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The World Meteorological Organisation has warned that Earth’s climate is swinging increasingly out of balance, and there are potentially severe consequences for Ireland.  The government is expected to agree today measures to try to control rising costs.  The Migrant Rights Centre of Ireland has published a report saying people coming here on general work permits are routinely exploi...

Oil and gas prices have surged following attacks on energy infrastructure in the Middle East. EU leaders have been considering steps to secure Europe’s supply and the Irish government is expected to announce measures next week.   Monthly payments to those accommodating  Ukrainian  people in their spare rooms or second homes will be wound down over the next year.&...

Gardaí have been searching for a couple in County Meath who were ordered to demolish their house because it was built without planning permission. Chris and Rose Murray have been fighting orders to tear it down for nearly 20 years. Over two days Gerry Adams has been cross examined by a lawyer representing three victims of IRA bombings of the Old Bailey court house in 1973, and two separate attacks...

The Taoiseach Micheál Martin will visit the White House today will issues including Iran, Gaza and economic ties on the table.   A letter from the US Ambassador to Ireland to Simon Harris warns that US businesses are reassessing their investment in Ireland.  The number of Gardaí who declared domestic violence orders against them increased last year.   Gerry...

Iran says it will continue to block the Strait of Hormuz, a crucial global shipping route, according to a statement attributed to the country’s new Supreme Leader. Meanwhile, the UN says the conflict has displaced more than 3.2million people. The Dublin Region Homeless Executive, Mary Hayes, has warned lack of emergency accommodation for families could lead to those with children having to sleep o...

The Taoiseach Micheál Martin is in Washington and begins the second day of his St. Patrick’s Day visit. He will attend the Irish Funds dinner later today meeting a network of people backing cultural and community projects in Ireland, and will visit the White House tomorrow. As the world’s attention is focused on the Middle East, the war in Ukraine rages on. On today’s In The News podcast the Ukrai...

The psychological impact of flooding often lasts far longer than the physical damage caused, a new Irish study has found. The Naval Service is to be given the authority to board vessels in Irish waters, under expanded powers being drafted by government in advance of Ireland’s EU presidency. Dave Hannigan is writing about how the NBA in the United States got cold feet over proposed collaboration be...

Artificial intelligence (AI) apps that “nudify” images of people without their consent are not currently banned under European Union regulations. An Irish member of The New York Times’ visuals investigation team is challenging the Trump administration’s account of a missile strike on a primary school in Iran. UAE ambassador to Ireland says “there are channels” of communication between law enforcem...

Fuel has hit €2 a litre and it’s estimated the rise in energy costs brought on by the war in Iran could cost Irish households an extra thousand euro a year if it’s prolonged. What levers could the government pull to help keep costs down? Sources in An Garda Síochána have told The Irish Times they believe the heads of the Kinahan drug cartel haven’t left the UAE since 2022. New figures show the num...

Iran has said its assembly of experts has elected a new supreme leader. Israel has vowed to target the the late Ayatollah Ali Khamenei's successor. The heads of the National Library, the National Museum and IMMA say they’re struggling to cover their pension bills and have asked the Government to step in. Road safety campaigner and Irish Times columnist Sinead O’Sullivan has mapped fatalities on Ir...

Missile strikes across the middle east intensified on Thursday. In retaliation for US and Israeli attacks on targets across Iran, the regime launched rockets at US air bases and cities in various countries, and in a new development, it attacked Azerbaijan.  A long war in the Middle East will almost certainly impact inflation in Ireland. Our Consumer Affairs Correspondent Conor...

The Competition and Consumer Protection Commission has been called in to investigate complaints of ‘price gouging’ after the cost of home heating oil rose by up to 50 per cent since the outbreak of the Iran crisis. The Government has had the power since 2023 to impose an explicit ban on scramblers, but it did not move to enact regulations until shortly after Grace Lynch (16) was fatally injured by...

