Russia launched 31 drones and two missiles at Ukraine overnight, mostly targeting the south of the country, with air defences destroying 28 drones and both missiles, the Ukrainian military said. “As a result of air combat, the Ukrainian Air Force and defence forces destroyed 28 Shahed attack drones in Odesa, …

Russia said that emergency workers had put out a fire on a Soviet-era nuclear-powered cargo-icebreaker ship and the state company which runs the vessel said there had been no casualties and no threat to the security of the reactor. The fire broke out yesterday in one of the cabins of …

A man in his 20s has died and a second man has been seriously injured following a gun attack in west Dublin last night. The gang-related attack took place at Browne’s Steakhouse on Main Street in Blanchardstown just after 8pm as customers, including families with children, were eating out on …

Israeli airstrikes killed at least 78 people in Gaza, Palestinian health officials said, in one of the besieged enclave’s deadliest nights of Israel’s 11-week-old battle with Hamas. Strikes that began hours before midnight persisted into Christmas Day. Residents and Palestinian media said Israel stepped up air and ground shelling against …

“Adapt or die” is a phrase often credited to Charles Darwin as he studied and wrote about the origin of all species. Whether he ever actually uttered those words is a matter of debate but the concept they describe is one Darwin spent much of his career demonstrating. It may …

As young people continue to leave Ireland in search of work opportunities abroad, many others are drawn here for similar reasons. Brazilians, Indians and Romanians are coming to Ireland in the largest numbers, according to the 2022 Census results. While the topic of immigration has rarely been out of the …

With a slew of TDs having declared that they will not seek re-election, Mícheál Lehane asked each of them for their reflections on their time in office, and – should Hollywood come knocking – who they would like to portray them in a feature film of their political life. Of …

A man has been seriously injured after being shot in west Dublin tonight. The man, who is in his 40s, was shot at a restaurant in the Blanchardstown area. He’s been taken to Connolly hospital where his condition has been described as critical. It is understood he was shot in …

The National Dairy Council has been asked to withdraw an advertisement claiming Irish milk is the most climate-friendly in the world. The Advertising Standards Authority of Ireland (ASAI) has ruled that the advertisement, which includes the claims “Irish dairy has one of the lowest dairy carbon footprints in the World” …

Thousands of people have turned up outside the Gaiety Theatre in Dublin for the annual Christmas Eve busk to raise money for the Dublin Simon Community. The music led by musician Glen Hansard began with A Rainy Night in Soho in tribute to the late Pogues frontman Shane MacGowan. Imelda …