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US President Donald Trump speaking

Trump calls on NATO countries to stop buying Russian oil

US President Donald Trump has issued a letter to NATO nations, urging them to stop buying Russian oil and impose major sanctions on Russia to end its war in Ukraine.

Heather Humphreys shakes hands with a man at the launch of her presidential campaign

Humphreys launches presidential campaign in Monaghan

Presidential Election

A displaced Palestinian boy stands amid the rubble of a building in Gaza City

Israeli attacks kill 32 in Gaza including 12 children

Garda tape and a garda van outside a property in Tipperary town

Man, 80s, in critical condition after Tipperary assault

LONDON, ENGLAND - SEPTEMBER 13: Protesters wave Union Jack and St George's England flags during the "Unite The Kingdom" rally on Westminster Bride by the Houses of Parliament on September 13, 2025 in London, England. Far-right activist Tommy Robinson (als

Police assaulted as tens of thousands rally in London

13 September 2025; Sophie O'Sullivan of Ireland dives over the finish line while competing in the women's 1500m heats during day one of the World Athletics Championships Tokyo 2025 at Japan National Stadium in Tokyo, Japan. Photo by Sam Barnes/Sportsfile

O'Sullivan and Healy progress to semis at Tokyo Worlds

Photo shows one of the docked boats belonging to the Global Samud flotilla which is sailing to Gaza

Watch: Life on board aid flotilla bound for Gaza

Leo Varadkar in studio speaking on an RTÉ radio programme

Varadkar says he was not good at 'performative empathy'

A person holding a shopping basket in a supermarket

Cost-of-living packages the norm, cutting them is hard

Analysis and Comment

Kyran Durnin was first reported missing from his home in Drogheda, Co Louth over a year ago

Gardaí warn over withholding information in Durnin case

Brendan O'Connor and Manchán Magan in studio

Manchán Magan on cancer: 'I've no fear of death'

Regional

Healthcare workers hold a protest at Stephen's Green in solidarity with colleagues in Gaza

Healthcare workers hold march for Gaza in Dublin city

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Man appears in Belfast court over 5G arson attacks

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Cyclist in his 20s dies following Co Carlow crash

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Status Yellow wind warning issued for 3 western counties

The breakdown caused long delays at Cork's Kent station

Irish Rail apologises after three-hour delays in south

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Features

EU Commission President Ursula von der Leyen gives her annual State of the Union address

EU chief delivers combative speech amid mounting pressure

Analysis and Comment

On the eve of the first State of the European Union speech of her second term, those close to Ursula von der Leyen acknowledged it was a critical moment.

A coast guard boat of the Venezuelan Navy patrols along the Caribbean coast

Was US strike on Venezuelan boat murder on the high seas?

Analysis and Comment

businesswoman signing an official document

Should young people make a will?

Police and army inspect damage to a house destroyed by debris from a shot down Russian drone in the village of Wyryki-Wola, Poland

Russian media blaming Ukraine for Poland drone incursion

Analysis and Comment

Presidential Election

Image is a collage of images of things related to the Presidential Election - President Michael D Higgins, a crowd of people, the Áras, a polling station sign and the Irish flag

Watch: What does the President of Ireland do?

Presidential Election

On 24 October, tens of thousands of people will be eligible to vote in a Presidential Election for the very first time.

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Students urged to check register ahead of election

Presidential Election

A collage of all nine Irish presidents showing Mary McAleese, Eamon De Valera, Douglas Hyde, Michael D Higgins, Cearbhall Ó Dalaigh, Patrick Hillery, Sean T O Kelly, Erskine Childers, Mary Robinson

From Hyde to Higgins: Duties and limits of presidency

Presidential Election

Image shows four illustrated hands in a row, holding Irish flags like they are votes

Watch: How do local authorities nominate a candidate?

Presidential Election

Video

Farm partnerships providing opportunities for younger generation

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Farm partnerships providing opportunities for younger generation

Farm partnerships providing opportunities for younger generation

Moment suspected Charlie Kirk gunman flees scene

Moment suspected Charlie Kirk gunman flees scene

Utah governor says Kirk shooting suspect in custody

Utah governor says Kirk shooting suspect in custody

Brazil's Bolsonaro to appeal 27-year coup sentence

Brazil's Bolsonaro to appeal 27-year coup sentence

Dozens of people killed in Israeli strikes on Gaza

Dozens of people killed in Israeli strikes on Gaza

Anyone who attacks Poland will be met with ‘appropriate response’ - Tusk

Anyone who attacks Poland will be met with ‘appropriate response’ - Tusk

Fishing organisations concerned EU regulations will make fish more expensive

Fishing organisations concerned EU regulations will make fish more expensive

Aengus Cox breaks down the profit behind a litre of milk

Aengus Cox breaks down the profit behind a litre of milk

News Lens

Lion in the zoo in germany

Scrutiny on Thai zoo grows after keeper killed by lions

Elderly people perform exercise in a Tokyo park in Japan

Japan centenarians reach record high at nearly 100,000

Albanian leader Edi Rama

Albania appoints 'corruption-free' AI-generated minister

Westlife superfan Mary Anderson (centre) and her daughters Kate and Sarah with her Westlife heroes at the launch of An Post’s limited-edition Westlife 25 stamps at Sligo GPO on 11th September 2025. Stamp booklets available at post offices nationwide and f

Westlife's Kian says new An Post stamps are "amazing"

A koala in the Wildlife Retreat at Taronga Zoo in Sydney

Australia approves chlamydia vaccine for koalas

The equipment of a sound engineer

Swedish group wants music artists paid for AI training

Super Mario collector Kikai posing for photographs ahead of the 40th anniversary of the Nintendo mascot

40 years of 'Mario' games that have grown up with fans

The moon is seen as it is nearly completely shrouded by the shadow of the earth as it heads into a total Lunar eclipse known as the "blood moon" from the Samburu National Reserveon

'Blood Moon' rises as Kenya looks to stars for tourism

A tapestry featuring Saint of the Catholic Church Carlo Acutis hangs from a balcony of St. Peter's Basilica in between three statues

Pope declares 'God's influencer' first millennial saint

A man holding a cross arrives with other members of the LGBTQ+ community holding a crucifix in rainbow colours

Vatican receives first LGBTQ pilgrimage

The screen-matched lightsaber prop, used by the character Darth Vader in the Star Wars films The Empire Strikes Back and Return of the Jedi, is displayed at a photocall ahead of an auction

Darth Vader lightsaber prop sells for $3.65m at auction

'God's Influencer' to become first millennial saint