The EU has warned that Israel's threat to suspend several aid groups in Gaza under new registration rules would block "life-saving" assistance from reaching the population.

Representatives of the fishing sector have said the loss of one third of Ireland's national fish quota in 2026 means they are facing their toughest year ever.

Russian strikes wounded six people in Odesa including three children, the Ukrainian city's military administration has said.

Thailand has released 18 Cambodian soldiers held since July, both governments said, after a fresh ceasefire held for more than three days following weeks of deadly border clashes.

The US Justice Department said it has 5.2 million pages of Epstein files left to review and needs 400 lawyers from four different department offices to help with the process until late January, according to a government document seen by Reuters.

Longford's Cian McPhillips has had a year to remember but that doesn't mean he can put his feet up over the festive season. The training continues and the focus remains.

A woman remains in a serious condition in hospital after being attacked by a dog at her home in Carlow.

Some of the Nationwide programmes over the past year have been a reminder of how much religion has shaped life in Ireland - even today - despite the huge societal changes that have taken place.

Zohran Mamdani is set to take over as New York mayor at midnight local time, taking his oath of office at an abandoned subway stop, as the city's first Muslim mayor.

Mali and Burkina Faso have said they are imposing a travel ban on US citizens in response to an ⁠equivalent measure announced by the Trump administration earlier this month.

Gardaí investigating the deaths of a four-year-old boy and his grand-aunt in an arson attack in Co Offaly, have issued an appeal in relation to a car believed to have been used by those responsible.

People have been urged to call out any unsafe behaviour on the roads as An Garda Síochána's Christmas and New Year road safety campaign continues until 5 January.

Ukraine was discussing with US President Donald Trump the possible presence of US troops in Ukraine as part of security guarantees, President Volodymyr Zelensky said.

Robbers used a large drill to break into a German bank's vault room during the extended Christmas break and steal cash, gold and jewellery worth €30 million, police and the bank said.

US environmental journalist Tatiana Schlossberg, the granddaughter of late president John F Kennedy, has died from cancer at the age of 35.

The Irish tourism sector has slowed in the past year, with the number of people visiting Ireland estimated at 6.16 million in 2025, down 6% on 2024 levels.

Some cross-Channel rail services are resuming after an earlier power failure saw the Channel Tunnel closed and Eurostar cancel all of its London to Europe services for the day.

Among the things we learnt today from the State Papers were the political campaign that Billy Wright's father David was organising to obtain an inquest into his son's death, and Bertie Ahern's concerns about the proposed roll-out of the Ethics in Pub...

Met Éireann has said it will become very cold from Friday with an Arctic airmass expected to move down over the country, leading to the possibility of snow.

A look at some of the many cases and stories from the Workplace Relations Commission during the year.