West Cork is a common target for drug smugglers. But the methods used have changed
While ways of bringing contraband into the State and the Continent have changed over the years, the country’s geography has not
United Kingdom
Labour wins decisive victory in Greater Manchester mayoral byelection
Significant boost for new prime minister Andy Burnham while Reform UK ‘massively underperforms’
EU weather records broken as multiple countries battle to contain wildfires
Three firefighters killed in Greece on Wednesday, hundreds of residents and tourists evacuated in France and Spain
Shamed funeral director accepts he is ‘hated and despised’ pariah, court told
Robert Bush from Hull, England is to be sentenced for 67 offences spanning 12 years and affecting hundreds of victims.
Profits for group behind duck producer Silver Hill Farm fly above €5m
Agribusiness generated more than €157m in turnover last year, filings show
Irish Life dividends near €2bn under Canadian ownership
Dividend payments well exceed €1.3bn Great West Lifeco paid for Irish Life in 2013
‘They described me as a threat to national security’: Vincent Kearney on being tracked by MI5
Veteran journalist heard from sources after spy revelations that he ‘might as well have been a tout’
Andy Burnham likes to be liked. There could hardly be a worse qualification for the job
Is the new Labour Party government just as doomed as Keir Starmer’s?
Why all the anti-Dublin bias?
Cork, Limerick, Galway and Waterford are fine, but none is a global city. Why, then, all the anti-Dublin bias?
Government plans to ‘lean in’ to Andy Burnham’s Irish heritage, says junior minister
Minister of State Neale Richmond is in Britain to launch the Republic’s new diaspora strategy
Starmer ally hits back at Burnham administration in row over its first big policy announcement
Former chancellor contradicts new PM’s administration on source of funding for electricity bills VAT cut
Ann Widdecombe was hit 21 times on the head with a hammer, London court told
Joshua Kerry (28) charged with murder of former MP and Reform UK spokesperson in Devon earlier this month
New prime minister Andy Burnham’s focus on domestic issues is good for UK
Labour leader is clear-eyed about Britain’s social and economic problems and candid about how Brexit has made them worse
‘I am ready’: Andy Burnham to become UK’s seventh PM in 10 years
Former Greater Manchester mayor, who replaces Keir Starmer as Labour leader, says party is on ‘last chance’ to change
What’s the story behind Argentina players holding up a banner about the Falkland Islands?
Hundreds of years of dispute preceded the postmatch display at the World Cup of a banner saying ‘Las Malvinas son Argentinas’
A hard sell to the public if it looks like British racing is fighting the bookies’ battle
Bitterness at affordability checks for gamblers clashes with popular support for putting manners on gaming corporations
England to ban sale of energy drinks to under-16s from April 2027
Move will apply to beverages containing more than 150mg of caffeine per litre but will not include tea and coffee
The hosepipe snitches of suburban Ireland: It’s just not very ‘love thy neighbour’
Every country has its psychic hang-up. Is inter-citizen policing Ireland’s?
Starmer defends record in emotional final outing as UK prime minister
Starmer offers Andy Burnham full support and defends action on NHS waiting lists, child poverty and economy
UK wasted €11bn on defective or unused PPE during pandemic, Covid inquiry finds
Report criticises Tory government’s fast-tracked assessment of supplier offers made by contacts of ministers
Hillsborough law on transparency in public office unanimously backed by UK MPs
Andy Burnham, Britain’s PM-in-waiting, thanks his ‘friend’ Keir Starmer for work on legislation
Ann Widdecombe was killed in a ‘targeted attack’, police investigating her death say
White British man (28) arrested in Yorkshire on suspicion of commission, preparation or instigation of acts of terrorism
Ann Widdecombe’s murder stirs familiar feelings of fear and dread among Westminster MPs
Former Tory minister is the third national politician in Britain to be murdered in a decade
Andy Burnham secures Labour leadership with landslide support, paving way to becoming UK PM
Former Manchester mayor expected to formally take over as head of party on July 17th at special conference
British counter-terrorism police leading investigation into Ann Widdecombe’s death
Former Conservative minister was found dead at her home in England last week after sustaining ‘serious injuries’
Ann Widdecombe attacked at home nearly 24 hours before she was found dead, police believe
Former MP was found dead at her home on Thursday with serious injuries
Varadkar the star turn as Chinese investors sign up for Great Wall tour at nearly €1,300 each
