Russia launched a fresh bombardment on Ukrainian regions in the hours leading into New Year’s Eve, Ukrainian officials said, targeting Kyiv and inflicting damage on residential areas of the northeastern city of Kharkiv. Ukraine’s air defence systems in the region surrounding Kyiv were engaged late on Saturday in repelling Russia’s …

A series of Budget 2024 tax changes intended to help individuals with their finances and the ongoing cost of living crisis will come into effect tomorrow. As part of the plans announced in October, the Government is making a series of changes to tax rates and support schemes for the …

A group of film set workers who were blacklisted for raising contract concerns and who called two leading Irish film producers “morally bankrupt” as they accused them of committing systematic employment law breaches have secured tens of thousands of euro each. The Workplace Relations Commission has made public an initial …

A man has appeared in court charged in relation to the death of a man who was found unresponsive in a house early on 27 December. Maciej Nowak, 32, was renting a house with others outside the village of Kilross in west Co Tipperary and a birthday celebration was held …

British Oscar-nominated actor Tom Wilkinson, best known for his role in The Fully Monty, has died aged 75, his family have announced. His performance as Gerald Arthur Cooper in the much-loved 1997 comedy film led to him winning the BAFTA Award for Best Actor in a Supporting Role. He received …

Bolivia’s Constitutional Court has disqualified former president Evo Morales from running for re-election in 2025, reversing a ruling that had let him seek a fourth term in 2019. It said on its website that term limits provide “an ideal measure for ensuring that someone does not perpetuate themself in power”. …

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A volunteer for an Irish charity which gives refurbished and donated bicycles to new arrivals from Ukraine has won a US State Department award for his work. Jerry Case, who is originally from Maryland in the US, was given the award at a ceremony in Washington DC in recent days. …

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Beachfront California residents yesterday cleaned up from flood damage unleashed by massive waves that pounded the coastline and braced for another bout of extreme surf and heavy showers forecast into the weekend. The National Weather Service (NWS) posted high surf and coastal flood warnings for much of the California shoreline …