An ancient palace in Greece where Alexander the Great was crowned King of Macedonia reopens to the public today after a 16-year renovation costing €20m to restore its past glory. Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis has described the Palace of Aigai as a “monument of global importance.” The 4th century …

Tributes have been paid to the prominent and successful renewable energy entrepreneur, Dr Eddie O’Connor, who has died aged 76. In a statement on its website, Supernode, the company Mr O’Connor founded and remained chairman of until his death, confirmed he had passed away after a brief illness. A chemical …

Sinn Féin has seen an increase in its support, a new opinion poll suggests. According to the latest Sunday Independent/Ireland Thinks poll, support for the party is at 30%, up two points from last time. This is in contrast to a drop in support for Fianna Fáil and Fine Gael. …

The Independent TD Michael Lowry has confirmed that he has reached a settlement regarding over €2.8 million in costs arising from legal representation on his behalf during the Moriarty Tribunal. Originally the tribunal decided to award Michael Lowry only one third of his legal costs, after it found that he …

Mario Zagallo, a four-time World Cup winner as a player and coach for Brazil, has died, aged 92. Zagallo won consecutive World Cups in 1958 and 1962 before overseeing his country’s tournament wins in 1970 – as manager – and then as an assistant coach in 1994. Zagallo, who also …

Circuit Court judge Gerard O’Brien has resigned from his position. The 59-year-old from Thurles in Co Tipperary was convicted last month of the sexual assault of six young men, some of whom were students at the school where he was a teacher. He was in his 30s at the time, …

A van driver “dragged” a garda for 20 metres, and a second officer was struck before a lengthy high-speed traffic pursuit across north Dublin, a court heard. Nebojsa Rasic, 25, with an address at Scarlett Crescent, Drogheda, Co Louth, was charged with seven counts of dangerous driving as well as …

India’s solar observation mission today entered the Sun’s orbit after a four-month journey, the latest success for the space exploration ambitions of the world’s most populous nation. The Aditya-L1 mission was launched in September and is carrying an array of instruments to measure and observe the Sun’s outermost layers. India’s …

North Korea’s military fired over 60 artillery rounds near Yeonpyeong Island today, South Korea’s military said, a day after both sides staged live-fire drills in the same area near their contested maritime border. “North Korean forces conducted artillery fire with over 60 rounds from the northwest area of Yeonpyeong Island …

Nigel Lythgoe said it is with a “heavy heart” that he has decided to step back from the upcoming series of So You Think You Can Dance amid allegations of sexual assault. The announcement comes less than a week after US singer and dancer Paula Abdul accused the British TV …