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- 'A nightmare': Family describes loss of Sharon Bennett
A 35-year-old man has been sentenced to life in prison for the murder of his partner in Co Clare last year. - Woman and man charged over death of boy in 2021
A woman and a man have appeared in court in Limerick charged in connection with the death of a four-year-old boy in Limerick last year. - Man charged with brother's murder at Tralee funeral
A 35-year-old man has been before the District Court in Kenmare, Co Kerry, charged with murdering his brother on Wednesday. - Reducing gas prices dominating European summit
Taoiseach Micheál Martin is joining other EU leaders at a summit in Prague, which will be dominated by discussions on how to reduce the price of gas following Russia's invasion of Ukraine and the subsequent energy crisis. - Unions formally accept public sector pay deal
Trade unions have formally ratified acceptance of the new public sector pay deal. - Airline customers 'out of pocket' despite compensation
Some Aer Lingus customers whose flights were cancelled during the airlines major IT outage four weeks ago say they are not being fully reimbursed for the expense they incurred when they had to rearrange their travel plans. - EPA: Significant failures in oversight of water network
A new report says significant failures in oversight and management by Irish Water and local authorities last year put the health of the 885,000 people served by the Gorey and Ballymore-Eustace water treatment plants at risk. - Dept of Housing exploring potential winter eviction ban
The Department of Housing is providing data to the Attorney General about the potential impact of a temporary ban on evictions during the winter period. - Worst September on record for Amazon deforestation
Deforestation in the Brazilian Amazon broke the monthly record for September, according to official figures, triggering calls from environmentalists to vote far-right President Jair Bolsonaro out of office later this month. - Govt wants 'nil-all draw' over Protocol row - Coveney
Conversations with Britain have improved recently and there was a genuine effort to solve the problems which had emerged after Brexit, according to Minister for Foreign Affairs Simon Coveney. - Human rights champions win Nobel Peace Prize
The Nobel Peace Prize has been awarded to human rights champions Ales Bialiatski of Belarus, Russia's Memorial group and Ukraine's Centre for Civil Liberties. - 20% of Leaving Cert appeals upgraded
20% of Leaving Certificate results that were appealed this year have been upgraded. - Irish artist's sculpture goes on display in Florence
A sculpture entitled Mother and Child by Irish artist Paddy Campbell has been put on permanent display at the Museo degli Innocesti in Florence. - Ukrainians advance as Biden raises 'Armageddon' fears
Russian President Vladimir Putin's threat to use nuclear weapons in Ukraine has brought the world closer to "Armageddon" than at any time since the Cold-War Cuban Missile Crisis, US President Joe Biden said. - England heatwaves see highest excess elderly deaths
England saw the highest excess mortality figure from heatwaves this year since records began in 2004, health officials said today, after a hot summer that saw temperatures rise to all-time highs. - Man jailed after 'prolonged and serious' harassment
A young man who engaged in the "prolonged, persistent and serious" harassment of a teenage girl by sending her hundreds of sexually explicit messages has been jailed for 16 months. - Childminder jailed for sexual assault of seven-year-old
A childminder who repeatedly sexually assaulted a seven-year-old boy under his care has been jailed for five years. - Man claimed he was attacked by garda first, court hears
A man accused of shooting dead a detective garda in Co Roscommon just over two years ago said he shot him because of "all that was going on with the police in the world". - Covid wave looms in Europe amid slow booster uptake
A new Covid-19 wave appears to be brewing in Europe as cooler weather arrives, with public health experts warning that vaccine fatigue and confusion over types of available vaccines will likely limit booster uptake. - Australia seeks to grow plants on moon by 2025
Australian scientists are trying to grow plants on the moon by 2025 in a new mission unveiled today that they said could help pave the way for a future colony.
