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EU Foreign Affairs chief Kaja Kallas has said that Europe "remains vigilant" as its critical infrastructure was "at high risk of sabotage".

Posted: January 1, 2026, 5:36 pm

We have 40 multiple-choice questions to test your knowledge of the sporting highs and a few lows over what has been an eventful 12 months.

Posted: January 1, 2026, 12:05 pm

2025 has been described as a "devastating" year on Irish roads, as concern has been expressed about the number of fatalities recorded.

Posted: January 1, 2026, 11:29 am

As the clock struck midnight last night, Ireland's first babies of the New Year were making their way into the world.

Posted: January 1, 2026, 11:06 am

Bulgaria has became the 21st country to switch to the euro, a milestone met with both cheers and fears, nearly 20 years after the Balkan nation joined the European Union.

Posted: January 1, 2026, 10:14 am

Follow developments following a fire at a bar in Switzerland, which was crowded with people on New Year's eve.

Posted: January 1, 2026, 10:04 am

A huge inferno gutted a 19th century Amsterdam church during a New Year's Eve which saw two dead from fireworks and "unprecedented" violence against police.

Posted: January 1, 2026, 9:25 am

US President Donald Trump has said his administration was removing the National Guard from Chicago, Los Angeles ⁠and Portland but added that federal forces will "come back" if crime rates go up.

Posted: January 1, 2026, 8:49 am

The centenary of Irish radio will be celebrated throughout 2026 by RTÉ.

Posted: January 1, 2026, 8:11 am

Zohran Mamdani has promised to show left-wing politics can succeed as he took over as New York mayor for a term sure to see him cross swords with US President Donald Trump.

Posted: January 1, 2026, 7:40 am

Around 40 people, including many youths, were killed and 115 others injured after a fire tore through a crowded bar during a New Year's Eve party in the Swiss ski resort of Crans-Montana, officials have said.

Posted: January 1, 2026, 7:16 am

A different world will confront Ireland in 2026. In no particular order, our Economics and Public Affairs Editor David Murphy examines five threats.

Posted: January 1, 2026, 7:00 am

Taiwan President Lai Ching-te said the island ⁠is determined to defend its sovereignty and boost its defence in the face of China's increasing expansion, after Beijing fired rockets towards the island as part of military drills.

Posted: January 1, 2026, 5:19 am

Former world heavyweight boxing champion Anthony Joshua has been discharged from hospital, state officials said, after he was injured in a car crash in Nigeria that killed two of his close friends.

Posted: January 1, 2026, 1:39 am

Two major changes to employment law, pension auto-enrolment and a rise in the minimum wage, come into effect from today.

Posted: January 1, 2026, 12:01 am

A range of social welfare and tax changes announced in Budget 2026 come into effect from today.

Posted: January 1, 2026, 12:01 am

A woman in her 40s and a teenage boy have been seriously injured, and three other people also taken to hospital, following an arson attack on a property in Finglas in Dublin, in the early hours of this morning.

Posted: December 31, 2025, 12:58 pm

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky has said that Ukraine wanted the war to end, but not at any cost, adding he would not sign a "weak" peace agreement that would only prolong the war.

Posted: December 31, 2025, 8:06 am

Representatives of the fishing sector have said the loss of one third of Ireland's national fish quota in 2026 means they are facing their toughest year ever.

Posted: December 31, 2025, 6:00 am

We have 40 multiple-choice questions to test your knowledge of the sporting highs and a few lows over what has been an eventful 12 months.

Posted: December 29, 2025, 11:38 pm