Barriers to the recruitment and retention of teachers are set to be a central issue at this year’s teacher trade union conferences, the first of which begins in Derry later today. Primary teacher union the INTO, will open debate with a motion blaming “ongoing extortionate accommodation costs” for the shortage …

The main Turkish opposition party has claimed victory in the mayoral race in the capital Ankara as the party built a solid lead in the count for control of Istanbul, according to partial results from local elections. In Ankara, mayor Mansur Yavas of the Republican People’s Party (CHP) said “the …

Updated / Sunday, 31 Mar 2024 20:45 The 41-year-old woman was pronounced dead at Elmhurst Hospital in New York A 41-year-old Irish woman has died after she was stabbed at a bar in New York. A man also suffered stab wounds in the incident at the Ceili House pub in …

Derry secured their first Allianz National Football League Division 1 title since 2008 as they edged Dublin on penalties in their thrilling decider at Croke Park on Sunday afternoon. There was a huge level of anticipation in advance of the final and both teams more than delivered in a contest …

The imposition of a €2.5m fine on Ireland last month, for failing to implement a new EU law on schedule, has led to calls for a new Oireachtas committee to be given additional powers. Independent Senator Michael McDowell has claimed that its members are encountering “obstacles” when trying to ensure …

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French investigators have found the “bones” of a toddler who went missing last summer in a tiny Alpine village and are working to determine how he died, a prosecutor said today. The discovery is the first major breakthrough in the case of two-and-a-half-year-old Emile, who vanished on 8 July last …

A 17-year-old boy has died after being struck by a car on the N17 in Co Mayo last night. The teenager was a pedestrian on a stretch of road adjacent to where three members of a family – Úna Bowden and her two daughters, Ciara and Saorise – died last …

Russia launched 16 missile sand 11 drones at Ukraine in an overnight air attack, Ukraine’s air force has said. In a statement on Telegram, the air force said it had managed to down nine of the drones and nine of the missiles. It did not identify their targets. For over …

After Cillian Murphy and Poor Things‘ big night at the Oscars, 2024 has already been a great year for Irish screen talent – and there’s more to come. Here are some of the homegrown movies coming your way in the weeks and months ahead. One Night in Millstreet – 5 …