News from Blessington

A motorist who was detected travelling at 194km/h in a 100km/h zone, was one of 755 motorists caught speeding during a 24-hour National Slow Down Day campaign.

20 April 2024

Members of the Green Party will gather in Dublin today for their convention.

20 April 2024

A man, who set himself on fire outside the New York courthouse where Donald Trump's hush-money trial was taking place, has died.

20 April 2024

The former boyfriend of Longford woman Sarah McNally, who was stabbed to death in New York, last month has appeared at a court in New York charged with her murder.

20 April 2024

North Korea has tested a "super-large warhead" designed for a strategic cruise missile, state media said, the most recent test since UN sanctions monitoring against the nuclear-armed nation was upended last month by Russia.

20 April 2024

With the inquests verdict read out the Stardust families began to pour out of the courtroom and into the Dublin air – the words, two in particular, they just heard ringing in the ears - unlawful killing. Another word too began to ring out - justice.

20 April 2024

Playwright Hilary Fannin's adaptation of classic 1905 comedy Children of the Sun has started its run at the Abbey Theatre - just as the writer finished her fifth round of chemotherapy.

20 April 2024

The killing of a young Israeli settler and retaliatory attacks on Palestinian villages and communities has this week put the issue of violence in the West Bank back at the heart of the UN's agenda.

20 April 2024

The Green Party gather this weekend for their annual conference ahead of the local and European elections.

20 April 2024

The frequency of US school shootings has increased since the Columbine High School massacre. On the 25th anniversary of the shooting, the question remains if enough is being done to protect children from gun violence.

20 April 2024

In Ireland, there have been over 1.7 million confirmed cases of Covid-19 infection so far.

20 April 2024

A vote on a deal brokered between unions and the management of Tara Mines could mark the end of the limbo employees have been facing since last July, and the start of the mine reopening.

20 April 2024

The Irish Film and Television Academy Awards are taking place at the Dublin Royal Convention Centre tonight, with the RTÉ crime drama KIN and the psychological thriller Lies We Tell leading this year's nominations.

20 April 2024

The mayor of a mining town in Ecuador was shot dead, the second such killing in days ahead of a weekend referendum on tougher measures against organised crime.

20 April 2024

Telecoms company eir discovered the expression that there's no such thing as bad publicity doesn't always ring true.

20 April 2024

Taoiseach Simon Harris is meeting the families of the victims of the Stardust fire this morning, ahead of an expected formal State apology next week.

20 April 2024

A Ukrainian drone strike overnight killed two people in Russia's Belgorod region, its governor said.

20 April 2024

Iran's foreign minister has said the Iranian government is investigating an overnight attack yesterday on Iran, adding that so far a link to Israel had not been proven as he downplayed the strike.

20 April 2024

Making England work hard for their scores, and staying in the game for as long as possible will be a good return for Ireland in Twickenham, writes Michael Glennon.

19 April 2024

Irish Eurovision entry Bambie Thug has described their decision not to boycott this year's competition over Israel's controversial participation as "bittersweet" and "incredibly heavy".

18 April 2024