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The trial of nine accused smugglers has opened in Greece, nearly a year after a migrant trawler with hundreds on board sank off the country's coast in one of Europe's deadliest shipwrecks.

Posted: May 21, 2024, 7:18 am

A video posted by Donald Trump's Truth Social account shows hypothetical headlines speaking of a 'unified reich' if he wins the 2024 presidential election - language that drew fierce criticism from incumbent Joe Biden's campaign.

Posted: May 21, 2024, 7:03 am

Saudi Arabia's Public Investment Fund has signed a "multi-year" deal with the WTA that will see it become the first naming partner of the official world rankings.

Posted: May 21, 2024, 6:36 am

A controversial new biopic of Donald Trump shown at the Cannes Film Festival on Monday paints an unflinching but nuanced portrait of the former US president, even as he runs again for the White House.

Posted: May 21, 2024, 6:34 am

Brazilian food delivery riders speak to Prime Time about abuse they face when they're on the job as well as low wages and the cost of living in Dublin.

Posted: May 21, 2024, 5:19 am

The Housing Commission has called for a "radical strategic reset of housing policy" and has estimated an underlying housing deficit in Ireland of up to 256,000 homes.

Posted: May 21, 2024, 5:01 am

Thousands of Iranians are taking part in the funeral procession of President Ebrahim Raisi and seven members of his entourage who were killed in a helicopter crash.

Posted: May 21, 2024, 4:18 am

Israel and Hamas, engaged in heavy fighting in Gaza, have both angrily rejected moves to arrest their leaders for war crimes made before an international court.

Posted: May 21, 2024, 3:18 am

US Central Command has said that more than 569 metric tons of humanitarian assistance has been delivered so far across a temporary floating pier to Gaza, but not all the aid has reached warehouses.

Posted: May 21, 2024, 2:23 am

New Zealand's foreign minister said a government plane would depart for New Caledonia to pick up tourists stranded for a week in the crisis-hit French territory.

Posted: May 21, 2024, 12:41 am

A sometimes-unruly debate between eight candidates saw several matters under discussion including nature restoration, migration and agriculture.

Posted: May 21, 2024, 12:03 am

An eight-candidate debate on RTÉ One television ahead of European Parliament elections on 7 June has been dominated by the issue of immigration.

Posted: May 20, 2024, 11:23 pm

Almost 1,800 complaints were received by the Ombudsman for Children last year including the living conditions of a 16-year-old wheelchair user who had to sleep in the sitting room and use a commode because the doors in his house were not wide enough.

Posted: May 20, 2024, 11:01 pm

The Department of Housing has said a report it commissioned more than four years ago has found no evidence that Dublin City Council reimbursed building companies who paid protection money to criminals to build houses in west Dublin.

Posted: May 20, 2024, 11:01 pm

The Cabinet will discuss a plan to enable patients and healthcare professionals easily access medical records.

Posted: May 20, 2024, 11:00 pm

The deaths of three members of a family – a mother and her two young daughters – in a road crash on the N17 near Claremorris, Co Mayo, was described as "an unspeakable tragedy" by a coroner.

Posted: May 20, 2024, 5:19 pm

OpenAI has said it will "pause" the use of one of the voices in ChatGPT after it drew comparisons with Hollywood actress Scarlett Johansson.

Posted: May 20, 2024, 4:52 pm

A garda is recovering after he was struck by a car in Castleknock in Dublin in the early hours of this morning.

Posted: May 20, 2024, 3:33 pm

Donald Trump's former lawyer Michael Cohen has testified that he stole money from Mr Trump's company as a form of "self- help" as prosecutors rested their case today at the former US president's hush money trial.

Posted: May 20, 2024, 2:50 pm

Researchers at the University of Galway are looking for citizen scientists to monitor hundreds of wild and native honey bee colonies around the country.

Posted: May 20, 2024, 1:59 pm