Half of Denmark’s Old Stock Exchange has been completely burnt-out with only outer walls remaining, after flames engulfed the building and caused the roof to collapse in yesterday’s devastating fire, Danish officials have said. The blaze that ripped through the 400-year-old landmark, toppling its spire in a scene reminiscent of …

The general secretary of the Communications Workers’ Union has said the job of TV licence inspectors has become more difficult over the last year. Seán McDonagh said events in RTÉ and the continuing political speculation have added to their difficulties. Speaking on RTÉ’s Morning Ireland, Mr McDonagh said the TV …

A Russian strike on the northern Ukrainian city of Chernigiv has killed nine people and wounded about 20, as Kyiv sounds the alarm over shortages in its air defence capabilities. Officials said several multi-storey buildings were hit by three missiles. President Volodymyr Zelensky, who has been urging allies to send …

An agreement has been reached to reopen Tara Mines after nine months in care and maintenance. The deal was reached overnight following talks between unions and management at the Workplace Relations Commission on Monday and yesterday. It is understood the agreement involves a gradual reopening of the zinc mine. It …

An Irish businessman based in Tenerife has said that stopping or protesting against tourism is not the answer to overtourism, ahead of planned demonstrations on the Canary Islands this weekend. Rallying under the slogan ‘The Canaries have a limit’, a collective of groups on the Canary Islands are planning a …

Simon Harris will attend his first EU summit as Taoiseach in Brussels later this evening, as leaders gather for two days of discussions dominated by the crisis in the Middle East, as well as on plans to deepen the EU’s single market. Tonight, leaders will focus on Iran’s attack on …

Authorities and communities across the United Arab Emirates are clearing debris after a torrential downpour killed at least one person and caused damage to homes and businesses. The UAE witnessed a record rainfall with 254mm falling in Al Ain yesterday in less than 24 hours, according to the national meteorology …

Writers for Sesame Workshop, the producer of the children’s TV show Sesame Street, have unanimously voted to support a strike if a fair contract is not reached. A group of writers began bargaining negotiations on 13 February, requesting industry-standard annual raises, improvements to residuals – royalties for repeats – and …

Some three-quarters of Australia’s famed Great Barrier Reef is suffering from coral bleaching, authorities have said in a report, days after climate scientists warned the condition was blighting such reefs worldwide. At least 54 countries and regions have experienced mass bleaching of their reefs since February 2023 as climate change …

Ireland ranks third in the world for number of pubs per capita despite an overall decline, with the drop being offset by a rise in off licences according to analysis from the Health Research Board. In its latest report, the HRB says that three-in-four people in Ireland live within walking …