Author: Angela Nurse

A man is to be interviewed by detectives over the death of an 11-month-old baby boy. Gardai said a post-mortem examination is to be carried out on the infant’s body and forensic examinations will take place in the apartment in Killarney, Co Kerry, where he was discovered on Sunday evening.

The Republic of Ireland would become isolated if the UK left the European Union, the DUP claimed. Irish concerns were motivated by fear of losing a major ally in Europe, East Belfast MP Gavin Robinson alleged.

Ireland can expect to get hit by near-record wet winters every eight years, a climate expert has warned. While vast swathes of the west and Midlands remain under water since last December, research by Maynooth University claimed the notion of once-in-100-years weather events will soon be a thing of the past.

One of the country’s most high-profile judges, Mr Justice Adrian Hardiman, has died. Chief Justice Susan Denham described her colleague as “a man who had made great and courageous efforts on behalf of those who sought justice”.

A man arrested over a suspected one-punch killing has been released without charge. He was detained after a man in his late 50s died following an assault in Harold’s Cross in Dublin on Saturday.

A Government minister has expressed “deep concern” after the trial of a young Dublin man jailed in Egypt three years ago over political protests was again postponed. Ibrahim Halawa was 17 when he was detained while taking refuge in a mosque near Cairo’s Ramses Square as the Muslim Brotherhood held a “day of rage” over… Continue reading Minister 'concerned' at postponement of Dublin man's trial in Cairo

A woman in her 30s has died after the car she was driving crashed in Co Limerick. The single vehicle collision happened at a service station at Coolanoran, Rathkeale around 11.30pm on Saturday.

The vast majority of people in Ireland want abortion decriminalised and access expanded, a poll for Amnesty International has found. The survey of people during the general election showed almost two thirds of people want politicians to show leadership and deal proactively with the controversial issue.

Gardai have launched an investigation after a baby boy died at an apartment complex in Killarney. Emergency services were called to the building on Upper High Street at around 6pm.

Security services on both sides of the border have been on high alert over a threatened hijacking of Ireland’s centenary commemorations by dissident republicans. In the last two months the danger has been warned of at least twice by experienced officers.