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Country ballad Choosin' Texas from singer Ella Langley has broken the record for most weeks topping the Billboard Hot 100 chart in the United States, unseating Mariah Carey's All I Want for Christmas Is You.

A planned scheme to remediate social homes damaged by defective concrete blocks is set to be debated in the Dáil this evening.

Ireland's United Nations youth delegates have said they are excited to bring the issues important to young people to the world stage this week.

Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese has defended new draft social media regulations after Washington warned the legislation could lead to censorship.

Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese has defended new draft social media regulations after Washington warned the legislation could lead to censorship.

New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani has said it us up to the Irish to make a decision when it comes to a United Ireland.

Taoiseach Micheál Martin is due to meet New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani.

Taoiseach Micheál Martin is today due to meet New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani.

Israel has responded angrily to French President Emmanuel Macron after he criticised Israeli actions in the West Bank by saying Hamas was not active in the territory that is home to the Palestinian Authority.

Israel has responded angrily at French President Emmanuel Macron after he criticised Israeli actions in the West Bank by saying Hamas was not active in the territory that is home to the Palestinian Authority.

Spain's Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez has blamed a failure of Moroccan border controls for a recent migrant crisis in Spain's North African territory of Ceuta.

Spain's Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez has blamed a failure of Moroccan border controls for a recent migrant crisis in Spain's North African territory of Ceuta.

Climate change is making Ireland increasingly vulnerable to summer drought by causing higher temperatures to draw more moisture from soils and vegetation, new research has found.

Child trafficking remains significantly under-identified in Ireland, with the number of children formally identified as victims remaining extremely low, the Irish Human Rights and Equality Commission (IHREC) has warned.

The Irish Cancer Society (ICS) has said that people affected by cancer lose an average of €16,200 in annual income, as a result of their diagnosis.

The social media giant TikTok is to launch a staunch defence of its policies around the posting of illegal criminal activities on its platform when it appears before the Oireachtas Media Committee today.

There is "no single standalone solution" to wrong-way driving on motorways, the Oireachtas Committee on Transport will be told, while the RSA will outline how two of the three fatal motorway collisions this year involved vehicles travelling in the wrong d…

Half of large employers are expected to require workers to attend the office for a fixed number of days by 2027, according to a new report.

Six in ten people in Ireland are now turning to artificial intelligence (AI) platforms for mental health support, with a third saying that the advice has led to harmful behaviour.

A dagger, two deadlocked votes and one final showdown at the fire pit brought the second series of The Traitors Ireland to a dramatic conclusion on Tuesday night.

The winners of the second series of The Traitors Ireland have been revealed following a tense finale at Slane Castle.

Republic of Ireland boss Heimir Hallgrimsson repeatedly used the phrase "off day" after seeing his side slump to a UEFA Nations League loss in Kosovo on Thursday night.

It's the dawn of the fifth edition of the UEFA Nations League and for the Republic of Ireland, it's been a competition that has offered too few happy memories with slow starts to campaigns a constant issue.

Republic of Ireland manager Heimir Hallgrimsson has expressed gratitude at the support he has received in the wake of the Israeli FA's furious reaction to his comments about the highly contentious UEFA Nations League games.

The Seanad has heard calls for a full, independent investigation around the handling of protected disclosures within An Garda Síochána.

The United States, Denmark and Greenland have signed a security agreement aimed at ending months of tension over the Danish self-governing territory after US President Donald Trump's ⁠repeated threats to take control of the vast Arctic island.

The emergency care unit at CHI at Tallaght children's hospital will close for four days later this week to facilitate an IT systems changeover.

A Gazan student seeking to take up her place in UCD but who has been denied a study visa has issued a personal appeal to the Minister for Justice, saying she and other students have "done everything Ireland has asked of them".

The United Nations General Assembly is under way in New York, giving delegates a chance to bring the issues most important to them to the world stage.

Heroes actress Hayden Panettiere's cause of death has been revealed as an accidental drug overdose, a South Carolina coroner's office has confirmed.

The Taoiseach has said the Israel Football Association's criticisms of Republic of Ireland manager Heimir Hallgrimsson are "unacceptable".

President Donald Trump used his address to the UN General Assembly to defend the US-Israeli campaign against Iran while laying out his foreign policy priorities.

Ireland's Nations League build-up has centred around Sunday's clash with Israel, but before that they open up against Kosovo as they try and improve on a dreadful first-game record in the competition.

A man who escaped from garda custody at Newcastle West District Court earlier has been captured.

Gardaí are searching for a man who escaped from custody at Newcastle West District Court in Co Limerick.

Staff at Carlow College, St Patrick's were joined by many students to protest over the planned closure and their "exclusion from decision making".

The US President opened his speech by getting what he sees as the obvious out of the way.

Volodymyr Zelensky has learned how to deal with Donald Trump the hard way during that first Oval Office meeting.

US President Donald Trump will use a UN General Assembly address to argue that the war with Iran prevented Tehran from obtaining a nuclear weapon and to tout what he sees as progress toward peace, according to a White House official.

Nearly 130 world leaders, including Taoiseach Micheál Martin, are gathered in New York for the United Nations General Assembly.

Nearly 130 world leaders, including Taoiseach Micheál Martin, are gathering in New York for the United Nations General Assembly

A man accused of attacking Kerry TD Michael Healy-Rae in Dublin has been further remanded in custody for another two weeks pending directions from the Director of Public Prosecutions (DPP).

US President Donald Trump is due to meet the leaders of Greenland and Denmark to sign a deal that will allow a larger US military presence on Greenland and could end a standoff over the strategically located and mineral-rich island.

Doctors who are members of the Irish Medical Organisation (IMO) have voted in favour of industrial action, up to and including strike action.

The head of Spain's public broadcaster has said he will propose that the country remains out of the Eurovision Song Contest in 2027 over Israel's participation.

Poland's intelligence services have arrested a 17-year-old Nazi sympathiser suspected of plotting an attack against a school and a mosque, anti-terror prosecutors in the eastern European country said.

Ireland's inadequate electricity grid has become the single biggest obstacle to expanding renewable energy and achieving greater energy independence, the wind industry has warned.

New figures from the Central Statistics Office show that wholesale electricity prices jumped by 9.6% on a monthly basis in August, and were a huge 76.9% higher than the same time last year.

There were around 30 active members of the Real IRA at the time of the Omagh bombing, a leading expert on dissident republicanism has told a public inquiry.

A consultant in emergency medicine will call for Grace's Law to be extended, citing a rising number of patients presenting at hospitals with injuries from scramblers, e-scooters and e-bikes.