Micheál Martin has said a meeting with Prime Minister Andy Burnham is an opportunity to "inject further momentum" into the partnership between the two governments.

Voting has begun in Russia's parliamentary election with the main Kremlin party poised to retain its overwhelming grip on the lower house.

The Governor of the Central Bank Gabriel Makhlouf has called for Europe to move faster to complete the single market.

Kerry GAA and Mayo GAA confirmed that they will face off in an exhibition game in London this coming November.

There have been calls in the Dáil for the Government to introduce a €500 electricity credit for every household in Ireland, funded by a new electricity consumption levy on data centres.

It may be billed as the largest live music event in the world but the statement from RTÉ today confirming that Ireland will not take part in the next Eurovision Song Contest which due to be held on Bulgaria in 2027 came as a no big surprise.

The Archbishop of Canterbury's office has withdrawn an award handed to a Muslim cleric who previously pledged to bestow an honorary title on Osama bin Laden.

The Garda Representative Association (GRA) is calling on the Minister for Justice Jim O'Callaghan to establish an independent statutory tribunal of inquiry into the handling of protected disclosures within An Garda Síochána, following this week's RTÉ Inve…

The Garda Representative Association (GRA) is calling on the Minister for Justice Jim O'Callaghan to establish an independent statutory tribunal of inquiry into the handling of protected disclosures within An Garda Síochána, following this week's RTÉ Inve…

The organisers of the National Ploughing Championships have announced that the event will move to Rathangan, Co Kildare next year.

Sinn Féin leader Mary-Lou McDonald has expressed shock at the attack on Michael Healy-Rae, adding that the incident should be a "wake-up call".

Sinn Féin president Mary-Lou McDonald has expressed shock at the attack on Michael Healy-Rea, adding that the incident should be a "wake-up call".

An 'admirer' of President Donald Trump has avoided conviction after she was arrested at the Trump Doonbeg resort last Friday.

An 'admirer' of President Donald Trump travelled to the Trump Doonbeg resort last Friday to present a scrapbook to the US President - but ended up being arrested, charged with a weapons offence, and spending four nights in Ireland's most over-crowded pris…

Siobhán McSweeney, Caitríona Balfe, and Liam Neeson will be among Patrick Kielty's guests on the first Late Late Show of the new season on Friday night on RTÉ One and RTÉ Player.

Six men were brought to hospital in Co Wexford this morning after being found inside a shipping container at Rosslare.

A 22-year-old man who has received Irish citizenship at a ceremony in Dublin has said new citizenship rules which have been brought to Cabinet "will be difficult for some, but hopefully not too difficult."

Former Cork City FC manager Ger Nash has raised the prospect of introducing an engineer to give expert evidence in his dangerous driving and drink driving case, a court has heard.

One person died from malaria in Frankfurt and another was infected, local health officials have said, in what are the latest cases from a malaria outbreak linked to the city's airport.

Dublin bakers Olivia Nash and Cara Wall took home the top prizes.

Attacks attributed to the Houthis, the Yemeni government and its Saudi backers have killed at least five people, as fighting rocked the Arabian Peninsula after the Iran-backed group made lightning gains in a fresh offensive.

The EU Commissioner for Agriculture has said he is confident that the "money is there" to maintain the current level of financial support for the bloc's farmer.

Hollywood star Bill Murray takes the passenger seat as comedian Joanne McNally drives him around in a golf cart for his new Ireland road trip series.

Eleanor Donaldson, the wife of disgraced former DUP leader Jeffrey Donaldson, is to appeal against a jury verdict that she aided and abetted her husband's offending.

Sweden's centre-left opposition parties have won 176 seats ⁠in Sunday's vote for parliament, while the ruling right-wing bloc secured 173 seats, the country's election authority has announced as the counting ‌of ballots ⁠ends.

Séamus Coleman intends to continue his Republic of Ireland career but felt it would be "unfair" to accept a call up for the upcoming Nations League window because of his unattached club status, according to Heimir Hallgrimsson.

Rory McIlroy has made an overall positive start in the BMW PGA Championship at Wentworth, sitting three shots off clubhouse leader Aaron Rai following the conclusion to his first round.

The RTÉ Investigates programme on the treatment by senior garda management of whistleblowers contained "some really serious and shocking revelations", Labour leader Ivana Bacik has said.

The European Union has laid out plans for strict age limits for children to access social media, games and AI assistants - and on forcing companies to make platforms safe before minors use them.

RTÉ has confirmed that Ireland will not take part in the 2027 Eurovision Song Contest and that it will not broadcast the competition.

Séamus Coleman and injury doubt Nathan Collins have not been included in the squad for the Republic of Ireland's opening UEFA Nations League fixtures.

President Catherine Connolly has said US President Donald Trump asked her if she believed Ireland would be united during her lifetime.

The HSE has said it expects to receive its full supply of flu vaccines for the forthcoming 2026-2027 national vaccination programme.

New figures show there was a 60% increase in the total number of homes granted planning permission in the months between April and June of this year compared to same time in 2025.

More than 5,600 people will be conferred with Irish citizenship at ceremonies in Dublin over the next two days.

The organisation representing independent providers of home care has said there is an Eircode lottery in access to HSE home care support waiting lists.

A UN fact-finding mission on Iran said it had reasonable grounds to believe the United States was behind two military strikes on a school and sports facility in Iran in February.

Irish radio station Classic Hits Radio has announced that it is removing Ed Sheeran's music from its playlist "for the foreseeable future" following the controversy surrounding Macklemore's departure from the singer's US tour.

A man has been arrested in relation to the investigation into an assault on Kerry TD Michael Healy-Rae in Dublin yesterday afternoon.

Independent TD Michael Healy-Rae has returned home to Kilgarvan in Co Kerry, after he was injured during an assault in Dublin yesterday.

US artificial intelligence giant OpenAI promised to more systemically report instances of its models going off track, while also publishing six new reports on previously undisclosed incidents of AI misbehavior.

US federal agencies, including the Department of Homeland Security, are now involved in an investigation spanning multiple states into an Irish criminal fraud and construction scam gang.

More than 275,000 people are expected to have attended the National Ploughing Championships in Screggan, close to Tullamore in Co Offaly, by their conclusion today.

The US State Department has said it will extend visa sanctions on Palestinian Authority (PA) officials and members of the Palestine Liberation Organisation (PLO) ahead of the upcoming UN General Assembly.

Rivers across the world experienced one of their driest years in more than three decades last year, as scientists warned that some of the planet's most important freshwater reserves are being steadily depleted.

The US House of Representatives has passed a sweeping sanctions and tariff bill intended to increase economic pressure on Russia over its invasion of Ukraine.

The Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney will address the European Parliament in Strasbourg this morning to set out his vision of a closer relationship between Canada and the European Union.

The Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney will address the European Parliament in Strasbourg this morning to set out his vision of a closer relationship between Canada and the European Union.

US rapper Macklemore has donated his net earnings from Ed Sheeran's Loop Tour - $1 million - to charities supporting Palestinian people.