Taoiseach Leo Varadkar had said the Government is cracking down on people coming to Ireland illegally. However, he said that legal immigration was being dealt with in a fair and welcoming way. He told reporters that immigration had served the country well. Mr Varadkar said the Government was seeking to …

Climate activist Greta Thunberg was cleared of a public order offence over a protest outside an oil and gas conference in October last year, after a judge in a London court ruled she had no case to answer. Ms Thunberg, who became a prominent campaigner worldwide after staging weekly protests …

The number of hen harrier breeding pairs has declined by at least 33% in the last seven years, according to the National Parks and Wildlife Service. In its fifth national survey of the hen harrier population, conducted in 2022, the NPWS found a “maximum of 106 breeding pairs”. It said …

A brother of one of the victims of Wednesday night’s crash in Carlow has said family members are “devastated” by what has happened. The three people killed in the crash, which happened at Leagh about 5km from Carlow town, have been formally identified and post-mortem examinations are expected to be …

North Korea fired multiple cruise missiles into the West Sea, South Korea’s military said, continuing a fresh streak of weapons testing as Kim Jong-un’s regime ramps up “war preparations”. Seoul’s Joint Chiefs of Staff said the military had “detected at around 11am (2am Irish time) the firing of multiple unidentified …

A manhunt is under way for the ‘dangerous’ suspect involved in a chemical attack in south London on Wednesday. Abdul Ezedi, from the Newcastle area, is being sought over an alkaline substance assault near Clapham Common which left a little girl and her mother with potentially life-changing injuries. The 35-year-old …

Ireland’s chief medical officer Professor Breda Smyth is to step down from the role. RTÉ understands that Professor Smyth has resigned from her position after 18 months. Professor Smyth was officially appointed as Chief Medical Officer in the Department of Health in October 2022. She had served as interim CMO …

Two men have been arrested after €3.1 million worth of cocaine, €353,000 in cash along with a number of vehicles, designer watches, laptops and phones were seized during searches in Dublin and Wicklow yesterday. Gardaí searched 37 homes, businesses, cars and vans as part of a significant garda operation targeting …

The celebrated groundhog known as Punxsutawney Phil emerged from his Pennsylvania burrow and failed to see his shadow, a sign that the warmer temperatures of spring will arrive early in North America, according to folklore. Thousands of people gathered at dawn in Punxsutawney, a small town northeast of Pittsburgh, to …

Aslan has welcomed new singer Lee Tomkins to the group as they prepare to embark on an Irish tour this spring. Their frontman Christy Dignam died on 13 June after a long illness. In a statement posted to Facebook, band members Billy McGuinness, Joe Jewell and Alan Downey said they …