Tánaiste Micheál Martin has welcomed the Colonna report into the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees and said Israel had deliberately tried to undermine the organisation for political reasons. Speaking in Cairo ahead of a meeting with the Egyptian Foreign Minister and a visit to the Rafah …

The inquest of 16-year-old Aoife Johnston, who died at University Hospital Limerick (UHL) in 2022 after being referred to its emergency department with suspected sepsis, will resume later this morning. The HSE has already admitted there was a failure of “significant proportions” in the care provided to Aoife Johnston, which …

Ten people were killed today after two helicopters collided in mid-air during a rehearsal for a Royal Malaysian Navy parade, the navy said in a statement. All 10 were crew members aboard the aircraft involved in the accident, which occurred at the Lumut naval base in the western state of …

Just a third of businesses across the country that are expected to apply for the Government scheme designed to help firms with rising costs have done so. With a week to go before the closing date for applications, the Department of Enterprise said 40,581 submissions for the Increased Cost of …

Elon Musk lashed out at Australia’s prime minister today after a court ordered his social media company X (formerly Twitter) to take down footage of an alleged terrorist attack in Sydney, and said the ruling meant any country could control “the entire internet”. At a hearing overnight, Australia’s Federal Court …

The US Senate is set to vote on a major aid package for Ukraine, with its passage all but certain after the House of Representatives- following months of wrangling- approved the assistance with broad bipartisan support. Top Senate Democrat Chuck Schumer, whose party narrowly controls the chamber, said: “the finish …

The Minister for Justice will today introduce further measures to stem the increasing number of people seeking international protection here. Helen McEntee will tell her Cabinet colleagues that from this morning, international protection applicants from the country that has had the highest number of people coming here over the previous …

Taoiseach Simon Harris will deliver a formal State apology to the families and to the victims of the Stardust fire tragedy in the Dáil this afternoon. Many of the families are expected to watch from the Dáil public gallery as the apology is read out. A total of 48 young …

The Garda Representative Association (GRA) has described as a public relations exercise Garda Commissioner Drew Harris’s announcement that all uniform gardaí will do 30 minutes road policing on duty. Mr Harris introduced the new initiative earlier this month based on international research and has also promised to increase the number …

President Michael D Higgins is being conferred with an honorary doctorate from the University of Manchester, which he attended as a postgraduate student more than 50 years ago. He will also be making an inaugural lecture in a new series that will run for the next five years. The President’s …