A Dublin woman, who claimed she had screamed in pain when a wax strip was “suddenly and ferociously” pulled along her right eyebrow by a beauty therapist, has lost a €60,000 damages claim against the salon owners. Judge James McCourt said Nikita Kelly was just 17 when the alleged incident …

68% of workers aged between 20 and 69 have some form of pension cover outside of the state pension, new figures from the Central Statistics Office show. The number of people taking out a pension increases with age, according to the data. Just 33% of those aged between 20 to …

Republic of Ireland captain Katie McCabe feels standards are improving with each round of international fixtures for the Irish team ahead of the visit to Wales to Tallaght Stadium on Tuesday. Ireland secured a 0-0 draw in Italy last Friday which could have even better if Leanne Kiernan’s disallowed goal …

Garda Commissioner Drew Harris has said that gains made in the decline of drink driving have been almost lost and replaced by drivers under the influence of drugs. He said huge efforts have been made in terms of educating the motoring public to the risks, along with other partners. “Regrettably …

The League of Arab States has called Israel’s occupation of Palestinian territories an “affront to international justice”, saying failure to end it amounted to “genocide”. The International Court of Justice entered its last day of week-long hearings after a request from the United Nations, with an unprecedented 52 countries giving …

Farmers set fire to piles of tyres in Brussels in a protest to demand EU action on issues ranging from cheap supermarket prices to free trade deals, as agricultural ministers met to discuss the crisis in the sector. Riot police fired water cannon to put out flames. Over 100 tractors …

Ukraine has confirmed its retreat from the village of Lastochkyne in eastern Ukraine, which Russia said it had captured, the latest in a string of Russian advances after the fall of Avdiivka. As the war enters its third year, Moscow’s troops have mounted heavy attacks and taken Avdiivka – a …

Russian opposition politician Alexei Navalny was close to being freed in a prisoner swap at the time of his death, Maria Pevchikh, a Navalny ally, said today. Ms Pevchikh has alleged that Russian authorities murdered Navalny, something they deny. Speaking on YouTube today, Ms Pevchikh said Navalny and two US …

Chairperson of the Electoral Commission Justice Marie Baker has answered questions on RTÉ’s Morning Ireland on the upcoming referendums on 8 March on care and the family. In relation to the concept of family, she summarised the proposed change. “It’s important to say that the family as a unit is …

Gardaí investigating the death of an elderly man whose body was discovered in Castlemaine, Co Kerry, yesterday say they are awaiting the results of a post-mortem examination. This will determine the course of their investigation. The body of the man, aged in his 80s, was found at a house on …