The Israeli military has denied it was behind the bombing of an ambulance in central Gaza yesterday, which killed four medics and two other people. “A review was conducted based on the details provided to the IDF (Israeli military) which shows that no strike was carried out in the described …

An Irish lawyer has told the International Court of Justice that the situation in Gaza “could not be more urgent”, with civilians “under relentless attack, bombardment”. “Nowhere, and nobody is safe,” Blinne Ní Ghrálaigh KC (King’s Counsel) said. “People are facing the highest levels of food insecurity ever recorded.” “Today, …

One of Britain’s biggest miscarriages of justice, the wrongful conviction of hundreds of Post Office workers due to faulty software, has exploded into the public domain following a TV drama, triggering demands for justice. In a more than 20-year scandal, some postal workers were sent to prison and others lost …

Sinn Féin has said there is no logical reason why the Government is not joining South Africa’s case against Israel at the International Court of Justice. Spokesperson on Foreign Affairs Matt Carthy said the Government previously joined proceedings at the ICJ against Russia over of its actions in Ukraine and …

Many small and medium sized businesses may struggle to retain existing staff due to upcoming changes to the required salary thresholds for some workers from outside the European Economic Area coming into Ireland on work permits, a leading immigration services provider has warned. Last month the Government announced the largest …

Andy Farrell has been officially confirmed as the British and Irish Lions head coach for the 2025 tour of Australia. The Ireland boss will succeed Warren Gatland, who oversaw the last three tours in 2021, 2017 and 2013. Farrell, who worked as an assistant coach to Gatland on the 2013 …

The savings rate among households here has fallen back to pre-pandemic levels, according to the latest figures from the Central Statistics Office. The latest National Accounts data shows that the household savings rate in Ireland fell to 10.08% in the third quarter of last year. That marks a decline from …

A teacher who was convicted of sexually abusing a 13-year-old boy has been jailed for two-and-a-half years. Jacintha McSherry O’Connor with an address at The Mullins, Donegal town, denied indecently assaulting the boy while she was giving him grinds in 1985. The Dublin Circuit Criminal Court has also been told …

A former bank manager who stole €2.7 million from Allied Irish Bank after he created fictitious undocumented loan accounts for customers when their own legitimate applications were delayed or refused, has been jailed for two years. Patrick Challoner, 54, from Chanel Road, Artane, Dublin 5 funded these bogus loans by …

The European Court of Justice has delivered an opinion in favour of a number of big Irish-based online service providers in a dispute with the Italian government. Italy had referred the case involving Airbnb, Google, Amazon and Vacation Rentals to the court for clarification. Under Italian law, providers of online …