Will you be up with the lark for International Dawn Chorus Day tomorrow, Sunday 5 March? Events are taking place nationwide to celebrate the symphony of birdsong that can be heard in the early hours of the morning. It rises to a crescendo at this time of the year, with …

Hamas said it was sending a delegation to Cairo to discuss a deal for a truce and the release of hostages in Gaza, hours after US CIA Director William Burns arrived in the Egyptian capital, according to Egyptian sources. Egypt, along with Qatar and the United States, has been leading …

Trinity College Dublin said the Old Library and Book of Kells Experience will be closed to the public today. In a statement it is because of a student protest on the grounds of Trinity College in opposition to the war in Gaza and the university’s links business and academic links …

Irish Eurovision hopeful Bambie Thug remains steadfast in their refusal to bow to pressure to boycott this year’s competition over Israel’s ongoing war in Gaza. The 31-year-old from Macroom in Cork will represent Ireland at the first semi-final of this year’s 68th Eurovision Song Contest on Tuesday evening at the …

The Trinity College campus is closed to the public this evening, with security on the gates only allowing staff and students with ID to enter the site. A spokesperson for Trinity has been contacted to confirm why the campus is closed. However, it is understood it is related to claims …

Ireland has dropped six places in the latest Reporters Without Borders (RSF) press freedom index. Amid concerns over future funding of the media, including RTÉ, RSF finds that “the overall climate for press freedom in Ireland is positive, with journalists able to work freely and without interference”. Despite the drop …

An investigation has been ordered after it emerged there were “missing” notes from a key meeting of the Stormont Executive. The handwritten notes related to a meeting of the Executive on 2 July 2020, which was the first meeting of ministers after the funeral of senior Republican Bobby Storey. The …

A young man who “bundled” a woman off the public pathway into bushes while she was out walking in her neighbourhood one evening has been jailed for aggravated sexual assault. Sentencing Joshua Doolan, 19, Mr Justice Tony Hunt described this as a “very disturbing crime” which has had “profound and …

A man has been arrested in connection with an assault at a house in Co Louth in which three women were injured. Gardaí responded to an incident at the house in the Glenwood Estate in Dundalk early this afternoon. One woman was taken to Our Lady of Lourdes Hospital in …

A father of one accused of burglary, rioting and criminal damage to three garda vehicles and a fire brigade truck during a large-scale public order incident in Dublin has been refused bail. Mark Spain, 37, was charged with 11 offences during an outbreak of incidents on 23 November, “known as …