News from Leitrim

More than 100,000 children were denied primary school screening dental appointments last year, according to the Irish Dental Association.

25 April 2024

25 April 2024

Delays and flight cancellations are set to impact swathes of Europe today, after authorities failed to reach a deal with some French air traffic control workers to avert a strike.

25 April 2024

US Secretary of State Antony Blinken has called on the United States and China to manage their differences "responsibly" as he went on a charm offensive ahead of expected tough talks.

25 April 2024

A ceremony to install a stalled presidential transition council in Haiti will take place this morning on the outskirts of the capital Port-au-Prince

25 April 2024

Rudy Giuliani, a former lawyer for Donald Trump, is among 18 people charged in Arizona with illegally seeking to claim the state's 2020 electoral votes for the then-US president, in an indictment that names Mr Trump as an unindicted co-conspirator.

24 April 2024

Egypt has said it will not allow Palestinians to be pushed across the border from Rafah in Gaza following confirmation from Israel that it intends to proceed with a military offensive in the city.

24 April 2024

The Prison Officers' Association has said that problems in the prison service with overcrowding, drug abuse, attacks on prison officers and drug trafficking are getting worse.

24 April 2024

A survey of businesses that signed up to a pledge to improve diversity and inclusion in their workplaces has found higher levels of female participation at senior and executive levels compared to the national average.

24 April 2024

Ireland's young LGBTQI+ population are experiencing significant mental health challenges, according to research by Trinity College Dublin.

24 April 2024

Language barriers are among the challenges faced by displaced Ukrainians in Ireland when it comes to trying to access employment and education.

24 April 2024

Spain's Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez has said that he will suspend public duties until next week to decide whether he wants to continue leading the government after a court launched an investigation of his wife.

24 April 2024

Róisín Ní Riain clinched a second gold medal at the 2024 European Para Swimming Championships in Madeira with a powerful display in the 100m backstroke S13 final.

24 April 2024

Irish Times journalist Kitty Holland is suing former colleague John Waters for damages of up to €75,000 for defamation of character.

24 April 2024

The Director of Public Prosecutions has directed no prosecution following an investigation into the fatal shooting of a man by a garda in Dublin three-and-a-half years ago

24 April 2024

President Michael D Higgins says he will be completely recovered from a mild stroke within two to three weeks.

24 April 2024

A 43-year-old man has been found not guilty by reason of insanity of murdering his brother and attempting to murder his father at their home in Co Cork two years ago

24 April 2024

A consultant microbiologist at University Hospital Limerick has told the inquest into the death of Aoife Johnston that it's "highly likely" the earlier administration of antibiotics would have saved her life.

24 April 2024

Counselling services have been in put in place for those impacted by the Stardust disaster. The families' solicitor has said this is the first time they have been provided with the necessary support to accompany them "on this deeply traumatic journey".

24 April 2024

Former DUP leader Jeffrey Donaldson has appeared in court in Newry, Co Down, and been charged with 11 historical sexual offences, including one count of rape.

24 April 2024