European Union officials say that Ireland is among 12 member states to seek sanctions on Russia’s prosecutors, courts and penitentiary officials over the death earlier this month of opposition leader Alexei Navalny. A letter, sent to the EU’s High Representative for Foreign Affairs Josep Borrell, was signed by the foreign …

Footage has been shared with RTÉ News that shows 48 empty beds at the Citywest transit hub in Dublin which is used to house international protection applicants, as over 1,000 remain without any State-provided shelter. The video shows a room with 24 bunk beds completely unoccupied. RTÉ News understands that …

A principal at a prestigious Dublin secondary school will tell the Workplace Relations Commission that she did not retaliate against a teacher because she had signed a grievance document highlighting student indiscipline and concerns about how the school was being run. As cross-examination of a former Spanish teacher at the …

A ten-year-old boy who was seriously injured in a road traffic incident in Shannon, Co Clare last Sunday afternoon has died. He was struck by a van at Purcell Park in Shannon town shortly after 2pm. The boy was airlifted to hospital in Limerick but later transferred to Children’s Health …

People in Haiti are exposed to “inhuman” levels of violence including extreme sexual violence, according to the UN’s Humanitarian Coordinator for Haiti, Ulrika Richardson. Speaking to reporters at the UN in New York via video link from Haiti’s capital, Port-au-Prince, Ms Richardson said the situation for civilians amid gang warfare …

A senior garda officer who took a High Court action against the Garda Commissioner, the Minister for Justice and the Attorney General challenging his suspension has settled his case. Chief Superintendent Patrick Diskin was suspended for a number of years following allegations that he had engaged in inappropriate behaviour and …

EU Ombudsman Emily O’Reilly has called for a public inquiry into the deaths of migrants in the Mediterranean and for the EU to change its search and rescue rules following an investigation into the drowning of 600 people in June 2023. The investigation found that the European Union’s coast guard …

A teenager was killed while driving at a speed of 124km/h in the wrong direction on the N7 in south Dublin in a bid to avoid gardaí, an inquest has heard. 17-year-old Gerard Prentice, from Rossfield Park in Tallaght, had been involved in a high-speed chase across the Tallaght area …

As longer spring days herald the beginning of the outdoors season and tourism ramps up once again ahead of St Patrick’s Day, 62 new trails have been added to the National Walks Scheme. Addition to the scheme gives private landowners yearly income and public liability insurance cover and provides assurance …

The Director General of RTÉ has said he is determined to rebuild trust and pride for the staff working at the station. Speaking at a National Union of Journalists rally on the RTÉ campus, Kevin Bakhurst said it has been a “horrendous” time and thanked staff for their “incredible efforts” …