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Two men have gone on trial for the attempted murder of a 17-year-old youth in Dublin two years ago in what was described in court as "a hit, a well-planned assassination attempt"....

Garda Commissioner Drew Harris has announced a six-month extension to a contingency roster that was first introduced to police the Covid-19 pandemic....

A man has been charged in relation to the investigation into the death of an 83-year-old man in Castlebar, Co Mayo....

The HSE has apologised to the parents of a 20-year-old man who was killed by a man with a severe psychiatric condition in a random attack....

During the Covid-19 pandemic the HSE ordered over ten times the estimated number of ventilators clinically required in hospitals....

The Data Protection Commissioner Helen Dixon is to meet with the head of the National Cyber Security Centre (NCSC) today to discuss potential concerns about the video-sharing platform TikTok....

The Minister for Transport has said he does not think a congestion charge is going to be an immediate solution to reduce car use as part of the Government's Climate Action Plan....

Ombudsman for Children Niall Muldoon has said there are more than 12,000 children waiting to see a psychologist and more than 4,500 waiting on a needs assessment....

A threat from a small dissident republican against families of service police officers in Northern Ireland has been condemned as "despicable"....

An Israeli air strike knocked Aleppo airport out of service this morning and forced the Syrian authorities to reroute flights carrying aid for those affected by last month's earthquake, Syrian state media reported....

An Israeli air strike knocked Aleppo airport out of service this morning and forced the Syrian authorities to reroute flights carrying aid for those affected by last month's earthquake, Syrian state media reported....

An Israeli air strike knocked Aleppo airport out of service this morning and forced the Syrian authorities to reroute flights carrying aid for those affected by last month's earthquake, Syrian state media reported....

An Israeli air strike knocked Aleppo airport out of service this morning and forced the Syrian authorities to reroute flights carrying aid for those affected by last month's earthquake, Syrian state media reported....

An Israeli air strike knocked Aleppo airport out of service this morning and forced the Syrian authorities to reroute flights carrying aid for those affected by last month's earthquake, Syrian state media reported....

The Minister for Education is expected to announce later this morning an inquiry into allegations of historical sexual abuse in schools run by religious orders here....

The Minister for Education is expected to announce later this morning an inquiry into allegations of historical sexual abuse in schools run by religious orders here....

The results of separate ballots and surveys of consultants on their view of the Government's new Slintecare public-only work contract are due shortly....

The results of separate ballots and surveys of consultants on their view of the Government's new Slintecare public-only work contract are due shortly....

The results of separate ballots and surveys of consultants on their view of the Government's new Slintecare public-only work contract are due shortly....

Most trains came to a halt, oil refineries were blocked and power production reduced in France as unions organised a sixth day of nationwide strikes against President Emmanuel Macron's pension reform plans....

Most trains came to a halt, oil refineries were blocked and power production reduced in France as unions organised a sixth day of nationwide strikes against President Emmanuel Macron's pension reform plans....

Most trains came to a halt, oil refineries were blocked and power production reduced in France as unions organised a sixth day of nationwide strikes against President Emmanuel Macron's pension reform plans....

Most trains came to a halt, oil refineries were blocked and power production reduced in France as unions organised a sixth day of nationwide strikes against President Emmanuel Macron's pension reform plans....

Road users are being urged to drive with care as temperatures are set to drop as low as -5C or -6C in some parts of the country overnight....

Road users are being urged to drive with care as temperatures are set to drop as low as -5C or -6C in some parts of the country overnight....

Road users are being urged to drive with care as temperatures are set to drop as low as -5C or -6C in some parts of the country overnight....

The films The Banshees of Inisherin and Aisha and the TV series Bad Sisters and The Dry will be among the leading contenders when the Irish Film and Television Awards take place in Dublin in May....

The films The Banshees of Inisherin and Aisha and the TV series Bad Sisters and The Dry will be among the leading contenders when the Irish Film and Television Awards take place in Dublin in May....

The films The Banshees of Inisherin and Aisha and the TV series Bad Sisters and The Dry will be among the leading contenders when the Irish Film and Television Awards take place in Dublin in May....

Meta Platforms will cut thousands of jobs as soon as this week in a fresh round of layoffs, Bloomberg News has reported, only a few months after the Facebook-parent reduced more than 11,000 people from its workforce....

Meta Platforms will cut thousands of jobs as soon as this week in a fresh round of layoffs, Bloomberg News has reported, only a few months after the Facebook-parent reduced more than 11,000 people from its workforce....

Meta Platforms will cut thousands of jobs as soon as this week in a fresh round of layoffs, Bloomberg News has reported, only a few months after the Facebook-parent reduced more than 11,000 people from its workforce....

Meta Platforms will cut thousands of jobs as soon as this week in a fresh round of layoffs, Bloomberg News has reported, only a few months after the Facebook-parent reduced more than 11,000 people from its workforce....

Ukraine's top generals have vowed to keep defending the eastern city of Bakhmut, President Volodymyr Zelensky said, as Russian forces fought to tighten their siege and secure their first major battlefield gain in more than six months....

Ukraine's top generals have vowed to keep defending the eastern city of Bakhmut, President Volodymyr Zelensky said, as Russian forces fought to tighten their siege and secure their first major battlefield gain in more than six months....

Ukraine's top generals have vowed to keep defending the eastern city of Bakhmut, President Volodymyr Zelensky said, as Russian forces fought to tighten their siege and secure their first major battlefield gain in more than six months....

Ukraine's top generals have vowed to keep defending the eastern city of Bakhmut, President Volodymyr Zelensky said, as Russian forces fought to tighten their siege and secure their first major battlefield gain in more than six months....

Japan's new medium-lift rocket failed on its debut flight in space this morning after the launcher's second-stage engine did not ignite as planned....

Japan's new medium-lift rocket failed on its debut flight in space this morning after the launcher's second-stage engine did not ignite as planned....

Japan's new medium-lift rocket failed on its debut flight in space this morning after the launcher's second-stage engine did not ignite as planned....

Japan's new medium-lift rocket failed on its debut flight in space this morning after the launcher's second-stage engine did not ignite as planned....

A woman who was injured during a vicious stabbing attack in Cork over 20 years ago, in which her friend was murdered, has expressed concern that their attacker could be released in the near future....

A woman who was injured during a vicious stabbing attack in Cork over 20 years ago, in which her friend was murdered, has expressed concern that their attacker could be released in the near future....

A Spanish court has jailed a couple for stealing 45 bottles of wine worth over 1.6 million from a hotel restaurant in what police called a "meticulously planned" theft....

The governor of a region of Colombia where a herd of some 150 hippos are breeding out of control has said he hopes for the green light to send half of them to sanctuaries in India and Mexico....

The ban on evictions will not be extended beyond the end of this month under proposals going to Cabinet this morning....

The ban on evictions will not be extended beyond the end of this month due to concerns that an extension would damage the supply of rental properties in the long term, the Minister for Housing has said....

A record 226 recently arrived international protection applicants are now without state provided accommodation....

Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau announced the appointment of an independent special rapporteur to probe alleged Chinese interference in Canada's last two federal elections....

The Data Protection Commissioner has rejected criticism that her office is too soft on big tech firms, saying that the evidence flies in the face of such claims....