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Activity in the construction sector continued to decrease in December, for the eighth month in a row, according to the latest Purchasing Managers' Index from AIB.

Posted: January 13, 2026, 1:01 am

Almost one in five workers in Ireland (18%) say they will not be able to afford retirement until age 70, according to a new survey.

Posted: January 13, 2026, 1:00 am

Supermarket chain Aldi Ireland has announced a 2% increase for all paid hourly rates, with effect from 1 February.

Posted: January 13, 2026, 12:01 am

Spanish police have made their largest-ever cocaine seizure on the high seas, intercepting a vessel carrying almost 10 metric tonnes of the drug concealed in a shipment of salt.

Posted: January 12, 2026, 10:08 pm

A murder trial in Cork has been told that a young Brazilian woman was allegedly strangled to death by her ex-boyfriend after she went to his apartment in the city so that they could make a FaceTime call back home to see their pet dog to whom they both were "very attached".

Posted: January 12, 2026, 9:21 pm

A new forensic report into the death of a young woman in a Monaghan canal concludes she died of a violent physical assault despite gardaí treating her death as a tragic accident.

Posted: January 12, 2026, 9:20 pm

Fergal Gallagher of our Foreign Desk explains just what is happening in Iran.

Posted: January 12, 2026, 8:01 pm

Consideration is being given to making helmets compulsory for e-scooter users.

Posted: January 12, 2026, 7:02 pm

An army chaplain who was stabbed multiple times by a teenager outside a barracks will be awarded a medal for distinguished service, along with three other soldiers who came to his aid during the incident in 2024.

Posted: January 12, 2026, 5:58 pm

A prosecution is expected in relation to the fatal shooting of Denis Donaldson in Co Donegal in 2006, the Minister for Justice has said.

Posted: January 12, 2026, 5:58 pm

Coach Xabi Alonso has left Real Madrid by mutual agreement a day after their 3-2 defeat to bitter rivals Barcelona in the Spanish Super Cup.

Posted: January 12, 2026, 5:21 pm

The White House has announced that Venezuelan opposition figure Maria Corina Machado will meet President Donald Trump this week as pressure grew on the interim leadership in Caracas to speed up the release of political prisoners.

Posted: January 12, 2026, 4:27 pm

The mother of a four-year-old boy who was murdered by his father's girlfriend has told the Central Criminal Court her son's life was gone "at the hands of pure evil".

Posted: January 12, 2026, 4:17 pm

The High Court has been told that an investigation into Kenny Jacobs conduct will be paused pending the hearing of his legal action aimed at allowing him to return to work.

Posted: January 12, 2026, 3:11 pm

A pregnant woman in her 30s has died following a two-car collision in Co Antrim.

Posted: January 12, 2026, 2:37 pm

A 24-year-old man has pleaded guilty to assault, arson and terrorist offences following an attack on two gardaí in Dublin city centre last July and an attempt to burn out Conor McGregor's pub in Drimnagh four days earlier.

Posted: January 12, 2026, 11:39 am

The Trump administration's decision to open a criminal investigation into Fed Chair Jerome Powell has drawn condemnation from former Fed chiefs.

Posted: January 12, 2026, 7:52 am

Jessie Buckley has won Best Actress at the Golden Globes for her performance in Hamnet, on a night when the historical drama also won the coveted Best Picture award.

Posted: January 12, 2026, 5:06 am

A violent crackdown on a wave of protests in Iran has killed at least 648 people, a rights group has said.

Posted: January 12, 2026, 1:25 am

A European Commissioner has said that it would be the end of NATO if the United States took Greenland by force.

Posted: January 12, 2026, 12:00 am