THE FUNERAL OF GAA star James McHugh and his wife Noreen will take place later today in Co Donegal. The couple died after their car collided with a van on the N3 at Drummallaght, between Virginia and ...

With these latest deaths there have now been 22 executions in the United States this year — 12 in Florida, four in Texas, three in Oklahoma, and one each in Arizona, Tennessee and Alabama. The death ...

LAST UPDATE | 14 Aug PINERGY HAS ANNOUNCED an increase to its residential electricity prices. It will result in the typical household cost rising by 7.6% and it is understood that the hike will impact ...

Greater investment in the Probation Service as part of Budget 2027 is also seen as one of the ways to help respond to the overcrowding crisis.

EMERGENCY SERVICES ARE at the scene of a train derailment in East Sussex in south east England. British Transport Police said the incident happened near Lewes railway station at around 3.54pm. “We’re ...

POLLS HAVE CLOSED in one of the most bizarre byelections the UK has ever seen, with Reform UK leader Nigel Farage hoping to retain his seat in Clacton. His main rival is Count Binface, a satirical ...

A 17-YEAR-OLD STUDENT who won a prestigious Ombudsman for Children Award earlier this year has died following an accident in Greece. Alex McKee, who was due to enter his Leaving Certificate year at ...

A chief fire officer said it was “one of the most significant” incidents the region’s fire service has ever dealt with.

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In Shankill in south county Dublin, the stony beach saw visitors arrive with dogs and eclipse glasses as the solar event’s peak neared. Children carried their tin foiled-cereal boxes and adults ...

When he launched the war against Iran in late February, US president Donald Trump predicted it would last “four to five weeks”.

A BOIL WATER notice has been delayed for a housing estate in Co Waterford as negotiations continue between the management company, the council and residents. Some 74 households in the Woodlands Estate ...