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Defence Forces come under 'small arms fire' in Lebanon

Members of the Irish Defence Forces have come under "small arms fire" in south Lebanon.

Middle East • 05 Dec

Gardaí at scene of fatal house fire in Co Offaly

Gardaí and the emergency services are at the scene of a fatal house fire in Edenderry, Co Offaly.

Ireland • 18 hrs

Meskill joins Six One as RTÉ announces new presenters

Tommy Meskill has been announced as the new co-presenter of RTÉ's Six One News, while Sarah McInerney and Justin McCarthy join Morning Ireland and Paul Cunningham takes the helm at This Week.

Ireland • 05 Dec

A picture of Hugh Wallace sits on top of a coffin beside flowers

Wallace 'understood people's hopes and dreams'

The funeral has taken place of architect and RTÉ presenter Hugh Wallace at St Patrick's Cathedral in Dublin, where he was baptised as a child.

Dublin • 05 Dec

Patrick Kielty on the set of the Toy Show

Patrick Kielty reveals The Grinch as Toy Show theme

Patrick Kielty has revealed that the Christmas classic The Grinch will be the theme for tonight's Late Late Toy Show, as he prepares for his third time hosting the eagerly-awaited annual extravaganza.

Television • 05 Dec

Volodymyr Zelensky and Taoiseach Micheal Martin are pictured in Government Buildings

Martin: Govt will make no apologies for inviting Zelensky

Taoiseach Micheál Martin has said the Government will "make no apologies" for inviting the Ukrainian president to Ireland.

Ireland • 05 Dec

Callaghan 'Cal' O'Keeffe's family receive posthumous National Bravery Award

National Bravery Award posthumously given to man's family

A 90-year-old man who died after pushing a woman from the direct path of an oncoming car has posthumously been given a National Bravery Award.

Ireland • 05 Dec

168,000 households take part in school ethos survey

Just under one third of families with young children have responded to a Department of Education questionnaire which asks what kind of school parents would like their child to attend.

Education • 05 Dec

Chief Minister of Jersey Lyndon Farnham, First Minister of Scotland John Swinney, Government of Guernsey Deputy Lindsay de Sausmarez, British Prime Minister Keir Starmer, First Minister of Wales Eluned Morgan, First Minister of Northern Ireland Michelle O

Taoiseach attends British-Irish Council in Wales

Taoiseach Micheál Martin has attended the British-Irish Council in Wales, along with British Prime Minister Keir Starmer.

Politics • 05 Dec

Nikita Hand has welcomed the decision by the Supreme Court (file image)

Hand welcomes court decision against McGregor appeal

Nikita Hand, who won her civil case against former MMA fighter Conor McGregor, has welcomed a decision by the Supreme Court not to allow a further appeal by Mr McGregor against a High Court jury's finding that he raped her.

Courts • 04 Dec

RTÉ to boycott Eurovision Song Contest over Israel

Ireland will not participate in next year's Eurovision Song Contest, and it will not be broadcast by RTÉ, after the European Broadcasting Union confirmed that Israel will be allowed to take part.

Eurovision • 05 Dec

The drugs were seized after a van was stopped in Courtmacsherry, Co Cork last July

Four plead guilty over attempt to import drugs worth €31m

Four men charged in connection with the attempted importation of €31 million worth of cocaine at Courtmacsherry in west Cork last July, have entered pleas of guilty and have been sent forward for sentencing to the Circuit Court.

Courts • 04 Dec

Song contest in disarray after dramatic day

As the organisers in host city Vienna are counting down to the 70th anniversary production of the Eurovision Song Contest, due to be held next May, the competition is in disarray, writes Arts and Media Correspondent, Evelyn O'Rourke.

Analysis and Comment • 05 Dec

Kyran Durnin was reported missing from his home in Drogheda, Co Louth in August 2024, but the last confirmed sighting of him was in June 2022

'Unanswered questions' after Kyran Durnin review

The National Review Panel report into the disappearance of Kyran Durnin not being published is "really unsatisfactory," the Chief Executive of the Children's Rights Alliance has said.

