Several dozen people are presumed dead and around 100 were injured in an explosion which ripped through a crowded bar in the luxury Swiss ski resort town of Crans-Montana on New Year's Eve, authorities have said.

Two major changes to employment law, pension auto-enrolment and a rise in the minimum wage, come into effect from today.

A different world will confront Ireland in 2026. In no particular order, our Economics and Public Affairs Editor David Murphy examines five threats.

Zohran Mamdani was sworn in as New York City mayor in the first minutes of the New Year at the historic City Hall subway station, with his wife Rama Duwaji standing by his side.

US President Donald Trump has said his administration was removing the National Guard from Chicago, Los Angeles ⁠and Portland but added that federal forces will "come back" if crime rates go up.

The centenary of Irish radio will be celebrated throughout 2026 by RTÉ.

Former world heavyweight boxing champion Anthony Joshua has been discharged from hospital, state officials said, after he was injured in a car crash in Nigeria that killed two of his close friends.

We have 40 multiple-choice questions to test your knowledge of the sporting highs and a few lows over what has been an eventful 12 months.

A range of social welfare and tax changes announced in Budget 2026 come into effect from today.

Taiwan President Lai Ching-te said the island ⁠is determined to defend its sovereignty and boost its defence in the face of China's increasing expansion, after Beijing fired rockets towards the island as part of military drills.

A huge inferno gutted a 19th century Amsterdam church during a New Year's Eve which saw two dead from fireworks and "unprecedented" violence against police.

A woman in her 40s and a teenage boy have been seriously injured, and three other people also taken to hospital, following an arson attack on a property in Finglas in Dublin, in the early hours of this morning.

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky has said that Ukraine wanted the war to end, but not at any cost, adding he would not sign a "weak" peace agreement that would only prolong the war.

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.

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.

Festivities took place in towns and villages across the country to ring in the New Year.

As 2025 draws to a close, New York City has been testing its brand new 'Constellation Ball' for the Times Square New Year's Eve celebrations.

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

Actor David Heap, who played Donal Maher in RTÉ soap Fair City for over a decade, has died at the age of 76, his wife, actress Olwen Fouéré, has confirmed.

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.