The coroner at the Stardust inquests has outlined the five verdicts that are open to the jury as the almost year-long proceedings move closer to conclusion. This morning, the coroner Dr Myra Cullinane said for the jurors to return a verdict of unlawful killing, then the standard of proof needed …

Athenians are choking in clouds of thick dust blown in from the Sahara along with unseasonably warm weather, weather forecasters and doctors have warned. The haze covering the Greek capital comes from southerly winds that blow dust from North Africa across the eastern Mediterranean from March to April, the head …

The Health Service Executive (HSE) has said there are 800,000 fewer smokers in Ireland today than there were in 2004, and more supports for those seeking to quit. Tomorrow will mark 20 years since Ireland became the first country in the world to prohibit smoking in indoor public places, including …

Sport Ireland has published new guidance on the inclusion of transgender and non-binary people in sport. It will also introduce new resources to support the sector in this area. The body said the document, which follows a six-month consultation period, is intended to “provide information and insights” to the sector …

The number of people accessing emergency accommodation reached another record high last month. There were 13,841 people in emergency accommodation in February, of whom 4,170 were children and 9,671 were adults. It is the highest number of children who have been recorded as being in emergency accommodation since records began. …

The government of Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis faces a no-confidence vote over the handling of a train crash last year that killed 57 people, after media reports emerged this week alleging manipulation of evidence. Leftist opposition parties submitted a censure motion against the conservative government this week accusing it …

The United Nations says the situation in Haiti is “cataclysmic” with more than 1,500 people killed by gang violence so far this year. In a new report the UN rights office details how “corruption, impunity and poor governance, compounded by increasing levels of gang violence had eroded the rule of …

More than 160 young delegates from Comhairle na nÓg youth groups across Ireland met in Dáil Éireann this morning to debate the critical issue of mental health, one of the biggest topics of concern to young people in Ireland, according to organisers. Mental health was identified by more than 3,000 …

There was an increase in the number of social and affordable homes delivered last year, but the figures fell short of the Government’s overall targets. The Housing for All plan had aimed to deliver 13,130 new social homes last year, but the final figures for 2023 show that 11,939 homes …

There was an increase in the number of social and affordable homes delivered last year but the figures fell short of the Government’s overall targets. The Housing for All plan had aimed to deliver 13,130 new social homes last year but the final figures for 2023 show that 11,939 homes …