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'Them's the breaks' - Johnson announces resignation

Joe McHugh voted against the Defective Concrete Blocks Bill (file pic)

SF considers tabling motion of no confidence in Govt

The DPP has decided that the Tánaiste will not face prosecution

Tánaiste accuses opponents over 'false' allegations

Boris Johnson has long been known as a man who can withstand things which other politicians couldn't, or wouldn't

Boris Johnson: From sure-fire vote winner to liability

Island is important due to its proximity to sea lanes close to Odesa

Russia claims missile strike on Ukraine's Snake Island

The number of people with Covid-19 in ICU today stands at 36

Health experts warn Covid-19 wave to peak next week

There are a number of early potential front-runners to replace Boris Johnson at Downing Street

Possible runners and riders to replace Boris Johnson

After the peak, it expects inflation to average out at 7.8% this year before falling to an average of 4.2% next year

Central Bank warns inflation could peak at over 10%

The new 'First Home Scheme' has opened for business today

€400m 'First Home Scheme' to help first time buyers

Sexton will captain Ireland against the All Blacks in Dunedin, despite being withdrawn following a HIA in the first Test

Rugby's brain injury checks 'exposed' by Sexton case

Matthew Galat has spent almost two weeks searching for his custom-made trike

US filmmaker's missing trike found in Dublin Airport

Regional

There were no burial records for 796 infants who died at the home between 1925 and 1961

Historian welcomes Tuam mother-and-baby home progress

Reports that a list of 'intimate' photos posted online (stock image)

List of 'intimate' images reported posted online

Rescue operation involved 18 members of the Kerry Mountain Rescue Team

Woman rescued after Kerry mountain fall

Ben Bennett of Ben's Surf Clinic and Co Clare Water Safety Development Officer Clare McGrath examining jellyfish at Lahinch beach

Stinging man o' war jellyfish found on Irish beaches

The project 'Beyond the Trees Avondale' includes a 700m treetop walkway and a 12-storey high viewing tower

High hopes for new tower attraction in Wicklow

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President Zelensky thanks Taoiseach for Irish support

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President Zelensky thanks Taoiseach for Irish support

Over 200,000 visitors expected annually at new tower attraction

Govt loses Dáil majority as McHugh resigns FG whip

Risk of poverty among retirees due to drop in home ownership

Johnson vows to stay as PM despite Cabinet calls to go

Varadkar will not face prosecution for GP contract leak

Johnson in jeopardy

Prime Minister Boris Johnson attends a meeting of the North Atlantic Council

Full list of UK government resignations

Brandon Lewis said he could not sacrifice his personal integrity (file pic)

Read in full: Brandon Lewis resignation letter

Both finance minister Rishi Sunak and health minister Sajid Javid sent resignation letters within minutes of each other

Read in full: Javid and Sunak resignation letters

Both Sajid Javid and Rishi Sunak announced their resignations on Twitter (File photo)

Javid, Sunak resign in protest at Johnson's leadership

Ukraine

'Russia will have to live with a shrinking market share and diminished influence on global oil markets'. Photo: Ladi Kirn/Alamy

Why Russia's oil supply is in long-term decline

The country's depleting reserves, ageing infrastructure and lack of capital and technology will accelerate a decline in production

Taoiseach Micheál Martin is visiting Ukraine to reiterate Ireland's solidarity

President Zelensky thanks Taoiseach for Irish support

Sports fans in Russia and Belarus could be impacted by possible sanctions

Sports ministers want TV blackout in Russia and Belarus

(L-R) Finnish Foreign Minister Pekka Haavisto, NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg and Swedish Ministry for Foreign Affairs Anne Linde

Finland, Sweden sign protocol to join NATO

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Hunger really can make us 'hangry'

One million fully vaccinated Muslims, including 850,000 from outside Saudi Arabia, are allowed at this year's hajj

1 million Muslims expected at largest hajj since Covid

Activists sprayed paint on the wall and glued themselves to the frame of a copy of The Last Supper

UK anti-oil campaigners target 'The Last Supper' copy

John Hume pictured in 1983. Image: RTÉ Stills Library

Musical about John Hume's life awarded grant

Joey Chestnut and Miki Sudo display trays with 63 and 40 hotdogs respectively

Chestnut downs 63 hot dogs in 10 minutes to take title

It is the first discovery of a new giant waterlily in over a century and now holds the record for the largest in the world

New waterlily species discovered hiding in plain sight

A huge mass of ice collapsed close to Punta Rocca yesterday, on the route usually used by hikers and climbers to reach the summit

Rising temperatures reawakening 'placid' glaciers

Siena's famous square saw the return of the Palio

In pictures: Palio horse race returns to Siena

Felipe's son was sick and couldn't attend creche, and his wife had an important meeting, so he took him to work

Reporter's son steals show after waking from nap

A 'bathtub ring', a white band of mineral deposits showing previous water levels, is visible at Lake Mead

US mega drought sees Hoover Dam head towards 'deadpool'

Panda bears are the only dedicated vegetarian in the bear family

Fossils show how pandas became vegetarian

San Pedro Huamelula Mayor Victor Hugo Sosa heads to the wedding ceremony with his 'little princess' bride

Mexican mayor weds alligator to secure abundance