Ireland • 04 Dec

ICCL files complaint against Microsoft over Israeli data

The Irish Council for Civil Liberties has filed a complaint against Microsoft Ireland to the Data Protection Commission.

Ireland • 05 Dec

The Criminal Courts of Justice building in Dublin

'Criminal elements' trying to interfere in branding trial

"Criminal elements" are attempting to interfere with the course of justice by issuing threats, the Special Criminal Court was told this evening as it remanded in custody the alleged victim in the trial of four men, who are accused of assaulting and falsely imprisoning him at a Dublin house.

Courts • 04 Dec

Security systems where Drew Harris lived cost €212,000

Security systems at the house in the Phoenix Park where former Garda Commissioner Drew Harris lived during his time in the role cost €212,000 and there was an annual monitoring charge of €2,500 on the property, the Dáil has heard.

Politics • 04 Dec

Clockwise: Hailey Golden, Shane McGoey and Toby Kane

Toy Show stars share their advice for this year's kids

Former Late Late Toy Show stars have urged this year's performers to enjoy every second, expect the unexpected and remember that their big moment may reappear online for many years to come.

Toy Show • 04 Dec

Weight-loss drug overpriced for public patients - study

A new study for the HSE has found that making the weight loss drug Mounjaro available to public patients would not be value for money at the current price.

Health • 04 Dec

The project will be overseen by the Office of Public Works (file image)

Government allocates between €200m to €500m for GPO works

The Government has allocated between €200m and €500m to a major upgrade of the GPO in Dublin's O'Connell Street.

Dublin • 04 Dec

Ex senior garda gives evidence of investigating supt

The former head of the Garda National Bureau for Criminal Investigation has denied suggestions that he investigated a superintendent over alleged squaring of road traffic summonses because he had failed to charge him on another matter.

Munster • 04 Dec

Man says he stabbed victim in defence, court told

A 37-year-old man admitted that he stabbed another man near his home in Tallaght last year but said he did so in defence of his family and property, the Central Criminal Court has heard.

Courts • 04 Dec

Volodymyr Zelensky and Olena Zelensky arriving at Dublin Airport

Drone activity detected during Zelensky visit

Senior Government figures were briefed following the presence of drones in Irish skies on the night Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky arrived in Ireland, RTÉ News understands.

Ireland • 04 Dec

Sandra's disappearance 'closest thing to hell' - brother

The brother of Mayo woman Sandra Collins, who went missing 25 years ago today, has said his sister's disappearance was the "closest thing to hell" for their family.

Connacht • 04 Dec

A woman's hand touching a screen on tablet computer on Google search engine

'Storm Éowyn' most Googled term of the year

Storm Éowyn was the most searched term on Google in Ireland this year.

2025 in Review • 04 Dec

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Defence Forces come under 'small arms fire' in Lebanon

Gardaí at scene of fatal house fire in Co Offaly

Meskill joins Six One as RTÉ announces new presenters

Wallace 'understood people's hopes and dreams'

Patrick Kielty reveals The Grinch as Toy Show theme

Martin: Govt will make no apologies for inviting Zelensky

National Bravery Award posthumously given to man's family

168,000 households take part in school ethos survey

Taoiseach attends British-Irish Council in Wales

Hand welcomes court decision against McGregor appeal

RTÉ to boycott Eurovision Song Contest over Israel

Four plead guilty over attempt to import drugs worth €31m

Song contest in disarray after dramatic day

'Unanswered questions' after Kyran Durnin review

ICCL files complaint against Microsoft over Israeli data

'Criminal elements' trying to interfere in branding trial

Security systems where Drew Harris lived cost €212,000

Toy Show stars share their advice for this year's kids

Weight-loss drug overpriced for public patients - study

Government allocates between €200m to €500m for GPO works

Ex senior garda gives evidence of investigating supt

Man says he stabbed victim in defence, court told

Drone activity detected during Zelensky visit

Sandra's disappearance 'closest thing to hell' - brother

'Storm Éowyn' most Googled term of the year

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