News from County Monaghan
Germany goes to the polls tomorrow amid a period of unprecedented national and geopolitical upheaval.
22 February 2025
US President Donald Trump fired the chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, Air Force General CQ Brown, and pushed out five other admirals and generals in an unprecedented shake-up of US military leadership.
22 February 2025
France is still trying to assemble a "blocking minority" within the European Union to prevent a trade deal with four South American countries from coming into force, President Emmanuel Macron said.
22 February 2025
Strong winds and heavy rain will sweep across Ireland as a number of Status Yellow warnings for wind and rain have been issued.
22 February 2025
A solicitor from Co Limerick is hoping to inspire other students from DEIS schools to consider a career in law.
22 February 2025
On Monday it will be three years since Russia invaded Ukraine. During that time, only the Russians have made the kind of savage attacks on Volodymyr Zelensky that Donald Trump made during the past week.
22 February 2025
As Ireland grapples with its defence plans, the world awaits to learn the fate of Ukraine, in some private deal being cooked up between US President Donald Trump and Russian President Vladimir Putin.
22 February 2025
Defence Forces numbers grew for the first time in seven years last year and the strength of the force now stands at around 7,500 members across the Army, Naval Service and Air Corps, according to new figures obtained by RTÉ News.
22 February 2025
The far-right Alternative for Germany party has been polling above 20% ahead of tomorrow's German federal election and looks set to become the country's second largest party. How much of an impact can it have in the next Bundestag?
22 February 2025
Climate change is transforming the business landscape right across the world, bringing with it enormous challenges.
22 February 2025
Five hostages have been freed by Hamas as Israel confirmed earlier that a body handed over hours earlier was that of hostage Shiri Bibas.
22 February 2025
A second meeting between representatives of Russia and the United States is planned for the next two weeks, the RIA state news agency reported, citing Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Sergei Ryabkov.
22 February 2025
Carla Ward got her Republic of Ireland reign up and running with a hard-fought and scrappy Nations League victory over Turkey at Tallaght Stadium.
21 February 2025
A French court has fined a preschool teacher for having beaten a three-year-old child in class, a case that sparked nationwide anger and a shocked response from the then-education minister.
21 February 2025
A lawyer for Luigi Mangione, the man accused of fatally gunning down US health insurance executive Brian Thompson in December, has told a judge that her client was illegally searched during his arrest.
21 February 2025
Accusations of an apparent Nazi salute by US President Donald Trump's ally Steve Bannon at a Washington convention has led a French far-right leader to withdraw from the event.
21 February 2025
Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass has removed Fire Chief Kristin Crowley for her handling of the wildfires in January that killed more than two dozen people.
21 February 2025
A man has been found guilty of attempting to murder novelist Salman Rushdie in an onstage stabbing attack at a New York arts institute in 2022.
21 February 2025
Carla Ward's reign as the Republic of Ireland boss started with a 1-0 victory over a resolute Turkish side. Here's how it happened.
21 February 2025
A man was stabbed and seriously injured at Berlin's Holocaust memorial, police have said, two days before a watershed national election.
21 February 2025
Sinn Féin has paid tribute to former senior IRA member, Brendan 'Bik' McFarlane who has died after a short illness.
21 February 2025
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky has said he discussed a "shared vision of real steps" to end the war in Ukraine with Taoiseach Micheál Martin.
21 February 2025
A blood-stained blind cord that was wrapped around the neck of mother-of-two Lisa Thompson contained a mixed DNA profile for which murder-accused Brian McHugh could not be excluded as a minor contributor, a forensic scientist has told his trial.
21 February 2025
A dispute that led to teachers at BIMM music college striking for several days earlier this month has been resolved with workers voting - "by a massive majority" according to their union - to accept a deal.
21 February 2025
The former head of the Spanish football federation, Luis Rubiales, who was found guilty of kissing player Jenni Hermoso without her consent, has failed in his appeal against his suspension from football, the Court of Arbitration for Sport has said.
