Ireland

• 4 hours, 13 minutes ago

  

  Chairman steps down after distribution of pro-life leaflets in Dublin primary school

  The Chairman of the Board of a South Dublin Primary school has resigned over distributing pro-life leaflets to young pupils.

• 6 hours, 6 minutes ago

  

  Ireland's refugee acceptance rate lower than European counterparts

  Ireland is not accepting as many refugees as its European counterparts.

• 6 hours, 12 minutes ago

  

  Two arrested after drugs seizure in Galway

  Two men have been arrested in Galway after a major drugs seizure in the county.

• 9 hours, 56 minutes ago

  

  Clare murder trial hears student 'suffered sustained and violent assault'

  A student whose body was found in a barrel on a Clare farm was the victim of a violent and sustained assault and died of severe, extensive trauma to his head, a court has heard.

• 10 hours, 1 minute ago

  

  Man charged with murder of Polish national

  A 47 year-old Polish man has been charged with the murder of Bogdan Michalkiawicz in Letterkenny in Donegal last month.

• 10 hours, 2 minutes ago

  

  Garda convicted of insurance fraud

  A garda has been acquitted of harassing a garage owner and his father after a dispute over crash repairs that had been carried out on the officer’s car.

• 11 hours, 22 minutes ago » latest

  

  IN PICTURES: Michelle Obama enjoys last day in Ireland

  The US first family had a grand day out in Dublin and Wicklow.

• 11 hours, 51 minutes ago » latest

  

  Taoiseach welcomes G8 tax plan

  The Taoiseach has had to defend Ireland's tax policy at the G8 summit in Fermanagh.

• 13 hours, 6 minutes ago

  

  Homeless man gets three years for sex with 14-year-old schoolgirl

  A homeless addict has been sentenced to three years after he had sex with a school girl having met her for the first time that day while she was wearing her uniform.

• 14 hours, 36 minutes ago

  

  Further evidence heard in Bray fire trial

  A Bray fireman who pulled the second of two deceased colleagues out of a burning building said he still thinks about him opening his eyes.

• 14 hours, 43 minutes ago

  

  Garda trial jury begins deliberations

  A jury has begun its deliberations in the trial of a Dublin-based Garda accused of insurance fraud and harassment.

• 14 hours, 46 minutes ago

  

  Man due in court in connection with killing of Polish man

  A man is due in court in Donegal shortly charged in relation to the murder of Polish national Bogdan Michalkiawicz in Letterkenny last month.

• 15 hours, 24 minutes ago

  

  No retrial for IRA convict

  The State will not seek a retrial in the case of a Louth man who had one of his two convictions for IRA membership quashed by the Court of Criminal Appeal last year.

• 15 hours, 43 minutes ago

  

  Obamas enjoy Glendalough tour, pub grub with Bono

  US first lady Michelle Obama and her daughters have enjoyed a private guided tour of the Wicklow Mountains National Park as their whistlestop tour of Ireland draws to a close.

• 15 hours, 46 minutes ago

  

  Court reveals details of ruling to void marriage of teen girl

  The High Court has publically released a ruling in which the unregistered marriage of a 16-year-old Egyptian girl to a 29 year old man was declared void.

• 16 hours, 21 minutes ago

  

  Claims of 'staffing crisis' in Roscommon mental health services

  The Psychiatric Nurses Association says there's a staffing crisis at Roscommon Acute Psychiatric Services.

• 17 hours, 1 minute ago » latest

  

  Rights body calls for redress scheme for Magdalene survivors

  Comprehensive compensation is needed for survivors of Magdalene laundries including unpaid wages and pensions and rehab for forced labour, a watchdog has claimed.

• 17 hours, 34 minutes ago » latest

  

  Obamas due in 'perfect postcard' Glendalough

  Failte Ireland has said the Obama's trip to Glendalough today is the perfect postcard image of Ireland for the US tourist market.

• 17 hours, 55 minutes ago

  

  Kerry school 'absolutely shocked' at death of mother and daughter

  A primary school in Co Kerry is trying to come to terms with the death of one of its students today.

• 18 hours ago

  

  Dublin fire under control; nearby sewage plant evacuated

  An investigation is due to get underway after a fire at an ESB sub-station in Ringsend broke out in the early hours of this morning.

