The Children’s Residential and Aftercare Voluntary Association (CRAVA) has called for an independent review of Ireland’s care system. In a statement, it said increasing unregistered and uninspected for-profit providers “is not a new phenomenon” driven by unaccompanied minors and/or by the refugee crisis. The association has said the current crisis …

British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak is making a public address from Downing Street this evening, his aides have confirmed. Mr Sunak spent the day in Scotland, giving a speech to the Scottish Conservative conference in the afternoon. Shortly after the Conservative party leader had finished taking questions from party members …

What’s life like for Irish soldiers based at a remote outpost on one of the most volatile frontiers in the Middle East? Thirty peacekeepers are stationed at UNP-652 on the Lebanon-Israel border. RTÉ News reporter Justin McCarthy and camera operator Brian Walsh were shown around the outpost and spoke to …

More than one billion people globally are now considered obese, a condition linked to an increased risk of numerous serious health problems, according to updated estimates from the World Health Organization (WHO) and an international group of researchers. Obesity is so prevalent it has become more common than being underweight …

Two senior figures in the Kinahan Organised Crime Group have pleaded not guilty in a UK court to firearms and related offences. Liam Byrne, 43, and his 56-year-old brother-in-law Thomas Kavanagh were arraigned at the Old Bailey in London. Both men watched the proceedings by video link from HMP Belmarsh …

The Dublin-based production firm behind hit Hollywood horror comedy, ‘Cocaine Bear’ recorded revenues of €31.1 million in 2022, new accounts show. Last May, Wild Atlantic Pictures Ltd obtained from the State €2m to €5m in corporation tax credits connected to the making of the global hit movie. Shot on location …

The Irish Refugee Council has said there is “real concern” over international protection applicants staying in tents in Dublin city centre during the cold weather conditions. Dozens of asylum seekers are sleeping in tents around the International Protection Office on Mount Street. Heavy snow fell over parts of the city …

A man has pleaded guilty and has been remanded in custody pending sentencing over a seizure of around €8.5 million of cocaine allegedly flown into the midlands in 2022. Garda National Drugs & Organised Crime Bureau (GNDOCB) officers, supported by other units, monitored a Cessna single-engine aircraft landing at Abbeyshrule …

Former president Dr Mary McAleese has said Ireland is very fortunate to have a written constitution, which she described as an overarching formal agreed code between the State and its citizens. Dr McAleese said she would be calling for a yes vote in both the family and care referendums. She …

Brian Kerr has returned to the Republic of Ireland national team set-up having been named as a technical advisor for the upcoming international fixtures with Switzerland and Belgium. The former Ireland manager, who was previously in charge for 33 matches between 2003 to 2005, will work with interim head coach …