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US President Donald Trump gestures as he greets Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky as he arrives for a meeting at the White House in Washington, DC

Zelensky 'realistic' about US Tomahawks after Trump talks

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said he was "realistic" on chances of receiving US Tomahawk missiles after President Donald Trump told him he did not want escalation.

Image shows Ukrainian teen Vadym Davydenko who died following an incident at Tusla emergency accommodation

Ukrainian teen moved to Ireland for better life - family

U.S. President Donald Trump scowls while listening to speeches in the White House

Trump asks Supreme Court to allow troops in Chicago

No kings - Sean Whelan

A week is a very long time in politics in Trump's America

Analysis and Comment

A cut-out of presidential candidate Catherine Connolly is imposed over a black and white image of Áras an Uachtaráin

Watch: Connolly says she will bring 'hope' to youth

Presidential Election

KHAN YUNIS, GAZA - OCTOBER 17: Teams from the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) and Palestinian rescue crews carry out excavation work after the ceasefire to recover the bodies of Israeli hostages killed during the attacks in Khan Yunis, Gaz

Israel receives body of hostage returned by Hamas

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Man charged with murder of elderly woman in Tipperary

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Orange rain warning for Cork, three others under yellow

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UK's Prince Andrew gives up Duke of York title

Ruth Codd at the "How to Train Your Dragon" Los Angeles Premiere held at the Academy Museum of Motion Pictures on June 07, 2025 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Gilbert Flores/Variety via Getty Images)

Irish actress has 'no regrets' about Traitors

Simon Power of St Patrick's Athletic, centre after scoring against Shamrock Rovers, Premier Division, October 2025

Friday's Premier Division results and reports

League of Ireland

Regional

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Mater Hospital records 68% rise in knife-related injuries

Timothy Walker was sentenced to 15 years following the attempted robbery of an off licence in the Holywood Road area of Belfast

Man sentenced to 15 years for attempted robbery in Antrim

Computer generated image of new apartment blocks with landscaped gardens

LDA gets approval for 345 homes at Wilton in Cork city

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Application for service station beside Creeslough site

An Aerial View of Fota

'Complex' situation at Fota Wildlife Park due to bird flu

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Features and Analysis

Work and Technology Correspondent Brian O’Donovan talks to Katie and David on Behind the Story

Podcast: Deepfakes and AI – Will we question everything?

New rules being brought in for teens interacting with AI still rely on people telling the truth, Brian O'Donovan has told Behind the Story

Broan Meagher composite image Prime Time

Cash-based shift swapping widespread in prisons, officers say

Image of a group of people picking grapes from vines in a UK field

English winemakers hoping for export boost

An elderly couple grieves in front of their destroyed home

'Everything turned to ash': Gazans return to razed homes

Presidential Election

composite image of heather humphreys and catherine connolly in the morning ireland studio

Sticky moments as Syria, O'Farrell case raised in debate

Presidential Election

Catherine Connolly and Heather Humphreys on News at One

News at One: Interviews with the presidential candidates

Presidential Election

Image is a collage of all nine of Ireland’s presidents

Watch: Who has been President of Ireland?

Presidential Election

Image is a collage of electoral commission CEO Art O’Leary and former presidential candidate Jim Gavin

What does Gavin withdrawal mean for your ballot paper?

Presidential Election

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The basics: A quick guide to Presidential Election 2025

Presidential Election

Video

Irish woman on the final stretch of skateboarding Wild Atlantic Way for charity

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Irish woman on the final stretch of skateboarding Wild Atlantic Way for charity

Irish woman on the final stretch of skateboarding Wild Atlantic Way for charity

Westlife want fans to have ‘best night of their lives’

Westlife want fans to have ‘best night of their lives’

Alaska airlifts hundreds of evacuees after devastating storm ravages coastal towns

Alaska airlifts hundreds of evacuees after devastating storm ravages coastal towns

Presidential candidates clash on housing in latest debate

Presidential candidates clash on housing in latest debate

Donohoe anticipates Ireland and EU will play a role in Gaza reconstruction

Donohoe anticipates Ireland and EU will play a role in Gaza reconstruction

Trump says he will meet with Putin 'within two weeks or so'

Trump says he will meet with Putin 'within two weeks or so'

Cousin of Tom Niland ‘grateful’ to friends and neighbours for support

Cousin of Tom Niland ‘grateful’ to friends and neighbours for support

Rory Gallagher's guitar in new Collins Barracks display

Rory Gallagher's guitar in new Collins Barracks display

World’s longest dinosaur footprint trail discovered in UK

World’s longest dinosaur footprint trail discovered in UK

Calls for pay increases for Defence Forces cadets

Calls for pay increases for Defence Forces cadets

News Lens

:The Smithsonian Museum of Natural History life-sized bronze scultpures depicting life in neanderthal times

Hand and foot fossil of ancient human found in Kenya

Sea ice, Northwest Passage, Nunavut, Arctic Canada

'Less and less sea ice', says Arctic solo navigator

oscar wilde library card

Oscar Wilde grandson to collect reissued library pass

Three European Gray Wolves, Canis lupus lupus

Why 40 wolves have shaken Danish politics

Spanish police are investigating how the painting valued at €600,000 went missing in transit to Granada

Picasso painting vanishes en route to Spanish exhibition

A man experiences a 7.0 earthquake in the Earthquake Simulator

Shake truck helps Californians prepare for massive quake

Cephissus Creek flowing through alpine rainforest in australia

Australian rainforests no longer a carbon sink: study

Sumo wrestlers on a walk in Kensington PA

Sumo wrestlers sightsee in London ahead of tournament

A herd of wild Asiatic elephants in india

Jumbo drop in estimates of India elephant population

MTV UK closing down some channels at the end of 2025

Instagram teen accounts are to be guided by PG-13 film ratings by default, Meta has said

Instagram teen accounts to be guided by PG-13 ratings

A cat and a dog on a rug

Sauvignon Bark: Non-alcoholic wine for pets on sale in NZ