The Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine, Charlie McConalogue, will meet his Northern counterpart Minister Andrew Muir for the first time since Stormont was restored on a farm in Co Donegal later today. The ministers will mark the successful all-island campaign to get Protected Geographic Indicator (PGI) status for …

The League of Ireland has confirmed that a garda investigation is underway following an incident in which it said a member of the public offered to bribe a player. The league said the player immediately rejected the offer to participate in what is called spot-fixing – the performance of a …

Russian opposition politician Alexei Navalny will be buried in Moscow amid tight security and fears of a police crackdown two weeks after he died in an Arctic penal colony. His allies – who have promised to livestream the day’s events online – have accused President Vladimir Putin of having him …

A major new report on the management of the annual 13 million tonnes of waste produced in Ireland has set a target of reducing that by 300,000 tonnes over the next six years. However, it will take an additional State investment of €40m to achieve the reduction. The country’s first …

A major new report on the management of the annual 13 million tonnes of waste produced in Ireland has set a target of reducing that by 300,000 tonnes over the next six years. However, it will take an additional State investment of €40m to achieve the reduction. The country’s first …

President Michael D Higgins has spent the night at a Dublin hospital, although he was said to be in “excellent spirits” last night. He felt unwell at Áras an Uachtaráin yesterday afternoon, and was taken to hospital as a precaution on medical advice. In a statement last night, issued around …

Rain, snow and sleet are expected to lead to hazardous driving conditions in many areas as Met Éireann issues three separate weather warnings. A Status Yellow snow and ice warning is in effect for Donegal until 8am, with falls of sleet and snow, with possible icy stretches on untreated surfaces …

“You can play it anywhere, you just need a wall and a ball to play”. This is how 11-year-old Ehsanullah Ahmanzai describes the game of handball. Together with his twin Subhanullah, the pair stormed to success at an All-Ireland handball competition last weekend. The brothers, who were born in Afghanistan …

Sorcha Halpin is a commercial driving apprentice with DPD Ireland. She has almost finished her training to become a truck driver. Ms Halpin was working in the hotel sector when the Covid-19 pandemic struck. Worried that the industry may never reopen, she decided to apply for a job at logistics …

A massive fire in Bangladesh that raced through a six-storey building home to restaurants where many families with children were dining has killed at least 45 people and injured dozens, the health minister said. Fire authorities said a gas leak or a stove could have caused the blaze, which spread …