42 killed in bomb attacks in Iraq

At least 42 people have been killed after a series of car bombs exploded in busy areas in the Iraqi capital this morning. Dozens more were wounded in the blasts in predominantly Shia neighbourhoods of Baghdad, police and medical sources said. The deadliest...

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Three firms to create 250 jobs

A new nursing home in Bray, Co Wicklow is promising 120 new jobs over the next three months in nursing, administration and other roles. Elsewhere, professional services company EY is creating 80 jobs on the island of Ireland, and travel firm TripAdvisor...

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UN inspectors leave Syria after second visit

UN chemical weapons inspectors investigating allegations of chemical and biological weapons use during Syria's civil war have left Damascus after their second mission in two months. A convoy of four United Nations vehicles carrying the team departed...

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Man held in Athlone sexual assault inquiry

One man is still being questioned at Athlone Garda Station following a serious sexual assault on two young girls in the town. Two other men who were being questioned have been released without charge. A file is being prepared for the Director of Public...

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NTMA managed €137.6bn of debt last year

The debt managed by the National Treasury Management Agency came to €137.6bn at the end of 2012, according to the latest report from the Comptroller and Auditor General. Its State Claims Agency division, which manages personal injury, damage and negligence...

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Man charged with Co Cavan murder

A 28-year-old man has appeared in court charged with the murder of a man who was stabbed to death in Co Cavan. Emmet Connolly, 32, from Rockcorry in Co Monaghan died after he was attacked in a house in Cootehill yesterday morning. Kevin Moran, a father-of-three,...

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Renewed appeal over missing actor

A renewed appeal has been issued for the public's assistance in tracing the whereabouts of a 47-year-old actor who is missing since Thursday. Gerry McCann, who has appeared in episodes of Fair City and Raw, was last seen in Stillorgan in south Dublin...

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Nyberg sceptical over Oireachtas banking inquiry

The author of a key report into Ireland's banking collapse has expressed doubts as to whether an Oireachtas banking inquiry would bring any new information into the public domain. Peter Nyberg who produced his Government-commissioned report in 2011...

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Post-mortem examination on woman's body

A post-mortem examination has been carried out on the body of a woman discovered in Dublin yesterday but no details about the cause of death have yet been made public. The remains were found near Ballymun Road in the north of the city where searches...

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Three men arrested over Athlone sex assaults

Three men have been arrested in connection with an investigation into serious sexual assaults on two young girls that took place in Athlone yesterday evening. It is understood two girls - both under the age of 10 - had been on the way home from a party...

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Arrest after body found in Co Cavan

A man has been arrested following the discovery of a body in Cootehill, Co Cavan. Gardaí say the deceased was a man in his early 30s and was found at Lodge View at 1.05am.  The body remains at the scene, which has been sealed-off for a technical...

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Twin blasts kill 33 in Pakistan

Twin blasts in the northwestern Pakistani city of Peshawar have killed 33 people and injured 70, a week after bombings at a church there killed scores. Islamist violence has been on the rise in Pakistan in recent months, undermining Prime Minister Nawaz...

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UN votes to eliminate Syria's chemical weapons

The United Nations Security Council has voted in favour of a draft resolution to eliminate Syria's chemical weapons. The unanimous vote by the 15-member council ends weeks of intense diplomacy between Russia and the US.  It breaks more than two...

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Four charged over murder of doctor's family

Three men and a youth have appeared in court in the UK charged with murder over a house fire in which the wife and three children of a Dublin-based doctor were killed. Shaun Carter, 24, Jackson Powell, 19, and Nathaniel Mullings, also 19, all appeared...

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Teenage girl dies after being hit by car in Dublin

A 16-year-old girl has died after being hit by a car on the Stillorgan dual-carriageway in Dublin. The incident happened on the N11 southbound near the junction with Kilmacud Road at around 9.15pm last night.  Gardaí say the girl died at the scene...

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Taoiseach says no to Seanad referendum TV debate

Taoiseach Enda Kenny has refused to take part in a television debate on the upcoming Seanad referendum. RTÉ says it was informed by the Government Press Secretary late yesterday that the Taoiseach was declining an invitation.  Fianna Fail leader...

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Obama appeals to Republicans in US shut-down row

President Obama has appealed to Republicans in the US Congress to support a bill to keep funding the government and avoid a major public sector shut-down within days. Although the Senate has passed the legislation, Republicans in the House of Representatives...

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Greek far-right Golden Dawn leader arrested

Greek police have arrested the leader of the far-right Golden Dawn party Nikos Michaloliakos along with two MPs and 10 party members on charges of forming a criminal organisation. The swoop comes after the murder earlier this month of anti-fascist rap...

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Burton confident of resisting Budget cuts

Minister for Social Protection Joan Burton has indicated there will be no cuts in weekly social welfare payments in next month's Budget. Speaking at an Age Action conference this morning, the minister said she was absolutely confident that she would...

