There are plans to rebuild a bridge that collapsed in the US state of Maryland in just over four years at an estimated cost of up to $1.9 billion (€1.77bn), a transportation official has said. The state plans to build a new structure in Baltimore by autumn of 2028, said …

Taoiseach Simon Harris will pay his first official visit to Northern Ireland today for a series of events. The Fine Gael leader’s first stop will be Stormont Castle, where he will meet First and deputy First Ministers, Michelle O’Neill and Emma Little-Pengelly. The visit comes at a time when the …

Trinity College has fined its students’ union €214,000 for financial losses incurred as a result of disruptive protests held by the union throughout this academic year. The president of TCD’s Students’ Union has confirmed to RTÉ News that the body received an email this morning informing it of the fine. …

A crisis-hit new music venue is being “monitored closely” as contractors continue work to complete the £365 million (€426m) Co-op Live arena in Manchester. The biggest indoor arena in the UK postponed its opening show for the third time as fans queued outside just minutes before doors opened on Wednesday …

Former British prime minister Boris Johnson has been turned away from a polling station in England after forgetting to bring photo identification. It is understood he was told by staff that he would not be able to vote without proving his identity. The requirement to provide photo ID was introduced …

French President Emmanuel Macron has said the question of sending Western troops to Ukraine would “legitimately” arise if Russia broke through Ukrainian front lines and Kyiv made such a request, in an interview with the Economist published today. Mr Macron in the interview doubled down on his comments from earlier …

President Joe Biden has said the United States is not authoritarian but “order must prevail” as students continue to protest at universities across the country over the war in Gaza. In a televised address from the White House, President Biden added that there was “no place” for antisemitism on campuses. …

Protesters gathered outside RTÉ headquarters in Donnybrook, calling for a boycott of this year’s Eurovision Song Contest. Singers, musicians, artists and activists took part in the protest organised by the Ireland Palestine Solidarity Campaign (IPSC). It featured a “die-in” by health workers in scrubs depicting the Eurovision as a contest …

They are part of a larger group, involved as they see it, in a battle that is decades-old. On an evening in late February, they arrived in dribs and drabs to a meeting room at Roanmore GAA Sports and Social Club, on the outskirts of Waterford City. Most are of …

Just six men will decide whether and when Israel launches a ground invasion of Rafah in the coming days. They are members of Israel’s war cabinet, which was set up shortly after the 7 October attack by Hamas. It was formed by Israel’s emergency unity government, the result of a …