After naming his final Guinness Six Nations squad of the season on Thursday, Ireland head coach Andy Farrell laid down a challenge to his team: Perform when it matters. While there’s no longer a Grand Slam at stake, the suggestion that a championship title with just four wins from five …

When voters placed their pieces of paper in ballot boxes last weekend, it was the first time they did so in more than four years. You would have to go back almost a century, to the 1930s, when voters first ratified Bunreacht na h’Éireann, to find a gap that long …

Mike Pence, who served as Donald Trump’s vice president for four years, has said that he will not endorse his former boss ahead of November’s US presidential election. Mr Pence, who ended his own 2024 presidential campaign amid dismal opinion poll numbers, told Fox News: “It should come as no …

This year’s Dancing with the Stars final takes place on Sunday night, and it’s safe to say that it’s going out with bang and not a whimper. Season seven of the Irish version of the dancing competition continues to be hugely popular with audiences, with almost half a million tuning …

In unusual proceedings, convicted child abuser Bill Kenneally gave evidence in person to the Commission investigating how allegations against him were handled. Legal Affairs Correspondent Orla O’Donnell attended the unprecedented two-day hearing. During sentencing hearings, judges in criminal trials often remark that their latest case is one of the worst …

Britain’s Princess Kate’s photoshop controversy does not bode well for the future royal family’s ability to deal with media attention and that, in modern times, is probably the most important task in literally keeping the show on the road. There are many unanswered questions including the basic one as to …

Russians started voting in a presidential election yesterday which is taking place until polls close tomorrow evening. The vote is expected to provide Vladimir Putin with a fifth term as president and enable him to stay in power until 2030. There are three other candidates in the race, if it …

12 Hong Kongers were jailed for up to seven years over the storming of the city’s legislature in 2019 at the height of pro-democracy protests that challenged the Beijing-backed government. It was the most violent episode in the initial stage of the huge protests that upended the financial hub that …

Residents brace for another tense night in Haiti’s capital Port-au-Prince, as attacks continued across parts of the city in the aftermath of the resignation of Prime Minister Ariel Henry and in the absence of a clear plan to replace him. “Ariel Henry resigned but we are still in political distress,” …

The New York judge presiding over Donald Trump’s trial for allegedly covering up hush money payments linked to extramarital affairs ordered a delay in proceedings that had been scheduled to get underway on 25 March. “Trial on this matter is adjourned for 30 days from the date of this letter …