Warning of possible tidal flooding in Cork

Cork City Council has issued a weather alert for the coming days. There are concerns that heavy rain, high tides and southeasterly winds could lead to tidal flooding in the city centre. Flooding is possible in the low lying areas of the city centre....

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Scan reveals Schumacher improvement

Updated: Tuesday, 31 Dec 2013 12:49 | Comments Latest brain scans have revealed a more positive update on Schumacher's condition There has been a "slight improvement" in the condition of former Formula One champion Michael Schumacher, doctors treating...

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NI parties urged to continue negotiations

Taoiseach Enda Kenny has said the Government stands ready to work with the Stormont Executive and the British government to support further efforts to achieve greater peace in Northern Ireland. It comes after talks, chaired by former US diplomat Dr...

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Body recovered in Kerry search for missing man

The body of a Limerick man missing from Ballybunion in Co Kerry since the weekend has been recovered. The 64-year-old's body was spotted in the water off the Long Strand in Ballybunion by the Shannon-based Coast Guard helicopter at around midday. Up...

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Increase in transplants from deceased donors

The number of organ transplants from deceased donors increased by just over 20% in 2013 compared to the previous year, new figures show. In total, there were 86 deceased donors this year, accounting for 255 transplants. There were 78 deceased donors...

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1.5m line Sydney Harbour for New Year celebrations

An estimated 1.5m people have lined Sydney Harbour for the annual New Year firework spectacular night, according to the organisers. Seven tonnes of fireworks were ignited on the Harbour Bridge and at different locations around the city including, for...

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Final day of Haass talks in Northern Ireland

The plenary session of political negotiations in Northern Ireland, chaired by Dr Richard Haass, is under way. Representatives of the five main parties at Stormont began their discussions with Dr Haass and his colleague, Professor Meghan O'Sullivan,...

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Man charged in connection with Cole racial abuse

An Irishman has been charged in connection with the racial abuse of former Manchester United footballer Andy Cole on a flight from Dublin to Manchester. He and another man, of no fixed address, were said to be drunk during the flight when the retired...

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Schumacher fighting for life after ski accident

Updated: Monday, 30 Dec 2013 14:16 | Comments Michael Schumacher is in an induced coma following Sunday's accident Doctors from the Centre Hospitalier Universitaire hold a press conference at the hospital in Grenoble, near the French Alps The...

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Green light for enlarged Jewish museum in Dublin

Plans for an enlarged Jewish museum in Dublin's Portobello have been given the go-ahead by An Bord Pleanála. The scheme had the personal backing of Taoiseach Enda Kenny, but was opposed by many local residents. The Irish Jewish Museum had sought permission...

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14 killed in second attack in Russian city

Fourteen people were killed when a bomb blast ripped through a trolleybus today in the Russian city of Volgograd. The morning rush-hour bombing was the second deadly attack in the city in two days. Yesterday, a suicide bomber killed at least 17 people...

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Man in court charged over Sligo incident

A man has been charged with possession of a firearm with intent to endanger life following an incident in Co Sligo last Saturday, in which a man barricaded himself into a house. The incident on the Strandhill Road on 28 December lasted 13 hours....

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Two arrested over North Sea ferry fire

Two men have been arrested after a fire broke out in a cabin on a ferry in the North Sea off the Yorkshire coast. Four crew members and two passengers were airlifted to hospital suffering from smoke inhalation. The King Seaways, which was sailing from...

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14 killed in blast at Russian train station

At least 14 people have been killed in a suicide bombing at a train station in the southern Russian city of Volgograd. Russia's anti-terrorism committee said a woman blew herself up in front of a metal detector at the entrance to the station. ...

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Four NI parties holding further talks

A number of Northern Ireland's political parties are meeting former US diplomat Richard Haass for further discussions on contentious issues in the peace process. The separate meetings with Dr Haass come ahead of the crucial final all-party round-table...

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ESB crews restoring power in southwest

ESB crews are working to restore electricity to customers who lost power caused by storm damage. Around 500 homes and businesses in the southwest remain without power. Up to 300 faults remain on the low-voltage network. The areas affected are...

