Ireland

Former professor of zoology at University of Galway helped to modernise the study of Irish mammals...

Ukraine and its Western allies are engaged in "fast-track" talks on the possibility of equipping the invaded country with long-range missiles and military aircraft, a senior official has said....

Sean Quigley leads the way with seven frees in Ederney...

A group of asylum seekers have been housed at the Kilbride Army Camp in Wicklow today....

A superb game of football for the opening 35 minutes descended into a sloppy, error-ridden contest after half-time at Ederney this afternoon, but by that stage Fermanagh had built up a comfortable lead and were able to easily hold Longford at bay to pick ...

A Russian strike has killed three people in a residential district of the eastern Ukrainian city of Kostiantynivka, according to the regional governor....

A tenant's High Court action against his landlords claiming he was threatened with instantaneous eviction by masked men has been settled....

A 13-year-old Palestinian boy opened fire in east Jerusalem today, wounding two Israelis, a day after another attacker killed seven outside a synagogue....

Throw-in at Croke Park is 5pm as Dessie Farrell's Dublin begin their Allianz NFL Division 2 campaign against the Lilywhites....

The skipper of a Spanish-owned fishing vessel which was detained by the Irish naval authorities has appeared in court in relation to 12 alleged breaches of fishing regulations....

Premier League side Leeds United beat lower-division opposition in Saturday's FA Cup third round early game as they triumphed 3-1 over Accrington Stanley to reach the fifth round for the first time since 2016....

Goal glut helps Kingdom see off Mayo as champions Meath prove too strong for Donegal...

Former UK health secretary Matt Hancock has donated 3pc of the 320,000 fee he was paid for his controversial appearance on I'm A Celebrity... Get Me Out Of Here!...

Sofra O'Shea, Lorraine Scanlon and Louise N Mhuircheartaigh all on target in Division One clash...

Petr Pavel, a former chairman of Nato's military committee, is a political newcomer...

A man and a woman have been remanded in custody after they were charged with the sexual assault of a woman at a Luas stop in Dublin....

Editeur Du Gite wins Clarence House Chase ahead of Edwardstone and Willie Mullins's Energumene...

The amount of rain that would typically fall in Auckland over the entire summer hit in a single day...

Mr Hutch Jr (47) was arrested at a house in Portland Place in Dublin's north inner city...

Kelechi Iheanacho proves Leicester's FA Cup saviour yet again as Foxes squeeze past Walsall...

Retired army general Petr Pavel defeated populist billionaire Andrej Babis in a run-off vote to become the new Czech President....

Junior minister Joe O'Brien says anti-refugee protesters have 'crossed the line' with their comments...

The Taliban-run Ministry of Higher Education has ordered private universities in Afghanistan not to allow female students to sit university entrance exams next month, underscoring its policy to restrict women from tertiary education....

S Club 7 star Hannah Spearritt has revealed she was left "homeless" due to the UK housing crisis....

Rory McIlroy and Patrick Reed have been kept apart in the day three groupings at the Dubai Desert Classic....

Week beginning Saturday, January 28th, 2023...

A woman says she reconnected with her sister, who died when she was just 10-years-old, by reading letters she wrote....

A nephew of Gerry 'The Monk' Hutch has been granted bail with strict conditions following a charge for criminal trespass at a house in Dublin on Friday night....

A GAA club is to name its grounds in memory of a Tipperary hurler who died tragically on the field last year....

If you have flights booked, there is no point in sugar coating it - the news is bad...

Death of Joshua Odonkor (2) is being treated as a 'tragic accident'...

A teenage boy has been arrested on suspicion of murder after a 15-year-old girl was stabbed to death in Northumberland....

Bronn takes home the Beginners Chase at Fairyhouse on Saturday...

Willie Mullins reached 4,000 career winners when Bronn dug deep to take the Soil.ie Working With Fairyhouse Beginners Chase at Fairyhouse....

Businesses are being urged to claim for State help with energy bills as new figures show there has been a low take-up so far of a Government scheme....

An Irish family have been left in limbo after a Qatari court cut compensation awarded to their daughter in half....

Men's side in fifth place playoff after defeat to South Africa in cup quarter-finals...

Detectives renew appeal for information as vigil to be held in Belfast on Saturday afternoon...

A toddler who died in a tragic choking accident is to be laid to rest today....

55 asylum seekers refused accommodation earlier this week are being offered spaces in the Citywest Transit Hub, but the policy of not offering State provided accommodation to newly arriving adult asylum seekers without children remains in place....

Hundreds of climate activists have blocked one of the main roads into The Hague, defying attempts to prevent their protest that have sparked concerns about restrictions on the right to demonstrate in the Netherlands....

Sarah Michelle Gellar has said "supernatural sometimes allows the most superhuman stories to be told" following the launch of her latest fantasy-genre TV project....

Richard Bland holds clubhouse lead as Shane Lowry and Padraig Harrington look set to miss the cut....

Spanish police seized 4.5 tonnes of cocaine with an estimated street value of 105m after raiding a cattle ship off the Canary Islands earlier this week, a statement said on Saturday....

A senior policeman says he is certain that someone knows who killed Natalie McNally and if they do not come forward they will also be pursued to the "full extent of the law"....

Dublin's EPIC museum is set to host St Brigid's Day events for children to celebrate the new bank holiday....

Opera singer Celine Byrne has said her love of opera came by accident....

The Irish Defence Forces is still a...

Storm achieved tropical cyclone status by Wednesday with sustained wind speeds of 120km/h...