John O’Shea will continue to act as Republic of Ireland head coach on an interim basis for the June friendlies against Hungary and Portugal. The Waterford man oversaw the draw with Belgium and subsequent 1-0 defeat to Switzerland in March as the FAI continued their search for a permanent successor …

Gardaí maintained a presence at a site earmarked to accommodate international protection applicants in Co Wicklow last night, following a protest, but say there were no further incidents. Six people arrested – four men, one woman and a juvenile – are still being detained. Three garda cars were damaged at …

Two men in Britain have been charged with immigration offences in connection with the investigation into the deaths of five migrants, including a child, who were trying to cross the English Channel. Yien Both, a 22-year-old from South Sudan, has been charged with assisting unlawful immigration and attempting to arrive …

The State’s child and family agency, Tusla, has said six young people are currently awaiting a place in a special care unit. It said every effort is made to find suitable placements for troubled children who require such care, but that it is experiencing “challenges” in attracting enough qualified staff …

Six people have been arrested and three garda cars were damaged at a protest at a site earmarked to accommodate international protection applicants (IPA) in Newtownmountkennedy, Co Wicklow. Gardaí say they came under attack and the Public Order Unit deployed shields and incapacitant spray, but locals have accused gardaí of …

Uisce Éireann detected 52 cases of pesticides that exceeded allowable amounts in drinking water last year. The incidents were not a threat to public health, according to the body, which is part of a coalition now urging farmers, gardeners and those maintaining sporting facilities to use alternatives to pesticides or …

A ballot of workers at Tara Mines on a new deal to reopen the mine is under way. Hundreds of workers who have been temporarily laid off from the mine in Navan, Co Meath, since last July attended a general meeting last night. The meeting was organised by the Group …

US troops have begun construction of a maritime pier off the coast of Gaza that aims to speed the flow of humanitarian aid into the enclave when it becomes operational in May, the Pentagon has said. US President Joe Biden announced the pier in March as aid officials implored Israel …

The content recommendation algorithm that powers the online short video platform TikTok has once again come under the spotlight after the US ordered its Chinese owner, ByteDance, to sell the app’s US assets or face a nationwide ban. Here is how it works and why it has attracted more discussion …

Yesterday’s ruling that overturned Harvey Weinstein’s New York rape conviction gives the one-time film mogul a chance at a new trial and calls into question what evidence prosecutors can use in future sex crime cases. Here is a look at what happened to the case, which helped define the #MeToo …