Former US president Donald Trump announced a third White House run, setting the stage for a bruising Republican nomination battle after a poor midterm election showing by his hand-picked candidates weakened his grip on the party.

US President Joe Biden has said the missile which struck a village in Poland killing two people was probably not fired from Russia.

SSE Airtricity has confirmed it expects the business to forego all profits this financial year as it provides support for its domestic customers during the cost of living crisis.

Ukrainian officials have said that the power supply was being gradually restored across the country, a day after devastating Russian air strikes targeted its energy infrastructure.

NASA launched its new mega Moon rocket from Florida this morning after technical issues had threatened to play spoilsport a third time.

The Irish Fiscal Advisory Council (IFAC) has estimated that if the Government were to adopt the main recommendations of the Commission on Taxation, it would raise an additional €15 billion or 5.3% of national income (GNI*) annually over the longer ...

A reconstruction of an early medieval roundhouse is nearing completion on the grounds of University College Dublin (UCD).

Australian basketballer Isaac Humphries has become the first openly gay man to compete in the country's professional league, revealing he finally felt comfortable telling his teammates the "truth".

The head of the professional football players' union, Stephen McGuinness, has said that the legacy of the World Cup in Qatar should be the decriminalisation of homosexuality in that country.

Leaders at the G20 meeting in Bali have agreed to pursue efforts to limit the rise in global temperatures to 1.5C, including speeding up efforts to phase down unabated use of coal.

In a move that surprised absolutely nobody, Donald Trump has declared his candidacy for the Republican Party nomination for the US Presidential election of 2024.

Operators of battery storage power plants say they could cut up to €35m off energy bills on the island of Ireland this winter if they were allowed to sell electricity onto the wholesale market.

Estee Lauder has agreed to buy US fashion label Tom Ford for $2.8 billion, its biggest deal yet, adding a line of beauty products and clothing to the Clinique brand owner's portfolio.

Around one billion young people worldwide could be at risk of hearing loss from listening to headphones or attending loud music venues, a large review of the available research estimated.

The Taoiseach has promised that legislation to allow full disclosure in medical cases will be in place before the end of the year if the Dáil agrees.

A retired senior Garda has told the Special Criminal Court that the only way to listen to members of a crime gang whom they suspected of being involved in the murder of David Byrne was to bug a former Sinn Féin councillor's vehicle.

A recovering gambling addict has welcomed the measures announced by the Government today saying Ireland has been seen as "the wild west of gambling" for a long time with little or no regulation.

Gambling advertising will be prohibited between 5.30am and 9pm as part of the Gambling Regulation Bill, which has been approved by the Government.

A High Court judge has severely criticised the Government's handling of the regulation of international surrogacy and its drawn-out defence of a High Court case on the issue.

A two-year-old boy died from prolonged exposure to mould in his flat in northwest England, a coroner has ruled, sparking demands for action over the problem in social housing.