More than 715,000 properties are without power and more than 60,000 without water in the Republic of Ireland as Storm Éowyn causes chaos across the island. Gardaí (Irish police) are also…
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Ireland: Micheál Martin elected taoiseach after chaos subsides
Fianna Fail leader Micheál Martin has been elected taoiseach (Irish prime minister) for the second time after chaos in the Dáil (lower house of Irish Parliament) subsided. The Dáil was suspended…
Ireland: Dáil to make second attempt to elect taoiseach
The election of Micheál Martin as Taoiseach (Irish prime minister) is expected to go ahead on Thursday after a row over speaking rights in the Dáil (Irish Parliament) was resolved.…
Ireland: Woman confessed murder to friends- court told
A woman accused of the murder of County Tyrone man Robert Wilkin told friends “I’m a murderer” and “if I go down, I go down”, a court in Dublin has…
Ireland: Irish soldier from Derry jailed for raping woman
An Irish soldier from Londonderry has been jailed for eight-and-a-half years for raping a fellow member of the Irish Defence Forces in a Dublin hotel. Kielan Mooney, 30, of Bloomfield…
Ireland: Cannabis worth €400k seized in Dublin
A man in his 40s has been arrested following the seizure of cannabis worth €400,000 (£338,000). This follows a search conducted by An Garda Síochána (Irish police) in Swords, County…
Ireland: President Michael D Higgins rejects call not to attend Holocaust event
The President of Ireland Michael D Higgins has rejected a call to withdraw from giving a speech at a Holocaust Memorial Day event. This follows an interview in which the out-going…
Ireland: New deal reached for formation of government
An agreement has been reached which will pave the way for a new government to be formed in the Republic of Ireland. This follows the Irish general election in November,…
Ireland: Cannabis worth €360k seized at Dublin Airport
aaA man in his 60s has been arrested following the seizure of cannabis worth about €360,000 (£302,000) at Dublin Airport. The drugs were seized by customs officers after a man…
Ireland: Driver pleads guilty to causing teenagers’ deaths
A 60-year-old man has pleaded guilty to dangerous driving causing the deaths of two teenagers in County Monaghan. Kiea McCann, 17, and her best friend, 16-year-old Dlava Mohammed, died when…