Russia launched drone and missile attacks targeting civilian and critical infrastructure across wide areas of Ukraine, Kyiv’s Air Force has said. Preliminary information did not show any casualties in the attacks, the air force said on the Telegram messaging app. Russia and Ukraine have increased their air attacks on each …

If Stormont is restored in the days ahead, people will look to 2.09pm on Wednesday 24 January as a turning point. That was when DUP leader Jeffrey Donaldson took to his feet in the House of Commons and delivered a speech that surprised everyone. It was not so much the …

Back in the late 80s, Dr John O’Connell, who would become Minister for Health, drew considerable fire for suggesting that there was no hospital bed shortage at the time and that a trolley was simply a bed – with wheels. Since I started covering health some 36 years ago, hospital …

United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres vowed to hold to account “any UN employee involved in acts of terror” after allegations that some refugee agency staffers were involved in the 7 October Hamas attacks on Israel. However Mr Guterres implored governments to continue supporting the UN refugee agency for Palestinians (UNRWA) …

North Korea fired multiple cruise missiles off its east coast, its second such launch in less than a week, South Korea’s Joint Chiefs of Staff (JCS) said. The missiles were launched at around 8am Korea time (11pm Irish time yesterday) and were being analysed by South Korean and US intelligence …

There is no doubting that there is huge demand for mortgages out there and that the banks are keen to lend. Quarter after quarter, first-time buyers – traditionally the most active cohort in the market – account for ever-increasing volumes of mortgage drawdowns at ever-increasing values, both individually and collectively. …

Police have charged a 27-year-old man with the murder of Kevin Conway, 26, who was shot and killed near his home in west Belfast. Detectives from the PSNI said the man is due to appear before Belfast Magistrates’ Court tomorrow. A 53-year-old man, who was also arrested after the January …

The world’s largest cruise ship, Royal Caribbean’s Icon of the Seas, set sail from Miami on its maiden voyage, carrying what amounted to the population of a small city. The ship, built over 900 days at a shipyard in Turku, Finland, is a monument to enormity, longer than the Eiffel …

A new opinion poll suggests a slump in support for Sinn Féin with the party down four points since the previous survey two months ago. The Business Post Red C poll puts the party at 25%, down from 29% in the most recent poll at the end of November. Support …

Ciarán McNulty capped a remarkable Croke Park finale with the winning point as underdogs Monaghan got their Allianz National Football League campaign off to a flier. In a repeat of last year’s All-Ireland semi-final, Vinny Corey’s side held their nerve in a terrific second-half with McNulty coming off the bench …