Hundreds of Irish citizens trying to escape the unfolding conflict in the Middle East are to be offered an “assisted departure” on a government-chartered flight. Conor Pope explains the situation is very uncertain for passengers who are due to fly to, or via, the UAE and Qatar after March 10th. He also explains why fuel and home heating companies have increased their prices within days of the Iran...

US and Israeli war planes have continued to strike targets in Iran, and Donald Trump has awarded the Congressional Medal of Honour to three servicemen killed in action. Prices of energy, petrol and food could rise as a result of the conflict’s impact on oil production and global trade routes. The number of people in Dublin cycling on a daily basis has risen by 50 per cent in the last two years. It...

Air raid sirens continue to sound in cities across the Middle East following the death of Iran’s Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei. The number of patients on waiting lists for 18 months or longer rose in more than half of Ireland’s hospitals in 2025. A victim who lost tens of thousands in an invoice redirection scam shares her story with The Irish Times. People convicted under Ireland’s historic anti-ga...

Dublin City’s Council’s new premises at the former Dublin Institute of Technology will cost €670 million, The Irish Times can reveal. The government is to build a new secure room to prevent eavesdropping on calls with world leaders. An internal report from the University of Galway, seen by The Irish Times, includes proposals to axe its Bachelor of Arts due to falling student demand. A month into a...

54 year-old American man Michael Kelley remains in custody this morning after being charged in court with the murder of Kerry sheep farmer Mike Gaine. Members of a planned new public transport security service are to be given powers of arrest and pursuit . A “so-called” live YouTube gaming stream hosted by a man accused of murdering his pregnant partner, Natalie McNally , has been played to jurors...

A new deal has been struck to buy hundreds of new state of the art vehicles with new capabilities that could allow Ireland to take a greater role in peacekeeping missions abroad, and in defence of the island should the need arise. The Taoiseach, Michael Martin, has defended the government’s decision to pause a review into how special needs assistants (SNAs) are allocated at schools saying it hadn’...

Today marks 4 years since Russia mounted its invasion of Ukraine. On a visit to Kyiv today the European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen hoped to announce a €90 billion loan to help Ukraine continue fighting, but Hungary’s Prime Minister Viktor Orbán is blocking the money over a damaged oil pipeline delivering Russian oil via Ukraine to Hungary and Slovakia. The EU parliament’s trade comm...

The UK’s Border Force is piloting new surveillance technology from today. Live facial recognition cameras will scan thousands of passengers arriving from Ireland as they enter the UK. A new survey of workers by the Irish Congress of Trade Unions suggests a majority believe they are underpaid for their skills and effort. Women and young people are m...

The former British prince, Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor, has been released from police custody after being arrested accused of misconduct in public office. A District Judge in Dublin has spoken out against the "profiteering" by private firms used by Tusla to provide placements for vulnerable children in the care system. The Minister for Mental Health Mary Butler says she is deeply troubled by the fi...

Ireland should embrace Uber, Bolt and other ride-hailing apps to increase options for taxi users, says the Competition and Consumer Protection Commission Just three companies – technology groups Apple and Microsoft and pharma group Eli Lilly – were responsible for almost half the corporation tax collected by the State in 2024. Online fads such as sharing photos of yourself from 2016 and 2026 are g...

Irish electronic components are being shipped to Russia in vast numbers where they are often fitted to “kamikaze drones” for use against civilian targets in Ukraine. Meta wants the Irish Government to use its coming European Union presidency to advocate for scrapping of a law that would crack down on addictive social media features like infinite scroll. Gardaí searching for the potential remains o...

Josephine Dullard, better known as JoJo, went missing on the 9th of November 1995. She was 21 at the time. And Deirdre Jacob, who went missing on the 19th of July 1998, was 18. Gardai have launched new searches in Co. Wicklow as part of the two investigations. Councillors across Ireland tried to zone almost 300 land sites on flood prone areas&...

There has been a spike in Ireland's prison population, driven by a rise in arrests of immigrants who are awaiting deportation. The financial support scheme supporting frontline HSE staff who continue to suffer from Long Covid has come to an end. Several have told us the impact when their payments are reduced of end completely could be severe. A man has appeared in court in Sydney accused of murder...