Spain train crash: 68 dead and hard questions before snap election

Walter Koenig, who played Ensign Pavel Chekov on the original Star Trek series, has died at 90. William Shatner, George Takei and Kim Cattrall lead the tributes to a beloved star of the bridge.

Africa's latest Ebola outbreak has passed 10,000 confirmed cases, with almost 5,000 deaths, as the DRC faces its deadliest epidemic on record without an approved vaccine.

Diane Forsythe has broken ranks with the DUP leadership to demand Michelle O'Neill's removal as First Minister, a move that would collapse the Stormont Executive.

Fermanagh is reviving a 1,500-year-old pilgrimage route and an electric hydrofoil plan to bring visitors back to Lough Erne, Athlone and the Hidden Heartlands.

Residents of Gurteen in County Sligo voted with their voices at a packed public meeting on October 22, rejecting a proposed wind turbine they say was never properly explained to them.

Castlebar Mitchels beat Garrymore 1-17 to 0-12 at MacHale Park to claim the Moclair Cup for the first time since 2017, with Bob Tuohy kicking six points.

A varied winter diet, not a miracle supplement, is what the immune system needs, according to Dr. Aisling Farrell. Here is the advice and the recipes.

Republic of Ireland defender Jimmy Dunne scored twice as QPR thrashed Swansea 5-0 at Loftus Road, with Richard Kone hitting a hat-trick inside 15 minutes.

Ten days after riots tore through French cities, Marine Le Pen polls at up to 38% for the first round of the 2027 presidential election, with debt at 119% of GDP and the left split.

Audi's new entry-level electric car starts at €38,200 after grants in Ireland, with a claimed range of up to 498 kilometres and fast charging in 26 minutes.

Mingus Reedus, son of Norman Reedus and Helena Christensen, accepted an ACD on March 9, 2026 after prosecutors folded six days before trial. Olivia Cotter's three personas tell the rest of the story.

The independent south London artist beat Paul McCartney and Florence + The Machine to win the 2026 Mercury Prize for her second album, This Music May Contain Hope.

The 'Born in Dublin' exhibition at the Little Museum of Dublin traces 200 years of the Coombe Hospital, from 15 beds in 1826 to 6,500 births a year today.

Meta's profits fell almost 50% after an $18 billion settlement with US states and a $25 billion New Mexico ruling, even as it plans record AI spending.

Storm Austen will bring Status Orange rain warnings to six counties from Thursday evening, with flooding risk and gale-force winds across Ireland.

Galderma, L'Oreal and Natura are testing treatments for 'Ozempic face' as the obesity drug boom opens a market projected to reach $2 billion, but experts say the science is more complicated.

The High Court heard the refusal of a study visa to Shaymaa Abdualu, who lost most of her family in an Israeli strike, is irrational and unlawful.

James Maddison inspired a 3-1 win over Coventry as Tottenham claimed a first league win of the season at the seventh attempt.

UEFA has given FIFA until 2 November to answer questions on the withdrawn FFE plan, the Balogun case, an undisclosed payment to Infantino, and the fairness of next year's election.

France's interior minister admits police 'lost control' as weekend riots leave 2,400 arrests, a burned city hall in Limoges and a government under pressure.

Portaferry beat Ballygalget at Páirc Esler to seal a fifth straight Down Senior Hurling Championship, though the final was far closer than the 11-point margin suggests.

Truagh Gaels, Killeavy and a host of clubs chase first county titles this weekend as the GAA's club finals deliver the year's best stories.

Divers found a critically endangered fan mussel off Valentia Island, the first live sighting in Irish waters in nearly 20 years.

Shane O'Neills of Camloch won their first ever Armagh senior ladies football title on 26 September, beating Crossmaglen Rangers 2-18 to 0-10 at the BOX-IT Athletic Grounds.

The PSNI is investigating six unnotified processions across the North as police also pursue elected representatives over the Garvaghy Road protests.

Hackers turned supermarket cooling racks into heaters across France and the Netherlands in October 2026, spoiling food in hundreds of stores and exposing weak security in Europe's networked food chain.

A woman told Southwark Crown Court that Russell Brand turned monster-like before raping her in a hotel room at the 1999 Labour Party conference.

The CJEU has ruled that the IAA may cut take-off and landing slots at Dublin Airport to enforce the 32 million passenger cap, piling pressure on the Government to lift the limit.

A London court heard the comedian described as a ruthless sexual predator as six women's allegations, spanning 1999 to 2009, go before a jury.