Sinéad Courtney

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

Do you remember where you were on this day five years ago?

Watch: Your memories of Thursday 12 March 2020

Five years ago, on Thursday 12 March 2020, the then taoiseach Leo Varadkar gave a landmark address to the nation from Washington DC.

Ireland • 12 Mar 25

It's billed as the most important St Patrick's Day meeting with a US President in decades

What issues do you want Taoiseach to raise with Trump?

Donald Trump will host Taoiseach Micheál Martin in the Oval Office of the White House later today.

Ireland • 12 Mar 25

Photographers have been turning out daily to see the kingfishers at the River Dodder

Watch: Kingfishers the star attraction of River Dodder

Photographers and wildlife enthusiasts are making a daily pilgrimage to a short stretch of river in Dublin to catch a glimpse of one of Ireland's most striking and elusive birds - the kingfisher.

Ireland • 11 Mar 25