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Willie Frazer dresses as Abu Hamza ahead of court

Loyalist campaigner Willie Frazer turned up at a Belfast court today, dressed as radical Muslim cleric Abu Hamza in a protest at charges he faces. He arrived at the Laganside complex wearing a flowing black robe, skullcap and fake beard. An eye-patch...

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Cookson replaces McQuaid as UCI president

Updated: Friday, 27 Sep 2013 13:42 | Comments Brian Cookson beat Pat McQuaid 24-18 Brian Cookson will become the next president of the International Cycling Union after defeating incumbent Pat McQuaid in a vote. Cookson, president of British Cycling,...

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95% probability most global warming manmade - IPCC

Leading climate scientists have blamed mankind more clearly than ever as the main cause of global warming. The fifth report of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change, which has taken years to produce and involved hundreds of scientist, was published...

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Emigration study finds evidence of 'brain drain'

A year-long study of Irish emigration has found clear evidence that a disproportionate number of highly-educated young people are leaving the country, with rural Ireland affected most. 62% of recent emigrants have a tertiary qualification of three years...

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Clashes over Jewish visits to al-Aqsa mosque

Israeli police clashed have with Palestinian protesters in Jerusalem Gaza and the occupied West Bank, reflecting growing tensions over an increase in Jewish visits to the al-Aqsa mosque. Palestinian militants and youth groups have called for a general...

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Woman not entitled to adoption leave - ECJ opinion

The European Court of Justice has issued a legal opinion that an Irish woman who had a child through a surrogacy arrangement had no automatic right under EU law to have the same maternity entitlements as those provided for couples who adopt children....

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Garda helicopter joins search for missing woman

The garda helicopter has joined the search for a 65-year-old Dublin woman with Alzheimer's, who has been missing since Tuesday morning. The family of Margaret (Peggy) Mangan have said they are very concerned for her well-being. She left Mount Tallant...

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Jill Meagher's killer loses bid to reduce sentence

The man who raped and murdered Co Louth woman Jill Meagher in Australia in September 2012 has failed in his bid to have his prison sentence reduced. Adrian Ernest Bayley was sentenced to life in prison, to serve a minimum of 35 years, for her murder...

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Further €60,000 found at Tom McFeely's former home

The Criminal Assets Bureau is searching the former Dublin home of developer Tom McFeely after €200,000 in cash was found there. CAB officers found €60,000 in €50 notes yesterday after they were called to the Ailesbury Road property when a plumber...

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Dell announces 300 jobs for Dublin

Computer company Dell has announced that it is to create 300 jobs in a new financial services branch in Dublin. The positions are at the firm's Cherrywood base. Staff have already been recruited for 100 positions and recruitment is under way for the...

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Interpol issue 'Red Notice' for NI woman

An international arrest warrant has been issued for Northern Ireland woman Samantha Lewthwaite, who was married to one of the 7 July bombers. Ms Lewthwaite was born in Banbridge, Co Down. Interpol said it was issuing the "Red Notice" for the arrest...

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Ombudsman dealt with over 3,400 complaints in 2012

The office of the Ombudsman dealt with 3,412 complaints in 2012, a slight decrease on the previous year. The highest number of complaints involved the Department of Social Protection, with 624. The office also received 423 complaints about the Health...

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Mater Hospital to comply with abortion law

The Mater Hospital has confirmed it will comply with the law as provided for in the Protection of Life During Pregnancy Act. Last month, a member of its board said it could not comply with the act. Fr Kevin Doran had said the Catholic voluntary hospital...

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Twitter to create 100 jobs at Dublin office

Microblogging website Twitter is to double the number of employees at its Dublin office to 200 by the end of next year. The announcement was made as the company marked the second anniversary of the opening of its European headquarters in Dublin. The...

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Ceann Comhairle complains of attack on 'good name'

Ceann Comhairle Sean Barrett has complained about leaks intended to blacken his good name in a row over who should appoint a key member of the Oireachtas staff. Mr Barrett described the situation as a "shambles" and complained he had been unfairly drawn...

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Syria rebel groups reject coalition authority

Powerful Syrian insurgent groups have rejected the authority of the opposition Syrian National Coalition. The move badly damages efforts by Western-backed political exiles to forge a moderate rebel military force on the ground. The 13 groups signed...

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No getting around Haddington Road deal - Taoiseach

Taoiseach Enda Kenny has said there is no getting around the fact that cutbacks under the Haddington Road Agreement must be made. Mr Kenny was responding to calls in the Dáil from Sinn Féin to intervene in the decision by the Association of Secondary...

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At least 30 killed in Pakistan earthquake

A powerful earthquake has hit a remote, impoverished part of western Pakistan killing at least 30 people. Tremors were felt as far away as the Indian capital of New Delhi, hundreds of kilometres to the east, as well as the sprawling port city of Karachi...

