Hundreds of people who had been living in tents on Mount Street in Dublin city have been moved to Citywest and to Crooksling tented accommodation in Co Dublin, the Government has said. A multi-agency operation took place today to dismantle the encampment in the city centre, which was completed this …

One of the first Irish cuckoos tagged as part of the National Parks and Wildlife Service (NPWS) has returned home after a winter that took him as far as the rainforests in the Congo basin. Last May, three Irish cuckoos were tagged in Killarney National Park to track their migration …

Polls open this morning in England in local elections which are being seen as a crucial indicator of the state of the parties ahead of a general election later this year. The vote is also being viewed by many as a litmus test for the leadership of British Prime Minister …

A report published today shows new renters are paying significantly more per month than those with existing tenancies. The survey, from the Residential Tenancies Board (RTB), shows the costs facing those with new tenancy arrangements increased by 9.1%, over the course of 2023. In the final quarter of last year …

The BBC in Northern Ireland has begun a legal process to establish whether a senior journalist was subjected to alleged police surveillance. The case involves Vincent Kearney, who is now RTÉ’s Northern Editor. In 2011, he was a documentary maker with the BBC in Belfast. The broadcaster has written to …

Amateur drama is taking centre stage in Athlone, Co Westmeath as the first competitors in the 2024 RTÉ All Ireland Drama Festival take to the boards later. Nine groups will battle it out in the Dean Crowe Theatre from tonight until 10 May in the 71st festival. Three plays never-before …

Three buses carrying International Protection Applicants were escorted to Crooksling near Tallaght in Dublin this morning where they have been promised safe accommodation. “Robust, weatherproof tents,” food and toilet and shower facilities are being provided at the site 20 kilometres from where they had been camping near the International Protection …

The State Examinations Commission (SEC) is reviewing the circumstances that led to a delay in issuing Leaving Cert exam papers that students sat this morning and has apologised to schools and candidates affected. 19,000 candidates in 494 second level schools were entered to sit the Leaving Certificate Vocational Programme (LCVP) …

A 36-year-old man has been charged with the murder of a 14-year-old boy in a sword attack in east London. Marcus Aurelio Arduini Monzo, of Newham, has also been charged with two counts of attempted murder, two counts of grievous bodily harm, aggravated burglary and possession of a bladed article, …

The UK has called on Russia to release jailed Kremlin critic Vladimir Kara-Murza for “urgent medical treatment”. Mr Kara-Murza, one of the most prominent opponents of President Vladimir Putin, was sentenced last year to 25 years in prison – the longest known punishment for a Russian dissident in recent times. …