The risks posed by armed conflict, terrorism and hybrid security threats are compounded by Ireland’s low level of investment in military and defence, according to the National Risk Assessment. The National Risk Assessment seeks to identify risks facing the country. It found that the risks arising from terrorist incidents and …

Legislation to introduce assisted dying for terminally ill people in Scotland has been published at Holyrood with members of the Scottish Parliament behind it insisting there is “compelling evidence” to support the move. If the bill passes, Scotland would be the first part of the UK to offer terminally ill …

Battles and bombardment pounded Gaza after the US said Israel had agreed to reschedule talks that had been cancelled amid tensions between the allies. Israel’s military said it struck dozens of militant targets including tunnels over the previous day, and the health ministry in Hamas-run Gaza reported at least 62 …

An organisation which helps thousands of people at risk of homelessness has launched a new ‘front door’ project which aims to highlight the importance of having a home. The Good Shepherd Centre provides emergency accommodation to between 30 and 40 people at any one time at its base centre in …

The Kremlin gave no indication that President Vladimir Putin plans to visit family members of those killed in last Friday’s attack on a Moscow concert hall, which killed 143 people. The Russian leader was seen lighting a candle for the victims at a Moscow church last week but has not …

Denise O’Sullivan returns from injury as Eileen Gleeson revealed her Republic of Ireland squad for next month’s opening set of Women’s Euro 2025 qualifying fixtures against France and England. The Girls in Green are facing into a daunting group campaign with a meeting against the French in Metz on Friday, …

Almost 875,000 units of falsified and other illegal medicines were seized by authorities in Ireland last year, according to the Health Products Regulatory Authority (HPRA). The most significant categories of illegal products detained were sedatives (34%), anabolic steroids (29%). erectile dysfunction medicines (10%), pain killers (5%) and stimulants (3%). The …

Electronic devices and documents have been seized in connection with the discovery of cocaine with an estimated value of over €4m off the coast of Co Donegal last year. Two packages were discovered washed up at two separate locations in north Donegal on 19 July. The first package was found …

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 launch of the 2024 Connacht SFC took place in the University of Galway Connacht GAA Air Dome on Wednesday. There are 210 clubs in the western province and it must be safe ground to suggest that the vast majority of them have by now played or trained in the …