Four people were killed and ten wounded in a shooting at a family gathering in California last night, US police said, calling it a "targeted incident."

This week new legislation requiring financial institutions to ensure an ATM is located within 10km of the vast majority of homes and businesses came into effect.

The death toll following Hong Kong's deadliest fire in more than 75 years, has risen to 146, police said.

Climate action requirements mean that public hospitals must meet strict emissions and energy targets within five years.

This week, the European Union's top court ordered Poland to recognise the marriage of a same-sex couple, who had wed in Germany. Will the verdict deliver marriage equality for couples whose marital status was previously not recognised in their home c...

A suspected case of Bluetongue virus has been identified in cattle in Northern Ireland.

The countdown has truly begun for the most magical television night of the year but Toy Show host Patrick Kielty is well aware that this is more than just a night of fun and games - it's also all about the festive feels.

The League of Ireland is expanding at a pace not seen in decades. Attendances exceeded the one million mark in 2024, clubs are selling out weeks in advance and domestic football has finally re-established itself in Irish sporting culture. It's a sham...

Pope Leo XIV will conclude his four-day trip to Turkey after a warm welcome by its tiny Christian community, before heading to Lebanon with a message of peace for the nation.

European leaders flocked to Angola this week to strike deals and deepen cooperation with their African counterparts, as global tensions mount, writes Yvonne Murray.

Israeli President Isaac Herzog has said he is concerned by the proposed removal of the name of former Israeli president and his father Chaim Herzog from a park in south Dublin.

A 21-year-old man has appeared in court in Northern Ireland, charged with the attempted murder of a police officer.

Two men were killed in a collision involving a bus and a car in Co Fermanagh, the PSNI has said.

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky will visit French President Emmanuel Macron in Paris on Monday, Mr Macron's office said.

Minister for Justice Jim O'Callaghan has blamed a "narrow interpretation" of a parliamentary question for why he provided incorrect information to the Dáil on the full remuneration package of former garda commissioner Drew Harris.

The playwright Tom Stoppard, who won an Oscar and a Golden Globe for the screenplay for Shakespeare in Love, has died at the age of 88.

The Government's rental reforms have been dealt an early blow by news this week of an exodus of small landlords, writes Sandra Hurley.

US President Donald Trump has issued a warning that the airspace above and near Venezuela should be considered closed, amid an escalating standoff with leftist leader Nicolas Maduro.

The niece of an Irish man who was murdered in London has described her uncle's attacker as a "despicable individual".

A man accused of producing child abuse material and online sexual exploitation after he blackmailed and "controlled" a 12-year-old girl in Poland has been refused bail.