Ireland Headlines

Sun, 14 Dec 2025 09:32:42 +0000
10 people killed in shooting at Sydney's Bondi Beach
Follow live developments after Australian police said two people were in custody after reports of gunshots and injuries at Sydney's Bondi Beach.

Sun, 14 Dec 2025 07:14:14 +0000
Three people die in two separate crashes in Tipperary
Three people have died in two separate road crashes in Co Tipperary in the last 24 hours.

Sun, 14 Dec 2025 03:01:44 +0000
'Significant' rain expected amid orange, yellow warnings
Met Éireann has issued Status Orange and Yellow weather warnings for heavy rain and flooding that impacts several counties.

Sun, 14 Dec 2025 07:00:01 +0000
Challenging period ahead as flu season gathers pace
Ireland has experienced bad influenza seasons before, and the weeks ahead are shaping up to offer a testing season of festive flu and colds. The flu this winter has come a few weeks early and is mainly being driven by a mutated A(H3N2) virus. Seasons...

Sun, 14 Dec 2025 07:01:51 +0000
Ukraine war sparks European march towards conscription
A number of European countries have reintroduced conscription or a form of incentivised military service for their young citizens since Russia's full-scale invasion of Ukraine in 2022. But what systems exist across the continent?

Sun, 14 Dec 2025 06:00:00 +0000
Eleanor the Great star June Squibb: an A-lister at 96
Nonagenarian June Squibb delivers one of the year's best performances - and Scarlett Johansson makes her feature directorial debut - in Eleanor the Great, a comedy-drama about a misunderstanding that becomes a lie and gets very, very out of hand.

Sun, 14 Dec 2025 00:01:20 +0000
Hunt for suspect after two die in US university shooting
More than 400 law enforcement personnel have been deployed as police search for the suspect in a shooting at Brown University in Rhode Island in which two students were killed, officials said.

Sun, 14 Dec 2025 07:00:00 +0000
Young people to play role in new convention on education
Children and young people are among those being invited to play a central role in a new national Convention on Education, which will inform state education policies into the future.

Sun, 14 Dec 2025 07:00:01 +0000
Finish line in sight for Irish skateboarder on epic trip
The finish line is fast approaching for an Irish woman who has been skateboarding along the Wild Atlantic Way to raise awareness of suicide.

Sat, 13 Dec 2025 08:44:56 +0000
EU quota deal putting 2,300 jobs at risk - fishing groups
Minister of State for Fisheries Timmy Dooley has said that the outcome of an EU fishing quota agreement for next year will present a "very real challenge" for fishermen as fishing organisations say the agreement could impact 2,300 jobs in coastal com...

Sat, 13 Dec 2025 14:39:38 +0000
Belarus frees Nobel winner as US lifts more sanctions
Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko freed 123 prisoners including Nobel Peace Prize winner Ales Bialiatski and leading opposition figure Maria Kalesnikava after two days of talks with an envoy for President Donald Trump, a US statement said.

Sat, 13 Dec 2025 15:30:13 +0000
No probe into Andrew bodyguard allegation, say Met Police
The Metropolitan Police has decided not to launch a criminal investigation into reports that Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor asked his taxpayer-funded bodyguard to dig up dirt on Virginia Giuffre.

Sun, 14 Dec 2025 08:34:34 +0000
Two people in custody after gunshots at Bondi Beach
Australian police have said two people were in custody after reports of gunshots and injuries at Sydney's Bondi Beach.

Sat, 13 Dec 2025 19:58:59 +0000
Mescal and Buckley attend Dublin premiere of Hamnet
With Oscar buzz building around Paul Mescal and Jessie Buckley for their performances in Hamnet, the Irish acting pair took to the red carpet in Dublin tonight.

Sat, 13 Dec 2025 21:31:02 +0000
National Gender Service can't close waiting list - HSE
The HSE has advised the National Gender Service that it does not have the authority to close its waiting list, despite the service announcing plans to do so earlier this week.

Sat, 13 Dec 2025 18:06:07 +0000
Trump vows revenge after US troops killed in Syria ambush
Two US troops and a civilian interpreter have been killed in central Syria after an alleged member of the Islamic State group opened fire on a joint US-Syrian patrol, officials said.

Sat, 13 Dec 2025 11:20:27 +0000
Trump dismisses new photos with Epstein as 'no big deal'
US President Donald Trump has dismissed the release of new photos showing him alongside Jeffrey Epstein saying the images were "no big deal".

Sat, 13 Dec 2025 22:27:22 +0000
Two men die after four-vehicle road crash in Co Tipperary
Two men have died following a four-vehicle crash in Co Tipperary. The incident happened at around 6pm on a local road at Killeen, Ballinunty.

Sat, 13 Dec 2025 20:12:05 +0000
Pedestrian dies after being hit by lorry in Co Monaghan
A man in his 60s has died following a collision involving a lorry and a pedestrian in Monaghan.

Sat, 13 Dec 2025 19:31:41 +0000
Munster secure late bonus-point win against Gloucester
It took a final-quarter surge, but Munster are up and running in their Champions Cup pool thanks to a bonus-point 31-3 win against a plucky Gloucester side at SuperValu Páirc Uí Chaoimh.

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