6 hours ago 16 missing after tourist vessel sinks in Red Sea, Egyptian officials say

Twenty-eight people were recued from the vessel off Marsa Alam.

Politics

8 hours ago Irish Unifil troops welcomed home from Lebanon after ‘really, really tough’ deployment

Israel’s invasion of Lebanon made peacekeeping tour among most dangerous and complex undertaken by an Irish unit

Politics

8 hours ago ‘I’m going to go home and see my dog and get a Chinese’: Irish Unifil troops welcomed home from Lebanon

Israel’s invasion of Lebanon made peacekeeping tour among most dangerous and complex undertaken by an Irish unit

Politics

8 hours ago Conflict rages in Lebanon even as UN calls on all parties to accept ceasefire deal

A US envoy said last week that a deal was within grasp.

Events

9 hours ago More than 1,000 doctors and nurses killed in Israeli attacks on Gaza in past year, officials say

More than 310 other medical personnel ‘arrested, tortured and executed in prisons’, Hamas-run health authorities say

Politics

10 hours ago Limerick man jailed for 14 years for relentless sexual abuse of two sisters

The women told the Central Criminal Court that the man’s offending had ongoing devastating effects on their lives. One sister said her brother had destroyed her “past, present and future”.

Events

11 hours ago More than 9,000 pairs of fake Nike runners among items seized by officials

Revenue puts on display a selection of the counterfeit trainers with retail value of €1.73m discovered on a freight shipment from China earlier this month

Politics

17 hours ago G7 foreign ministers to discuss ICC arrest warrants for Netanyahu and Hamas leader

The Group of Seven ministers are meeting in Italy today and tomorrow.

Politics