The Taoiseach has said he will use his St Patrick’s Day visit to the White House to discuss “issues on which we disagree”. Leo Varadkar told the Dáil that it would be “a mistake” for Ireland to boycott a shamrock presentation to US President Joe Biden over US military aid …

Labour Party leader Ivana Bacik has described the Government’s housing policy as an “omnishambles” and has said the coalition’s ambition is too low. She told the Dáil that the Department of Housing had underspent its capital budget by €141 million last year which she said could have built an extra …

Meta has said it was looking into widespread outages of its Facebook, Instagram and Threads platforms after users around the world were locked out of their accounts. “We’re aware people are having trouble accessing our services. We are working on this now,” Meta spokesman Andy Stone said in a post …

Irish Catholic Bishops have called for an urgent and complete ceasefire in Gaza, and an immediate end to the daily horror of killing, wounding and destruction of property in the Holy Land. At their Spring 2024 general meeting, they have joined others in demanding an immediate end to “the daily …

The Arctic Ocean could see its first “ice-free” summer days, with very little sea ice cover, in the next few years, researchers have said. Arctic ice melts over the summer months, reducing the area of frozen ocean, and increases again over the winter months. But ice cover has been declining …

A woman has told a jury at the Central Criminal Court how her ex-partner broke two knives and went for a third in what she described as a terrifying attack during which he also allegedly threatened to “finish her off”. Philip Cox, 39, who is originally from Tallaght in Dublin …

The Electoral Commission has determined that a referendum poster being erected on behalf of the Independent Senator Sharon Keogan contains what is termed a “factual misrepresentation”. The poster in question urges people to vote No this Friday, stating: “Don’t force mothers out to work.” In a statement, the chairwoman of …

The State collected €12 billion in taxes in the first two months of the year, new figures from the Department of Finance show. That is up 5.5% or €600 million on the same period last year. The increase was driven by income tax, excise and VAT receipts. However, the Department …

A total of 11 people have been arrested since May last year in connection with arson attacks or criminal damage of International Protection Accommodation Services centres, or suspected IPAS locations. In an opening statement to the Oireachtas Justice Committee, An Garda Síochána said there is no evidence of an “overarching …

A woman has told a jury at the Central Criminal Court how her ex-partner broke two knives and went for a third in what she described as a terrifying attack during which he also allegedly threatened to “finish her off”. Philip Cox, 39, who is originally from Tallaght in Dublin …