86 m. ago HSE spends more than €220,000 to bury those with no family to organise funeral

The health services said they sometimes paid costs for people who were in long-stay care before being transferred to an acute hospital in their last days.

Economics

2 h. ago UFC 320: Alex Pereira KO's Magomed Ankalaev to reclaim title

Pereira, 38, was seeking revenge for a decisive unanimous decision loss to Ankalaev at UFC 313 in March, claiming he was only at 40 percent for that match.

Politics

2 h. ago Gaza flotilla activists allege mistreatment while being detained in Israel

Those detained included Swedish activist Greta Thunberg.

Politics

3 h. ago Presidential candidates debate Northern Ireland and past controversies

All three candidates participated in a debate on RTÉ’s The Week In Politics.

Politics

6 h. ago Woman (20s) arrested after man dies following Tipperary assault

Gardaí and emergency services were alerted to an incident in Carrick-on-Suir at around 11pm on Saturday.

Events

8 h. ago Catherine Connolly tops opinion poll while support for Jim Gavin falls

Jim Gavin is the third choice for the public, according to the Ireland Thinks polling in the Sunday Independent.

Politics

10 h. ago New book profiles life and work of two exceptional Galwegian academics

The academic, code breaker, musicologist and translator Emily Anderson is one of a duo of Galwegians to feature in Irish STEM Lives, a new publication from the Dictionary of Irish Biography looking at the diversity of STEM in Ireland. The cryptanalyst and musicologist, who was from Taylor’s Hill and lived from 1891 to 1962, worked […] The post New book profiles life and work of two exceptional Galwegian academics appeared first on Connacht Tribune - Galway City Tribune.

Politics

18 h. ago Storm Amy: Over 20,000 properties without power across island of Ireland

Gardaí reported that a man died during the storm, which also brought localised flooding, fallen trees, transport disruption and school closures.

Events

18 h. ago Netanyahu hopes to announce release of all hostages from Gaza ‘in coming days’

In a brief statement on Saturday, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said he has sent a delegation to Egypt ‘to finalise technical details’.

Events

18 h. ago Presidential election poll: What is most important when choosing who to vote for?

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Politics

21 h. ago Storm Amy: Over 35,000 properties without power across island of Ireland

Gardaí reported that a man died during the storm, which also brought localised flooding, fallen trees, transport disruption and school closures.

Events

23 h. ago UK Police arrest scores of protesters over support for banned Palestine Action

The Metropolitan Police said officers had made 175 arrests by 3:45pm on Saturday.

Events

24 h. ago Saturday sport: Arsenal lead West Ham in London Derby, United up against Sunderland

Earlier, Tottenham moved up to second in the Premier League.

Sport

25 h. ago Men ‘hunted down’ couple made homeless after home was taken over for drug dealing, court hears

The trio, who have yet to indicate pleas, were remanded in custody to appear at Cloverhill District Court on Friday.

Events

29 h. ago Israel’s army says it will advance preparations for first phase of Trump’s plan

The army said it was instructed by Israel’s leaders to ‘advance readiness’ for the implementation of the plan.

Politics

30 h. ago Man (40s) who died in 'weather related' incident named locally

It is understood that he died after a fall from a shed roof during the Status Red weather warning around 4.15pm on Friday.

Events

30 h. ago Tributes pour in as man killed in Letterkenny weather tragedy is named

A man who died following a ‘weather-related’ tragedy in Co Donegal yesterday has been named locally. He was Tommy Connors,… The post Tributes pour in as man killed in Letterkenny weather tragedy is named appeared first on Donegal Daily.

Events

31 h. ago Storm Amy: Weather warnings still in place as thousands without power

Thousands of homes were still waiting for power to be restored on Saturday morning following the first storm of the season.

Events

31 h. ago Storm Amy: Restoration of power could take until early next week

A cleanup after Storm Amy got under way across the island of Ireland on Saturday, after hundreds of thousands were left without power.

Events

32 h. ago London sergeant arrested following Panorama secret filming of Met police officers

A BBC documentary secretly filmed officers making racist and sexist comments.

Events