News from Carrickmacross

German supermarket chain Lidl faces a €43 million payout to a French rival after an appeals court ruled its ads to be deceptive.

09 July 2025

Russia targeted Ukraine with a record 728 drones overnight with Volodymyr Zelensky calling for "biting sanctions" on Russia.

09 July 2025

The Special Rapporteur on Child Protection has welcomed a Commission of Investigation into allegations of historical sexual abuse in schools, adding she hopes Ireland can replicate what other countries have done in removing the statue of limitations in relation to child sexual abuse.

09 July 2025

Gaza's civil defence agency has said that 20 people, including at least six children, were killed in two Israeli air strikes overnight.

09 July 2025

The European Union is working closely with US President Donald Trump's administration to reach a trade deal, but Brussels is getting ready for all scenarios, European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen has said.

09 July 2025

Uisce Éireann has issued an appeal to the public to conserve water amid a spell of warmer weather, with 31 catchment areas across 12 counties currently in "drought status".

09 July 2025

Footage shows the moment a house is swept away following flash flooding in New Mexico.

09 July 2025

Tusla's social workers dealt with 96,666 child protection and welfare referrals last year which was a 5% increase on referrals in 2023.

09 July 2025

Human-caused climate change made recent European heatwaves up to 4C hotter in many cities, scientists said, pushing temperatures into deadly territory for thousands of vulnerable people.

09 July 2025

The British Prime Minister Keir Starmer and the French President Emmanuel Macron will hold talks as the UK pushes for France to do more to stop migrant crossings.

09 July 2025

More than 160 people remain unaccounted for after devastating floods in Texas, the state governor has said, marking a dramatic increase in the number missing from a tragedy that has so far claimed 109 lives.

09 July 2025

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has said that his meeting with US President Donald Trump focused on freeing hostages held in Gaza, and stressed his determination to "eliminate" the military and governmental capabilities of Hamas.

08 July 2025

There was a big increase last year in the levels of "self-generated" child sexual abuse material appearing online, according to the annual report of the Irish Internet Hotline.

08 July 2025

Adult education tutors are to protest outside Leinster House today calling on the Minister for Higher Education James Lawless to protect hundreds of teachers who are potentially facing redundancy.

08 July 2025

The Irish Cancer Society has said there are shocking variations across the country in terms of access to cancer tests and treatments.

08 July 2025

A total of €76 million was saved in "avoided costs" by the Injuries Resolution Board (IRB) last year, due to claims not proceeding to litigation.

08 July 2025

The US Supreme Court has cleared the way for the Trump administration to resume its plans to carry out mass job cuts and elements of his campaign to downsize and reshape the federal government

08 July 2025

The work that lies ahead for the Commission of Investigation into the Handling of Child Sexual Abuse in Schools is significant, complex and spans decades of huge societal changes in Ireland, writes Ailbhe Conneely.

08 July 2025

US President Donald Trump has said he is planning to announce tariffs on imported semiconductor and pharmaceuticals, saying the rate for medicines could reach 200% but that he would give drugmakers about one year "to get their act together".

08 July 2025

A 34-year-old man has appeared in court charged with the murder of Joseph McEvoy, who was attacked and killed in Dublin early yesterday morning.

08 July 2025