The death toll in a fire that ripped through a Hong Kong residential estate this week has risen to 128, the city's security chief has said.

A National Guard member has died after being shot in an ambush by an Afghan national near the White House, US President Donald Trump has said, in an attack that drew accusations from his administration of Biden-era immigration vetting failures and pr...

A 59-year-old man will be sentenced at the Old Bailey in London today for the murder of an elderly Irish pensioner in north London last May.

The Competition and Consumer Protection Commission has issued a warning that consumers are being targeted by "increasingly sophisticated online scams".

Israeli security forces shot two Palestinian men who appeared to be surrendering and unarmed during a raid in the Israeli-occupied West Bank, Palestine TV news footage showed.

HIV testing will be carried out in a Dublin city centre nail salon later today, ahead of World AIDS Day on 1 December.

A 45-year-old man extradited from Spain to Northern Ireland yesterday is due in court this morning on charges of sexual activity with a child.

The barrister who carried out a review into the country's bail laws has said if "tweaks" are made to the legislation, it will result in "fundamental change".

Fingal County Council said it is appealing for information following the "callous killing of [an] iconic stag" that was found beheaded in one of its parklands in north county Dublin.

The world's top wildlife trade organisation increased protections today for more than 70 species of sharks and rays, in a move conservationists hailed as a "historical win".

Dak Prescott threw for two touchdowns as the Dallas Cowboys beat the Kansas City Chiefs 31-28 in a Thanksgiving clash.

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Chief executive of Tusla Kate Duggan has apologised for the wording of a statement issued after the alleged sexual assault of a ten-year-old girl.

An inquest into the death of a 16-year-old girl at University Hospital Limerick has returned a verdict of medical misadventure.

There has been a 35% increase in termination notices issued by landlords to tenants in the third quarter of the year compared to the same period in 2024.

The Office of Public Works (OPW) provided accommodation to the former garda commissioner after around €400,000 worth of refurbishments were completed on the property, a committee has heard.

Legislation should be introduced to place people under house arrest in cases where bail would otherwise be refused, according to a report on the country's bail laws.

Text messages sent between gardaí in relation to "squaring" pending road traffic prosecutions have been shown to a jury in the trial of a retired superintendent and four gardaí at Limerick Circuit Court.

Hundreds of taxi drivers took part in a protest in Dublin City Centre, with two groups slow driving across the city towards Merrion Square.

Former President Michael D. Higgins was amongst the winners celebrated at the 20th anniversary of the annual An Post Irish Book awards, held tonight in Dublin.