US Secretary of State Antony Blinken is due to meet Israeli leaders in his quest to prevent the Gaza conflict from spreading in the Middle East, as the Israeli military said its fight against Hamas would continue all year. Mr Blinken arrived in Tel Aviv late yesterday to brief Israeli …

300 new jobs are to be created by an Irish pharmaceutical medicine development group in south Dublin. The Medicine Accelerator Campus is to invest €100m in expanding its facilities in Cherrywood. The centre, which is home to pharma research and development business APC and its sister manufacturing firm VLE Therapeutics, …

Ecuador’s President Daniel Noboa declared a state of emergency after a dangerous narco boss escaped from maximum security detention and unrest broke out at several prisons in the violence-plagued country. Mr Noboa, in office since November, announced a 60-day mobilization of soldiers in Ecuador’s streets and prisons as a manhunt …

Ireland’s nursing home sector is increasingly reliant on a small number of profit-driven international operators. That’s one of the main findings from a new report carried out by the Economic and Social Research Institute. The report, which looks at developments in the sector since the Covid-19 pandemic, shows that 38% …

Minister for Social Protection Heather Humphreys will this morning bring legislation to Cabinet to give effect to the Government decision taken before Christmas to reduce welfare payments for new arrivals from Ukraine. It is expected that the legislation will be moved in the Dáil next week and it is likely …

A woman has died following a two-car crash in Co Sligo. Gardaí and emergency services were called to the scene on the R290 at Dunamurry in Ballygawley shortly after 7.30pm this evening. One of the motorists, a woman aged in her 50s, was pronounced dead at the scene. Her body …

A former teacher of actor Cillian Murphy has said it was obvious during his teenage years that he was a natural performer. The Cork actor attended the Presentation Brothers College in the city were he was taught English by poet William Wall, who said it was clear the stage was …

A victim of Jeffrey Epstein claimed sex tapes were taken of Britain’s Prince Andrew, former US president Bill Clinton and UK billionaire businessman Richard Branson, court documents have disclosed. Sarah Ransome, who gave a victim impact statement ahead of the sentencing of British socialite Ghislaine Maxwell for sex-trafficking, appeared to …

Students have been describing the part they play in keeping Ireland’s cleanest town, Maynooth, litter-free. Maynooth came top of 40 towns and cities in the latest survey from business group Irish Business Against Litter. An Taisce, which carried out the survey on behalf of IBAL, commended Maynooth on attaining “a …

French Prime Minister Elisabeth Borne has resigned, the French presidency has said. It comes as President of France Emmanuel Macron seeks to give a new impetus to his second mandate ahead of European Parliament elections and the Paris Olympics this summer. Mr Macron did not immediately name a successor and …