Heavy fighting continues in Gaza as Israel has vowed to push on with its ground war in the territory’s far south despite US objections and truce talks. UN chief Antonio Guterres said “horror and starvation stalk the people of Gaza” and urged an immediate ceasefire and the release of all …

Poland has said that it will demand an explanation from Moscow after a Russian cruise missile fired at towns in western Ukraine breached Polish airspace overnight. Poland said the missile was part of a Russian bombardment of targets in Ukraine as Moscow steps up its attacks on its western neighbour. …

The Nigerian army has rescued students and staff who were abducted by gunmen from a school in the country’s north earlier this month, the military said, days before a deadline to pay a $690,000 ransom. The kidnapping of 287 students on 7 March in Kuriga, in the northwestern state of …

Simon Harris is expected to outline his key priorities for Fine Gael at an event in Athlone later today, where he will officially become the party’s new leader. He is expected to state that Fine Gael needs to refocus on a policy agenda of enterprise, equality of opportunity, integrity and …

It was almost the perfect night for John O’Shea as Ireland were a spot-kick away from beating Belgium at the Aviva Stadium. Tasked with facing the world’s fourth ranked side on him managerial debut, O’Shea’s side played with a near-perfect mix of courage and composure as they battled to a …

With the spotlight firmly focused on the drama of a different political party in recent days, Labour’s annual conference was always going to find it difficult to wrestle back the attention so badly needed this close to June’s local and European elections. However during the first day of the party’s …

On Wednesday morning, about 80 farmers parked their tractors at a motorway intersection outside the town of Legionowa, 30km north of Warsaw. They had come to protest the European Union’s Green Deal, the bloc’s plan to achieve climate neutrality by 2050, and to oppose excise-free access for Ukrainian food imports …

There was considerable shock at an opinion poll that showed the hard right Reform party within touching distance of the Conservatives. Reform, the party which was founded by Nigel Farage, was on 15%, according to YouGov which is nearly within the margin of error behind the Conservatives who were on …

An Irish exhibition which featured at the 2023 Venice Architecture Biennale has been launched on Inis Meáin ahead of a nationwide tour. The installation is called ‘In Search of Hy-Brasil’ and shows how rural islands have been leading the way in sustainable living throughout centuries of harsh conditions. The event …

Russia launched air strikes on Kyiv and the western Ukrainian region of Lviv, officials said, prompting neighbouring Poland’s armed forces to activate aircraft to ensure airspace safety near the border. Kyiv Mayor Vitali Klitschko said on the Telegram messaging app there were several explosions in the Ukrainian capital after air …