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Boy, 16, charged with murder of man in Tipperary

A 16-year-old boy has appeared in court charged with the murder of a man in Co Tipperary last year.

Salahuddin Safi (L) and Tajuddin Safi died after falling into the sea while fishing near Doonbeg, Co Clare

Vigil held for brothers who drowned off Clare coast

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Pezeshkian asks US if Mideast war puts 'America first'

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Stormy weather set to hit Ireland over Easter weekend

Emergency Services at a traffic incident involving a Cement mixer on Middle Abbey St, Dublin

Cyclist, 20s, dies after collision with truck in Dublin

Canadian Space Agency (CSA) astronaut Jeremy Hansen, Artemis II mission specialist, NASA astronauts Victor Glover, Artemis II pilot, Reid Wiseman, Artemis II commander, and Christina Koch, Artemis II mission specialist

Astronauts strapped in for historic US lunar launch

Science and Technology

Forest fire damage

Call for vigilance during high-risk period for wildfires

People queue for petrol in Dublin in the 1970s

Talk of reserves evokes grim memories of past shocks

Analysis and Comment

Siobhan Lynch sitting on a couch

New scrambler legislation 'bittersweet', says mother

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Indian chef paid as little as €1.61 per hour awarded €80k

A photographs shows damaged buildings following an overnight Israeli airstrike in the Al Hadath neighbourhood of Beirut’s southern suburbs, on April 1, 2026. Lebanon was drawn into the Middle East war on March 2 when Tehran-backed militant group Hezbollah

As it happened - Middle East war and energy crisis

Regional

A picture of Scarlett Faulkner.

Woman, girl, remanded in custody over Birdhill assault

Entrance to Donegal Airport

Cancer patients welcome restoration of 'lifeline' flights

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Bus Éireann route from Galway to Ballina retained

A Northern Ireland Fire and Rescue Service vehicle

Firefighters extinguish blaze at Omagh industrial estate

A model of the Titanic

Hidden stories of Belfast's heritage in shipbuilding

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Features and Analysis

Earth planet and Moon globe in deep space background. Blue Earth. Artemis space mission. Elements of this image furnished by NASA

Artemis II at a glance: To the Moon and back

Science and Technology

Dr Patrick Bury joins Behind the Story to discuss the Iran conflict and examine the military options for US

Podcast: Trump on Iran and new threats to leave NATO

Behind the Story

Caucasian college student reading whiteboard

Are maths grinds a good idea for Leaving Cert students?

a pathway runs through gorse bushes with the sea in the background

Selfies, TikToks and protecting Howth's summit walk

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How a 1966 TV drama reimagined the events of Easter Week 1916

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Mother of Grace Lynch says new scrambler law 'bittersweet'

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Mother of Grace Lynch says new scrambler law 'bittersweet'

Mother of Grace Lynch says new scrambler law 'bittersweet'

Drone delivery company Manna plans 300 new jobs in Ireland

Drone delivery company Manna plans 300 new jobs in Ireland

Call for vigilance during high-risk period for wildfires

Call for vigilance during high-risk period for wildfires

Aviation fuel supply disruption expected in May - O'Leary

Aviation fuel supply disruption expected in May - O'Leary

NASA prepares to launch four astronauts into space

NASA prepares to launch four astronauts into space

Taoiseach warns of energy supply shock to economy

Taoiseach warns of energy supply shock to economy

US could end the Iran war in two to three weeks - Trump

US could end the Iran war in two to three weeks - Trump

Call for alternatives to prison amid record overcrowding

Call for alternatives to prison amid record overcrowding

Designs of Titanic made public for first time

Designs of Titanic made public for first time

Bodies of two anglers recovered from water in Co Clare

Bodies of two anglers recovered from water in Co Clare

Death penalty law passed by Israel 'horrifying' - Tánaiste

Death penalty law passed by Israel 'horrifying' - Tánaiste

Kuwaiti oil tanker carrying crude oil hit near Dubai

Kuwaiti oil tanker carrying crude oil hit near Dubai

Israel death penalty a ‘clear step back’ - EU

Israel death penalty a ‘clear step back’ - EU

Families of Irish peacekeepers encouraged to 'put trust in your loved one'

Families of Irish peacekeepers encouraged to 'put trust in your loved one'

People urged to get over 'ick factor' with bowel tests

People urged to get over 'ick factor' with bowel tests

Arnold Schwarzenegger given honorary doctorate in Belfast

Arnold Schwarzenegger given honorary doctorate in Belfast

‘Anybody can look towards a better future’ - living with bipolar

‘Anybody can look towards a better future’ - living with bipolar

Series of psalms based on Troubles launched in Belfast

Series of psalms based on Troubles launched in Belfast

Iran War

An image of oil tanks

Oil prices tumble and European stocks rise

Oil rose more than 1% today with Brent futures extending gains after a record monthly rise in March, as Middle East volatility kept markets jittery despite reports that the US-Israeli war on Iran may be nearing an end.

A high-angle satellite view showing the Strait of Hormuz,

How Strait of Hormuz has always been key to Iran's defence

People wait in a queue to refuel their vehicles at a filling station in Biyagama on the outskirts of Colombo

How nations are responding to the global fuel crisis

Thousands gather at Enghelab Square to attend the funeral ceremony for Iranian commanders killed in U.S. and Israeli attacks in Tehran, Iran, on March 11, 2026. The coffins of senior military officials as well as children killed in the attacks are brought

Regime change? Iranian leaders killed in Israeli-US war

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Volunteers at a Villa Fiorito, Buenos Aires soup kitchen in a house where late soccer legend Diego Armando Maradona spent his early childhood

Maradona's former home transformed into soup kitchen

A wolf pictured in its natural setting

Wolf bites woman in Germany in first attack for decades

SHANGHAI, CHINA - JULY 29, 2025 - The clouds above the city skyline are purple due to Severe Tropical Storm Co-may in Shanghai, China on July 29, 2025. (Photo credit should read CFOTO/Future Publishing via Getty Images)

China bans entombing cremated remains in empty flats

Air Canada CEO Michael Rousseau making a speech

Air Canada CEO to retire after English-only message row

An employee wearing a blue hat and apron works in a feta factory with blocks of feta on a table

Sheep culls put pressure on Greek feta cheese production

Majestic Snowy Owl photographed during their annual migration in Ontario, Canada

Forty new migratory species win international protection

starfish (Asterias rubens) on top of a chunk of TNT, part of an unexploded Nazi-era cruise missile, at the bottom Luebeck Bay, German

Germany's WWII munitions toxic legacy on Baltic Sea floor

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Thieves steal 12 tonnes of KitKat chocolate bars

A group of sperm whales gather as one whale gives birth

Scientists capture birth of sperm whale calf on film

A semiquincentennial commemorative gold coin design featuring US President Donald Trump REUTERS

US currency to bear Trump's signature despite federal law

a woman uses a brush on the face of a stuffed sheep

Cloned predecessor to Dolly the sheep gets museum display

A man wearing sunglasses and a black nepali cloth hat

Nepali rapper Balendra Shah sworn in as prime minister