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Voting in Presidential Election gets under way

Voting in the Presidential Election is now under way, with the polls remaining open until 10pm tonight.

A close up head and shoulders image of US President Donald Trump. He is looking above the camera lense. He is wearing a white shirt, bright blue tie and navy jacket. A white and gold fireplace can be seen in the background.

Trump says all trade talks with Canada are terminated

US President Donald Trump has said that he was immediately ending all trade talks with Canada, accusing it of misquoting former president Ronald Reagan in an advertising campaign against tariffs.

US • 11 mins

The INMO has accused the HSE of imposing significant restrictions on recruitment across each health region

HSE and unions to meet at WRC over staffing levels

Healthcare unions and HSE management are to meet at the Workplace Relations Commission after unions sought an earlier-than-scheduled review of a staffing agreement reached earlier this year.

Business • 2 hrs

Jonathan Rinderknecht's arrest in Florida this month came after a lengthy investigation into the cause of the Palisades Fire

Suspect in deadly Los Angeles fire pleads not guilty

The man suspected of deliberately causing one of the deadliest fires in California history has pleaded not guilty when he appeared in court.

US • 2 hrs

Two gardaí hospitalised, 23 arrested at Citywest protest

23 people have been arrested during a second night of disturbances at the Citywest accommodation centre in Dublin which gardaí say was predominantly carried out by teenagers and young adult males.

Dublin • 22 Oct

Composite image of Catherine Connolly and Heather Humphreys arriving to Prime Time debate

Connolly increases lead in Áras race, poll suggests

Independent candidate Catherine Connolly has increased her lead in the Presidential Election, a new Business Post/Red C poll suggests.

Presidential Election • 22 Oct

US President Donald Trump says he hopes the 'tremendous' sanctions on Russia will be short-lived (file pic)

US announces heavy sanctions package on Russia

US President Donald Trump is slapping Russia with one of the biggest ever packages of US sanctions after concluding that Vladimir Putin was not being "honest and forthright" in Ukraine talks, the US treasury chief has said.

US • 22 Oct

'Great optimism' Gaza ceasefire will hold, says Vance

US President Donald Trump has said that allied nations in the Middle East are prepared to send troops into Gaza, at his request, to confront Hamas if the group does not cease its alleged violations of his peace plan.

Middle East • 21 Oct

Independent candidate Catherine Connolly (left) and Fine Gael candidate Heather Humphreys take part in the final debate of the Irish presidential election campaign at the RTE studios in Donnybrook, Dublin. Picture date: Tuesday October 21, 2025.

Candidates make pitches to undecided voters in debate

The two candidates in the Presidential Election have made pitches to undecided voters in the final TV debate of the campaign.

Presidential Election • 22 Oct

Man charged in connection with sexual assault of girl

A 26-year-old man has appeared in court charged in connection with the sexual assault of a ten-year-old girl in Dublin in the early hours of yesterday morning.

Courts • 21 Oct

Rescue workers at the wreckage of an AirACT cargo aircraft operated for Emirates Airline near the runway at Hong Kong International Airport in Hong Kong, China, on Monday, Oct. 20, 2025. The aircraft skidded into the sea after hitting a ground crew vehicl

Two killed as cargo plane skids off Hong Kong runway

A cargo plane hit a vehicle on the runway at Hong Kong's airport during landing and skidded into the sea, killing two ground crew workers, authorities have said.

World • 20 Oct

The Cabinet will hear of the possibility that Ireland will host the first ever European Housing Summit later this year

Cabinet to be briefed on plans for presidency of EU

EU leaders, the British Prime Minister and heads of other European countries not in the EU are all expected to visit Ireland next year as part of Ireland's six-month presidency of the European Union.

Politics • 21 Oct

Front cover of Nobody's Girl by Virginia Roberts Giuffre

UK's Prince Andrew faces new allegations in memoir

The posthumous memoir of the late Virginia Giuffre has been published and details sexual encounters with Jeffrey Epstein and his partner Ghislaine Maxwell.

UK • 21 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

French police officers seal off the entrance to the Louvre Museum after a jewellery heist

Thieves steal 'priceless' jewels from Louvre in Paris

French authorities are hunting four thieves following a heist at the Louvre museum in Paris that saw eight priceless and historical pieces of jewellery stolen, the city's chief prosecutor said.

Europe • 19 Oct

A view of destruction caused by Russian attacks on the town of Kostiantynivka, Ukraine

Zelensky urges allies against appeasing Russia

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky has urged allies against appeasing Russia, in a statement after he returned from a trip to the United States where he failed to secure long-range Tomahawk missile supplies.

Ukraine • 19 Oct

Image shows Ukrainian teen Vadym Davydenko who died following an incident at Tusla emergency accommodation

Teenager charged with murder of Vadym Davydenko

A 17-year-old Somalian teenager has been charged with the murder of 17-year-old Ukrainian teenager Vadkym Davydenko in north Dublin.

Ireland • 18 Oct

1 February 2025; Tipperary manager Philly Ryan before the Allianz Football League Division 4 match between Tipperary and Longford at the Sportsgrounds in Clonmel, Tipperary. Photo by Tyler Miller/Sportsfile

Tipperary football manager Philly Ryan dies aged 56

Tipperary senior football manager Philly Ryan has died suddenly aged 56.

Football • 18 Oct

The Irish Hospital Consultants Association annual conference is under way in Kilkenny

Medical negligence costs a challenge, consultants hear

The rising costs of medical negligence is one of the biggest challenges for the health service, the Irish Hospital Consultants Association has said.

Health • 18 Oct

Ukrainian teen moved to Ireland for better life - family

The family of a Ukrainian boy killed during an incident in Dublin on Wednesday has paid tribute to him, saying that he had graduated from school and travelled to Ireland for a better life.

Ireland • 17 Oct

US President Donald Trump delivers a statement during a summit on Gaza in Sharm el-Sheikh

Hamas frees hostages, Trump hails 'tremendous day'

Hamas has freed the last living Israeli hostages from Gaza under a ceasefire deal and Israel sent home busloads of Palestinian detainees, as US President Donald Trump told Israel's parliament that peace had arrived in the Holy Land.

Middle East • 14 Oct

Venezuelan opposition leader Maria Corina Machado waves a national flag

Venezuelan opposition leader awarded Nobel Peace Prize

The Nobel Peace Prize has been awarded to Venezuela's opposition leader and democracy activist Maria Corina Machado, the Norwegian Nobel Committee said.

World • 10 Oct

Fota Wildlife to close following suspected bird flu cases

Fota Wildlife Park in Co Cork will be closed tomorrow following suspected cases of avian flu - commonly known as bird flu.

Ireland • 13 Oct

UK's Prince Andrew gives up Duke of York title

The UK's Prince Andrew is to stop using his remaining titles and honours, including the Duke of York, in the wake of the Epstein scandal, he has announced.

UK • 17 Oct

Taoiseach with John Collison at new Stripe HQ

Stripe opens its new Dublin headquarters

Financial technology company Stripe has opened a new Dublin headquarters, tripling its office space to 14,500 square metres.

Business • 09 Oct

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