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Significant fines of up to €10,000 or up to five years in prison can be imposed on those selling or using illegal fireworks if convicted

Dangers of fireworks highlighted in run up to Halloween

Emergency Services and animal welfare groups are warning people about the dangers of fireworks in the run-up to Halloween.

Ireland • 26 Sep 24

Around three million Americans abroad are eligible to cast a ballot in November's US election and roughly 30,000 of them live in Ireland

Irish-based US voters prepare to cast ballot in election

Around three million Americans abroad are eligible to cast a ballot in November and roughly 30,000 of them live in Ireland. With a tight election expected to go down to the wire, both US political parties are doing everything to seek advantage, including more efforts to rally support abroad.

US • 22 Sep 24

Up to 406 men and women entered the competition which sees swimmers race from Rory O'More Bridge to Custom House Quay(Pic: RollingNews.ie)

Aislinn Callery, Simon Murray win Liffey Swim in Dublin

Crowds have gathered in the capital to watch Jones Engineering Dublin City Liffey Swim.

Dublin • 22 Sep 24

Fiona Burke has spent months volunteering near the US-Mexico border

The Irish woman helping migrants at the US-Mexico border

Over the past five years, Fiona Burke has spent many months on the front line of a major migration crisis, which has seen a record surge of legal and illegal border crossings into the United States.

US • 18 Sep 24

Leo Varadkar said he fears Donald Trump would weaken support for Ukraine in its war with Russia

Trump presidency could weaken Ukraine - Varadkar

Former taoiseach Leo Varadkar has expressed concern over what a second Donald Trump presidency would mean for Ukraine's future.

Ukraine • 04 Sep 24

This plan is described as a radical alternative to the Government's strategy (Pic: RollingNews.ie)

Harris says SF housing plan 'mean to first-time buyers'

The Taoiseach has described Sinn Féin's housing policy plan as "mean to first time buyers".

Politics • 02 Sep 24

The protest was organised by the Ireland-Palestine Solidarity Campaign

Protest held in Dublin over ongoing war in Gaza

More than one hundred people are protesting in Dublin over the ongoing war in Gaza.

Dublin • 24 Aug 24

US Vice President Kamala Harris at the Democratic National Convention in Chicago earlier this week

Listen: Unity behind Harris aids Democrats' recovery

This week's Democratic National Convention in Chicago could have been very different. Candidates could have been chaotically battling it out on the convention room's floor for delegates to secure the Democratic party's nomination for president.

US Election 2024 • 21 Aug 24