The moment Pope Francis's coffin is placed by altar in St Peter's Basilica

Irish plane lands in Tenerife to evacuate citizens from virus-hit ship

An Coimisiún Toghcháin's chief says over 300,000 names removed from electoral register

Candidates from the Galway West constituency join Aine Lawlor on The Week in Politics

Hungary’s dancing politician leads inauguration celebrations

Minister will not make any announcement yet about a repatriation payment for Ukrainians.

'May be necessary' to send Government Jet - Minister for Justice

Drone footage shows aftermath of fire in Waterford city

First group of Spanish passengers disembarks from hantavirus-hit cruise ship

Burren’s blooming landscape celebrated

Rescuers searched through rubble at site of an Israeli strike in southern Lebanon

Maria Walsh hopes her pregnancy story helps other single women

Scaled down Victory day parade starts on Red Square

People take part in Darkness Into Light events across the country

Part Two: Six One takes a look at the Galway West bye-election

Part Three: Six One takes a look at the Galway West bye-election

Six One takes a look at the Galway West bye-election

news2day Friday, 8 May 2026

On the final news2day of the week we head to Culture Day at a Kildare school, meet the inventor of the glow-in-the-dark sliotar and we find out about the Greenland shark.

Check it out! UCD’s Library of Things

German police patrol near ongoing hostage situation near bank