After his first meeting with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu back in 1996, then-American President Bill Clinton reportedly turned to his aides and said: “Who does he think he is? Who is the f**king superpower here?” Fast forward to this week, four presidents later, Mr Netanyahu is still on the …

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Former Down Under-20 goalkeeper Charlie Smyth has signed a three-year deal with the New Orleans Saints. RTÉ Sport confirmed the news with Smyth’s agent, the ProStar Sports agency. The Mayobridge man penned the deal after visiting the club’s facility today. Smyth becomes the first Irishman to sign a contract as …

This is a political earthquake that came out of the blue. The first tremors were felt early this morning when it was noted that all of Jeffrey Donaldson’s social media accounts had been deactivated. When contacted, a number of DUP sources said they had been trying to reach their party …

Poland’s conservative President Andrzej Duda has vetoed a bill to ease women’s access to the “morning after” contraceptive pill, sparking outrage among left-wing and liberal politicians. Women’s rights are high on the political agenda, with some Poles frustrated that liberal parties in the coalition government in power since December are …

Funeral services for three of the four people killed in a single-car crash near Armagh last weekend are taking place. Marina Crilly, 24, Emma Mallon, 22, Philip Mitchell, 27, and Keith Morrison, 22, all from the Armagh area, were formally named by police on Wednesday as the victims of the …

Northern Ireland’s First Minister Michelle O’Neill has said her priority is to “ensure the four-party Executive coalition delivers for the whole of our community now and in the future”. It follows the news that Jeffrey Donaldson has stepped down as DUP leader after being charged with historical sexual offences. In …

Changes to the retirement age and the maximum recruitment age for military personnel come into effect today. The mandatory retirement age for both the Permanent Defence Forces (PDF) and the Reserve Defence Forces (RDF) has now been raised to 60. Lieutenant Colonel Iain Conlon of the Army Reserve said the …

Jeffrey Donaldson’s resignation as leader of the Democratic Unionist Party comes after an almost 40-year run in politics. The sudden departure was announced weeks after one of the most significant decisions of his career when he chose to bring the DUP back to power-sharing. Mr Donaldson assumed leadership of the …

Overcrowding in Irish prisons is a “ticking time bomb”, according to the Prison Officers Association. Gabriel Keaveny, Deputy General Secretary of the POA, said the current levels of overcrowding in prisons have never been witnessed before. Speaking on RTÉ’s News at One, he said: “We have never seen the levels …