News from Wicklow

A small plane carrying at least two people crashed in the vicinity of a shopping mall in Philadelphia, resulting in multiple casualties on the ground, local media reported.

01 February 2025

A federal judge temporarily blocked US President Donald Trump's administration from freezing federal grants, loans, and other financial assistance at the urging of Democratic state attorneys general who said the Republicans policy would jeopardise critical government-funded services.

01 February 2025

As the fourth day of Seanad election counts begins, the seats available in the new Seanad are starting to be filled.

01 February 2025

Almost 980 million bottles and cans have been returned for recycling since the Deposit Return Scheme came into affect a year ago today.

01 February 2025

Government TDs are likely to try to push through plans to allow members of Michael Lowry's Regional Independent to form a "hybrid" technical group across both Government and opposition at Tuesday's Dáil reform committee.

31 January 2025

A man has been found dead following a fire at an apartment on Togher Road on the southside of Cork city.

31 January 2025

An IPAS centre which was the target of anti-immigration protests in Dublin two years ago, opened its doors to highlight how it has been embraced by the community.

31 January 2025

Emergency workers in Japan have begun building a ramp to try and reach a 74-year-old truck driver who has not been heard from since his vehicle was swallowed by a sinkhole this week.

31 January 2025

Independent candidate Aubrey McCarthy has secured the final seat in the Dublin University/Trinity College constituency in the Seanad elections.

31 January 2025

A former radiographer at a Dublin hospital has been found guilty of professional misconduct over his inappropriate behaviour in carrying out a chest X-ray on a young female patient whom he later tried to contact via social media.

31 January 2025

The risk of last week's Dáil stand-off continuing into next week is growing, after Government and opposition TDs again failed to find a speaking time row solution.

31 January 2025

Garda Commissioner Drew Harris has said gardaí can now pursue people driving scramblers, scooters and electric bikes in a dangerous fashion, which they had previously been forbidden to do.

31 January 2025

Around 63,000 homes, farms and businesses remain without power and tens of thousands have no broadband services following Storm Éowyn last week.

31 January 2025

The United Nations has warned that humanitarian needs in Gaza remain 'immense' despite an increased flow of aid into the Palestinian territory, following the ceasefire between Israel and Hamas.

31 January 2025

The father of the two youngest children to be taken hostage during 7 October 2023 attack on Israel has been named as one of the next three Israeli hostages to be released by Hamas.

31 January 2025

World champion figure skaters, a pilot planning his wedding and teenage skaters seen as the "future of the sport" are among the 67 victims of the air crash in Washington.

31 January 2025

Gardaí have confirmed that all four people involved in this morning's crash in Carlow – in which two men in their 20s were killed - were Indian nationals.

31 January 2025

Seven days on and Storm Éowyn continues to impact four generations of one Galway family, who have found themselves back living under the same roof in order to share the benefits of a generator as their village remains without electricity.

31 January 2025

The High Court has temporarily paused a new regulation due to come into force tomorrow that would allow XL Bully dogs in the care of animal welfare organisations to be seized or euthanised.

31 January 2025

US authorities have restricted helicopter flights near Reagan Washington National Airport indefinitely, after a mid-air collision between a passenger jet and a military helicopter killed 67 people.

31 January 2025