Former Taoiseach Leo Varadkar has acknowledged that he went too far and overstated his remarks about rural Ireland made last week. Speaking on the Path to Power podcast, hosted by Matt Cooper, Mr Varadkar said …
The United Kingdom has approved a ban preventing anyone aged 17 and under from ever purchasing cigarettes during their lifetime. The Tobacco and Vapes Bill is designed to stop individuals born after 1 January 2009—currently …
A psychological assessment is to be conducted on a teenage girl charged in connection with the fatal assault of Scarlett Faulkner, a court heard on Thursday. The 16-yr-old accused faces a charge of assault causing …
The Taoiseach Micheál Martin is set to attend an informal gathering of EU leaders in Cyprus, where discussions are expected to focus heavily on three major crises: rising energy costs, the situation in the Middle …
Met Éireann has predicted temperatures reaching up to 21C on Friday, alongside extended sunny intervals, as the current spell of fine weather is expected to continue throughout the week, reports RTE. According to Met Éireann, …
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky has welcomed the European Union’s approval of a €90bn loan for Ukraine, which had previously been blocked by Hungary’s outgoing prime minister Viktor Orbán. “Today is an important day for our …
Work at the site of the New Children’s Hospital in Dublin has resumed following an evacuation on Wednesday. The evacuation is understood to have been triggered by a fire, though the extent of the damage …
Sinn Féin leader Mary Lou McDonald has told the Dáil that the energy crisis is not easing but instead worsening, reports RTE. She said that 750,000 households relying on home heating oil have experienced a …
Electricity costs may climb by between 4% and 9% over the summer months, the Minister for Energy has indicated. Darragh O’Brien said the outlook for pricing remains “highly volatile” because of international pressures, reports RTE. …
The Department of Finance has revised down its growth outlook while anticipating a substantial rise in the Government’s surplus, reports RTE. In its Spring Economic Forecast, the Department stated that a general government surplus of …
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