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Politics

Leinster House

Oireachtas committees crank back into gear as chairs appointed (four months later)

25 Apr

5.8k

Vatican

President Higgins attends lying in state of Pope Francis in St Peter's Basilica

He and his wife Sabina paid their respects to the late pontiff this afternoon.

Diarmuid Pepper

reports from Rome

25 Apr

20.6k

vatican bound

On the red-eye to Rome: 'We were coming for the canonisation - now we're here for a funeral'

Diarmuid Pepper

reporting from Rome

25 Apr

11.9k

Sponsored

With the bank holiday coming up, road accidents could be reduced with this music playlist

Artificial Intelligence

Oireachtas establishes first AI-focused committee, with Malcolm Byrne as chair

25 Apr

4.8k

World Bank

Ireland to contribute €141m to World Bank's development institution - up 33.5% on previous commitment

24 Apr

11.6k

British-Irish relations

Governments will know ‘within weeks’ if legacy agreement can be reached, Harris says

Updated 24 Apr

10.4k

Ukraine

'Vladimir, STOP!': Trump condemns Russian strikes on Kyiv as death toll rises to 12

The attacks throw yet more doubt on already fraught efforts to push Russia and Ukraine to agree to a ceasefire.

Ukraine's state emergency services said the number of wounded had risen to 90.

Zelenskyy said he would return home prematurely from a diplomatic trip to South Africa.

Junior Minister Thomas Byrne, who is currently in Ukraine, slammed the 'illegal and unjustified' invasion.

Updated 24 Apr

18.2k

eoin hayes

TD suspended from Soc Dems over Israel-linked shares calls for Occupied Territories Bill 'now'

24 Apr

16.0k

Leixlip

Fears Irish jobs may be at risk as Intel global quarterly earnings set to be released later

Andrew Walsh

reports from Leixlip

24 Apr

8.2k

European Citizens Initiative

Over 1.2 million people sign petition to EU calling for financial support for abortions

24 Apr

4.0k

All That Glitters

Boost in housing completion rates in first quarter after delays to finish apartments last year

Updated 24 Apr

5.9k

London

Footage of Kneecap concert from November being reviewed by UK counter-terror police

A video posted online allegedly shows one member at the gig shouting “Up Hamas, up Hezbollah”.

Lauren Boland

Updated 24 Apr

34.2k

Education

Special Needs Assistants who lose positions in a school to benefit from redeployment scheme

24 Apr

29.6k

War in Ukraine

Trump blasts Zelenskyy for refusing to formally cede Crimea to Russia as part of peace talks

23 Apr

40.9k

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FactCheck

Debunked: Conor McGregor's false claims about roads policing, immigrants and Irish 'genocide'

23 Apr

22.5k

Housing Crisis

The HSE has more than 230 vacant properties, with 93 'surplus to requirement'

23 Apr

20.2k

As it happened

Pope Francis's remains to be removed to St Peter's tomorrow ahead of funeral

The Pope’s body will lie in state for mourners to pay their respects from tomorrow morning.

Updated 22 Apr

29.6k

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the vatican

Taoiseach, Tánaiste and President set to represent Ireland at Pope's funeral this weekend

22 Apr

8.6k

Palestine

Pro-Palestine protestors stage demonstrations at RTÉ and Newstalk offices

Updated 22 Apr

18.6k

Human Rights

Leo Varadkar: The way Pope Francis reached out to LGBTQ+ people and refugees made a difference

22 Apr

7.9k

Good Morning

The 9 at 9 Planning underway for Pope Francis funeral, young boy dies in Mullingar crash and Harvard University sues Trump.

Updated 22 Apr

5.7k

Michael Kelly

Next Pope: How the power base of the Church shifted (and why we won't see an Irish Pope emerge)

Michael Kelly

22 Apr

12.4k

junior cycle

Changes made to Junior Cycle grade bands to be applied to upcoming exams

22 Apr

16.7k

As it happened

Pope Francis died after stroke that led to irreversible heart failure, Vatican confirms

World leaders have been paying tribute following the pontiff’s death and preparations are now under way for his funeral.

President Michael D Higgins expressed his “profound sadness” on receiving the news of the pope's death.

Nine days of official mourning have been declared in the Vatican with the funeral expected to take place around next weekend.

Updated 21 Apr

40.5k

Derry

Petrol bombs and fireworks thrown during dissident republican parade in Derry

21 Apr

13.8k

pope francis

US flags to be flown at half-mast, Trump confirms (while standing alongside Easter Bunny)

21 Apr

32.3k

pope francis

Pope Francis has died aged 88

In a statement, the Vatican said: "Pope Francis died on Easter Monday, April 21, 2025, at the age of 88 at his residence in the Vatican's Casa Santa Marta."

Francis was admitted to the Gemelli hospital in Rome in February for bronchitis, where he spent five weeks.

Updated 21 Apr

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