China called for a large-scale and authoritative peace conference on the war inGaza, while the militant group Hamas aired video of three Israeli hostages and said their fate would be disclosed shortly. Speaking in Egypt, Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi called for “the formulation of a specific timetable and road …

The richest 1% of the population in Ireland holds more than a third of the entire Irish financial wealth of the country. That’s according to Oxfam which also claims that the two richest Irish billionaires possess more wealth than the bottom half of the State’s population. The organisation is once …

Voters venture into sub-zero temperatures to kick off the US republican presidential nomination race with the Iowa caucuses, the first major test of whether front-runner Donald Trump can beat out rivals Nikki Haley and Ron DeSantis. With a commanding lead in polls, the ex-president is expected to win the Midwestern …

An Garda Síochána have launched a new campaign for recruitment with the age limit in applying to become a garda trainee increasing from 35 years to 50 years. There will also be an increase to the gardaí training allowance with new recruits receiving €305 per week. The gardaí have said …

A report by the Child Law Project says a teenager with a disability resulting in behavioural problems was held in a room off a hospital emergency department for two months in 2021. The High Court “heavily criticised” the HSE for failing to meet the needs of the girl, who spent …

Talks resume in Northern Ireland today as more than 150,000 public sector workers prepare to strike this week in a pay dispute linked to the continued absence of devolution. Northern Secretary Chris Heaton-Harris will meet the parties in turn at Hillsborough tomorrow for a series of bilaterals, however an imminent …

A new survey has shown that 38% of Irish employers will require their employees to spend more time in the office in 2024. The study from recruitment consultants Hays Ireland also shows that 58% of employers expect hybrid working arrangements to stay the same this year. The research found that …

SIRO, a joint venture between ESB and Vodafone, has announced that its gigabit broadband services are now available to 50,000 homes and businesses in Dublin city and to 100,000 premises across the wider Dublin area. SIRO said the €100 million rollout is part of its strategy to reach areas underserved …

Six people have been arrested in Britain in connection with an alleged plot to disrupt the London Stock Exchange. The Metropolitan Police began an investigation after being tipped off on Friday by the Daily Express. Scotland Yard said that activists from the Palestine Action group were allegedly plotting to “target” …

White House National Security spokesman John Kirby has said US Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin’s doctors think he may still need some additional care. Mr Austin, 70, was admitted to Walter Reed National Military Medical Center in Maryland on 22 December to treat prostate cancer. He returned to the hospital on …