Elon Musk has said his Neuralink startup had installed a brain implant in its first human patient with “promising” initial results. The neurotechnology company co-founded by Mr Musk in 2016 aims to build direct communication channels between the brain and computers. The ambition is to supercharge human capabilities, treat neurological …

The Oireachtas Joint Committee on Assisted Dying will hear today why Danish National Council on Ethics voted last year, by a majority of 16 to 1, not to recommend its introduction. In an opening statement, Professor Merete Nordentoft said: “We do not believe that legislation can be developed which will …

Two countries are to be added to Ireland’s list of “safe countries”, under a plan to be brought to Cabinet tomorrow by Minister for Justice Helen McEntee. It has been confirmed that the countries are Algeria and Botswana. It means that asylum applicants from there will be subject to “fact …

Exporters to the UK are being urged to prepare for new customs regulations coming into effect on Wednesday so the movement of their goods to market is not affected. Since Brexit, authorities in Britain have been preparing the new import rules but now, four years on from leaving the EU, …

Three men who attacked two gardaí outside a takeaway, leaving both hospitalised and requiring medical attention, have been jailed for 27 months. Steven Byrne, 36, of Ballyfermot Avenue, Ballyfermot, Jonathan Dolan, 47, of Colepark Green, Ballyfermot and Anthony Grogan, 55, of Cherry Orchard Park, Ballyfermot appeared before Judge Martin Nolan …

A senior EU official has denied a report that the bloc is considering cutting funding to Hungary if it vetoes a €50 billion aid package for Ukraine at Thursday’s EU Council summit. Hungary’s Prime Minister Viktor Orban previously vetoed the same aid package last December, the only member state to …

South Africa’s ruling African National Congress (ANC) has said it has suspended the membership of former president Jacob Zuma after he announced he would vote for another party in this year’s general election. Mr Zuma, whose nine years in office from 2009 were marked by corruption scandals and sluggish economic …

An expert witness has told the Stardust inquests that an electrical fault in the hot press was a likely cause of the 1981 blaze which killed 48 people. Dr Will Hutchinson, a fire expert for over twenty years and who has been retained by the coroner to give his opinions …

With the Six Nations beginning again this week, rugby is back in the national and international spotlight. In recent years the sport has seen massive global growth, but with that has come increasing concern that the physicality of the modern game is leaving players with long term problems. It’s an …

This could be a defining moment for Jeffrey Donaldson. Almost two years after pulling the plug on power sharing at Stormont, there is intense speculation that the DUP leader is preparing to lead his party back into devolution. The sense is that the DUP leader is preparing to jump. Senior …