Two people, a woman in her 60s and a young boy, have died in a house fire in Edenderry, Co Offaly.

A fire at a nightclub in the west Indian state of Goa has killed at least 23 people, Chief Minister Pramod Sawant and other officials said.

An appeal for information has been issued by gardaí on the 25th anniversary of the disappearance of Trevor Deely in Dublin.

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky has said that he had a long and "substantive" phone call with US President Donald Trump's special envoy Steve Witkoff and Mr Trump's son-in-law Jared Kushner.

Landing Friday with the subtlety of a scud missile, the new National Security Strategy of the United States of America has quite a lot to say about Europe and us Europeans. And it ain't pretty, writes Sean Whelan.

There was a buzz in Leinster House after Public Expenditure and Reform Minister Jack Chambers published his "Accelerating Infrastructure report and action plan. Our Political Correspondent Paul Cunningham looks at the new measures and back at what le...

Bertie Ahern's famous economic analysis that the "boom is getting boomier" is an apt description for what is happening in Ireland now.

A paramilitary drone attack on the army-held town of Kalogi in Sudan's South Kordofan state hit a kindergarten and a hospital, killing dozens of civilians, a local official told AFP.

The Lebanese army has arrested six people after gunmen attacked Irish UN peacekeepers patrolling in the south of the country, the Lebanese military has said.

The presiding judge in the trial of four men accused of falsely imprisoning and attacking a man has warned the alleged victim that he is obliged to answer questions or he could face contempt of court proceedings.

Tánaiste Simon Harris has paid tribute to former Fine Gael minister for justice Paddy Cooney following his death at the age of 94.

The Irish Refugee Council has expressed "deep concern" about the challenges facing unaccommodated people seeking asylum in Ireland, contending that the current policy is "dangerous".

Children from around the west of Ireland are making their way to Galway this weekend for Santa visits with a difference.

Seventeen men were found dead Saturday after a migrant vessel was found drifting off the Greek island of Crete, a coastguard spokeswoman said.

Women and girls who want to highlight the challenges of living with endometriosis have taken part in a protest in Dublin city today calling for better supports.

Minister for Defence Helen McEntee has said that Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelensky's visit to Ireland was "safe and successful".

Greyness and solitude marked French ex-president Nicolas Sarkozy's three weeks in prison, according to excerpts released from an upcoming book.

Gunmen stormed an illegal bar in South Africa's capital Pretoria, killing 12 people including a three-year-old boy, police said.

In the UK, four protesters have been arrested after food was thrown at a display case containing the Crown Jewels in the Tower of London.