Ireland's first-ever regular season NFL game hailed as a "huge success"

The NFL (National Football League) has hailed its first-ever regular season game played in Ireland as a "huge success." A staggering 74,512 fans attended the sold-out game at Dublin's Croke Park, which saw the Pittsburgh Steelers beat the...

Turkey says 137 flotilla activists arrive in Istanbul

Some 137 activists detained by Israel for taking part in a flotilla seeking to deliver aid to Gaza are being flown to Istanbul, Turkey's foreign ministry has said. The individuals include 36 Turkish nationals, as well as citizens from the United...

Irish households' popular condiment 'do not eat' warning over 'serious' illness risk

Shoppers have been issued an urgent warning as a batch of a popular Chinese condiment sold in Irish shops has been recalled due to the 'presence' of a type of bacteria that can cause vomiting and diarrhoea. The Food Safety Authority of Ireland...

Bars at Dublin Airport closed ‘earlier than usual’ last night amid flight cancellations due to Storm Amy

A total of 115 flights were cancelled at Dublin Airport as of 8pm yesterday evening due to high winds brought by Storm Amy. Meanwhile, 18 inbound flights were diverted to other airports, and many outbound and inbound flights were experiencing...

The working class, red brick street that convinced Keir Starmer Labour 'got immigration all wrong': How the once proud road where Joyce Todd bought her house for £3,000 in 1979 has declined in her 46 years there

Keir Starmer revealed this week that a visit to the home of a voter in Oldham a decade earlier had made him realise that his party had 'got it wrong' on immigration. Pensioner Joyce Todd warned the future Prime Minister then that uncontrolled...

Turkey says 137 flotilla activists arrive in Istanbul

Some 137 activists detained by Israel for taking part in a flotilla seeking to deliver aid to Gaza are being flown to Istanbul, Turkey's foreign ministry has said. The individuals include 36 Turkish nationals, as well as citizens from the United...

New Aid Fleet Sails for Gaza Amid Israeli Crackdown on Activists

Defying a recent crackdown, a new international humanitarian fleet has set sail for Gaza, aiming to break the “Israeli” occupation’s near-total siege as the regime faces mounting condemnation for its violent interception of the preceding “Global...

Thousands take part in Dublin's Pro-Palestine rally

Thousands of people have taken part in a pro-Palestinian rally in Dublin. Organisers said the protest marks "two years of genocide in Gaza" and called on the Irish Government to sanction Israel. It is the 17th such demonstration convened by the...

Thousands call for sanctions on Israel during Dublin rally

Thousands of people have taken part in a pro-Palestinian rally in Dublin. Organisers said the protest marks “two years of genocide in Gaza” and called on the Irish Government to sanction Israel. It is the 17th such demonstration convened by the...

Soundings Culture Night event at Athy Library

CAPELLA Productions staged a unique and emotive event in the Athy Community Library on Culture Night recently, facilitated by the library’s wonderful library staff. ‘Soundings’ was devised and produced by David Walsh and featured a wealth of local...

Double EuroMillions joy as Dublin and Mayo share spotlight

Published: Sat 4 Oct 2025, 12:44 PM It was a night of double delight for Irish EuroMillions players as two players, one from Co. Dublin and the other from Co. Mayo, matched five numbers in last night’s EuroMillions draw, each scooping a dazzling...

Limerick city emerging as Ireland's rising capital of culture

LIMERICK has long been seen as one of Ireland’s most authentic cities – honest, expressive and full of soul. Sometimes misunderstood and misrepresented, this urban jewel in Ireland's Mid-West has undergone a remarkable transformation over the past...

Irish Premier Condemns Israeli Assault on Sumud Flotilla

(MENAFN) Ireland’s Prime Minister (Taoiseach) Micheál Martin has strongly criticized Israel’s recent assault on the Gaza-bound Global Sumud Flotilla, describing it as a "breach of international maritime law." Speaking before the European Political...

Inside Cillian Murphy's 'best ever' life in Dublin with wife and two kids

Cillian Murphy is one of the most famous actors in the world(Image: Roy Rochlin, Getty Images) Despite being among the world's most talented actors, Oscar winner Cillian Murphy cherishes a quiet life in Dublin with his wife and two sons. While he...

New biography of James VI and I unpicks his attitude to Catholicism

Brought up amidst much turmoil – his father and three regents murdered; his mother deposed when he was an infant and subsequently judicially murdered by her and his cousin – James VI somehow survived into adulthood as an “intelligent, resilient,...

I ditched expensive, miserable Dublin for sunny Spain – I’m so much happier now

'A lot of people my age feel like they’re working just to pay rent for a single room, with no real quality of life,' says young Irish professional who moved to Málaga A young professional who moved to Spain to escape the high cost of living and a...

Children enjoy return to Wicklow motorcycle racing as long-running insurance issues are solved

in association with WOR events, on Saturday the Clara Vale Woods saw riders come from Cork, Kerry, Sligo, Donegal and everywhere in-between for what turned out to be a gruelling lap over 10km in the rain at a hare n’ hound event (enduro). Overall...

We’re a cultural colony of America dominated by their imported trash

Back in the mid-1990s, a relative of my wife got married and started a family. It was around the time our own kids were born. We didn’t see this relative often. They lived in Ireland, we lived in Scotland. Come the Millennium, the extended clans...

Maria Steen’s brave failure proves Catholicism in Ireland isn't finished yet

Within a matter of mere decades, the Emerald Isle has shifted from a state synonymous with devotional – at least – Catholicism, to one that flaunts its progressive credentials on the international stage, showing little reverence for the religion...

Ineos Grenadier Quartermaster review: rugged 4x4 tested on Irish roads and off-road terrain

This is a story about one man and a car he loved. That particular car was eventually discontinued by its manufacturer and the man decided he would try to buy the assembly line and the whole production process. The owners wouldn’t sell, so the man...