Romania has said that it has found possible drone fragments near its border with war-torn Ukraine. Drone fragments have already been found in the NATO member since Russia’s invasion of Ukraine and heavy bombardments of its Danube port infrastructure. The latest pieces were found late last night on an island …

Updated / Friday, 29 Mar 2024 09:50 A PSNI spokesperson said the man had been charged in connection with ‘non recent sexual offences’ A 61-year-man from Co Down has been charged with historical sexual offences. A 57-year-old woman has been charged with aiding and abetting additional offences. A PSNI spokesperson …

Irish former world champion boxer Amy Broadhurst looks set for a sensational switch to representing the United Kingdom in a bid to qualify for the Olympic Games in Paris. The Dundalk native previously represented Northern Ireland, qualifying through her English-born father Tony. Broadhurst was told by the Irish Athletic Boxing …

South African President Cyril Ramaphosa has expressed his condolences over a bus crash that killed 45 of the 46 people on board. An eight-year-old girl was the sole survivor of yesterday’s crash. She has been admitted to hospital. Investigations are continuing into the crash, which occurred when the bus plunged …

Dublin Airport operator daa has confirmed that it will not appeal the competition regulator’s decision to block its purchase of the former QuickPark facility in Santry. It said it had made the decision following careful review of the CCPC’s judgement and in the interests of getting the facility’s 6,200 spaces …

Almost 14,000 people were recorded as accessing emergency accommodation in February 2024 according to the latest figures from the Department of Housing A total of 4,170 children from almost 2,000 families were recorded as homeless – the highest number of children recorded as being in emergency accommodation since records began. …

The ship that caused the collapse of the Francis Scott Key Bridge in Baltimore early on Tuesday morning was also involved in an accident in the port of Antwerp, Belgium, in 2016. The Antwerp port authorities said the container ship Dali hit a quay on 11 July, 2016, as it …

Just one of the Dáil’s 22 Independent TDs said they were going to vote with the Coalition when Fine Gael leader Simon Harris is nominated for Taoiseach on 9 April – however a number are still undecided. The Coalition has a slender majority and does not need the support of …

The US government has awarded the state of Maryland an initial $60 million in emergency funds to clear debris and begin rebuilding the collapsed Francis Scott Key Bridge in Baltimore. The bridge collapsed early on Tuesday after a cargo freighter – the Dali – that had lost power ploughed into …

Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov has said that Ukraine’s proposed peace plan was pointless as it was based on unacceptable notions like Russia’s withdrawal from areas it has captured. Mr Lavrov told the Moscow daily Izvestia that a proposed peace summit would not succeed until its fundamental bases were changed, …