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Boy, 16, charged with murder of man in Tipperary

A 16-year-old boy has appeared in court charged with the murder of a man in Co Tipperary last year.

Salahuddin Safi (L) and Tajuddin Safi died after falling into the sea while fishing near Doonbeg, Co Clare

Vigil held for brothers who drowned off Clare coast

Aviation fuel disruption expected in May - O'Leary

Smoke billows from an oil warehouse in the Kani Qirzhala area on the outskirts of Erbil, the capital of Iraq's autonomous Kurdistan region, following a suspected drone strike, on April 1, 2026. Iraq has been drawn into the broader Middle East war that sta

Live Lebanon says death toll from war rises to over 1,300

Grace Lynch

Ban on scrambler bikes in public places approved by Govt

Forest fire damage

Call for vigilance during high-risk period for wildfires

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Stormy weather set to hit Ireland over Easter weekend

A view of destruction after a Russian KAB-25a guided bomb attack in a residential area of ââSloviansk, Ukraine

McEntee announces new €40m donation for Ukraine

Earth planet and Moon globe in deep space background. Blue Earth. Artemis space mission. Elements of this image furnished by NASA

Artemis II at a glance: To the Moon and back

Science and Technology

Manna drone

Drone company Manna plans 400 new jobs - Ireland, US

Intel announced the sale of the stake to Appollo Global Management in June 2024 for $11.2 billion.

Intel to repurchase 49% stake in Irish joint venture

Regional

Emergency Services at a traffic incident involving a Cement mixer on Middle Abbey St, Dublin

Gardaí at scene of serious collision in Dublin city

Entrance to Donegal Airport

Cancer patients welcome restoration of 'lifeline' flights

a pathway runs through gorse bushes with the sea in the background

Selfies, TikToks and protecting Howth's summit walk

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Bus Éireann route from Galway to Ballina retained

A Northern Ireland Fire and Rescue Service vehicle

Ten fire engines tackle blaze at Omagh industrial estate

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Features and Analysis

A student plays with pink balloons during April Fool day celebrations in Istanbul. Photo: Mustafa Ozer/AFP/Getty Images

April Fool! Why are some people more gullible than others?

NASA's 322-foot-tall Artemis II Space Launch System rocket and Orion spacecraft stand on Launch Complex 39B at Kennedy Space Center

Tourists gather to 'witness history' ahead of Moon launch

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How a 1966 TV drama reimagined the events of Easter Week 1916

Close up of girl's hands painting on Easter egg

Why do we paint eggs at Easter?

Arnold Schwarzenegger receives his honorary doctorate during a ceremony at Ulster University on 30 March 30, 2026 in Belfast. (Photo by Charles McQuillan/Getty Images)

He's back - as Dr Schwarzenegger, in return to Belfast

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US could end the Iran war in two to three weeks - Trump

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US could end the Iran war in two to three weeks - Trump

US could end the Iran war in two to three weeks - Trump

Designs of Titanic made public for first time

Designs of Titanic made public for first time

Government reviewing response to 'worst ever' fuel supply shock - Taoiseach

Government reviewing response to 'worst ever' fuel supply shock - Taoiseach

Death penalty law passed by Israel 'horrifying' - Tánaiste

Death penalty law passed by Israel 'horrifying' - Tánaiste

Kuwaiti oil tanker carrying crude oil hit near Dubai

Kuwaiti oil tanker carrying crude oil hit near Dubai

Israel death penalty a ‘clear step back’ - EU

Israel death penalty a ‘clear step back’ - EU

Families of Irish peacekeepers encouraged to 'put trust in your loved one'

Families of Irish peacekeepers encouraged to 'put trust in your loved one'

People urged to get over 'ick factor' with bowel tests

People urged to get over 'ick factor' with bowel tests

Arnold Schwarzenegger given honorary doctorate in Belfast

Arnold Schwarzenegger given honorary doctorate in Belfast

‘Anybody can look towards a better future’ - living with bipolar

‘Anybody can look towards a better future’ - living with bipolar

Series of psalms based on Troubles launched in Belfast

Series of psalms based on Troubles launched in Belfast

Iran War

A high-angle satellite view showing the Strait of Hormuz,

How Strait of Hormuz has always been key to Iran's defence

Iran has dropped enough hints over the years that it considers its leverage over this vital waterway as a trump card

People wait in a queue to refuel their vehicles at a filling station in Biyagama on the outskirts of Colombo

How nations are responding to the global fuel crisis

Thousands gather at Enghelab Square to attend the funeral ceremony for Iranian commanders killed in U.S. and Israeli attacks in Tehran, Iran, on March 11, 2026. The coffins of senior military officials as well as children killed in the attacks are brought

Regime change? Iranian leaders killed in Israeli-US war

US Vice President JD Vance, left, and Marco Rubio, US secretary of state, during a meeting with US President Donald Trump and Micheal Martin, Ireland's prime minister, not pictured, in the Oval Office of the White House in Washington, DC, US, on Tuesday,

'JD or Marco?': Iran war raises 2028 presidential stakes

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Volunteers at a Villa Fiorito, Buenos Aires soup kitchen in a house where late soccer legend Diego Armando Maradona spent his early childhood

Maradona's former home transformed into soup kitchen

A wolf pictured in its natural setting

Wolf bites woman in Germany in first attack for decades

SHANGHAI, CHINA - JULY 29, 2025 - The clouds above the city skyline are purple due to Severe Tropical Storm Co-may in Shanghai, China on July 29, 2025. (Photo credit should read CFOTO/Future Publishing via Getty Images)

China bans entombing cremated remains in empty flats

Air Canada CEO Michael Rousseau making a speech

Air Canada CEO to retire after English-only message row

An employee wearing a blue hat and apron works in a feta factory with blocks of feta on a table

Sheep culls put pressure on Greek feta cheese production

Majestic Snowy Owl photographed during their annual migration in Ontario, Canada

Forty new migratory species win international protection

starfish (Asterias rubens) on top of a chunk of TNT, part of an unexploded Nazi-era cruise missile, at the bottom Luebeck Bay, German

Germany's WWII munitions toxic legacy on Baltic Sea floor

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Thieves steal 12 tonnes of KitKat chocolate bars

A group of sperm whales gather as one whale gives birth

Scientists capture birth of sperm whale calf on film

A semiquincentennial commemorative gold coin design featuring US President Donald Trump REUTERS

US currency to bear Trump's signature despite federal law

a woman uses a brush on the face of a stuffed sheep

Cloned predecessor to Dolly the sheep gets museum display

A man wearing sunglasses and a black nepali cloth hat

Nepali rapper Balendra Shah sworn in as prime minister