They are part of a larger group, involved as they see it, in a battle that is decades-old. On an evening in late February, they arrived in dribs and drabs to a meeting room at Roanmore GAA Sports and Social Club, on the outskirts of Waterford City. Most are of …

Just six men will decide whether and when Israel launches a ground invasion of Rafah in the coming days. They are members of Israel’s war cabinet, which was set up shortly after the 7 October attack by Hamas. It was formed by Israel’s emergency unity government, the result of a …

Legislators in Arizona’s upper house have voted to repeal an 1864 law banning abortion, a month after the state’s supreme court said the Civil War-era rule was valid. The turnaround was the latest development in the fraught US abortion debate, which is expected to play a huge role in this …

A 36-year-old man has appeared in court in connection with a sword attack in London earlier this week in which a 14-year-old boy died and four people were injured. Marcus Arduini Monzo, a dual Spanish-Brazilian national living in Newham, east London, is charged with murdering Daniel Anjorin and seriously injuring …

A temporary airspace restriction is in place in Laois as rockets are set to be launched in Emo this afternoon. The rocket launch is part of the national final of the CanSat Ireland competition, a STEM competition that sees students compete to create miniature satellites the size of soft drink …

Legal representatives for the families of the Stardust victims have called for reform of how inquests are carried out. In correspondence to Minister for Justice Helen McEntee, they said that two changes, regarding jury selection and legal aid, that were rolled out for the recently completed Stardust inquests should now …

A survey on the health and well-being of children has found less than a quarter are meeting recommended physical activity guidelines, while nearly a fifth have gone to bed hungry, because of a lack of available food. The findings from the latest Irish Health Behaviour in School-aged Children (HBSC) survey …

Gardaí have arrested a man after an apparent attempt to abduct a 2-year-old child in Dublin city this afternoon. The incident happened outside the child’s home just after 1pm on Sheriff Street. The child’s mother went back into the house to get something but left the door open and noticed …

Trinity College has fined its Students’ Union €214,000 for financial losses incurred as a result of disruptive protests held by the union throughout this academic year. The president of TCD’s Students’ Union has confirmed to RTÉ News that the body received an email this morning informing it of the fine. …

Campaigners for George Nkencho, who was shot dead by an armed garda outside his home in Clonee, Co Dublin three-and-a-half years ago, have gathered outside the Department of Justice. They are protesting against the decision by the Director of Public Prosecutions (DPP) not to prosecute the officers involved in the …