The stillbirth of a baby at Wexford General Hospital (WGH) four years ago could have been avoided, if doctors had delivered the boy at an earlier stage, given complications with his mother from a common condition in pregnant women, an inquest has heard. A jury of six men returned a …

Irish paralympian cyclist Martin Gordon has taken a discrimination case against a Dublin restaurant, claiming he was refused entry because he had his guide dog with him. The case is being taken under the Equal Status Act against La Maison, Castle Market, Dublin 2 and it opened today at the …

The island of Ireland bid to host the Grand Depart of the Tour de France in either 2026 or 2027 has been withdrawn. Last year, Catherine Martin TD, Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media and Minister Gordon Lyons MLA submitted an expression of interest in the formal …

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Northern Ireland Secretary Chris Heaton-Harris has confirmed the new deadline of 8 February for resurrecting a powersharing executive at Stormont. “Tomorrow I will be introducing the Northern Ireland (Executive Formation) Bill to allow for the reformation of Stormont,” he said. “The bill only has a single clause: to extend the …

The symbolic “Doomsday Clock” was reset to 90 seconds to midnight, reflecting existential threats to humanity posed by potential nuclear escalation from the Ukraine conflict and the multiplying impacts of the climate crisis following Earth’s hottest recorded year. Set by top scientists and security experts, the timing of the clock …

Europe saw 30,000 measles cases last year, 30 times higher than for 2022, the World Health Organization said on Tuesday calling for an “urgent” vaccination campaign. “We have seen in the region not only a 30-fold increase in measles cases, but also nearly 21,000 hospitalisations and five measles-related deaths. This …

Poor Things has set an Oscar record and become the most Academy Award nominated Irish produced film of all time after it received 11 nods at today’s announcement for the 2024 awards. The film, which stars Emma Stone and was directed by Greek director Yorgos Lanthimos, received 11 Academy Award …

The Seanad is debating the wording of the 39th Amendment, dealing with the definition of family and which could finish its Oireachtas journey today, it if passes without any changes. Senators are scheduled to vote on the wording in the coming hours, after which they will examine the 40th Amendment …

A case involving a former TD arrested and charged last June with driving while there was cocaine in his system, has been put back for hearing to 9 April next. 53-year-old Colm Keaveney, with an address at Kilcreevanty, Tuam, Co Galway is charged with driving his car while there was …