Yemen’s Huthi rebels have said they struck US and British ships in two attacks in the Red Sea, the latest among dozens of incidents that have disrupted global shipping. The Iran-backed rebels, who control much of the war-torn country, have been targeting shipping in a campaign they say is in …

A European Commission proposal to reduce the use of chemical pesticides in the European Union by 50% by 2030 is to be withdrawn by President Ursula von der Leyen. Speaking in the European Parliament she said the plan “has become a symbol of polarisation”. It has already been rejected by …

Tax take increased by almost 5% in January when compared to the same time last year, driven by income tax, excise and VAT receipts. The latest figures from the Department of Finance show that overall tax revenue for the month stood at €7.8 billion. Income tax receipts of €2.9 billion …

Former British prime minister Liz Truss has launched a new movement dubbed Popular Conservatives – or Pop Cons – in a bid to rally right-wing Tory MPs ahead of a general election this year. Ms Truss addressed a central London event alongside ex-Cabinet minister Jacob Rees-Mogg and Lee Anderson, who …

More than three quarters of the approximately 2,500 GP practices in Ireland have closed their lists to new patients, according to the Irish College of General Practitioners. GPs around the country have said they are being overrun by heavy workloads, with many practices struggling to attract younger qualified applicants – …

A US federal appeals court has ruled that Donald Trump does not have immunity from charges that he plotted to overturn his 2020 election defeat, bringing the former US president a step closer to an unprecedented criminal trial. A three-judge panel of the US Court of Appeals for the District …

Two men have been charged with the murder of 47-year-old Kieran Quilligan. Mr Quilligan had been missing from Cork city since 1 September last. His skeletal remains were found on the road between Midleton and Whitegate in east Cork last Monday. Niall Long, 31, of St Michael’s Close, Mahon in …

A 42-year-old man has admitted to facilitating the Kinahan organised crime group in carrying out a serious offence by buying a mobile top-up for a leading member of the international crime gang. Michael Crotty, of Slí Aonghusa, Áras na Rí, Cashel, Co Tipperary, pleaded guilty to a new charge at …

A US federal appeals has ruled that Donald Trump does not have immunity from charges that he plotted to overturn his 2020 election defeat, bringing the former US president a step closer to an unprecedented criminal trial. A three-judge panel of the US Court of Appeals for the District of …

Spanish farmers blocked traffic on some of the country’s main highways on Tuesday, joining colleagues in other European countries protesting against high costs, bureaucracy and competition from non-EU nations. “With different shades, in the whole of the European Union, we have the same problems,” Donaciano Dujo, vice president of ASAJA, …