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 …

Deadly violence has erupted in New Caledonia, a French overseas territory in the South Pacific, after lawmakers in Paris approved a constitutional amendment to allow recent arrivals to the territory to vote in provincial elections. The amendment, which some local leaders fear will dilute the vote of the indigenous Kanak, …

There is the potential for heavy downpours along the west coast this afternoon, with Met Éireann issuing a status yellow thunderstorm warning for six counties. The warning is for counties Kerry, Clare, Galway, Mayo, Sligo and Donegal. It comes into effect from 3pm this afternoon until 9pm tonight. Met Éireann …

A group representing international doctors working in Ireland have called for reform of the visa processing system, to enable family members join them. The Irish Society of International Doctors (ISID) said that hundreds of doctors have been facing lengthy delays in getting visas for their spouse and children to join …

Thousands of people took part in an annual march yesterday through the ruins of villages that Palestinians were expelled from during the 1948 war that led to Israel’s creation. Wrapped in keffiyeh scarves and waving Palestinian flags, men and women rallied through the abandoned villages of Al-Kassayer and Al-Husha – …

The use of electric scooters by children aged under 16 in a public place is to be prohibited from next Monday, under regulations signed by Minister for Transport Eamon Ryan and published yesterday. Under the Road Traffic (Electric Scooters) Regulations the ordinary speed limit for an electric scooter in respect …

Being very obese as a young child could cut life expectancy by about half, according to a study. Losing weight however, could add years back on, researchers said. The analysis, presented at the European Congress on Obesity in Venice and led by Germany-based life sciences consultancy stradoo, used data from …