Israel’s Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has approved a new round of Gaza ceasefire talks to take place in Doha and Cairo, his office said, days after the negotiations appeared stalled. His office said Mr Netanyahu authorised “the next round of talks – in the coming days – in Doha and …

DUP leader Jeffrey Donaldson has stepped down with immediate effect after being charged with allegations of an historical nature. “In accordance with the Party Rules, the Party Officers have suspended Mr Donaldson from membership, pending the outcome of a judicial process,” the DUP said in a statement this afternoon. Current …

Gardaí are continuing to question two men in connection with an arson attack on a Galway hotel late last year. The Ross Lake House Hotel was extensively damaged in the mid-December fire. It had been earmarked to serve as an accommodation centre for asylum seekers. The men – one in …

Beyoncé’s eighth studio album is available worldwide as act ii Cowboy Carter, following the successful release of two lead singles, Texas Hold Em and 16 Carriages on February 11, Superbowl Sunday. We need your consent to load this YouTube contentWe use YouTube to manage extra content that can set cookies …

Good Friday should be made a bank holiday for all workers in Ireland, according to a Labour Party senator. Marie Sherlock said the day is a public holiday in the UK and in a lot of places across Europe and bringing the measure in would ensure fairness and basic respect …

Torrential rains have forced the cancellation of Good Friday religious processions through Seville, leaving many in tears in the southern Spanish city. It is the first time since 2011 that all of the six night-time processions – the highlight of Easter Week – were called off due to bad weather. …

Irish Eurovision entry Bambie Thug has signed a statement alongside British singer Olly Alexander ahead of the Eurovision following calls for a boycott of the event in solidarity with Palestine. Olly Alexander issued the statement on X after more than 450 British artists, individuals and organisations called for the boycott. …

One year after US journalist Evan Gershkovich was arrested in Russia on espionage charges, his family has vowed to continue fighting for his release, saying his innocence gives him courage in the face of the ordeal. “We never anticipated this situation happening to our son and brother, let alone a …

Ann Marie Allen was 15 when she joined Opus Dei as an ‘assistant numerary’. During her years with the organisation she worked from early morning until late evening in places like the Opus Dei students’ residence in Galway, cooking and serving meals, doing laundry and cleaning rooms. While not working …

Oscar best picture winner “Oppenheimer” was has finally been released in Japan, where its subject – the man who masterminded the creation of the atomic bomb – is a highly sensitive and emotional topic. The US blockbuster hit screens in the United States and many other countries in July at …