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Galway man dies following assault in Australia

A 23-year-old Galway man has died from injuries he sustained in an assault in Perth in Australia shortly before Christmas. Thomas Keaney was struck on the side of the head in a "one-punch" attack on 17 December. The attack came after an altercation...

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Leo Varadkar flags new speeding measures

Minister for Transport Leo Varadkar has said he hopes to bring in legislation next year which would allow for new speed checks on motorways, using number plate recognition. Mr Varadkar has said the system of average speed detection is already in place...

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PSNI investigating two Co Fermanagh deaths

PSNI officers are investigating the deaths of two men whose bodies were found in separate discoveries in Co Fermanagh.  The body of a man in his 30s was discovered on a river bank close to Loughview Drive in Enniskillen yesterday afternoon....

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Haas back to Belfast in bid to break deadlock

The former US diplomat Dr Richard Haass and his colleague Professor Meghan O'Sullivan return to Belfast today to make a final attempt to broker an agreement among the political parties. The talks are seeking to find common ground over three...

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Man charged with Shankill murder

Wayne Kennedy (32) has appeared at Bray District Court charged with the murder of David Spain (26) in the early hours of St Stephens' Day. Mr Kennedy of 52 Rathsallagh Park was also charged with assault causing harm to a second man in Shankill...

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ESB & Eircom work to restore services after storms

ESB and Eircom repair crews are battling to restore services to almost 14,000 customers cut off after storm damage.  ESB teams are striving to resume electricity supply to around 5,000 customers cut off by storms which damaged power lines...

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Garda appeal over missing Cork teenage girl

Gardaí at Macroom Co Cork are appealing for public help to find 16-year-old Tammy Duggan who has been missing since 23 December.  Tammy was last seen at approximately 2pm the day before Christmas Eve in the Ballincollig...

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Shots fired at gardaí during armed siege in Sligo

Shots have been fired at gardaí responding to an armed siege at a house in Co Sligo. Officers were called following suspicious activity at a property around two miles outside Sligo town on the Strandhill Road, known locally as Scardenmore. Gardaí spotted...

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Pedestrian seriously injured in collision in Cork

A 28-year-old man was seriously injured in the early hours of this morning when he was struck by a car in Co Cork. The collision happened at around 3.50am on Kilmallock Road, Charleville. The injured man was taken to University Hospital Limerick. ...

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Freed Pussy Riot members arrive in Moscow

Members of Russian punk protest band Pussy Riot, Maria Alyokhina and Nadezhda Tolokonnikova, have arrived in Moscow by plane from the Siberian city of Krasnoyrsk. Ms Tolokonnikova and Ms Alyokhina were sentenced to two years in prison for a profanity-laced...

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Busiest St Stephen's Day sales in six years

Retail Excellence Ireland has said yesterday's St Stephen's Day sales were the busiest in six years. Large numbers of shoppers came out in force, despite the worsening weather, with sales reported to be up by about 20%. Chief Executive of Retail Excellence...

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Former minister killed in Beirut blast

Former Lebanese minister Mohammed Shattah, who opposed Syrian President Bashar al-Assad, was killed in an explosion that targeted his convoy in Beirut along with at least four other people, security sources said.           ...

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Resolution possible says Adams

Sinn Féin President Gerry Adams has urged all sides in Northern Ireland to make progress in a new bid to end the deadlock and reach agreement over flags, disputed parades, and the past. Mr Adams said a resolution was possible, with talks recommencing...

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Status Orange weather warning issued

Met Éireann has issued a Status Orange Alert for much of the country with gale force southwest to west winds and gusts of 100-130km/h forecast for today. Cavan, Monaghan, Donegal, Dublin, Carlow, Kildare, Kilkenny, Laois, Longford, Louth, Wicklow,...

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Christmas calls to Childline up by 20%

The number of people seeking help from Childline on Christmas Day was up 20% on the same time last year. The charity, which is the listening service of the Irish Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Children, expressed concern that over the year...

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One arrest after man dies in Dublin stabbing

A man in his early 30s has been arrested in connection with a fatal stabbing in Co Dublin this morning. Two men in their 20s were found on the road at Rathsallagh Park, Shankill Road, with serious stab injuries at approximately 5.30am.     ...

