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Gardai are pictured at the scene of a fatal crash in Loughrea, Co Galway

Teenager dies in single-vehicle road crash in Co Galway

A man aged in his late teens has died following a single-vehicle road crash in Loughrea, Co Galway.

Simon Harris stands in front of European Union flags at the European Commission in Brussels.

Harris to attend EU ministers meeting on US levy threats

Tánaiste Simon Harris will travel to Brussels for a meeting of EU finance ministers, which is set to be dominated by concerns over US President Donald Trump's latest tariff threats.

Politics • 1 hr

Micheal Martin speaks to reporters outside Government Buildings

Pressure likely to remain on Govt over one-off payments

The Government is adamant that the one-off payments are consigned to history. It is now an almost sacred policy point that is not up for negotiation, writes Mícheál Lehane.

Analysis and Comment • 15 hrs

More than 600 gardaí injured in line of duty last year

More than 600 gardaí were injured in the line of duty last year with more than half sustaining an injury as a result of an assault.

Ireland • 14 hrs

Irish citizen detained in Russia over phone messages

An Irish citizen has been detained by Russian authorities due to messages on his phone which expressed anti-Russian sentiment, according to his Ukrainian wife.

Ireland • 9 hrs

A view of a construction cranes over the construction site of the Salesforce Tower Dublin in Dublin's Docklands

Govt to announce call for housing infrastructure projects

Minister for Housing James Browne will this week announce the first call for projects under the Government's new Housing Infrastructure Investment Fund.

Politics • 2 hrs

Mikey Geaney after kicking the winning point for Daingean Uí Chúis in the 2026 All-Ireland club final

Daingean Uí Chúis 0-23 St Brigid's 1-19 AET recap

Read how it all unfolded as Daingean Uí Chúis are crowned All-Ireland champions for the first time.

Football • 8 hrs

The report says challenges are exacerbated by public misinformation, political pressure, and an ongoing housing crisis (stock image)

Humane asylum process for Ireland needed - review

A review of the International Protection system by NGOs, academics, migrant representatives and the think-tank Social Justice Ireland has stated that a fair, timely, and humane asylum process is essential.

Ireland • 3 hrs

Micheal Martin is pictured at Government Buildings

Taoiseach 'against knee-jerk reaction' to tariff threat

The Taoiseach has described the threat of tariffs by US President Donald Trump on European countries that are resisting his stated desire to take over Greenland as "extraordinary" and "unacceptable".

Politics • 9 hrs

Young business woman searching for job online (stock photo)

AI adoption reshaping hiring - Morgan McKinley

The adoption of artificial intelligence (AI) by employers is reshaping jobs rather than removing them outright, according to a report from recruitment firm Morgan McKinley Ireland.

Ireland • 3 hrs

Government to meet over Grok sexual abuse images

The Taoiseach, Tánaiste and Attorney General, as well as the Ministers for AI, Justice and Communications will meet today to discuss existing laws relating to the generation and sharing of sexual abuse images.

Politics • 3 hrs

Sexual assault, trafficking examined in Child Law Report

A young girl was allegedly sexually assaulted by a number of men when she absconded from a special emergency arrangement, where children are detained for their welfare and safety.

Courts • 3 hrs

Knock Airport still flying high after 40 years

Connacht • 16 hrs

Tributes after death of woman sleeping rough in Dublin

The Dublin coroner has been informed after a woman in her 40s who had been sleeping rough in Dublin's city centre died on Friday.

Dublin • 8 hrs

Elon Musk and the issue with his Grok-blocking tweaks

The Grok undressing controversy led to outrage and a renewed debate about how governments here and around the world can regulate a rapidly evolving technology.

Analysis and Comment • 15 hrs

A saltmarsh is pictured in Booterstown, Dublin

Decline in number and quality of saltmarshes in Ireland

Saltmarshes are in decline all over the world, including in Ireland, which is seeing the size of its wetlands decreasing as well as a significant decline in the quality of the ecosystems.

Ireland • 11 hrs

Seven arrests in Co Derry murder investigation

Seven people have been arrested by police investigating the murder of a 43-year-old man in Coleraine, Co Derry.

Ulster • 17 Jan

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Govt to sign off on plan to buy buildings for childcare

The Government will next week sign off on a plan to buy buildings that will provide childcare facilities.

Politics • 17 Jan

People walk through fresh snow in the city center in Nuuk, Greenland

As it happened: US criticises European 'weakness'

Look back on developments and reactions after Donald Trump stepped up threats of taking over Greenland and announced a series of tariffs against European countries.

Europe • 5 hrs

Why Grok restrictions won't stop society's latest AI scourge

X says it has blocked Grok from generating sexualised images of real people. But the controversy has exposed a deeper problem: the technology behind AI 'nudification' is already widespread, easy to recreate, and almost impossible to contain.

Clarity • 17 hrs

Beekeepers say Asian hornets remain a 'major threat'

The country's beekeepers say Asian hornets remain a major threat to honeybees and other pollinators in Ireland despite the destruction of two nests discovered in Co Cork last summer.

Environment • 17 Jan

Actor Joe Conlan stands on stage at the Gaiety Theatre

Watch: Panto dame leaving Gaiety behind after 34 years

An actor who has starred as the dame in the Gaiety Theatre panto for the last 14 years is leaving the show behind him.