The four Artemis astronauts have fired up their spacecraft's engine to break away from Earth's orbit towards the Moon, a milestone that commits NASA to the first crewed lunar flyby in more than half a century.

President Donald Trump said the US "hasn't even started destroying what's left in Iran", reiterating vows to increase the ferocity of attacks on its infrastructure.

Road users have been advised to take extra care on the roads this weekend with a Status Yellow wind warning set to take effect tomorrow.

A student at the University of Limerick has taken an unconventional approach to the ongoing accommodation crisis, choosing to live in a converted van rather than pay what he describes as unaffordable rent.

U2 have released a surprise new six-track EP, Easter Lily, the second standalone collection of new music the band have shared in recent weeks.

Homeowners looking to 'rightsize' to smaller properties are expected to benefit from the updated mortgage rules set to come into effect in the coming weeks.

A Lebanese MP has described the Israeli military's occupation of southern Lebanon as "very dire".

The use of scramblers in all public places is illegal from today as Grace's Law comes into effect.

Follow developments in the Middle East as US defence officials say the US Army's chief of staff has been asked to step down and calls grow for Iran to reopen the Strait of Hormuz.

The Minister for Defence had to abandon a trip to Lebanon on security advice from the Defence Forces.

Russia is conducting ⁠a large rolling aerial attack on Ukraine since last night, Ukraine's air force said, ⁠adding that a large quantity of enemy drones were currently in Ukrainian airspace.

Gardaí investigating the explosion at a service station and building complex in Creeslough, Co Donegal that claimed the lives of 10 people on 7 October 2022 have submitted a supplementary file to the Office of the Director of Public Prosecutions.

The federal trial of Luigi Mangione in the killing of healthcare CEO Brian Thompson has been delayed further to January 2027, according to court documents filed.

A 47-year-old man has been arrested in connection with the murder of Robbie Lawlor, the gangland criminal shot dead in Belfast.

Strong winds are set to hit Ireland at the weekend with the arrival of Storm Dave, as Met Éireann issues a Status Yellow wind warning for the entire country.

US President Donald Trump has fired his attorney general Pam Bondi and designated his former personal lawyer Todd Blanche as her acting replacement at the head of the Justice Department.

A verdict of medical misadventure has been recorded at an inquest in the death of a 16-year-old girl who suffered fatal brain injuries after surgery to relieve a build-up of fluid on her brain during a time when a pressure monitor provided "falsely r...

Tiger Woods has described looking down at his phone before feeling a "boom" as he crashed his car, in bodycam footage which has been released by Florida police.

⁠A federal judge in the US has dismissed most of actress Blake Lively's claims ‌in ⁠her lawsuit accusing director and co-star Justin Baldoni of sexual harassment in connection with the ‌filming of their ⁠2024 ‌romantic drama It Ends with ...

US President Donald Trump has ordered new tariffs on certain medicines, alongside an overhaul of metal duties, doubling down on his trade agenda, a year after unleashing trade wars on virtually all partners.