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Crime figures down across most categories - CSO

New figures from the CSO show a decrease in crime figures in all but two of the major offence groupings from April to June this year compared to the same period in 2012. Sexual offences fell 7.9% year-on-year, attempts or threats to murder, assaults,...

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Obama urges diplomatic solution to Iran issue

US President Barack Obama mentioned Iranian victims of chemical weapons at the UN General Assembly in what seemed a gesture to Iranian President Hassan Rouhani. He said global consensus over chemical weapons had been strengthened by memories of...

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Central Bank will not file report over Anglo tapes

The Central Bank said it would not file additional reports to the authorities following a review of phone calls recordings from Anglo Irish Bank, which were published by the Irish Independent. In a statement, it said it had not identified any new issues...

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Two men charged with Athy murder

Two men have been charged with the murder of Jamie Lindsay in Co Kildare earlier this year. Quentin Monaghan, 20, from Tullamoy, Stradbally, Co Laois and James Seery, 21, of Canal Side, Athy, Co Kildare appeared before Judge Desmond Zaidan at Athy District...

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Explosions heard at Kenya shopping centre

Kenyan security forces have moved to end the siege at a Nairobi shopping centre where at least 62 people were killed in an attack carried out by the Somali al-Shabaab group. "The Westgate Mall is under full control of government forces and we are carrying...

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Body found after suspected stabbing in Dublin

Gardaí are investigating after a man's body was discovered in Dublin. The body of the man, who was in his 50s, was found in an apartment on Ormond Quay at around 3pm. He is believed to have been stabbed to death. The scene has been preserved. Gardaí...

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Four companies set to create 184 jobs

Three Irish food companies are set to create 134 jobs over the next three years, while a Dublin call centre is to add 50 permanent positions. In Co Monaghan, Swift Fine Foods, a producer of chilled and frozen ready meals, is to create 53 jobs in Castleblayney....

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Man held in Tallaght murder inquiry

A man has been arrested as part of a murder investigation after a 32-year-old man died following a stabbing in Tallaght in Dublin. James Humphries sustained fatal stab wounds after a row broke out in a house in Kiltalown Way at around 6.40pm yesterday....

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ASTI considering action after pay deal rejection

The leadership of the Association of Secondary Teachers in Ireland is meeting to decide what form of industrial action to take following members' rejection of the Haddington Road Agreement on Friday. Members of the ASTI, which represents 17,000 secondary...

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Several blasts near Kenyan mall

An operation to rescue hostages in a Nairobi shopping mall appears to be under way, after black smoke was seen rising from the building and several blasts were heard in the area. On the third day of the siege, troops were seen in camouflage running...

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Merkel says policy towards Ireland will not change

German Chancellor Angela Merkel has said that European policy towards Ireland will not change after her conservative party secured an emphatic victory in her country's federal election. Ms Merkel's Christian Democratic Union bloc scored its best result...

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Agency disappointed over Moody's credit rating

The National Treasury Management Agency has said it is disappointed that the ratings agency Moody's did not see fit to upgrade Ireland's credit rating from its current junk status to investment grade. The NTMA said it noted Moody's decision to change...

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ECB urges Ireland to stick to Budget cuts target

The German representative on the six-man European Central Bank Board has said Ireland should stick to the targets set by the Government in the upcoming Budget. Speaking on The Business on RTÉ Radio 1, Mr Jorg Asmussen said Ireland has made significant...

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Legal action taken against HSE over Savita death

Praveen Halappanavar, the husband of Savita Halappanavar has initiated legal action against the Health Service Executive. It is understood that solicitors for Mr Halappanavar filed legal papers against the HSE West and Dr Katherine Astbury, who was...

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Man killed in Wicklow collision

A man in his late 60s has died after his motor cycle collided with a car in Co Wicklow. The incident happened at 10.15am on the N81 at Tinode, Blessington, Co Wicklow. The man's body was taken to Tallaght Hospital where a post mortem examination will...

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Three held in separate drug hauls

Three people have been held in separate drug hauls at Dublin Airport and also in Termonfeckin, Co Louth. In, Termonfeckin, Co Louth, Two men were arrested after gardaí seized cannabis herb with an estimated street value of €1.3m. The men aged 40 and...

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Up to 20 reported dead after Kenya attack

Gunmen have stormed a shopping centre in Nairobi killing at least 20 people. Kenya's government has said it may be a terrorist attack. Scores hid in shops, in a cinema and ran onto the streets in search of safety. Sporadic gun shots could be heard...

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Syrian govt ready for ceasefire in 'stalemate'

Syrian Deputy Prime Minister Qadri Jamil has said the country's civil war has reached a stalemate and his government is ready to call for a ceasefire. Mr Jamil said government forces and rebels were incapable of defeating each other. Speaking...

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