• 18 hours, 42 minutes ago

  

  Man dies after car hits ditch in Cork

  A man has been killed after his car hit a ditch in Co Cork in the early hours of this morning.

• 19 hours, 1 minute ago

  

  PSNI release man in probe into murder bid against officer

  A 25-year-old man arrested as part of an investigation into the attempted murder of a police officer in the North has been released.

• 19 hours, 38 minutes ago

  

  Primary school teachers accept Haddington Road deal

  Primary school teachers have accepted the terms of the Haddington Road Agreement.

• 19 hours, 45 minutes ago

  

  Eight units of fire brigade battle blaze at ESB sub-station

  Emergency services are dealing with a large fire in Dublin this morning.

• 20 hours, 1 minute ago » latest

  

  Gardaí carry out house-to-house enquiries in Kerry deaths probe

  Gardaí are carrying out house-to-house inquiries in Co Kerry following the discovery of the bodies of a young mother and daugher in a house in Killorglin on Sunday.

• 20 hours, 10 minutes ago

  

  Red meat linked to diabetes risk

  Eating larger amounts of red meat can heighten the chances of developing diabetes, researchers in Singapore have found.

• 20 hours, 25 minutes ago

  

  Magdelene survivors group want report released as soon as possible

  The group Magdelene Survivors Together is calling for the urgent publication of a report commissioned to examine possible supports for the women.

• 20 hours, 41 minutes ago

  

  Firefighters battle blaze in Dublin

  Emergency services are dealing with a large fire in Dublin this morning.

• 20 hours, 54 minutes ago

  

  Michelle Obama to visit Glendalough

  Michelle Obama rounds off the family’s whistle-stop trip to Ireland today with a visit to one of the country’s famous national parks.

• 20 hours, 58 minutes ago

  

  Gardaí expected to launch double murder probe in Kerry

  Gardaí are expected to launch a double murder investigation later this morning as inquiries continue into the death of a young mother and her eight-year-old daughter in County Kerry.

• 1 day, 8 hours, 54 minutes ago

  

  Clare woman died from manual strangulation, pathologist tells court

  A deputy state pathologist has told the trial of a FÁS worker accused of murdering a woman in Co Clare two years ago that the cause of death was manual strangulation.

• 1 day, 8 hours, 59 minutes ago

  

  Emotional scenes in court as firefighter recalls death of colleague

  A Bray fireman broke down a number of times in court while he described crawling through a fire to pull a deceased colleague out of a burning building.

• 1 day, 9 hours, 6 minutes ago

  

  'Buried alive' case - Man jailed for eight years

  A man has been jailed for eight years for killing a father-of-three who was buried alive in a shallow grave in Co Wicklow four years ago.

• 1 day, 9 hours, 10 minutes ago

  

  Trial of garda accused of harassment and insurance fraud nears end

  Evidence has finished in the trial of a garda accused of harassment and insurance fraud.

• 1 day, 9 hours, 20 minutes ago

  

  Man loses appeal against jail sentence in Rebecca French case

  A man has lost an appeal against his jail sentence for disposing and trying to destroy the body of slain mother-of-two Rebecca French.

• 1 day, 9 hours, 24 minutes ago

  

  Landowners launch court challenge against wind-farm plan

  Two landowners have brought a High Court challenge against the planning authorities decision to grant planning permission for a wind farm near their home.

• 1 day, 9 hours, 39 minutes ago

  

  Jesus told me I'd be fine, said murder accused

  A murder trial has heard that the accused thought he had done the world a service by killing the devil and couldn't understand why he was being detained on suspicion of murder.

• 1 day, 9 hours, 48 minutes ago

  

  Journalist's death 'senseless and unnecessary'

  The brother of the late journalist Eugene Moloney has called his violent death senseless and unnecessary.

• 1 day, 9 hours, 57 minutes ago

  

  Now the Obama children 'can prove they're more Irish than their friends'

  Even the President's daughters want to brag about their Irish roots.

• 1 day, 11 hours, 47 minutes ago

  

  Bodies of mother and daughter 'found in separate rooms'

  The bodies of a mother and daughter, who were believed suffered a violent death, were found in separate rooms of a house in Killorglin, gardaí revealed today.