The Taoiseach and his ministers repeatedly say Ireland sends €315m to the EU annually. But Irish Government figures say it is more than twice that.

The newstalk presenter recieved an odd piece of fan mail yesterday - but was it well intentioned, or a strangely creepy message?

Several GPs have criticised Health Minister Simon Harris following what they call “misleading” comments he made on RTÉ’s Prime Time regarding the covid-19 virus.  Referring to the virus, which has infected at least 61 people on the island of Ireland and claimed…

An Taoiseach Leo Varadkar has announced that all schools, colleges and childcare facilities are to close from 6pm today until 29th March. Speaking from Washington DC he also advised that all indoor gatherings of over 100 people should be cancelled as well…

In Australia, as elsewhere in the developed world, doctors and parents are perplexed about an epidemic of young people, mostly teenage girls, who want to change gender. Back in August the Federal Health Minister, Greg Hunt, asked the The Royal Australasian…

It's not the most important part of the COVID-19 story. Unless you're a Liverpool fan. Then there's no part of the story MORE serious.

Lorna Fitzpatrick. Photo: USI website Michelle Byrne, Deputy President / Vice President of Campaigns for the Union of Students in Ireland, has resigned following the release of recordings which show she had agreed to pass the names of students on to a group…

A professor of economics at the University of Exeter, England, has been accused of transphobia after tweeting that “only female people menstruate”. 

One clue is that without containment measures, Ireland would expect to have about 400 cases by March 19th. A useful benchmark.

NO, its not Stephen's Green or Eyre Square or even Milltown Malbay.  This session of traditional Irish music is taking place in Japan. The video was posted by the Irish Embassy in Japan who spotted the musicians playing a lively set of tunes which on a lunchtime…

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The boy had been found guilty of murder, and was identified as the boy who lured Anna Kriegel from her home to meet her death.

"Triaging" in medicine means denying care to some who might otherwise survive in order to prioritise care for those with the best chance of survival.

Richard Bruton, Minister for Communications, has announced changes to the €40 million Sound & Vision scheme which will see broadcasters who focus on climate change awareness being financially rewarded. Minister Bruton, as reported by the Irish Times, has…

A High Court judge has been condemned by protesters after they alleged that she threatened to involve “outside agencies” relating to their children during a hearing into a housing case. The case involved a building firm which has taken a High Court proceeding…

President Putin moves to support traditional marriage by adding it to the Russian constitution and, predictably, the UK’s ‘impartial public service broadcaster’ paints it in as negative a light as possible. Apparently unable to accept that another country…