10 h. 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

14 h. ago Syria goes to the polls for first time since the fall of Assad

Most of the People’s Assembly seats will be voted on by electoral colleges in each district.

Politics

19 h. ago Fire in Carrickmines, 10 years on: ‘Some don’t want to talk, some are angry’

In the early hours of October 10th, 2015, a fire engulfed a mobile home on a Dublin halting site, killing 10 people. A decade on, relatives left behind still struggle with their loss

Events

30 h. ago Gardai use pepper spray as two people arrested in ‘public disorder incident’ in East Wall

Gardai use pepper spray as two people arrested in ‘public disorder incident’ in East Wall  The Irish Independent

Events

43 h. ago Jennifer O’Connell: A Tricolour patriot goes to hospital. Would he insist on a white Irish doctor?

The eruption of Tricolours by a small group of people who want to make a point about immigration has left the rest of us in a bind

Events

43 h. ago Changing careers: ‘My job began to feel hollow ... I felt I’d lost myself somewhere’

If you dream about making a big change in your life, take inspiration from these five people, who each took a leap of faith mid-career that paid off

Politics

53 h. ago Hegseth says four killed in US strike on alleged drugs boat off Venezuela

It is the fourth deadly US strike in the Caribbean, leaving 21 people dead

Events

55 h. ago ‘We will not stop’: Gaza flotilla blocked — but gains global spotlight

Campaign triggered mass protests including a general strike in Italy, where 60,000 people marched through Rome

Politics

55 h. ago Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs’ lawyer says he has been an inspiration for black people

Combs will be sentenced under the Mann Act, which makes it illegal to transport someone across state lines for the purpose of prostitution.

Politics

57 h. ago Storm Amy: Red wind warning in place for Donegal, matches postponed; flights cancelled at Dublin Airport

People in Donegal, Galway, Leitrim, Mayo, and Sligo are also warned of large waves and possible power outages

Events

58 h. ago People in defective homes urged to stay with friends or hotel foyers during Storm Amy

Thousands of people across Donegal living in homes built with defective blocks have been urged to take shelter elsewhere. A… The post People in defective homes urged to stay with friends or hotel foyers during Storm Amy appeared first on Donegal Daily.

Events

58 h. ago Manchán Magan tributes: ‘He arrived in this life like a comet, ablaze with purpose’

Kneecap, Liam Ó Maonlaí, Kathy Scott and Seán Ronayne among the artists, musicians, writers and film-makers paying tribute to the late journalist, author and TV presenter

Politics

59 h. ago Storm Amy: Red wind warning in place for Donegal, flights cancelled at Dublin Airport

People in Donegal, Galway, Leitrim, Mayo, and Sligo are also warned of large waves and possible power outages.

Events

59 h. ago Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs set to be sentenced as prosecutors call for 11

The former hip-hop mogul was convicted in July of flying people around the country for sexual encounters.

Events

60 h. ago Bulls v Leinster: TV time, teams, and everything you need to know as Paddy McCarthy gets first start for Blues

Bulls v Leinster: TV time, teams, and everything you need to know as Paddy McCarthy gets first start for Blues  The Irish Independent

Politics

62 h. ago Storm Amy: Schools closed in the North, Republic extends warning

People in Donegal, Galway, Leitrim, Mayo, and Sligo are also warned of large waves and possible power outages.

Events

63 h. ago Last Sumud Flotilla boat intercepted as a second aid convoy makes its way to Gaza

More than 400 people are being held in Israel after the Sumud Flotilla was intercepted earlier this week.

Politics

65 h. ago One flotilla boat is still on the way to Gaza after more than 400 people detained by Israel

Meanwhile, another flotilla is on the way to the besieged Palestinian territory.

Politics

67 h. ago Justine McCarthy: Netanyahu and Trump have a lot in common but only one of them is an evil genius

Israeli prime minister has duped the vainglorious Trump into thinking his ‘eternal peace’ document is not what it actually is – a licence to continue the genocide

Politics

67 h. ago Muireann O’Connell: ‘There are people in this country who hate me with the fire of a thousand suns’

The TV presenter on breaking into radio in her 20s, buying her first home, and her new show The Assembly

Events