Irish

January

January 2024

Evening Wrap

The 5 at 5 Five minutes, five stories, five o’clock…

30 Jan

3.7k

A few groomed men

Gone today, hair tomorrow: Irish Defence Forces to allow members to grow beards

30 Jan

17.3k

Passports at the ready

Business as usual for overseas St Patrick's Day trips as 11 govt politicians to head to US

Taoiseach Leo Varadkar is expected to meet US President Joe Biden to mark St Patrick’s Day.

30 Jan

31.5k

return to stormont

UK and EU agree change to post-Brexit NI trade rules after DUP reaches deal

DUP leader Jeffrey Donaldson said the changes show the “naysayers are wrong”.

The DUP leader today expressed hope that the executive could be back in place within days.

The parties eligible to participate in a revived ministerial executive are due to meet later today to discuss the next steps.

Support for the deal is not unanimous within the DUP and several senior figures remain fiercely opposed to the proposed agreement.

Updated 30 Jan

17.7k

Tandragee

Pilot taken to hospital after small plane crashes in County Armagh

30 Jan

6.1k

kieran Quilligan

CCTV played critical role in discovery of remains believed to be those of missing Cork man

30 Jan

14.7k

truss issues

Liz Truss was paid £32,000 to speak at a conference in Dublin last year

30 Jan

17.2k

Asylum Seekers

Government considers chartering flights to deport immigrants denied asylum

30 Jan

19.8k

Leaked

Senior DUP member 'wore a wire' to leak key meeting to loyalist activist Jamie Bryson

30 Jan

21.3k

shamrock boycott

Palestinian ambassador urges Irish politicians to use Patrick's Day visit to raise Gaza plight with Biden

Dr Jilan Wahba Abdalmajid said that she would respect whatever decision is taken by the Irish Government and Sinn Féin.

Niall O'Connor

30 Jan

13.5k

Swimming

Clontarf's landmark saltwater swimming pool will remain open despite restaurant closure

30 Jan

33.4k

coimisiún na meán

Media regulator partially upholds complaint against TG4 Creeslough documentary for causing harm

30 Jan

10.3k

Weather

Cold and windy conditions ahead with weather warnings issued for seven counties

30 Jan

21.9k

dup says yes

Brian Rowan: Donaldson finally came through, but the real work starts now

Brian Rowan

Updated 30 Jan

7.1k

Price hike

VHI to increase price of healthcare insurance plans by 7% average from 1 March

30 Jan

10.1k

Agriculture

Explainer: Why are farmers in France blocking the motorways?

30 Jan

9.0k

O'Connell Street

Man arrested after being found intoxicated and in possession of toy gun in Dublin city

30 Jan

12.6k

The Daily Poll

Poll: Should disposable vapes be banned in Ireland?

30 Jan

28.5k

Powersharing

DUP backs deal that will see return of Stormont Assembly after two years of collapse

Donaldson made the announcement after 1am following hours of intensive talks by the DUP executive.

Updated 30 Jan

29.4k

Imran Khan

Pakistan ex-PM Imran Khan sentenced to 10 years in jail

30 Jan

15.7k

Case closed

United: Rashford accepts responsibility over FA Cup omission due to 'disciplinary matter'

30 Jan

15.1k

Good Morning

The 9 at 9 Stormont Assembly to return after DUP backs deal, McEntee to bring memo on expanding ‘safe countries’ list, and Cabinet to sign off on St Patrick’s Day trips for ministers.

30 Jan

5.4k

Powering Up

Routes of 3 major underground electricity cables in Dublin revealed

30 Jan

39.9k

Cabinet

Algeria and Botswana to be added to 'safe countries' list from today

30 Jan

22.9k

Running out of Road

Parking driving you crazy? It might be because cars are expanding by half a centimetre a year

Campaigners say legislation is urgently needed to halt the trend for ever wider cars.

The average width of Irish new cars exceeds the EU average.

Several SUVs on the market are now over 2 metres wide.

Valerie Flynn

30 Jan

17.3k

The North

Jeffrey Donaldson briefing DUP members over UK government proposals to end Stormont impasse

Updated 29 Jan

26.6k

Gaza

US Secretary of State urges UN agency to address claims of staff involvement in Hamas attack

UNRWA said Israel had provided the agency with information about the alleged involvement of several employees in the 7 October attack.

The European Union is one of UNRWA's top donors.

On Saturday, Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs Micheál Martin said Ireland was not withdrawing its funding.

He said today he has no issue with the EU reviewing the situation as long as the aid keeps flowing.

Updated 29 Jan

11.7k

Far-right

Three new anti-immigrant parties have registered to stand in Irish elections - but who are they?

Ireland has never elected a candidate from a far-right party.

Stephen McDermott

29 Jan

52.1k

News Fix

Here's What Happened Today: Monday

29 Jan

5.9k

fault

Dublin commuters face delays as both Luas lines disrupted by 'electrical fault'

29 Jan

11.9k

patrick nugent

Brothers of man who died in unexplained circumstances 40 years ago appeal for answers

29 Jan

20.6k

Cherry Orchard

Three men who attacked gardaí outside a takeaway in Ballyfermot jailed for 27 months

29 Jan

23.0k

stardust inquests

Electrical fault in hot press 'likely cause' of Stardust fire, expert tells inquest

29 Jan

7.8k

Gardaí

Gardaí arrested 45 people at 'anti-immigration' protests in Dublin last year

29 Jan

6.9k

VAPE NO MORE

UK announces ban on disposable vapes, as Tánaiste says he would like to see a similar move here

Updated 29 Jan

19.4k

Courts

Woman jailed over role in two robberies, including one in which a 79-year-old man was stabbed

29 Jan

13.5k

Dublin

Merchants Quay says it will take time for drug users to 'trust' new supervised injection centre

29 Jan

11.4k

Evening Wrap

The 5 at 5 Five minutes, five stories, five o’clock…

29 Jan

3.9k

Rostellan

Gardaí working to 'establish the identity' of skeletal remains discovered in Co Cork

Updated 29 Jan

20.8k

rural crime

Fifty lambs stolen in Co Derry, while a ‘significant number of sheep’ taken in Co Antrim

29 Jan

11.7k

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