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Terrorism inquiry into Kneecap’s alleged call to murder Tory MPs dropped, Met Police confirms

Force says alleged offences happened outside the statutory time limit for prosecution and decision does not impact other prosecution

US Congress races to meet Trump’s ‘big beautiful Bill’ deadline

Senate clears key procedural step on Saturday, with midnight approaching

Murder inquiry begins after pregnant woman dies in Co Down

Man (28) arrested after Sarah Montgomery (27) found seriously injured in Elmfield Walk area of Donaghadee on Saturday

Dessie Farrell on stepping down as Dublin manager: ‘I think it’s just come to a natural end’

More retirements set to follow as Dublin require rebuild

Iran ‘has serious doubts’ over Israel’s commitment to ceasefire

Iran demands the UN recognise Israel and the US as being to blame for recent 12-day war

Teacher and SNA resign from Dublin school over alleged ‘harassment’ by parents for wearing keffiyeh scarves

Pair say parents accused them of ‘blatant anti-Semitism’ and ‘psychologically abusive behaviour’

Galway see off Waterford as camogie’s last six confirmed

Déise to play Clare, Tipperary to play Kilkenny in quarter-finals next weekend

Surging Iranian nationalism is an unintended consequence of Israel’s attacks

Although the regime in Tehran remains unpopular, war appears to have boosted support for Iran’s ballistic missile programme and even enthusiasm for acquiring a nuclear bomb

‘Disgusting and deliberate’: Second man arrested over spreading of slurry on Ballymena Pride route

Man (19) to appear in court charged with criminal damage and possession of an article with a blade or point

Israeli military operations in Gaza ‘well over the top’, ex-CIA chief says

An evaluation by Ireland of its security, defence and intelligence needs ‘makes sense’, says John Brennan

Resurgent inflation could unfold as world economy reels from Trump’s trade policies - BIS

‘We were meant to have a soft landing – everything was going according to plan’, Bank for International Settlements says

Donald Trump has discovered that Iran’s supreme leader lies just as boldly as he does

‘As a man of great faith, he is not supposed to lie,’ the US president marvelled on Truth Socia

Musk fumes as Trump tax bill cuts electric vehicle credits

Bill, which the Senate advanced in a contentious vote on Saturday, would destroy millions of US jobs, Tesla chief says

Glastonbury Festival says chants about Israel Defense Forces by Bob Vylan ‘crossed the line’

Police assessing footage of group’s performance, which UK health secretary Wes Streeting on Sunday described as ‘appalling’

Gaza Strip: Donald Trump reiterates calls for ceasefire deal between Israel and Hamas

US president says he believes it is possible to reach a ceasefire within a week

Longer-term thinking needed on housing

The key pillar of the Government’s response to housing pressures has been to stimulate the private sector to build more

An Irishman in Madrid: ‘Spanish people are incredibly warm and open but they cannot get to grips with my name’

Daragh Brehony works in arbitration in the Spanish capital

European heatwave: Special heat warning in Spain; temperatures to reach 40 degrees in many countries

Two-thirds of Portugal will be on high alert on Sunday for extreme heat and forest fires

I love Wikipedia so much, I hardly even minded when it killed me off

ChatGPT is so unreliable as to be effectively worse than useless. No-one would say that about Wikipedia

Sanctions against individual settlers are hopelessly inadequate. The real settler organisation is Israel

Worldview from Israel: The EU has sent the implicit message that it is fine with what Israel is doing to Palestinians

Breastfeed ‘too long’ and you’re a creep; choose formula and you must not love your child

The rhetoric flowing through decisions about motherhood online can be poisonous

The days of families huddling around the Late Late Show or Glenroe are gone - and that’s no bad thing

TV standouts such as Adolescence or Squid Game only underline a sense that the era of truly popular culture is slipping away

Saipan the movie triggers a two-word reaction from Jason McAteer

Plus: Hollywood money to replace (the other) Brendan Gleeson; Pope Leo’s GAA link; and a spot of fencing at Milltown Golf Club

Boylan brothers: The Irish gang leaders who have been on the run for five years

Keith and Josh Boylan were charged with serious crimes but skipped court and are most recently believed to be in South America

‘People don’t care that much’: Frustrated sighs audible as students asked the ‘British or Irish’ question

Lagan College opened during the dark days of the Troubles as Catholic and Protestant parents wanted their children to learn together

Gerry Thornley: Mack Hansen showed exactly why Andy Farrell made him a Lions player

Work-rate is the one absolute non-negotiable in any side coached by Farrell

Worth the wait: How Kieran McGeeney came through the criticism to show his managerial quality

McGeeney has never lost a dressingroom despite some serious lows, and it may be the secret to his survival

Johnny Giles was the footballer, John Giles was the pundit – both were geniuses in their own way

My generation missed out on the thing that made old men adore Giles, but we got to see the real essence of him and to admire it too

Joe Ward has had to take the hits in his quest to reach the summit of boxing

Match cancellations have set back Westmeath man’s career, as he awaits a big breakthrough

I am due to inherit €30,000, is it worth my while to gift my husband half to avoid tax?

Deeds of variation or family arrangement work differently in Ireland and Britain and that can catch some people out

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