Novels by two Irish authors have been shortlisted for the 2024 Dublin Literary Award. ‘Old God’s Time’ by Sebastian Barry and ‘Haven’ by Emma Donoghue were among the final six announced. The other shortlisted titles are ‘Solenoid’ by Mircea Cărtărescu and translated by Sean Cotter, ‘If I Survive You’ by …

A major bridge in the US city of Baltimore has almost entirely collapsed after being struck by a cargo ship, sending multiple vehicles and up to 20 people plunging into the harbour below. Dramatic footage shows a container ship hitting a footing of the Francis Scott Key Bridge, sending the …

Donald Trump lost his bid yesterday to delay a criminal trial stemming from hush money payments paid to an adult film star but won a pause in a $454 million judgment in a separate civil fraud case. Here’s a look at what’s next for the former US president in the …

Focus Ireland is hoping to help thousands of homeless people to register to vote ahead of the local and European elections in June. Focus Ireland’s director of advocacy Mike Allen said that there are around 9,500 homeless adults in Ireland and many of them would not be registered to vote. …

Novels by two Irish authors have been shortlisted for the 2024 Dublin Literary Award. ‘Old God’s Time’ by Sebastian Barry and ‘Haven’ by Emma Donoghue were among the final six announced. The other shortlisted titles are ‘Solenoid’ by Mircea Cărtărescu and translated by Sean Cotter, ‘If I Survive You’ by …

The first meeting of the East-West Council is taking place in London today involving leaders of the Northern Ireland Assembly and the British government. The EWC was set up as part of the deal to get power-sharing back up and running in Northern Ireland. It is separate from the British-Irish …

A former chief of China’s football association has been sentenced to life in prison for accepting more than $10m (€9.2m) in bribes following one of the biggest anti-corruption probes in the sport in years. The sentence handed down to Chen Xuyuan came in the wake of probes into more than …

Properties attached to the recording artist Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs have been raided by US law enforcement agents. The Department of Homeland Security Investigations (HSI) in New York said it had “executed law enforcement actions as part of an ongoing investigation” with assistance from HSI Los Angeles and HSI Miami, in …

The 2.57km Francis Scott Key Bridge in Baltimore, Maryland, has collapsed into the water after a cargo ship collided with it. In a post on X, Maryland Transportation Authority declared a major traffic alert following the bridge collapse. MAJOR BALTIMORE TRAFFIC ALERT: AVOID I-695 southeast corridor. I-695 Key Bridge collapse …

There is a need for mandatory sentences for attacks on gardaí, the Association of Garda Sergeants and Inspectors (AGSI) has said. Minister for Justice Helen McEntee, who is due to attend the second day of the AGSI annual conference in Westport today, has increased the sentences for attacks on emergency …