Legal representatives for the families of the Stardust victims have called for reform of how inquests are carried out. In correspondence to Minister for Justice Helen McEntee, they said that two changes, regarding jury selection and legal aid, that were rolled out for the recently completed Stardust inquests should now …

New Government reports examining RTÉ have found poor governance at the organisation where the culture also needs to be improved. The three reports are expected to go to Cabinet next week ahead of an anticipated decision before the summer on the future funding of public service media. The reports contain …

A man has been arrested in connection with an incident in Co Wicklow earlier this week during which builders renovating a hotel were shouted at and told to leave the site. The Department of Integration confirmed the building is not being prepared for international protection applicants. The man, who is …

A temporary airspace restriction is in place in Laois as rockets are set to be launched in Emo this afternoon. The rocket launch is part of the national final of the CanSat Ireland competition, a STEM competition that sees students compete to create miniature satellites the size of soft drink …

On 7 June the people of Ireland will be asked to cast their ballot in the local and European elections, but many people will stay at home. Nationally, the turnout five years ago was 50.2%, or just slightly over one in two. When it came to local authorities, turnout was …

Universal Music Group and TikTok said that they had reached a new licensing agreement that will restore the label’s songs and artists to the social media platform. TikTok began removing Universal’s content from its app after their licensing deal expired in January and the two sides failed to reach agreement …

A 36-year-old man is to appear in court charged with murdering a 14-year-old boy in a sword attack in east London. Marcus Aurelio Arduini Monzo will appear at Barkingside Magistrates’ Court having been charged by police yesterday. The dual Spanish-Brazilian national, of Newham, has also been charged with two counts …

Top US diplomat Antony Blinken has urged Hamas to accept a Gaza truce plan despite an Israeli warning that the army will keep fighting the Palestinian militant group after any ceasefire. Mediators have proposed a truce deal that would halt fighting for 40 days and exchange dozens of hostages for …

A 75,000-year-old Neanderthal skeleton found in the foothills of Iraq is believed to have been a woman aged in her mid-forties, according to researchers who pieced her skull back together. The skull of the skeleton, unearthed at the Shanidar Cave site 500 miles north of Baghdad and named Shanidar Z, …

An original watercolour for Harry Potter And The Philosopher’s Stone has been put up for auction with an estimate of more than £400,000 (€468,000). The illustration, by Thomas Taylor, on the first book in JK Rowling’s fantasy series featured on the covers of the debut edition of the novel in …