The first person in England and Wales to be convicted of a cyber-flashing offence has been jailed for 66 weeks. Nicholas Hawkes was convicted under the Online Safety Act after cyber-flashing became an offence on 31 January this year. The 39-year-old, from Basildon, Essex, was already a convicted sex offender …

Cavan has the highest percentage of workers in emissions-intensive sectors according to a new study on green jobs. The research by the Nevin Economic Research Institute (NERI) shows that Cavan, Clare, Longford, Monaghan and Tipperary all have 30% or higher of their workers in emissions-intensive sectors due to the high …

Ukraine’s foreign minister has said he is shocked the United States had not yet approved a new package of wartime aid, as it struggles with battlefield shortages two years into Russia’s invasion. The $60 billion (€55bn) aid package has been held up in the US House of Representatives for months, …

Ten TDs elected for Fine Gael in the 2020 General Election have now announced that they are not going to contest the next one. The latest to stand down is former minister of state Ciarán Cannon and it is something of a surprise. It had widely been expected at Leinster …

The High Court has approved an interim settlement of €1.5m in the case of a now 19-year-old man who sued over the circumstances of his birth at a Limerick hospital in 2005. The 19-year-old, who cannot be identified by order of the court, had sued the Health Service Executive (HSE) …

The coroner at the Stardust inquests is continuing her summary of the evidence to the jury recalling witness accounts of how quickly the fire spread and the effects the smoke and fumes had on those inside the burning building. The proceedings, which have been running for almost a year, are …

Every major global climate record was broken last year, the World Meteorological Organization (WMO) has said, with its chief voicing particular concern about ocean heat and shrinking sea ice. The UN weather agency said in its annual State of the Global Climate report that average temperatures hit the highest level …

Exiled Catalan separatist Carles Puigdemont will announce on Thursday whether he will run for president of the region in May, risking his arrest on entering Spain and raising implications for the national government. Mr Puigdemont led northeastern Catalonia during a 2017 vote to break away from Spain, and a subsequent …

Three months ago, 26-year-old Dave Bennett posted a video on TikTok in which he vented about a deep frustration he has about Ireland, one which he shares with many of his peers. He is one of the 68% of people aged between 18 and 34 who still live at home …

Members of the Prison Officers’ Association have voted to accept the latest public sector pay deal. A total of 97% of the members who took part in the ballot voted in favour of the proposals. Last week, members of Fórsa, the Irish National Teachers’ Organisation (INTO) and the Teachers’ Union …