Any plan to end the war in Ukraine will need the support of Ukrainians and Europeans to work, EU foreign policy chief Kaja Kallas has said.

US President Donald Trump has signed legislation ordering the Justice Department to release documents from its long-running investigation into sex offender Jeffrey Epstein.

Irish fans have all been through a protracted bout of glow-basking in recent days but now the draw is upon us, writes Conor Neville.

The World Health Organization has said that it aims to vaccinate more than 40,000 children against various diseases in Gaza, as it takes advantage of the ceasefire.

Met Éireann has warned that temperatures could drop as low as -3C overnight as a Status Yellow low temperature warning has been issued for ten counties.

History will be made in Northern Ireland when its first ever Irish language commissioner takes office today.

A woman in her 30s has been arrested and charged by gardaí investigating online threats against Tánaiste Simon Harris and his family.

A PhD student from the University of Limerick says she is 'thrilled' to have won a unique competition which challenges participants to communicate years of research in just three minutes.

A serving Garda was still being questioned last night by officers investigating the disappearance of a large quantity of drugs from a garda station last year.

The Irish Farmers' Association has said an investigation carried out by the Irish Farmers Journal in Brazil undermines arguments by the European Commission that the EU-Mercosur trade deal should be approved.

A rally will take place outside Leinster House later calling for changes to the current family reunification policy for migrants.

A new investment programme to support housing delivery across Ireland by small and medium-sized developers will be brought forward next month by Minister for Finance Simon Harris.

Former President for Ireland and now member of the Elders Mary Robinson has said that although there is a lot of momentum and energy at the COP30 climate negotiations in Belém, a good final decision has not yet been reached.

Israel's expulsion of tens of thousands of Palestinians from three Occupied West Bank refugee camps early this year amounts to war crimes and crimes against humanity, Human Rights Watch has said.

US President Donald Trump said he will host New York's mayor-elect Zohran Mamdani for a meeting tomorrow, after strongly criticising the 34-year-old self-described Democratic Socialist during his recent campaign.

Minister for Foreign Affairs Helen McEntee has said there can be no peace agreement imposed on Ukraine without its support and the support of the European Union.

A 25-year-old man has appeared in court in Cork, charged with murdering his mother and with assault causing harm to his father.

The Defence Forces "are aware of how a known Russian ship is currently tracking" and the Minister for Defence has been briefed about the spy ship that earlier directed lasers at RAF pilots north of Scotland, according to a Government spokesperson.

Ivan Yates has said prefacing debates with a disclaimer or a declaration of interests would be a "guaranteed mood killer".

The construction of the MetroLink project will require around 8,000 workers, with some coming from abroad, the project's manager has said.