News from Castleblaney

Apple has apologised after an advertisement for its latest edition iPad prompted criticism for showing an industrial press crushing objects linked to human creativity, infuriating artists.

10 May 2024

The father of jailed teacher Enoch Burke has been found guilty of assault after a trial heard he grabbed and "flung" a female garda to the ground "like a red rag to a bull" after his wife was escorted out of the Court of Appeal.

09 May 2024

Israel were among the qualifiers from Thursday night's Eurovision Song Contest semi-final on a night when feared protests inside the Malmö Arena failed to materialise.

09 May 2024

Gardaí have arrested a man aged in his 20s in Dublin city this evening following reports of a person acting suspiciously in the area. The man was arrested after he failed to engage with gardaí and has been charged with a number of public order offences.

09 May 2024

A man has been transported to Northern Ireland for questioning over the murder of Robbie Lawlor after being arrested in Liverpool.

09 May 2024

It's night two of Eurovision 2024. Ireland has secured a spot in the Grand Final and now it's time to find out who else Bambie Thug will be competing against on Saturday night.

09 May 2024

The Eurovision Song Contest is a music event and not a competition between governments, the Deputy Director-General of the European Broadcast Union has said, amid protests over Israel's inclusion in the event.

09 May 2024

Finnegan Fabrication's 'High Lift' has been announced as the winner of the Student Enterprise of the Year at a ceremony which took place in Mullingar today.

09 May 2024

An 18-year-old man has been jailed after he pushed an older man off his mobility scooter "for fun", fracturing the man's hand and snapping his dentures in two.

09 May 2024

Donald Trump's lawyers sought to catch inconsistencies in adult film actress Stormy Daniels' various tellings of an alleged 2006 sexual encounter with Mr Trump, as part of an effort to undermine her credibility as a witness in the first criminal trial of a sitting or former US president.

09 May 2024

The Food Safety Authority of Ireland has expressed alarm at the high level of closure orders issued last month, during which inspectors found evidence of mouse droppings, as well as heavy rodent or cockroach activity in some premises.

09 May 2024

The Provost of the University of Limerick (UL) has apologised for the latest property-related controversy to engulf the institution.

09 May 2024

People with epilepsy will be able to use public transport for free as part of a new scheme launched by the Government.

09 May 2024

Thousands of demonstrators, including climate activist Greta Thunberg, have marched through the streets of Malmö in Sweden to protest against Israel's participation in Eurovision.

09 May 2024

Tánaiste Micheál Martin has said that Ireland needs to send a signal to Palestinians that it believes in their right to self-determination, adding that "there is light at the end of the tunnel" for them as several EU countries are prepared to recognise their state.

09 May 2024

The discovery of a 1,600-year-old Ogham stone in England has been described as an "absolutely amazing" find by an archaeologist.

09 May 2024

Children younger than two years old are being accommodated by private companies in residential care placements which are not subject to HIQA oversight, according to figures released to RTE's Prime Time.

09 May 2024

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky has fired the head of the department responsible for his personal protection after two of its officers were detained this week over an alleged assassination plot.

09 May 2024

Tánaiste Micheál Martin has said that tents being pitched by asylum seekers coming into Ireland are not safe and should not be encouraged, adding that tents will "be removed as they are put up".

09 May 2024

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has said that Israel is prepared to "stand alone" in its war in Gaza, after Washington vowed to stop supplying some weapons if a threatened assault on Rafah goes ahead.

08 May 2024