Ireland Headlines

Wed, 24 Apr 2024 06:02:00 +0100
Jeffrey Donaldson due in court charged with sex offences
Former DUP leader Jeffrey Donaldson is due to appear in court in Co Down this morning charged with rape and other historical sexual offences.

Wed, 24 Apr 2024 06:21:16 +0100
$95bn US aid package for Ukraine, Israel and Taiwan
The US Congress has given final approval to a $95 billion aid package for Ukraine, Israel and Taiwan, with President Joe Biden quickly vowing to sign the long-delayed bill.

Wed, 24 Apr 2024 00:01:10 +0100
Report on human rights highlights Irish housing crisis
Ireland's housing crisis has been highlighted in a report assessing human rights in 155 countries by Amnesty International.

Wed, 24 Apr 2024 07:15:29 +0100
Tánaiste to visit refugee camp during Middle East visit
Tánaiste Micheál Martin is due to visit a Palestinian refugee camp run by UNRWA, the UN agency for Palestinian affairs, as part of his visit to the Middle East.

Wed, 24 Apr 2024 02:12:06 +0100
Staff missing from RTÉ scandal discourse, cttee to hear
The National Union of Journalists is expected to tell the Oireachtas Joint Committee on Media that the voice of RTÉ staff "has been missing from discourse" about the series of scandals that have hit the broadcaster in the last year.

Wed, 24 Apr 2024 09:47:47 +0100
Watch: Greece suffers new round of Saharan dust pollution
Clouds of dust blown in from the Sahara desert covered Athens and other Greek cities, one of the worst such episodes to hit the country since 2018, officials have said.

Wed, 24 Apr 2024 07:38:05 +0100
What the US passed to aid Ukraine, Israel and Taiwan
The US Senate passed aid for Ukraine, Israel and the Indo-Pacific, along with a national security bill that could effectively ban TikTok in the United States, sending them to the White House for President Joe Biden to sign into law.

Wed, 24 Apr 2024 06:00:00 +0100
7 questions ahead of RTÉ being discussed at Media Cttee
Representatives from unions including the NUJ, SIPTU, Connect and Unite are due to appear before the Oireachtas Joint Committee on Media to discuss 'Governance and Culture Issues' at RTÉ. Arts and Media Correspondent Evelyn O'Rourke looks at what is...

Wed, 24 Apr 2024 00:21:57 +0100
Orders for new evacuations as strikes in Gaza intensify
Israeli strikes intensified across Gaza yesterday in some of the heaviest shelling in weeks, residents have said, and the army ordered fresh evacuations in the north of the enclave, warning civilians they were in a "dangerous combat zone".

Wed, 24 Apr 2024 08:57:06 +0100
McGrath doesn't rule out once-off payments in Budget 2025
Minister for Finance Michael McGrath has said that the changed inflation environment will influence Budget 2025 decisions.

Wed, 24 Apr 2024 09:02:54 +0100
Harris to write 'personal apology' to Stardust families
Taoiseach Simon Harris has said he will write a "personal" letter of apology to Stardust families in the aftermath of his State apology in the Dáil.

Wed, 24 Apr 2024 05:00:01 +0100
Ireland falls in rankings of attractive work destinations
Ireland has fallen four places to rank 36 in the most attractive countries for professionals across the world to work.

Wed, 24 Apr 2024 08:01:37 +0100
Seven arrested in Australian 'terrorism' raids - police
Australian police has said that seven people who posed an "unacceptable risk and threat" to the public have been arrested after anti-terror raids that involved more than 400 officers.

Wed, 24 Apr 2024 00:05:35 +0100
European Parliament to vote on money laundering law
New laws to tackle money laundering, terrorist financing and sanctions evasion are due to be voted on by the European Parliament.

Wed, 24 Apr 2024 07:22:49 +0100
Russian attack injures six people in Ukraine's Kharkiv
Russian missiles have damaged residential buildings and injured six people in Ukraine's second-largest city Kharkiv, Governor Oleh Synehubov said on Telegram.

Wed, 24 Apr 2024 00:01:00 +0100
Covid-19 supports stabilised labour market - study
Employment and social welfare supports during the Covid pandemic helped to stabilise the labour market but inequalities persist, according to a new study.

Wed, 24 Apr 2024 05:00:00 +0100
Consumers want to make 'green' choices but cost dominates
Consumers want to make sustainable choices but cost and other practicalities take priority, new research shows.

Wed, 24 Apr 2024 07:42:38 +0100
Talks on global plastic treaty under way in Canada
Negotiators from 175 countries have begun talks on a proposed global treaty to reduce plastic pollution, which is currently found everywhere from mountain tops to ocean depths, and in human blood and breast milk.

Wed, 24 Apr 2024 04:34:21 +0100
China opposes Taiwan's inclusion in passed aid bill
China's "resolutely opposes" the inclusion of what it called "Taiwan-related content" in a four-bill package passed by the US Senate that included providing military aid to Taipei, its Taiwan Affairs Office said today.

Wed, 24 Apr 2024 01:17:36 +0100
Venezuelan president announces return of UN rights office
President Nicolas Maduro announced that a United Nations human rights office would begin operating in Venezuela once again, after it was suspended and its staff ordered to leave in February.

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