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A man who met Lee Slattery before he was shot dead has told a murder trial that the accused indicated he was not to accompany two men as they travelled to the site where Mr Slattery's body was later discovered.

Russia has downplayed the plague scare but on the streets of Shelekhov - the town on the frontlines of the incident - rumours have filled the information abyss.

A Galway hospitality firm which dismissed a manager just 11 days after she suffered a miscarriage, before trying to claim that maternity protection law didn't apply since she wasn't pregnant any longer, has been ordered to pay her €25,000.

A 32-year-old man has denied murdering three members of his family at their home in Co Louth last year by stabbing them repeatedly in what was described as a sustained and violent attack.

A young nurse has said she feels 'unhopeful' about her future in Ireland and is planning to move to Australia at the end of the month.

Opposition TDs are contemplating boycotting Wednesday's Dáil sitting should they be required to pass the picket of striking Oireachtas workers.

Spanish politicians have traded blame after the death of an 87-year-old woman whose eviction from her home in the capital Madrid sparked housing protests across the country.

Police have begun issuing letters to those suspected of having committed a criminal offence in the ongoing dispute over an Orange Order parade in Co Armagh.

Northern Ireland First Minister Michelle O'Neill, Baz Ashmawy and Deirdre O'Kane are among the guests on this week's Late Late Show.

A criminal investigation into former prince Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor is ongoing despite the search warrants that allowed British police officers to raid two of his properties being ruled unlawful, the High Court has heard.

Minister for Justice Jim O'Callaghan has described as "contradictory" the Law Society of Ireland's position on reforms to the criminal legal aid system.

Minister for Justice Jim O'Callaghan has said that he will "appraise" the data in relation to criminal legal aid reforms and will make changes if he believes they are needed.

A man accused of carrying out an "unprovoked" attack on Kerry TD Michael Healy-Rae as he sat in traffic in Dublin has been granted High Court bail.

Pope Leo XIV has appointed a religious sister from Donegal to the most senior role in the Vatican's global missionary funds and networks.

Canadian poet and writer Anne Carson has won the 2026 Nobel Prize in Literature "for her bold and inventive oeuvre that, in playful dialogue with the classical ⁠tradition, has created new forms for contemporary literature," the award-giving body said toda…

Canadian poet and writer Anne Carson has won the 2026 Nobel Prize in Literature "for her bold and inventive oeuvre that, in playful dialogue with the classical ⁠tradition, has created new forms for contemporary literature," the award-giving body said toda…

Fragile time for global climate diplomacy as Turkey and Australia's unique joint leadership of COP31 raises doubts about ability to deliver concrete results.

The HSE flu vaccines are being delivered on a phased basis, and it expects to have free vaccines for everyone in the recommended groups despite delays.

Minister for Justice Jim O'Callaghan has said that the state's migration budget will fall by 38% next year - a reduction of €682 million.

University Hospital Galway has apologised to a woman who was diagnosed with terminal brain cancer in 2023 after a number of scans were allegedly misinterpreted.

Republic of Ireland boss Carla Ward would not be drawn on whether the FAI have opened talks over a contract extension, and said she's "obsessed" with guiding the Girls in Green to the World Cup in Brazil next summer.

A medical adviser to Christa Pike's legal team has said the more her condition improves, the more likely she is to eventually face execution.

A medical adviser to Christa Pike's legal team has said the more her condition improves, the more likely she is to eventually face execution.

The Public Accounts Committee has agreed to ask RTÉ and the Department of Culture, Communications and Sport, to appear before it after the October break.

A considerable jump in the cost of energy drove consumer prices 4.1% higher in the year to September, according to latest figures from the Central Statistics Office.

The University of Limerick has warned students that anti-social behaviour will not be tolerated following the extensive vandalism of a vacant house in Castletroy.

Thirty people were killed when Russia struck two passenger buses in Kramatorsk, near the frontline in eastern Ukraine, local authorities have said.

The EU's budget watchdog has warned that the EU's overall debt level could reach €1 trillion by 2027.

Cool heads are needed to make sure RTÉ delivers on its commitments, following a €20m funding cut, Minister of State Seán Canney has said.

Heavy spells of rain are expected to sweep across much of the west and northwest of the country as two separate Status Yellow warnings are in effect for five counties.

The UK has withdrawn staff and their families from its consulate in East Jerusalem after Israel said it would be closed in retaliation for the British government's trade ban with illegal West Bank settlements.

Yemen's Iran-aligned Houthi group said today that it had attacked King Khalid International Airport in the Saudi capital Riyadh with a ballistic missile, after Saudi authorities said three people died in midweek attacks on its airports.

El Niño will intensify even more before peaking in December, the United Nations said today, warning it could be among the strongest witnessed since at least 1950.

Irish actor Andrew Scott has spoken about the importance of celebrating life in the face of tragedy as his new film, Elsinore, opened the London Film Festival.

Polls have opened in the Holborn and St Pancras by-election as candidates fight to replace Keir Starmer as the MP for the north London constituency.

After more than a decade of symptoms, Dr Rachel O'Connor says she was told her endometriosis was "too severe" to treat in Ireland

After more than a decade of symptoms, Dr Rachel O'Connor says she was told her endometriosis was "too severe" to treat in Ireland

TikTok ran an experiment on thousands of users who tried to turn ⁠on a safety feature on the platform, giving them non-functional versions of the tool, according to allegations in newly unsealed New York's lawsuit against the company.

US prosecutors are expected to bring new charges against ousted Venezuelan president Nicolas Maduro and his wife Cilia Flores, according to media reports.

US prosecutors are expected to bring new charges against ousted Venezuelan president Nicolas Maduro and his wife Cilia Flores, according to media reports.

US prosecutors are expected to bring new charges against ousted Venezuelan president Nicolas Maduro and his wife Cilia Flores over the alleged torture of Americans held in Venezuelan government custody, according to CNN reports.

Thousands of people marched in downtown Rio de Janeiro in a student protest against presidential election favorite Flavio Bolsonaro.

Thousands of people marched in downtown Rio de Janeiro in a student protest against presidential election favorite Flavio Bolsonaro.

Thousands of people have marched in downtown Rio de Janeiro in a student protest against election favorite Flavio Bolsonaro and the prospect of the far-right's return to power in Brazil, as the campaign for a runoff election swung into action.

The National Association of Principals and Deputy Principals has called for changes to the administration of the free schoolbooks scheme.

The 'Bendy Tree' in Newcastle, Northern Ireland, has won this year's UK Tree of the Year contest, organisers have announced.

Members of the Irish Nurses and Midwives Organisation will hold lunchtime protests at hospitals across the country over delays in agreeing a new public sector pay deal.

The 'Bendy Tree' in Newcastle, Northern Ireland, has won this year's UK Tree of the Year contest, organisers have announced.

Members of the Irish Nurses and Midwives Organisation will hold lunchtime protests at hospitals across the country over delays in agreeing a new public sector pay deal.

Garda Commissioner Justin Kelly has said the force needed an extra €20 million last year because of additional recruits and the need to respond to significant operational demands.