6 h. ago Weinstein 'was not going take a no for an answer', jury told as rape retrial begins in New York

The case is being retried because a New York appeals court threw out the landmark convictions against the 73-year-old last year.

Politics

8 h. ago State funding of €60m RTÉ redundancy plan depends on reaching annual targets to reduce staff, broadcaster told

Government has approved €15m for this year to finance voluntary redundancy programme, which is now open

Events

8 h. ago Irish car owners affected by fire risk from Ford Kuga battery defect start legal actions

Almost 3,000 Irish owners of the plug-in hybrid electric vehicles told not to plug in cars

Events

8 h. ago Irish Ford Kuga owners sue over fire risk from battery defect

Almost 3,000 Irish owners of the plug-in hybrid electric vehicles told not to plug in cars

Events

14 h. ago Solicitors told by legal watchdog to keep clients fully informed about costs in family law proceedings

Lawyers have room to improve in their communications, says Legal Services Regulatory Authority

Society

16 h. ago ‘Casting couch not a crime scene,’ Weinstein lawyer tells jury

Harvey Weinstein’s retrial on sex charges has heard opening statements.

Events

18 h. ago Opening statements begin in Harvey Weinstein retrial on rape and sexual assault charges

The case is being retried because a New York appeals court threw out the landmark convictions against the 73-year-old last year.

Events

19 h. ago Maynooth scientists find first physical proof gladiators were mauled by lions

Remains found in York show brutality of spectacles staged far beyond the heart of the Roman empire 

Politics

20 h. ago Remains identified of murdered woman and child found near New York beach

It is not clear whether the deaths are linked to 10 other fatalities on Long Island.

Society

21 h. ago Teacher had to postpone having children due to restrictions on sick leave, ASTI conference told

Julianne Butler from Limerick used up sick leave provision which operates over a four-year cycle

Society

23 h. ago Whistleblower at centre providing State accommodation to asylum seekers was told allegation could not be investigated

Hiqa had declined to look into complaints about two centres as these had not been officially designed by Minister

Events

23 h. ago Man who set fire to house while locked inside was 'off his head' on drugs, court told

Edward Campion (38) pleaded guilty at Limerick Circuit Criminal Court

Events

27 h. ago Rosie O’Donnell details new life in Ireland, ‘shocked’ Ellen DeGeneres left the US: ‘People are unbearably kind’

Rosie O’Donnell details new life in Ireland, ‘shocked’ Ellen DeGeneres left the US: ‘People are unbearably kind’  New York Post

Events

28 h. ago Former Tánaiste Frances Fitzgerald rules out Presidential bid

She's told the Irish Times she will not be seeking the Fine Gael nomination to replace Michael D. Higgins.

Politics

32 h. ago I’ll bomb the **** out of Dublin if you don't behave, David Ervine told Irish Government in mid

I’ll bomb the **** out of Dublin if you don't behave, David Ervine told Irish Government in mid-90s  Belfast Telegraph

Politics

40 h. ago Rosie O’Donnell tells CNN Trump election win forced her, non

Rosie O’Donnell tells CNN Trump election win forced her, non-binary child to flee to Ireland: ‘Heartbreaking’  New York Post

Politics

41 h. ago Leaving Cert reforms ‘will hurt DEIS schools, but benefit those in private education’, teacher warns

ASTI conference told of ‘chaos’ if changes to senior education cycle programme are introduced in September

Events

45 h. ago North Carolina, TCU to open 2026 season in Ireland’s Aer Lingus College Football Classic

North Carolina, TCU to open 2026 season in Ireland’s Aer Lingus College Football Classic  The New York Times

Politics

49 h. ago 'Deliberate underfunding' has hurt Ireland's education system, teachers' congress told

'Deliberate underfunding' has hurt Ireland's education system, teachers' congress told  Irish Examiner

Politics

56 h. ago Sudanese refugees in Chad: ‘I still hear the sound of shooting in my ears’

Having escaped a war where murder and rape seem systematic, some 1.3 million people from Sudan struggle to meet their daily needs in Chad - while bearing physical and emotional scars

Events