News from County Meath

Two former partners of a member of the defence forces who was convicted of rape have come forward to contradict testimonials given in his favour at a sentence hearing.

20 January 2025

Follow developments as Donald Trump will be sworn in as the 47th president of the US, promising to act with 'historic speed and strength'.

20 January 2025

An Israeli man whose cousin was executed in Gaza after being held captive for 11 months partly blames the Israeli government for her death because it failed to agree previous ceasefire and hostage release deals.

20 January 2025

After 15 months of war, the Israel-Hamas ceasefire agreement took effect yesterday, but Gazans who cheered in celebration over the truce soon found their happiness overshadowed by a harsh reality when they returned to find their homes lying in ruins.

20 January 2025

The world is expecting turmoil, but how much of Donald Trump's bluster is just hot air and what concrete steps could he take to influence world affairs, writes Fergal Gallagher.

20 January 2025

TikTok began restoring its services in the US after President-elect Donald Trump said he would revive the app's access in the US when he returns to power.

20 January 2025

China has executed a man who killed 35 people in a car rampage in the southern city of Zhuhai in November, in the country's deadliest mass attack in years.

20 January 2025

Follow developments live as the ceasefire deal between Israel and Hamas enters its second day, following the first hostage exchange yesterday

20 January 2025

There are real concerns about the reporting of the use of restraints in schools, ahead of new guidelines coming into force in September, the Special Rapporteur on Child Protection has said.

20 January 2025

The organisers of the annual snowbound gathering in Davos say this year's event comes at a "highly consequential moment for the world", an understatement if ever there was one, writes Europe Editor Tony Connelly.

20 January 2025

Some people find January hard but Blue Monday is an unhelpful piece of pseudoscientific nonsense

20 January 2025

Fine Gael is expected to give the green light to the Programme for Government ahead of the coalition taking office on Wednesday.

20 January 2025

Donald Trump enters the White House for the second time far more prepared and far more focused than he did in 2017, writes Washington Correspondent Sean Whelan.

20 January 2025

The technology world has embraced Donald Trump, with many CEOs seeing opportunities in his 'America First', anti-regulation policies, reports Work and Technology Correspondent Brian O'Donovan.

20 January 2025

A teenager has pleaded guilty on the first day day of his trial at Liverpool Crown Court to murdering three young girls in a knife attack at a Taylor Swift-themed dance class in Southport last July.

20 January 2025

Israel released 90 Palestinian prisoners after Hamas handed over three Israeli hostages, completing the first exchange under a long-awaited truce aimed at ending more than 15 months of war in Gaza.

20 January 2025

Donald Trump will call for a "revolution of common sense" during his inaugural address, the Wall Street Journal has reported, citing excerpts of his prepared remarks.

20 January 2025

Gardaí in Wicklow investigating the murder of a 36-year-old man in Bray yesterday evening have recovered a number of weapons in searches of the area.

20 January 2025

The world waits to see if the 45th president of the United States will go through with his many promises and plans when he becomes the 47th.

20 January 2025

Spain's Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez has proposed to tighten restrictions on who can purchase housing in the country, as part of his drive to ease an affordable-homes crisis.

19 January 2025