National News

Pope Francis, still recovering from double pneumonia, did not attend an annual procession at Rome's Colosseum with thousands of Catholic faithful for the third year in a row.

Posted: April 18, 2025, 8:22 pm

Conor McGregor has said he will continue to request "a democratic process" plays out in advance of a Presidential Election, adding that if the people of Ireland wanted him to run "that's what I'm here for".

Posted: April 18, 2025, 8:14 pm

Police have charged a Catholic priest from the Derry Diocese with attempted sexual communication with a child.

Posted: April 18, 2025, 5:52 pm

A Palestinian woman who has been campaigning to get her mother out of Gaza and to safety from Israel's bombardment for the last 17 months has been reunited with her in Ireland.

Posted: April 18, 2025, 5:31 pm

Rory McIlroy has arrived back in Northern Ireland after completing golf's grand slam last weekend. He touched down at Belfast City Airport in his private jet at around midday.

Posted: April 18, 2025, 4:06 pm

The federal judge in the trial of Sean "Diddy" Combs for sex trafficking and other charges denied the music mogul's bid to delay his trial by two months, saying he had ample time to prepare.

Posted: April 18, 2025, 3:31 pm

Ireland faces the threat of higher electricity prices as it transitions away from fossil fuels to renewables, a new report by the National Economic and Social Council has found.

Posted: April 18, 2025, 2:13 pm

The Irish producer of a new fantasy series that is due to begin filming in Co Limerick has told RTÉ's News at One that the show can drive more production opportunities for the midwest and west in the years ahead.

Posted: April 18, 2025, 2:02 pm

Minister of State Michael Healy Rae has called for a "common-sense approach" when it comes to short-term letting restrictions for larger Irish towns that would be considered "tourist hotspots".

Posted: April 18, 2025, 1:57 pm

On Tuesday this week, Conor McGregor and Dublin city councillors Malachy Steenson and Philip Sutcliffe took a stroll down Merrion Street outside Government Buildings. However, the real intrigue was about the man who accompanied them.

Posted: April 18, 2025, 1:13 pm

The father of a man who is autistic and non-verbal has said that giving his son the chance to sing with Irish country duo Foster and Allen was "better than winning the lottery".

Posted: April 18, 2025, 12:48 pm

Former TD Finian McGrath, who was minister for disabilities when the Farrelly Commission examining the 'Grace' foster home abuse case was launched, has said its chair should answer questions over its findings.

Posted: April 18, 2025, 11:57 am

There will be very little improvement in weather conditions over the Easter weekend, Met Éireann has said, while a Status Orange rain warning is in place for Wicklow.

Posted: April 18, 2025, 8:56 am

US President Donald Trump has said the United States will "take a pass" on brokering further Ukraine war talks unless there is quick progress from Moscow and Kyiv.

Posted: April 18, 2025, 7:08 am

Israeli airstrikes hit around 40 targets across Gaza over the past day, the Israeli military said, hours after Hamas rejected a ceasefire offer that it said fell short of its demand to agree a full end to the war.

Posted: April 18, 2025, 6:52 am

The HSE has asked people to consider all care options available before presenting at busy emergency departments this Easter Bank Holiday weekend, to avoid "longer" wait times.

Posted: April 18, 2025, 6:33 am

Ukraine's prime minister will visit Washington next week for talks with top US officials aimed at clinching a long-fraught minerals and resources deal by 26 April, according to a memorandum.

Posted: April 18, 2025, 5:21 am

New machinery is tipping the balance in the decades-long battle to clear rhododendron in Killarney National Park, according to the National Parks and Wildlife Service.

Posted: April 18, 2025, 5:00 am

US strikes on a Yemeni fuel port killed at least 80 people, Houthi rebels have said, in the deadliest attack of Washington's 15-month campaign against the Iran-backed group.

Posted: April 18, 2025, 3:32 am

Italy and the United States have issued a joint statement against "discriminatory" taxes on digital services, in a possible signal that Rome is moving away from a levy that has irked Washington.

Posted: April 17, 2025, 11:27 pm