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A man in his 20s has been killed after the quadbike he was driving collided with a tractor and trailer, in south county Galway this afternoon.

Posted: April 28, 2024, 5:30 pm

Ireland is set to join the EU's new Migration Pact, and it will bring a number of changes to how those seeking asylum are processed.

Posted: April 28, 2024, 3:34 pm

Pat Collins, the director of the new adaptation of the late John McGahern's best-selling novel That They May Face the Rising Sun, has told RTÉ Entertainment that the film is resonating with audiences more than he could have imagined.

Posted: April 28, 2024, 2:29 pm

Fighting in eastern Ukraine has worsened and Kyiv's troops have fallen back to new positions in at least three places along the front, Ukraine's top general said today.

Posted: April 28, 2024, 1:48 pm

Sinn Féin has launched its campaign for the local and European elections and is running candidates in all local authority areas and each of the three European constituencies.

Posted: April 28, 2024, 1:36 pm

Chief Executive of the HSE Bernard Gloster has said the health service "failed" Aoife Johnston and that failure "led to her death".

Posted: April 28, 2024, 12:55 pm

Taoiseach Simon Harris has said that Ireland will not "provide a loophole" for the migration challenges in other countries.

Posted: April 28, 2024, 11:47 am

South and Southeast Asia braced for more extreme heat today as authorities across the region issued health warnings and residents fled to parks and air-conditioned shopping centres for relief.

Posted: April 28, 2024, 11:37 am

Twenty years ago this week, on 1 May 2004, 10 new member states joined the European Union. Citizens of new eastern EU members, particularly from Poland, soon arrived in Ireland seeking work. Many settled in Ireland but, in recent years, an increasing number have also decided to return home.

Posted: April 28, 2024, 8:13 am

Diplomatic efforts intensified on Sunday to reach a long-sought truce and hostage-release deal in Gaza, as Hamas said it would travel to mediator Egypt to deliver its response after Israel's latest proposal.

Posted: April 28, 2024, 6:12 am

The phrase 'Axis of Evil', first used by George W Bush in 2002, is back in vogue. This time, it is about Russia, China, Iran and North Korea. But it was questionable 20 years ago and similar questions prevail now, writes Edmund Heaphy.

Posted: April 28, 2024, 6:01 am

Twenty years on from the enlargement of the European Union with ten countries, mostly from Eastern Europe, several other countries are still waiting to join the bloc.

Posted: April 28, 2024, 6:00 am

In the square by the Arts block in Trinity College on Friday tourists queued in the sunshine for entry to the Book of Kells, and students sat in groups on the lawn winding down for the weekend or taking breaks from the library.

Posted: April 28, 2024, 6:00 am

Taoiseach Simon Harris has urged that warning signs around the abuse of politicians and public figures be taken seriously "before the unthinkable happens".

Posted: April 28, 2024, 6:00 am

USB-C is quickly becoming the default connection type for gadgets, but the dream of needing one cable – and having less waste – is still far from becoming a reality, writes Adam Maguire.

Posted: April 28, 2024, 5:00 am

Portugal's government has said it refuses to initiate any process to pay reparations for atrocities committed during transatlantic slavery and the colonial era, contrary to earlier comments from President Marcelo Rebelo de Sousa.

Posted: April 28, 2024, 4:38 am

Police detained nearly 200 people at three US universities as they cleared pro-Palestinian encampments, in the latest campus clashes triggered by protests over Israel's war against Hamas.

Posted: April 28, 2024, 3:57 am

Pope Francis presided over mass in Saint Mark's Square in Venice today while warning of environmental damage and over-tourism, in a closely watched visit marking the ageing pontiff's first trip outside Rome since last year.

Posted: April 28, 2024, 1:28 am

US President Joe Biden delivered an election-year roast at the annual White House Correspondents' Association dinner as protesters outside criticised his support for Israel's war against Hamas.

Posted: April 28, 2024, 12:32 am

The US State Department has said that a law passed by Iraq's parliament yesterday criminalising same-sex relationships was a threat to human rights and freedoms and would weaken Iraq's ability to attract foreign investment.

Posted: April 27, 2024, 11:57 pm