A 19-year-old accused of criminal damage and setting fire to a Luas tram during the Dublin riots has been released on bail. Evan Moore of Grangemore Road, Donaghmede, Dublin 13 appeared before Dublin District Court, charged with three offences during the public order incident on Dublin’s O’Connell Street on 23 …

Taoiseach Simon Harris has spoken to King Abdullah of Jordan to exchange views on what was described as the desperate humanitarian situation in Gaza. Mr Harris also updated the King on Ireland’s plan to recognise the State of Palestine, outlining Ireland and Spain’s ongoing efforts on Palestinian recognition along with …

Thailand may have to consider relocating its capital Bangkok because of rising sea levels, a senior official in the country’s climate change office has said. Projections consistently show that low-lying Bangkok risks being inundated by the ocean before the end of the century. Much of the bustling capital already battles …

Russian President Vladimir Putin has ordered his military to practice the deployment of tactical nuclear weapons after what Moscow said were threats from France, Britain and the United States. What drills will take place and where? Russia’s defence ministry said missile forces in the Southern Military District will take part, …

New figures from the Central Statistics Office show that residential property prices grew by 7.3% on an annual basis in March, the biggest increase so far this year. Home prices rose in Dublin by 7.2% and outside of Dublin by 7.4%, the CSO noted. Year-on-year home price growth had eased …

Garda Commissioner Drew Harris will tell the Oireachtas Committee on Transport today that staff numbers in the force’s road safety operations are not being reduced. Commissioner Harris will appear before the Joint Committee on Transport and Communications to answer questions over the rising number of deaths on Irish roads. He …

Researchers have discovered proteins in the blood that could warn people of cancer more than seven years before it is diagnosed. The scientists identified 618 proteins linked to 19 types of cancer including bowel, prostate and breast cancers. Some 107 of the proteins were found in a group of people …

Just 2% of businesses in Ireland have “responsible” fully operationalised artificial intelligence (AI), an Oireachtas committee has been told. “90% of organisations have AI principles, [but] only 2% have fully operationalised responsible AI,” the head of Accenture Ireland said. Hillary O’Meara told the Oireachtas Enterprise Committee that “closing this gap …

Having eased considerably last year, fuel forecourt prices are on the rise once again. In the space of a month average fuel prices have risen by 10-13.5%, according to AA Ireland, in no small part due to the latest phase of the Government’s excise duty restoration. But while taxes and …

The man freed by gunmen in a deadly attack on a prison van in France yesterday, has a long history of convictions for violent crimes that started when he was only 15, according to judicial sources. Mohamed Amra, the 30-year old inmate from Rouen in northwestern France, reportedly known as …