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Katelyn Cummins hopes to inspire other women to consider apprenticeships

Laois Rose hopes to inspire women to become apprentices

As pupils prepare to start their Leaving Cert in just a few days, we are hearing from young people who took alternative paths to the CAO.

Leaving Cert • 01 Jun 25

Liam Nugent wants Leaving Cert students to know there are many paths to get where you want to be

No LC, but student sets sights on heart surgeon career

With the Leaving Cert beginning in just a few days, we are hearing from some of the young people who took alternative paths to the CAO points race.

Leaving Cert • 31 May 25

Nine of the ten Al-Najjar children were killed in an Israeli strike on Friday

'My heart is displaced' - Sligo doctor after Gaza deaths

A doctor living in Sligo whose nine nieces and nephews were killed in an Israeli strike on Gaza last Friday has said his "heart has been displaced".

Connacht • 29 May 25

We asked a group of experts for their top exam tips

Watch: Exam time tips for sleep, nutrition and more

On Wednesday 4 June, thousands of secondary school pupils will begin their Leaving Cert and Junior Cycle exams.

Exam Tips • 27 May 25

Lambay Island is just three miles off the coast of Dublin but is completely off-grid

Watch: Off-grid micro-distillery opens on Lambay Island

An off-grid micro-distillery has opened on Lambay Island, three miles off the coast of Dublin.

Dublin • 16 May 25

People from around the world will be looking out for plumes of white smoke from the chimney of the Sistine Chapel

How does the Vatican make black and white smoke?

As the conclave to elect a successor to Pope Francis begins, cardinals will be voting multiple times per day until a two-thirds majority vote is reached.

Conclave • 08 May 25

All eyes are on the Vatican as speculation over who will be the next pope mounts

Watch: Who could be the next pope?

As the Vatican prepares for conclave on 7 May, all eyes are on the cardinals who are in the running to become the next pope.

Conclave • 03 May 25

Rumours that iPhones were used in the production of 28 Years Later began to swirl last year

28 Years Later star confirms movie was filmed with iPhone

While the internet has been speculating about whether or not Cillian Murphy is in the upcoming movie 28 Years Later, one of the stars in the film has appeared to confirm another rumour – that it was filmed on an iPhone.

Film • 26 Apr 25

Watch: Just how accurate was the movie Conclave?

As the Vatican prepares for the secret meeting of cardinals who will pick a successor to Pope Francis, forget - to some extent - what you may have learned from the film Conclave, last year's hit movie depicting high-level power games and backstabbing.

Pope Francis • 25 Apr 25

A 200-year-old tree was given 'a voice' through AI

Project gives 200-year-old Dublin tree 'a voice'

If a tree could talk, what would it say? And what would you say to it?

Climate • 18 Apr 25