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Legal action is being taken against the Garda Ombudsman Fiosrú over a lack of investigations into Troubles incidents.

The housing crisis is creating a "cascading, devastating impact" on one-parent families, according to a new report from One Family.

The Harvest Festival in Listowel kicked off in earnest over the weekend but for jockey, valet and pilot Sean Flanagan, he was busier than most.

Removing carbon tax from home heating oil would reduce the cost of 1,000 litre fill by €183, Sinn Féin has said.

European affairs ministers are meeting in Brussels as discussions on the next seven year budget intensify under Ireland's EU presidency.

It's a Mayo versus Kerry battle once more as David Clifford is up against Ryan O'Donoghue and Jack Carney for the PwC GAA GPA Footballer of the Year award.

Britain's Prince Harry is "completely fine" with a new memoir chronicling the life of his mother, Diana, Princess of Wales, his uncle Charles Spencer has said.

Typhoon Dujuan has left at least four people dead and 22 injured in Japan, while thousands of houses near Tokyo were without power after the storm swept through the region, authorities said today.

The number of legal aid certificates granted in July this year fell by 93% compared to last year, according to the Law Society, which will appear before the Oireachtas Committee on Justice later today.

After weeks of murders, banishments and shifting suspicions, just four players remain in The Traitors Ireland.

The number of legal aid certificates granted in July this year has fallen by 93%, according to the Law Society, which will appear before the Oireachtas Committee on Justice later today.

The foreign ministers of the G7 condemned the "unacceptable continued strikes" waged from Yemen against Saudi Arabia and urged the Iran-backed group to immediately hold fire.

Saudi strikes on the strategic Red Sea port city of Mokha killed at least six people and wounded eight others, the Houthi-affiliated news agency Saba reported.

The United Nations General Assembly's high-level general debate begins today.

Sri Lanka is set to conclude the trial of 24 men accused of plotting the 2019 Easter Sunday bombings, the deadliest attack against civilians in the island's history.

EU top diplomat Kaja Kallas urged the bloc's member states to maintain sanctions targeting Russia over the war on Ukraine, as countries work to push through an extension.

Almost seven in ten young adults are considering moving abroad for a better quality of life, according to new research from the National Youth Council of Ireland (NYCI).

The minimum wage increase which was implemented in 2024 led to some modest price increases, according to a new study from the Economic and Social Research Institute (ESRI).

The Traitors Ireland is down to its final four after a tied Round Table brought a dramatic penultimate episode to a close.

The Israel FA has hit out at Republic of Ireland manager Heimir Hallgrimsson, insisting his recent comments embody "stupidity, ignorance and hypocrisy".

The State's new AI Office will play a key role in developing public trust in the technology, according to Minister for Enterprise Peter Burke.

Denmark, Greenland and the US are to sign a deal on Greenland's security tomorrow, an agreement Denmark says will put Arctic ⁠security under NATO's watch.

The President of the GAA Jarlath Burns has said that a meeting with be held with representatives of the Australian Football League shortly to try and find a more agreeable protocol to GAA player recruitment by that association.

Political commentator and former White House director of communications for President Donald Trump Anthony Scaramucci has said that the US president will lose the legal case being taken against him by media organisations he has banned from the White House.

Hundreds of flights were cancelled and more than one million people were under evacuation advisories in Japan as Typhoon Dujuan approached Tokyo, potentially bringing record rainfall.

Age restrictions on the sale of energy drinks to children are supported by more than three in four people, according to new research from Safefood.

Organisations representing primary and special school management and staff have called for an increase in Budget funding to help schools cover essential day-to-day running costs.

Organisations representing primary and special school management and staff have called for an increase in Budget funding to help schools cover essential day-to-day running costs.

Minister for Foreign Affairs Helen McEntee has said that the credibility of the EU "is gone" regarding its response to the actions of the Israeli government in the occupied Palestinian territories.

A 16-year-old boy is alleged to have driven a stolen car against traffic before going onto the wrong side of the Naas Road for 1.6km after leading gardaí on a pursuit in Dublin, Dublin Children's Court has heard.

The free school meals programme is to be overhauled after two independent reviews highlighted a number of shortcomings.

Senior judges have been warned there is likely to be "significant" disruption to court proceedings amid the ongoing criminal legal aid dispute.

Hundreds of thousands of children in Gaza returned to in-person teaching ⁠for the first time in nearly three years, albeit in damaged or makeshift school buildings and tents, and with uniforms, notebooks and pens unaffordable for many families.

Ukrainian officials have renewed calls to evacuate a town in Russian-occupied southern Ukraine, accusing Russia of causing a humanitarian crisis by making aid deliveries and evacuations virtually impossible.

Russian drones have blasted Ukraine's southern city of Zaporizhzhia, a day after Kyiv's forces fired more than 1,000 drones at Russia, officials said.

Data centres in Europe will be rated on energy and water consumption under an EU proposal put forward today to pre-empt possible public discontent as the bloc pushes to boost its computing capacity.

Airlines in the UK have demanded urgent action after another air traffic control issue caused widespread delays, including to 140 Ryanair flights.

Further charges are to be brought against two men accused of raping a woman in the car park of Ceannt Railway Station in Galway last month.

Further charges are to be brought against two men accused of raping a woman in the car-park of Ceannt Railway Station in Galway last month.

The Executive Director of the Irish Penal Reform Trust, Saoirse Brady, has said advanced anti-drone netting needs to be rolled out across all Irish prisons to stop drugs getting in.

The 54th Irish Hot Air Ballooning Championships are taking place in Boyle, Co Roscommon, this week and hundreds of spectators have gathered to catch a glimpse.

The 54th Irish Hot Air Ballooning Championships are taking place in Boyle, Co Roscommon, this week as hundreds of spectators have flocked out to catch a glimpse.

US television networks have staged an extraordinary revolt when they effectively boycotted coverage of President Donald Trump in protest at his decision to ban three leading outlets from the White House.

CNN, MS NOW and Politico will sue the Trump administration after being denied access to the White House, the news outlets said in a joint statement.

Dublin actor Andrew Scott's new film Elsinore has won the International People's Choice Award at the Toronto International Film Festival.

Gaza health officials said Israeli fire killed three people, including a woman and a child, and injured several others across the Palestinian territory.

Stronger regulation is needed to protect children from online abuse, exploitation and unsafe platforms, a campaigner has urged.

Over 160 Irish sportspeople have signed an open letter to the Irish senior men's national football team, urging them to "act collectively with conscience" and refuse to participate in their upcoming games against Israel.

Pope Leo says Artificial Intelligence should strengthen human bonds, peace efforts and dignity for all.

Support for survivors of rape and sexual assault during court trials is a postcode lottery, according to Rape Crisis Ireland.