IRELAND BREAKING NEWS

A 62-year-old Irishman is being detained in Israel after he was arrested yesterday along with a group of activists in the West Bank.

Dónal Lunny, one of Ireland's most celebrated musicians, has died at the age of 79.

The White House has claimed US first lady Melania Trump has secured a ceasefire between Russia and Ukraine in the Russian-controlled ⁠city of Oleshky, which will begin on 29 October.

Spanish police are investigating a break-in to Troy Parrott's Seville home during Real Betis's La Liga clash with Barcelona last Saturday.

A gunman firing from his car has killed one person and wounded four others in the Paris suburb of Trappes, authorities said.

At least 17 swans have been killed after striking Dublin's Samuel Beckett Bridge since 2024, an animal wildlife charity has said.

Over 100,000 music fans are set to descend on Cork city for the Guinness Cork Jazz Festival this weekend.

Ballinahown in Co Westmeath has been named the overall winner of this year's Supervalu Tidy Towns competition.

The Minister for Foreign Affairs and Defence has been accused of making "reprehensible and misleading" comments in the Dáil about Russia's role in the UN Security Council and its approach to UN peacekeeping missions.

A man who had charges against him dropped today - after he had been accused of sexually assaulting a girl in a case that led to three days of rioting in Dublin last year - has been rearrested.

A motorist driving nearly 40km/h over the speed limit was among 650 people detected speeding during the first day of a garda road safety operation.

A woman has been arrested by gardaí investigating the death of a 56-year-old man, whose body was discovered in Co Cork last week.

A consultant neurologist has called on the HSE to allow for access to a drug that can help slow the progression of Alzheimer's disease in patients.

An investigation is under way into the death of a man whose body was found in Macroom, Co Cork.

Christy Moore has announced a special concert with Irish folk group Beoga at Dublin's Vicar Street in a show of solidarity with the band.

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has said Israel would lock down Hebron in the West Bank, go house to house and demolish homes after the Israeli military ⁠said Palestinian attackers killed two soldiers at a military checkpoint near the city.

The search for the next James Bond is reportedly entering its final stages, with Jack Lowden, Callum Turner and Josh O'Connor among the actors expected to undergo screen tests for the role.

A man whose life was upended after a car crash in 2021, for which the other driver was convicted of dangerous driving, has shared his concerns about younger motorists engaging in dangerous behaviour on Irish roads.

Follow developments as several weather warnings have been issued ahead of Storm Boelo.

Ukraine has said that it was still having problems using the Starshield military communications service, a day after US President Donald Trump said tech titan Elon Musk had restored access.