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At least four injured in Cairo bomb blast

A bomb blast has hit a bus in Cairo's Nasr City district, injuring four people, according to a spokesman for Egypt's interior ministry. The homemade device had been put on a traffic island and a second one, found nearby, was being dismantled, Hani Abdel...

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Report calls for new health insurance penalties

A new report on cutting the cost of private health insurance has recommended a financial penalty for people over the age of 30 who take out cover for the first time. The report published today was commissioned by the Minister for Health James Reilly....

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Weather warning issued as storms forecast

Stormy weather is expected to hit later today after Met Éireann issued a severe weather warning for the whole country. The most severe weather warning - code red - has been issued for counties Clare, Galway, Kerry, Mayo, Waterford and Wexford. ...

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Man held over Co Wexford death released

Gardaí have released without charge a man they had detained over the death of a man in Co Wexford. John Lawlor, 48, was found dead at a house in Courtown on Christmas Eve. It is understood he received a stab wound during a row. A post mortem examination...

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Three ministers quit as graft scandal rocks Turkey

Three Turkish ministers resigned this morning, a week after their sons were detained in a sweeping corruption investigation that pits Tayyip Erdogan's government against the judiciary. One of those stepping down, Environment and Urbanisation Minister...

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34 killed in Christmas attacks in Iraq

At least 34 people were killed in bomb attacks in Christian areas of Baghdad this morning, some by a car bomb that exploded near a church after a Christmas service, police and medics said. The car bomb killed at least 24 people, most of them Christian,...

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Russia drops charges against Greenpeace activists

Russia this morning formally dropped criminal charges against 19 Greenpeace activists arrested in a protest against Arctic oil drilling. It is expected to shortly do the same for all 30, Greenpeace said. By 12pm Greenpeace said it knew of the dropping...

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Pope calls for peace in Christmas message

Pope Francis, celebrating his first Christmas as the head of the Catholic Church leader, this morning called for dialogue to end the conflict in South Sudan and all wars. He said everyone should strive to be personal peacemakers. Speaking to tens of...

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Electricity restored to all homes after power cuts

All homes affected by power cuts in the last few days have now had their electricity supply restored. Residents of Achill Island in Co Mayo were among the last to be re-connected to the supply. This afternoon, the ESB said all homes were...

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Gardaí investigating suspicious death in Wexford

Gardaí are investigating the suspicious death of a man in the Courtown Harbour area of Co Wexford. Gardaí responded to a call at around midnight and found the man's body in his house. The dead man, who was in his 50s, was well known in the Courtown...

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Retailers see lower level of Christmas trade

Retailers have recorded a slightly lower level of trade this Christmas compared to 2012, according to industry body Retail Excellence Ireland. The organisation said it expects trading to be down marginally against last Christmas, based on feedback from...

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Around 5,000 homes in west without power

ESB Networks says around 5,000 homes in the west of the country are without power due to a lightning storm this afternoon. The area worst affected is north Mayo. Crews have now restored power to most of west Galway.  ...

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Severe weather wreaks havoc in Britain, France

Severe weather has wreaked havoc in parts of Britain and France on one of the busiest travel and shopping days of the year, with hurricane-force winds and torrential rain reported. Winds of up to 145km/h hit both sides of the Channel, killing at...

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Cashier threatened with gun in Kilkenny PO robbery

Gardaí are appealing for witnesses after a robbery at a post office in Co Kilkenny yesterday. At about 5.20pm, a man entered Kilmoganny Post Office, threatened the cashier with a handgun and demanded money. He then escaped on foot with a quantity of...

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Haass talks end without agreement

Attempts by former US diplomat Richard Haass to broker an agreement among Northern Ireland's political parties before Christmas failed early this morning. Dr Haass chaired eight hours of discussions at a Belfast hotel but at 4.30am he told journalists...

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70 reported killed in clashes in Nigeria

Nigeria's military said this morning it had killed at least 50 Islamist rebels fleeing towards Cameroon in a battle in which 15 of its own soldiers and five civilians also died. Nigerian forces have stepped up an offensive in the volatile northeast...

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Former Labour minister jailed in England

Disgraced former British Labour Party minister Denis MacShane has been jailed for six months after admitting making bogus expense claims amounting to nearly £13,000. The ex-MP had previously pleaded guilty to false accounting by filing 19 fake receipts...

