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Tech giant Google has been fined €403m by the Data Protection Commission (DPC) over the processing of location data.

The GAA Steering Group on Integration (SGI) will meet this morning to navigate the next phase of its journey following the resignation of its independent chairperson, Dr.

Former Ireland international centre half Jack 'Jacko' McDonagh has passed away at the age of 64, his former club Shamrock Rovers announced on Monday.

Irish scientists have been using 3D-printed coral reefs to help damaged coral recover off the Irish and French coasts.

More than three in four people support introducing age restrictions on the sale of energy drinks to children, according to research published today by Safefood.

German Chancellor Friedrich Merz has started the week more damaged than ever after his centre-right CDU party suffered two bruising regional election defeats at the hands of far-right and far-left parties.

UK Prime Minister Andy Burnham has agreed to give military support to Saudi Arabia in its conflict with Houthi rebels in Yemen.

Iran's Revolutionary Guards have warned they would attack new targets and deploy new weapons if the US launches further attacks on the country.

Presley Gerber, the son of supermodel Cindy Crawford, has died aged 27.

A man in his 60s has died following a collision involving a car and a bus in Co Waterford yesterday evening.

Vladimir Putin's ruling United Russia party won a large majority in the country's parliamentary elections, marked by cyberattacks and a barrage of Ukrainian drone strikes, according to results published by state media.

The Cabinet is to discuss proposals to overhaul the free hot school meals programme after two Government-commissioned reviews revealed shortcomings in the service.

The Taoiseach and several Government ministers are travelling to New York today for the 81st United Nations General Assembly High-Level Week.

Pubs and the wider hospitality sector are struggling to keep up with rising costs which are threatening to make many businesses unviable, new research has indicated.

Specialist courts to deal with rape and sexual offences will be rolled out across England and Wales, UK Prime Minister Andy Burnham has announced.

The Omagh Bomb inquiry has resumed with witnesses in the coming weeks to give evidence about the run up to the 1998 atrocity.

Tánaiste and Minister for Finance Simon Harris believes Ireland is facing a watershed moment in Budget 2027 as preparations for next month's announcement reach their final stages.

The Omagh Bomb inquiry resumes today with witnesses in the coming weeks to give evidence about the run up to the 1998 atrocity.

The Small Firms Association has called on the Government to reject the proposed increase in the national minimum wage in the forthcoming budget.

One in three workers earn less than a living wage and struggle to make ends meet, according to new research led by University College Dublin.

Mayo LGFA has called on the integration of all three Gaelic games organisations to happen quickly as the fallout from the resignation of Mary McAleese continues.

The Faithfuls turned on each other as a €2,000 temptation, a powerful dagger and a fiery Round Table played straight into the Traitors' hands.

Forty-three Georgian nationals have been removed from Ireland on foot of Immigration Orders from Minister for Justice Jim O'Callaghan, according to gardaí.

The founder of a GAA club in Kyiv in Ukraine has described how the worsening situation with Russian attacks on the capital city is impacting on life there and on the recently formed club.

Emergency services are at the scene of a serious collision involving a bus in Co Waterford.

The Irish Prison Service said that one person from the Midlands Prison remains in hospital following a series of overdoses on Friday.

The German Chancellor is in a fight for his political life tonight as exit polls suggest his party has performed very badly in two more state elections.

A suspected drone was reported flying very close to a plane descending into Dublin Airport on Saturday night.

The Government is expected to remove the need for environmental assessments for housing developments of up to 250 units by the end of the month in a bid to speed up house building.

Iran and the United States exchanged new threats, with US President Donald Trump warning Iran would fail economically or face its leadership being wiped out if it did not make a deal, and the Iranian military saying it would retaliate harshly to any fresh…

The Government is planning to give a €100 voucher to all 16-year-olds to spend on arts, cultural and music venues next year.

Opposition politicians have renewed their calls for both the former justice minister Helen McEntee and current Minister for Justice Jim O'Callaghan to answer questions before the Dáil on the handling of allegations by garda whistleblowers.

German voters went to the polls today in two state elections that look likely to heap more pressure on struggling ⁠Chancellor Friedrich Merz, whose future has been in the balance since the far right's triumph in another regional vote this month.

Up to 80 Irish people are taking part in a major Italian festival in the city of Verona this weekend.

The Houthis have said Saudi Arabia launched 28 strikes in several areas of Yemen in the past 24 hours, as the group and the country's Saudi-backed government clash in the revived civil war.

Three men have died in separate road crashes in counties Limerick, Wexford and Meath.

Russia vowed to "intensify" its strikes on Kyiv in response to Ukrainian drone attacks on Moscow, as an exit poll showed the ruling United Russia party on course to win tightly controlled parliamentary elections.

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.

Ahead of the Republic of Ireland's Nations League opener in Pristina, former Kosovo manager Albert Bunjaki speaks to Raf Diallo about how he helped get the ball rolling for the national team in the years before they earned FIFA and UEFA membership in 2016.

Political attention is now set to hone in on the Budget to be announced on Tuesday fortnight, writes Political Correspondent Barry Lenihan.

World leaders will gather in New York this week for the 81st United Nations General Assembly, at a time of war, mounting global instability and growing pressure on the organisation itself.

A cross-border project examining what peace means to the generation that grew up after the Good Friday Agreement in 1998 will culminate in a theatrical performance that will be streamed live tomorrow, the UN's International Day of Peace.

Technology and growing interest from would-be investors, philantropists and super-fans have made it a good time to sell pop culture memorabilia, writes Adam Maguire.

More than 30 women recently said they experienced sexual harassment, misogyny, bullying or intimidation while working in the National Ambulance Service.

French President Emmanuel Macron said a deal between the US, Denmark and Greenland helps "to reaffirm Danish sovereignty" over the Arctic territory.

The US military announced that four people had been killed in a strike on a boat it said was involved in drug smuggling in the Caribbean.

Ed Sheeran said the situation in Gaza is "unjustifiable," following a wave of criticism that he had failed to back his opening act's pro-Palestinian comments.

Palestinian health officials have said Israeli fire killed at least four people in the Gaza, including a 10-year-old girl and the son of a top government official.

The Irish Prison Service has said it is working with the HSE after "a number of overdose presentations in custody at Midlands Prison" on Friday.

Two garda whistleblowers have said there must be an independent investigation into the concerns they and others have raised about the protected disclosure system within An Garda Síochána.