Fiona O’Neill from Co Tipperary wants to warn others of how a bad habit can quickly lead to a serious problem. “The same way as someone would have the good habit of going to the gym every day, I was looking forward to my drink every day,” she recalled. “I …

The US military carried out more strikes in Yemen, destroying two Houthi anti-ship missiles that were aimed at the Red Sea and were preparing to launch, the US military said in a statement. The US strikes, which took place at roughly 2.30am local time (11pm Irish time), are the latest …

Legislation to cut weekly welfare payments for new arrivals from Ukraine will go before an Oireachtas Committee this morning. Minister for Social Protection Heather Humphreys will bring the committee stage of the legislation to reduce the payments from €232 to €38.80 per week. The new payment rate is expected to …

Donald Trump won the key New Hampshire primary, moving him ever closer to locking in the Republican presidential nomination and securing an extraordinary White House rematch with Joe Biden. With vote counting ongoing, it was unclear if Mr Trump had secured the knockout victory to put his sole remaining challenger …

The Oireachtas Committee on Enterprise, Trade and Employment will today discuss the regulatory and legislative changes required for the transposition of an EU directive on minimum wages. The Directive on Adequate Minimum Wages seeks to reduce working poverty and inequality by improving the adequacy of statutory minimum wages as well …

A leading Conservative politician has called on British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak to resign as polls show the party heading towards a heavy election defeat. Simon Clarke, a key backer of Mr Sunak’s predecessor Liz Truss, was one of 11 MPs who rebelled against Mr Sunak’s Rwanda Bill last week. …

Today’s United Nations Security Council meeting brought together some of the world’s greatest enemies, including Israel and Iran, to discuss the deepening crisis in the Middle East. Opening the afternoon session, the Secretary General of the UN Antonio Guterres said it had been “100 days of heartache and anguish” for …

Prime Time has learned that a GAA coach who attacked a referee in an altercation that left the referee unconscious has been bound by a court to keep the peace for two years, avoiding imprisonment. James Kenny (40) attacked Kevin Naughton, an experienced referee, during an under-17 football game at …

Turkey’s parliament has ratified Sweden’s NATO membership after more than a year of delays that upset Western efforts to show resolve in the face of Russia’s war on Ukraine. Politicians voted 287-55 in favour of the Nordic nation’s bid to become the 32nd member of the alliance after it won …

The Stardust inquests have heard the “probable” cause of the fire was either “electrical” or “deliberate”. Dr Will Hutchinson also told the proceedings that the most likely scenario is that the fire originated either in a hot press or in the partitioned-off seating area known as the west alcove. This …