Ireland Headlines

Thu, 11 Dec 2025 00:01:00 +0000
McEntee to outline €1.7bn defence spending plan
Minister for Defence Helen McEntee will outline a €1.7 billion defence spending plan that will run until 2030.

Thu, 11 Dec 2025 06:09:04 +0000
'Major concern' as Luas Green Line remains suspended
Services on Dublin's Luas Green Line remain suspended this morning while repair works continue following a power failure.

Thu, 11 Dec 2025 06:00:00 +0000
Organised crime driving surge in laughing gas abuse - Revenue
Revenue and Customs officials have told Prime Time that nitrous oxide, or laughing gas, is being brought into Ireland at scale by organised crime gangs, and used nationwide.

Thu, 11 Dec 2025 00:01:00 +0000
Immigration fell last year, asylum applications rose
Immigration to Ireland fell sharply last year, with overall arrivals down 16% in the year to April 2025, according to the European Migration Network Ireland's annual review.

Thu, 11 Dec 2025 06:38:06 +0000
90% of Ireland's habitats deemed in poor condition
A new report has found that 90% of Ireland's EU-protected habitats are in 'unfavourable' conservation status, with 51% showing deteriorating trends across their national ranges.

Thu, 11 Dec 2025 08:26:47 +0000
Watch: Moment skydiver left dangling on plane's tail
Dramatic footage released by Australian authorities showed the moment a skydiver was left dangling thousands of metres in the air after their parachute caught on the plane's tail.

Thu, 11 Dec 2025 06:37:36 +0000
Ireland's first mobile phone call made 40 years ago
Today marks 40 years since the first mobile phone call was made in Ireland.

Thu, 11 Dec 2025 07:38:14 +0000
Funeral of boy killed in attack to take place tomorrow
The funeral of a four-year-old boy who was killed in an arson attack in Co Offaly at the weekend will take place tomorrow.

Thu, 11 Dec 2025 07:01:00 +0000
Magdalene laundry to be converted for creative businesses
The last of Limerick's Magdalene laundry buildings looks set to be converted into a facility to help art school and other graduate creatives establish businesses and enterprises, after planning approval was granted for its renovation.

Thu, 11 Dec 2025 08:02:00 +0000
Harris to attend finance meetings in Brussels
Tánaiste and Minister for Finance Simon Harris will travel to Brussels for a two-day visit, which includes meetings of the Economic and Financial Affairs Council (ECOFIN) and the Eurogroup.

Thu, 11 Dec 2025 08:26:57 +0000
Nobel laureate makes first public appearance in months
Nobel Peace Prize laureate Maria Corina Machado appeared in Oslo early this morning after she failed to reach the Norwegian capital in time to receive her award at a ceremony held hours earlier.

Thu, 11 Dec 2025 07:18:09 +0000
Security gaps putting Irish economy at risk - research
Security gaps are putting Ireland's national and economic success at risk, according to new research from the Institute of International and European Affairs and Deloitte Ireland.

Thu, 11 Dec 2025 06:00:00 +0000
Man due in court on terrorism charges after Down arrest
A man is due in court on terrorism charges following a cross-border investigation into violent right-wing extremism.

Thu, 11 Dec 2025 07:22:56 +0000
Temu's Dublin office raided by EU regulators
Temu's European headquarters in Dublin were raided by EU regulators last week on concerns about potential Chinese state subsidies granted to the online retailer, a subsidiary of China's ecommerce giant PDD Holdings, a person familiar with the matter ...

Wed, 10 Dec 2025 10:38:08 +0000
Lotto programme to be outsourced by RTÉ, committee told
An Oireachtas committee has heard that RTÉ is to outsource production of the Lotto programme.

Wed, 10 Dec 2025 11:30:10 +0000
Cancer-causing gene in donor's sperm used across Europe
A Danish donor whose sperm cells contained a cancer-causing gene mutation fathered at least 197 children across 14 countries in Europe, a major investigation has found.

Wed, 10 Dec 2025 11:17:24 +0000
CCTV showing moment of Edenderry arson attack released
Gardaí have released CCTV footage of an arson attack in Edenderry, Co Offaly, in which a young boy and his grand-aunt were killed at the weekend.

Wed, 10 Dec 2025 21:01:19 +0000
US seizes oil tanker off coast of Venezuela, says Trump
The US has seized an oil tanker off the coast of Venezuela, President Donald Trump has said, a move that raised oil prices and is likely to further inflame tensions between Washington and Caracas.

Wed, 10 Dec 2025 22:18:34 +0000
'Black cloud over Edenderry' since arson attack - locals
A vigil has taken place in Edenderry, Co Offaly, to remember a four-year-old boy and his grand-aunt, who were killed in an arson attack in the town at the weekend.

Thu, 11 Dec 2025 05:21:13 +0000
At least 30 dead in Myanmar airstrike near hospital
A Myanmar military air strike killed more than 30 people at a hospital, an on-site aid worker said, as the junta wages an offensive ahead of elections beginning this month.

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