Australia

‘There’s little moments that are pretty cool’: Prendergast brothers shine in Australia

Sam relishing chance to play alongside Cian as they soak up ‘class’ atmosphere Down Under

China test fires ballistic missile from nuclear submarine amid rising security concerns

Japan expresses ‘grave concern’ over China’s increasingly active military activities

Cian Prendergast hails brother Sam’s match-winning display for Ireland against Australia

Decisive kick added to Sam Prendergast’s redemptory end to the season

‘Space balls’: Mysterious debris found on Australian beaches could contain toxic rocket fuel

The Australian Space Agency confirmed it was investigating six pieces of suspected space debris found washed up on Queensland beaches

Ikitau and McCloskey fight for starring role on Nations Championship’s centre stage

Contrasting styles for Australia and Ireland rivals make for a fascinating and potentially crucial encounter

‘Everyone’s raring to go’: Captain Dan Sheehan looking for strong start against Australia

Ireland ready to ‘put on a show’ for diaspora in Sydney in Nations Championship opener

Jamie Osborne cements status as Ireland’s Mr Versatile with number 11 role against Australia

Andy Farrell places faith in Leinster fullback’s aerial work and left-footed kicking game for Wallabies clash

Matt Williams: This is an unofficial fourth Lions Test. It should be a beauty

For the Australians, this is a chance to get square. The scenario is set for a golden ambush

‘Not at the moment’: Joe Schmidt says Leinster job not of current interest

Schmidt names Australia team to face Ireland and strongly indicates he will not coach an international side again

‘The senior leadership group has had to step up’: Jack Conan ‘gutted’ to lose Caelan Doris

Leinster man ‘excited’ about the atmosphere in Irish camp before Australia clash

Canada will join Eurovision Song Contest in 2027

Previous Canadian artists who have participated in the competition include Céline Dion, who won in 1988 for Switzerland

Irish resident released from Iraqi prison is deteriorating rapidly, wife says

Robert Pether remains in Baghdad after being released from prison a year ago

Ireland v Australia: Easterby confident ‘unbelievable’ Sheehan can lead from front in Doris’s absence

Hooker will captain side against Australia in the Nations Championship in Sydney this Saturday

I left Ireland for good because I could no longer live the restricted life I had once tolerated

Midwife, who left Ireland at the time of the marriage bar, has published her first novel

Laura Kennedy: My father’s recent death was as sad as his life had been

My father’s death was as sad as his life had been . . . My niece was protected from him in a way my brother and I had not been

Keith Duggan: Seattle appeared magical – the US may have found its natural football home

A special few weeks lie ahead as a city for so long shrouded in mystery embraces a tournament for which it seems well matched

One empty-nesters’ antidote: Take a gap year petsitting in Perth

‘There is something wonderful about needing to find your sunglasses before you can drink your morning coffee’

‘Would they revoke my passport for how unpatriotic I am to Australia? Dublin’s more my home’

DJ and radio presenter Tara Kumar on Ireland, London and finding her tribe

Macquarie’s Irish unit dividends near €190m as post-Brexit move pays off

Surge in trading income helped drive 14% rise in net profit last year, CRO filings reveal

Woman in critical condition after shark attack at Sydney’s Coogee beach

Multiple ambulance crews treated the woman on the beach for arm and leg injuries

Canada is banning social media use for children under 16; what steps have others taken?

As Ireland promises to push for similar legislation, lawmakers should look at experiences beyond the English-speaking world

World Cup Group D guide: Mauricio Pochettino plots knock-out route for the United States

Talented Turkish squad will fancy their chances on return to the big stage

Can moving to a retirement village make financial sense?

Ireland is still only dipping a toe in the ‘later living’ market, which is more developed in the US, UK and Down Under

We should be getting better at AI by now

From cancelled novels to legal fines, the scale of blunders only halfway through the year suggests the opposite

Third fatal Australia shark attack in three weeks as man killed in waters off west coast

35-year-old man attacked while spearfishing with family ​off Western Australia’s south coast

Are diverging geopolitical interests among Quad members making it an irrelevance?

Trump has shown little interest in group comprising the United States, India, Japan and Australia that was at core of US efforts to counter China

‘We had to learn that Irish people refuse tea three times when they come to your house’

Award-winning author Jen Thorp says Ireland ‘is one of the great countries for people doing literary work in English’

Man dies after shark attack on Australia’s Great Barrier Reef

The death is the second ​fatal shark attack in Australia this month

‘You can’t force people to stay’: How to stop the exodus of Irish medical graduates?

Last year, 630 Irish doctors got visas to work in Australia, this year so far it’s 437. A senior medic says the numbers leaving are ‘off the charts’

Report finds most doctors who go to Australia return to Ireland to train and work

The National Doctors Training and Planning medical recruitment and retention report 2025 was published this month

RTÉ plunged into crisis again – it’s like the world cliff diving championships in Montrose

If crisis were a sea, the national broadcaster would never be out of it

Kylie Minogue’s Netflix documentary: Why Ireland was one of the most controversial moments of her career and 11 other things I learned

Television: The Australian soap star-turned-global celebrity revisits her lifetime in the spotlight in a new three-part Netflix series

Eurovision 2026: Australia through to grand final

Only 35 countries competing this year with Ireland among nations not taking part due to Israel’s involvement

New Irish emigrants ‘can become isolated quite quickly’, Minister says

Diaspora plan pledges support for those moving abroad before and after leaving Ireland

I am back in London after three years. It’s difficult to explain why

My Australian life made me less courageous and more inclined to stay where I was comfortable

People in Ireland want to know where our money goes. The answer is depressing

Ireland spends €250,000 training doctors to work in Australia. That’s just one symptom of a much bigger problem

‘It’s going nowhere’: Irish abroad complain of long waits for passports after UK rule change

Since February, all Irish or UK citizens must have a valid UK or Irish passport when travelling to the UK, regardless of dual citizenship

Irish woman accused of stealing almost €1m from one of Australia’s richest women

Annalouise Spence (51) allegedly went on five-year spending spree while working for billionaire philanthropist Judith Neilson

Growing evidence for benefits of shingles vaccination

Vaccine may also prevent or delay dementia, yet is not available on adult immunisation schedule

Walking through Coogee makes me all the more grateful for what Ireland’s coastlines are not

Coogee makes me grateful for our untouched coastlines, without a McDonald’s on the promenade

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