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Severe weather likely to disrupt Christmas travel

Motorists are being advised to exercise caution amid the Christmas travel rush, as Met Éireann has issued an Orange wind warning for this evening and tonight. Winds of up to 130km/h are forecast, with the strongest winds expected in western and northern...

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Taoiseach plans Cabinet reshuffle in late 2014

Taoiseach Enda Kenny has said that a Cabinet reshuffle will take place in the second half of next year. Mr Kenny's comments mean the reshuffle will take place after the European and local elections. The Taoiseach had previously said that he would reshuffle...

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Property prices up 5.6% in year to November

New figures from the Central Statistics Office show that residential property prices rose by 5.6% in the year to November.  It marks a slight slowdown from the rate of growth of 6.1% in October and was the slowest in six months. Residential...

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Russia releases Pussy Riot members

Two members of Russian punk band Pussy Riot have been released from prison under an amnesty introduced by Russian President Vladimir Putin. Maria Alyokhina, 25, and 24-year-old Nadezhda Tolokonnikova were serving two-year sentences. They were...

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Push to reach pre-Christmas deal in Haass talks

Delegates from the five main political parties in Northern Ireland are meeting at the Stormont Hotel in east Belfast for the latest round of talks with former US diplomat Richard Haass. The talks are aimed at resolving a number of issues in the peace...

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Man dies after car crashes into Roscommon lake

A 38-year-old man has died after a car went into a lake in Co Roscommon in the early hours of this morning. Gardaí say the accident happened at Grange Lake on the River Shannon near Strokestown. Two people were in the car at the time and efforts to...

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SIPO prevented from advancing investigations

The political standards watchdog has been prevented from advancing any current or new investigations into alleged political wrongdoing, RTÉ's This Week has learned. It is understood that the board of the Standards in Public Office Commission has...

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Fire brigade tackles blaze in Dundalk

Five units of the fire brigade are currently tackling a fire at a bicycle shop in Dundalk, Co Louth. The blaze broke out at the premises on Clanbrassil Street at around 11am. A number of apartments are also above the premises. It is not yet known whether...

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9,500 left without electricity after storms

The ESB has said around 9,500 of its customers are without power this morning following inclement weather conditions last night and this morning. Around half of the outages are in Enniscorthy, Co Wexford. A quarter of the outages are in Bandon, Co...

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AIB 'sorry' as ATM withdrawal problems continue

Allied Irish Bank has said work is continuing to fix problems some customers encountered trying to withdraw cash using debit cards at ATMs belonging to other banks. Customers had problems at AIB's own ATMs because they were mistakenly registered as...

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Haass to present new peace process proposals

The US diplomats chairing negotiations on problems in the peace process are expected to circulate revised proposals to the five main parties at Stormont.  Talks' chairman Dr Richard Haass is hoping to conclude the discussions tomorrow. This is...

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Thailand opposition to boycott election

Thailand's main opposition party have announced it will boycott an election in February, deepening uncertainty about the poll and fuelling a campaign to overthrow Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra's government. Ms Yingluck called a snap election on...

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18 army officers killed in Iraq attack

At least 18 Iraqi military officers have been killed in an ambush in the Sunni Muslim-dominated province of Anbar, military sources said. The commander of the army's Seventh Division as well as the commander of its 28th Brigade and several other high-ranking...

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Man dies in Co Cork road collision

A man in his 30s has died following a car crash on the Youghal bypass in Co Cork. The accident happened as the man was driving from the direction of Waterford towards Cork. Emergency services rendered assistance at the scene and the man was removed...

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Crowds gather at Newgrange for Winter Solstice

Around 200 people have gathered around the ancient passage tomb at Newgrange, Co Meath to mark the Winter Solstice. In the past few minutes, a narrow beam of sunlight broke through the opening known as the roof box and lit up the chamber of the 5,000-...

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Man appears in court over Finglas shooting

A 22-year-old man has appeared in court charged with the murder of another man in Finglas last weekend. David Cully, of Kilshane Road, Finglas is accused of murdering 41-year-old Edward O'Connor, who was shot dead on the Ballycoolin Road last Sunday....

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