At least 45 people have died after a passenger bus plunged off a bridge into a ravine and caught fire in South Africa, the country’s transport ministry has said. An eight-year-old child was the sole survivor and had been taken to hospital with serious injuries. The vehicle had been heading …

The daughter of a man who may have been dead for over an hour at University Hospital Limerick (UHL) before being found on the floor by staff has said she does not know if she will ever get over him dying “with no dignity”. An inquest into the death of …

The International Court of Justice (ICJ) has unanimously ordered Israel, accused by South Africa of genocide in Gaza, to take all necessary and effective action to ensure basic food supplies to the territory’s Palestinian population and halt spreading famine. The order came as Israeli forces and militants battled in close …

A High Court challenge has been taken against An Bord Pleanála’s refusal to grant planning permission for a crematorium at the site of the former Tayto factory in Coolock, Dublin. The action has been brought by T Stafford and Sons Unlimited, which has for many years operated funeral homes in …

Tánaiste Micheál Martin has appealed to Israel to “show humanity” and allow more aid into Gaza amid a catastrophic humanitarian situation. Mr Martin made the comments at an event in Dublin with EU Commissioner for Humanitarian Aid and Crisis Management Janez Lenarcic. Mr Lenarcic described the conditions in Gaza as …

Sam Bankman-Fried was sentenced to 25 years in prison by a judge for stealing $8 billion from customers of the now-bankrupt FTX cryptocurrency exchange he founded, the last step in the former billionaire wunderkind’s dramatic downfall. US District Judge Lewis Kaplan handed down the sentence at a Manhattan court hearing …

A High Court challenge has been brought against An Board Pleanála’s refusal to grant planning permission for a crematorium at the site of the former Tayto factory in Coolock, Dublin. The action has been brought by T. Stafford and Sons Unlimited, which has for many years operated funeral homes in …

Colombia has ordered the expulsion of Argentine diplomats from the country citing “denigrating” comments by Argentine President Javier Milei about his Colombian counterpart Gustavo Petro. In an interview with news channel CNN, Mr Milei called President Petro a “terrorist” as well as referring to him as a “murderer” and “communist”. …

Global warming could help the world’s timekeepers by delaying the need for history’s first “negative leap second” by three years, a study has suggested. For most of history, time was measured by the rotation of the Earth. However in 1967, atomic clocks were embraced – which use the frequency of …

Easter is the principal festival of the Christian Church which celebrates the resurrection of Jesus Christ on the third day after his crucifixion. During Holy Week, the Church celebrates the mysteries of salvation accomplished by Christ in the last days of his life on earth, beginning with his entrance into …