21 February 2025
The wife of former DUP leader Jeffrey Donaldson has asked a court to strike out two charges she faces, linked to the sex offences case involving her husband.
21 February 2025
€1.4 million worth of cocaine has been seized by gardaí in Dublin.
21 February 2025
Gardaí are investigating the circumstances surrounding the discovery of a human hand at a school in north Dublin.
21 February 2025
Laya Healthcare said today it will increase premiums across its schemes by an average of 6.6% from 1 April.
21 February 2025
US President Donald Trump has accused Ukraine of talking "tough" but of having few cards to play in negotiations to end Russia's invasion, as he continued his feud with President Volodymyr Zelensky.
21 February 2025
Ireland's AI Advisory Council has recommended that the Government considers introducing a specific law prohibiting the creation of digital 'deepfakes' of individuals without their consent.
21 February 2025
President Michael D Higgins has signed into law legislation which clears the way for three Ministers of State to be able to take up office from next Tuesday.
21 February 2025
New figures show that knife seizures are slightly down year-on-year but that seizures have soared by almost 60% in past decade.
21 February 2025
The High Court has ruled that the Attorney General can seek an order allowing secondary school teacher Enoch Burke's salary to be used to pay off the fines he owes for contempt of court.
21 February 2025
A Triple Crown, keeping the Grand Slam alive, the bonus of playing for an unprecedented three-in-a-row of Six Nations titles, Ireland will not lack for motivation against Wales
21 February 2025
A 23-year-old man has appeared in court in Belfast charged with the murder of Quham Babatunde, who was stabbed to death in Dublin city centre last weekend.
21 February 2025
Judges, lawyers, Gardaí, prosecutors, child, family and victims agencies have all agreed new procedures to ensure children who come before the criminal courts for serious offences are dealt with within a year.
21 February 2025
The fear of the Wales-Ireland fixture becoming a pushover game is a mournful moment for media on both sides of the water. Conor Neville examines how a spiteful rivalry has lots its edge as Wales lose their way.
21 February 2025
Northern Ireland First Minister Michelle O'Neill has said she could not live with a decision to travel to Washington DC while the US administration was "threatening to annex and steal" the land of the Palestinian people.
21 February 2025
Arab leaders have met in Riyadh to craft a plan for Gaza's post-war reconstruction to counter Donald Trump's proposal for the United States to take over the territory without its Palestinian inhabitants.
21 February 2025
One of the doctors treating Pope Francis said the 88-year-old, who has pneumonia, was "not out of danger" and would likely stay in hospital "at least all next week".
21 February 2025
Status Yellow weather warnings will come into place on Sunday for 18 counties across Ireland.
21 February 2025
Storm Éowyn was a real eye opener about the damage an extreme weather event can cause in Ireland and highlighted key vulnerabilities in electricity, water, and telecommunications, writes George Lee.
21 February 2025
The Australian soap opera Neighbours has been cancelled for a second time.
21 February 2025
Europe has so far been sidelined by the Trump administration's efforts to engage with Russia and start peace talks to end the war in Ukraine. Can the continent's leaders still get a seat at the negotiating table?
21 February 2025
Over 200 Ukrainian refugees have requested permission to remain living in student accommodation in Dublin city centre until the summer.
21 February 2025
Additional testing on samples from a Monaghan poultry farm for avian influenza, or bird flu, have come back negative, with no trace of the virus detected.
21 February 2025
Hamas has released a body it claimed to be that of Israeli hostage Shiri Bibas, whose misidentification in a handover this week threatened to derail the fragile Gaza ceasefire deal.
21 February 2025
Ahead of a GAA Congress with big changes on the table, Eoin Ryan explains some of the more notable motions that will be voted on in Donegal.
20 February 2025
A guide to the weekend's action where the top two in Division 1 - Donegal and Galway - meet in Salthill.
19 February 2025
