Laura Fletcher

A woman with mid length brown hair wears a dark jumper and grey coat. She is standing beside a woman with mid length dark blonde hair who is wearing a yellow top and light beige coat. A red brick wall and yellow railing are in the background.

Sexual violence survivors write 'Signs of Hope' messages

Survivors of sexual violence have written inspiring messages as part of a 'Signs of Hope' campaign that will be displayed on billboards around the country from today.

Ireland • 10 Nov

'Fear is always with us' - One month into Gaza ceasefire

'The ceasefire is weak, it could break anytime.' These are the words of emergency care nurse Waleed Rizq, who lives and works in Khan Younis in Gaza.

Ireland • 10 Nov

A garda van is seen beside garda tape and sign with a garda member in the background

Arrest after man, 20s, dies following assault in Dublin

A man in his 20s who died following an assault in Dublin on Saturday night.

Dublin • 03 Nov

Pope Leo XIV gestures as he leads mass in Rome

Pope bestows significant honour on St John Henry Newman

Pope Leo XIV has proclaimed Saint John Henry Newman a Doctor of the Church during mass celebrated in Saint Peter's Square in the Vatican, on the Feast of All Saints.

Ireland • 01 Nov

Man on sexual assault charge defers bail application

A 26-year-old man, who has been charged in connection with the sexual assault of a ten-year-old girl in Dublin in the early hours of Monday morning, has deferred applying for bail.

Courts • 22 Oct

Comments by Humphreys a 'new low', says Connolly

Independent presidential candidate Catherine Connolly has described as "a new low" comments by her Fine Gael opponent for the role, Heather Humphreys in a newspaper interview, that she had tried to make money out of people's misfortune by representing banks in home repossession cases.

Presidential Election • 20 Oct

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Gardaí identify over 100 children in online abuse inquiry

More than 100 child victims of online sexual abuse have been identified and safeguarded by specialist garda units since the beginning of 2024.

Ireland • 17 Oct

Composite shows siblings Manal in Dublin and Waleed in Gaza

Gaza family kept apart by war 'dream of safe life'

When Manal Rizq called her brother Waleed in Gaza, there was music playing in the background.

Middle East • 10 Oct

Humphreys says she 'absolutely supported' legislation

Fine Gael presidential candidate Heather Humphreys said she "absolutely supported" legislation introduced that saw the automatic disqualification for a period of all drivers found to be over the alcohol limit.

Presidential Election • 03 Oct

A general view of Croke Park stadium in Dublin

Thousands of fans arrive for first NFL match in Ireland

Thousands of American Football fans are touching down in Dublin ahead of the first NFL match in Ireland.

Dublin • 25 Sep