Former taoiseach to pocket €17,500 for speaking tour, visiting six cities in 10 days
Weary Clacton repels media hordes as Jaywick shines on in Farage’s byelection stronghold
Shirt and trouser-wearing army from the city heads for England’s North Sea coast
Graeme Armstrong: ‘You could call Raveheart an alternate history’
The 35-year-old Scotsman talks politics, poverty, activism and addiction on the back of the novel’s release
Man arrested on suspicion of murder of former Tory minister Ann Widdecombe
Body of former MP found with serious injuries at her home on Thursday
Top Boy actor Micheal Ward speaks of compassion after being found not guilty of rape
London jury took five hours and 25 minutes to unanimously clear him of all charges
Bayeux tapestry returned to England for first time in almost 1,000 years
Artefact has been placed on one-year loan to British Museum from France for ‘once-in-a-generation exhibition’
Count Binface: The ‘independent space warrior’ hoping to take Farage’s seat in Clacton
Alter ego of comedian Jon Harvey has become familiar sight on British election nights in recent years
Graham Linehan gets reported £25,000 settlement from UK police over arrest for X posts
Irish comedy writer was arrested at Heathrow airport in September on suspicion of inciting violence over three social media posts about transgender issues
‘I’ve been very lucky in life but leaving Ireland broke my heart’
Irish author Jane Casey on growing up in Dublin and realising living there as an adult with her family wasn’t working
Inside the world’s biggest battery maker
Today, CATL makes over 40 per cent of the world’s EV batteries, and its founder is China’s fourth-richest person
Greenland ‘should be controlled by the US’, not Denmark, Trump says
US president revives bid to acquire Danish territory amid Nato summit in Turkey
Farage political rivals say they will boycott ‘fake’ byelection after his resignation
Reform UK leader accused of having ‘hissy fit’ to distract from ongoing investigation in to undeclared £5m ‘gift’ he received
Man charged with having €1.6m of cannabis at storage unit
Alleged offences occurred on Monday at a unit in Euro Business Park in Little Island, Co Cork
Group including prince Harry and Elton John lose lawsuit against Daily Mail publisher over phone-hacking claims
Pair are among group of prominent figures whose case was dismissed by UK high court
Immigration will increase challenges to the Common Travel Area
Brexit created ‘unrealistic’ expectations in the UK about controlling Border between Nort and the Republic, says academic
What happens to Northern Ireland after unity? Answers are starting to emerge
Would it remain Northern Ireland, though under the ultimate jurisdiction of Dublin, rather than London? Or would it be subsumed into a united Ireland?
Irish unity questions complicated by political instability in the UK
Worldview: Radical change can come faster than anyone expects
The Irish contribution to US independence was downplayed by white Anglo-Saxon Protestants
The story of the American Revolution was mostly written by White Anglo-Saxon Protestants, who downplayed the role of Scots-Irish and Irish
Irish doctor who faked burglary faces possible sanction after fitness-to-practise finding
Dr Anthony McGrath was given an eight-year prison sentence in 2019 after staging a burglary at his home to pay debts
Ireland’s curlew population to be boosted by imported eggs
Number of breeding curlews in Ireland has dropped by an estimated 98% since 1980s
Mother whose daughter died from meningitis calls for ‘urgent review’ of State vaccination policy
Kerrie O’Connell’s family only learned of existence of Meningitis B vaccine after her death in 2024
Gary Glitter charged with four sex offences against girl aged under 14
Former glam rock singer will appear in court in London in August
Two UK police officers under gross misconduct investigation in relation to Henry Nowak murder
Police watchdog says it will examine factors such as ‘whether officers’ decisions were influenced by assumptions or prejudice relating to community tensions’
The weather is bliss, 300-plus days a year of sunshine. And beer on the plaza for €2
This year I’ve lived longer out of Ireland than in it. Will this gradually start to make me less Irish?
Irish doctor faces possible removal from register in UK fitness-to-practise hearing
Dr Anthony McGrath was jailed for eight years over an insurance scam in 2019
Who could be the main players on Team Burnham?
Former Greater Manchester mayor, who could become UK’s next PM by mid-July, is not short on options
Unity supporters must be prepared to make Northern Ireland work, says leading unionist
‘A Border poll will come at some stage, but that’s not where we are now’, former UUP senator tells SDLP conference
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