44 m. ago US forces seize oil tanker off Venezuela coast, escalating pressure from Trump on Maduro

Official says US conducted ‘judicial enforcement action on a stateless vessel’ that was last docked in country

Events

56 m. ago Man airlifted to hospital following collision between truck and car in Westmeath

The collision happened this afternoon on the N4 at Ballinalack.

Transport

2 h. ago Trump says US has seized 'very large' tanker near Venezuela and that 'other things are happening'

Trump did not immediately give further details on the incident.

Politics

5 h. ago 'Outrageous': Trump plans to screen US visitors based on five

The US Customs and Border Protection (CBP) is adding social media as a mandatory data element for an Electronic System for Travel Authorisation (ESTA) application.

Politics

15 h. ago Trump’s return to the rally stage delivers strange performance caught between past and future

US president relives old battles and old glories on low-wattage return to the road in Pennsylvania

Politics

16 h. ago Michael McDowell: Trump isn’t a peace maker, he’s a piece taker

Russia wants a piece of Ukraine. America wants Greenland and the Panama Canal. Israel wants to a piece of Gaza, and so on

Politics

16 h. ago We already had a perfectly good term for ‘rage bait’. It’s hate speech

Look at the tech bros lined up at Donald Trump’s inauguration: their cumulative wealth has increased from $40 billion to $1 trillion in 13 years

Politics

27 h. ago Russia threatens Europe over asset seizure plans, Ireland says

Russia threatens Europe over asset seizure plans, Ireland says  The New Voice of Ukraine

Events

27 h. ago Zelenskyy says he will send US updated plan to end the Ukraine war tomorrow

It comes as US president Donald Trump has again criticised Europe, calling it “decaying” and “weak”.

Events

27 h. ago Trump says Europe is ‘destroying itself’ through immigration

New US national security strategy claimed Europe faces ‘civilisational erasure’ because of mass migration

Politics

29 h. ago US judge orders release of jury materials from Ghislaine Maxwell's sex trafficking case

Such records are generally kept secret but the judge cited a bill that Trump signed last month requiring the Justice Department to release all records regarding Epstein.

Events

35 h. ago Cocaine worth €382k seized at Dublin Airport after being found in baggage

Cocaine worth €382k seized at Dublin Airport after being found in baggage  Dublin Live

Politics

35 h. ago Four men arrested after gardaí seize €7.2 million worth of cocaine from Shankill and Gorey

Some €47,000 in cash was also recovered along with a number of digital devices of evidential value.

Events

35 h. ago NINE arrests and 21 vehicles seized in Garda Christmas clampdown in Donegal

Pictured: An Garda Síochána/PSNI staged road safety checkpoints at the Bridgend border crossing in Donegal on Monday 8th December. Nine… The post NINE arrests and 21 vehicles seized in Garda Christmas clampdown in Donegal appeared first on Donegal Daily.

Events

35 h. ago Taoiseach says government has 'concerns' about Trump's new policy towards Europe

Much of the US document’s section on Europe blames immigration for what it calls “civilisational erasure”.

Politics

36 h. ago Four arrested after cocaine worth €7.2m seized in Dublin and Wexford

Four arrested after cocaine worth €7.2m seized in Dublin and Wexford  The Irish Independent

Events

36 h. ago Four arrested after ‘cocaine worth €7.2m’ seized in counties Dublin and Wexford

Gardaí also seized €47,000 in cash after searches in Gorey and Shankill

Events

37 h. ago Four men arrested in Wexford and Dublin by those investigating €7.2m seizure of suspected drugs

Four men arrested in Wexford and Dublin by those investigating €7.2m seizure of suspected drugs  KCLR 96FM

Events

40 h. ago ‘I knew nothing about this island’: From Venezuela to Ireland

‘I knew nothing about this island’: From Venezuela to Ireland  The Irish Times

Politics

48 h. ago Female pedestrian in her 80s dies after being struck by car in Co Carlow

The incident happened at Myshall village, Co. Carlow.

Events