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New legislation banning the sale of flavoured vapes and restrictions on eye-catching packaging have officially been signed into law, though full enforcement could take up to a year.

Children's Health Ireland has reported the theft of 36 computers from its unfinished National Children's Hospital over two days in July, to gardaí.

The High Court has overturned a decision by the Minister for Justice to refuse a study visa to a Gazan student and ordered that the application be reconsidered and a decision made within ten days.

Kylian Mbappe has apologised for his "ill-judged" comment about former Chinese leader Mao Zedong, which has led to Chinese brands dropping the Real Madrid forward

There are 777 patients without a bed in hospitals around the country, according to figures from the Irish Nurses and Midwives Organisation. The INMO General Secretary has described the overcrowding as "dangerous" and shows a "total failure in planning"

A plan for a new weather-warning system that focuses on more specific locations rather than counties will not be in place this year, but some changes that "support more localised weather warnings" as part of the plan have been implemented

Two British nationals have been charged over a plot to assist Iran's intelligence service as part of the investigation into the suspected terror incident near a RAF base in the UK.

UK communications regulator Ofcom has said there is no single technical or regulatory solution to the issue of Republic of Ireland television content being blocked in Northern Ireland.

Irish patients on waiting lists here who have sought treatment in hospitals abroad, under an EU Scheme, have been left waiting six months or more in some cases to get their money back from the HSE

Greenhouse gas concentrations in the atmosphere rose to new record highs in 2025, locking in climate impacts that will persist for centuries to come, the United Nations has said

A DUP MLA has broken ranks with the party leadership to call for the removal of Michelle O’Neill as Northern Ireland First Minister.

Reform UK leader Nigel Farage said British Prime Minister Andy Burnham has "no mandate" to reopen arguments on Brexit

Kylian Mbappe has been dropped by two major brands in China after a video circulated online in which the French football star apparently joked about former leader Mao Zedong

A US judge has extended a court order blocking President Donald Trump's plans to renovate a historic Washington golf course where she had deemed a removal of trees "inexcusable"

Israelis are going to the polls in an election that will decide whether Benjamin Netanyahu survives the worst security failure in the country's history - here' what you need to know.

The latest climate pledges put forth by nations will cut global greenhouse gas emissions just 6% by 2035, a UN report has said, weeks before COP31 talks in Turkey.

Former FBI director James Comey has been charged with allegedly disclosing national defence information, the third criminal case brought against the outspoken critic of US President Donald Trump.

The Government is planning new legislation aimed at making it easier for smaller homebuilders to access finance to develop new homes.

The legal departments of companies are being "flooded" with AI-generated correspondence, according to new research.

A Status Yellow wind warning is in place for counties Donegal and Mayo, with very strong winds leading to difficult travelling conditions.

A truce between Ukraine and Russia aimed at allowing humanitarian aid into the Russian-occupied city of Oleshky is reportedly under way, having been announced by US First Lady Melania Trump last week.

The family of murdered GAA chairman Sean Brown will attend the UK's highest court today in pursuit of a public inquiry into his 1997 murder.

Benjamin Netanyahu faces a fight for political survival in Israel's election, with voters weighing his leadership after the 2023 Hamas-led attacks, wars in Gaza and with Iran, and Israel's deepening international isolation.

Israeli military operation in the occupied West Bank city of Hebron raises serious concerns of "ethnic cleansing", the United Nations has warned

North Korea sent a letter to the United Nations Security Council accusing Seoul of fabricating a landmine explosion that injured three South Korean soldiers rte.ie/b/1596832

Celebrations erupted across several Serbian cities as people hailed student-backed movement deposing veteran leader Aleksandar Vucic's party in snap election rte.ie/b/1596833

The EU will from 1 November slap a €2 handling fee on packages from outside the 27-nation bloc in a bid to curb the influx from China rte.ie/b/1596837

Israeli prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu has been forced to deny reports of a confrontation with the head of Israel's army over possible military action against Iran rte.ie/b/1596840

HSE trials show that many cases of lymphoedema, a long-term and progressive condition, could be prevented through early intervention rte.ie/b/1596826

Trump and other speakers reiterated his position that higher tariffs on Canadian goods are needed because Canada 'has been ripping off' the US in trade rte.ie/b/1596831

Senior officials from Saudi Arabia, Turkey and Pakistan will hold talks on regional security with Iranian officials today in Tehran, Iranian and Saudi authorities said rte.ie/b/1596838

Irish troops should be deployed to Lebanon as part of a new EU mission and be involved in both peacekeeping and peace enforcement duties, minister says rte.ie/b/1596797

Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva won a historic fourth term, in a shock result that defied polls rte.ie/b/1596830

Saudi Arabia said its main airport resumed operations at two terminals even as Yemen's Iran-aligned Houthis vowed to keep striking the facility, which they called a "military target"

The CEO of the regulator for health and social care professions, Claire O'Cleary, has defended new regulations for psychotherapists and counsellors despite criticism from representative groups

Around 18,000 homes and businesses remain without power following Storm Boelo, with fresh Status Yellow weather warnings set to come into effect for 11 counties tomorrow

Gardaí have appealed to the public to assist in identifying a man whose body they believe was at a recycling centre in Dublin for a number of days

Irish troops should be deployed to Lebanon as part of a new EU mission and be involved in both peacekeeping and peace enforcement duties, according to the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Defence Helen McEntee.

Police arrested 1,314 people in weekend protests across France, the interior ministry has said, adding that 53 officers were injured in clashes. The arrests occurred as violence broke out on the margins of mass demonstrations in major cities yesterday over the high cost of living.

Serbian voters turn out in force today as a mass student protest movement sought to unseat longtime populist leader Aleksandar Vucic in the biggest challenge to his rule for more than a decade.

Ethiopian athletes Abay Alemu Lesa and Zenebu Fikadu Jebesa are the 2026 men and women's Dublin Marathon champions. Hugh Armstrong and Judith Storm were the first Irish man and woman to cross the line.

Around 18,000 homes, farms and businesses are without power following Storm Boelo, according to ESB Networks. It said that most of the power outages are in the northwest of the country

Gardaí are investigating the circumstances surrounding the death of a man in Farran, Co Cork in the early hours of this morning. Macroom gardaí and emergency services were called to a house at 3.20am, where a man in his 30s was found unresponsive. He was pronounced dead at the scene.

Israel's election exposes fault lines that have run through the country since its founding.

Fáilte Ireland estimates that Halloween events will generate more than €40m for local communities and tourism businesses across the island of Ireland.

ESB Networks says around 41,000 homes, farms and businesses are without power following Storm Boelo

There will be severe disruption to traffic and public transport with road closures across the capital due to the 45th running of the Dublin Marathon

The 45th Irish Life Dublin Marathon is taking place today, with thousands of runners taking part and many thousands of supporters expected to line the route through the city centre and suburban areas

Former US president Barack Obama delivered scathing criticisms of his successor, Donald Trump, at rallies in Ohio and Michigan to support Democratic candidates ahead of the 3 November midterm elections

Nearly 1,000 people were arrested during protests in France yesterday, as clashes erupted while protesters took to the streets in a number of cities