The father of a man who died in hospital 11 days after being assaulted by two men said he and his wife are haunted by the image of their 29-year-old son lying “lifeless and bleeding on the street, surrounded by people trying to save his life”. Matt O’Neill’s father Pat …

Consumers will face higher potato prices in the coming months as shortages push up prices. The cost of potatoes in supermarkets is already up 17.3% compared to a year ago, but such costs are expected to rise further due to the impact of bad weather on last year’s harvest and …

The Central Criminal Court has heard that a 63-year-old man set fire to the house he lived in with his mother and told witnesses he had killed her. Guenter Lohse of An Chúlbhá, An Dúchoraidh in Co Donegal, has pleaded guilty to the manslaughter of his 88-year-old mother on 12 …

Donald Trump’s lawyers plan to resume their cross-examination of the Republican presidential candidate’s ex-fixer Michael Cohen, aiming to undermine his testimony that Mr Trump was intimately involved in buying an adult film actress’ silence over an alleged sexual encounter. Cohen, 57, who served as Mr Trump’s personal lawyer for over …

Mixed Martial Arts star Conor McGregor has been accused of playing “ducks and drakes” with the High Court regarding the hearing date of an assault claim against him. The action has been brought by a young woman, who seeks damages against the fighter, is allegedly known to Mr McGregor. On …

The newly agreed Dutch coalition government has proposed what it called the “strictest ever” asylum policy, including an opt-out from European Union rules and vowed to examine moving its Israel embassy to Jerusalem. The 26-page coalition agreement emerged early today after six months of talks between four parties following the …

Tánaiste Micheál Martin has told the Dáil that he is “very much aware” of threats being made against campaigning politicans, some of which are “shocking”. “Some of the cases are shocking,” Mr Martin said, adding that the “very negative, misogynistic focus is a worry for women who wish to get …

Ukraine has said its forces are fighting Russian troops in northern districts of Vovchansk in the Kharkiv region, but the “invaders” have been unable to break through deeper into the border town. The capture of Vovchansk, 5km from the border, would be Russia’s most significant gain since it launched an …

New figures from the Central Statistics Office show that people were happier with their lives last year compared to 2021 amid Covid-19 pandemic restrictions. The CSO said that 28.9% of respondents to its Survey on Income and Living Conditions survey reported high levels of satisfaction with their overall life last …

A 74-year-old grandmother and mother of 16 has been jailed for insurance fraud after falsely claiming several times she had slipped and hurt herself on footpaths and in shops. Winnifred Lawrence from Moorfield Grove, Clondalkin, Dublin, was paid over €28,000 for the false claims she made in a false name …