Breaking News

September 30, 2020
Boohoo raises sales outlook amid factories scandal

Online fashion firm Boohoo has raised its full-year sales outlook after posting a 51% hike in first-half profits amid a furore over allegations of low pay and poor working conditions...

Continue Reading
September 30, 2020
‘It was awful’ – Key takeaways from Trump-Biden’s first Presidential debate

President Donald Trump and Joe Biden took part in their first of three one-one-one debates of the 2020 general election Tuesday night in Cleveland. Here are the key takeaways.

Continue Reading
September 30, 2020
‘The mayor of Moscow’s wife gave your son 3.5 million dollars’ – US Presidential debate fact-check

In the contentious first presidential debate between President Donald Trump and former vice president Joe Biden, Trump repeatedly relied on troublesome and false information that has been debunked throughout his...

Continue Reading
September 30, 2020
‘A walking dumpster fire’ – Hollywood reacts to rancorous first TV debate between Donald Trump and Joe Biden

Celebrities criticised Donald Trump for apparently failing to condemn white supremacy during the rancorous TV debate with his presidential rival Joe Biden.

Continue Reading
September 30, 2020
‘Will you shut up, man?’ – the most memorable quotes from Trump-Biden first debate

It has been described as 'chaotic', a 'shambles' and a 'sh*tshow' - here are the stand out quotes from the first Us Presidential election debate.

Continue Reading
September 30, 2020
‘Loser’ fantasy football manager becomes human trophy in creative forfeit

A fantasy football manager has spent a day as a human trophy in a creative forfeit for losing in a league with his friends.

Continue Reading
September 30, 2020
Average UK house price hits new record high in September

The average UK house price has hit a new record in September, pushing over £225,000 for the first time, according to an index.

Continue Reading
September 30, 2020
Fionnán Sheahan: Looney Tunes: insult-ridden Trump and Biden debate akin to chaos of Yosemite Sam versus Bugs Bunny

A sitting President of the United States versus a preceding Vice-President should have made for a substantial policy discussion.

Continue Reading
September 30, 2020
Looney Tunes: insult-ridden Trump and Biden debate akin to chaos of Yosemite Sam versus Bugs Bunny

A sitting President of the United States versus a preceding Vice-President should have made for a substantial policy discussion.

Continue Reading
September 30, 2020
Chaotic first Presidential debate sees Joe Biden tell Donald Trump to ‘shut up’

President Donald Trump and Democratic rival Joe Biden battled fiercely over Trump's record on the coronavirus pandemic, healthcare and the economy in a chaotic and bad-tempered first debate marked by...

Continue Reading
September 30, 2020
Donald Trump: People will get to see my tax returns

US president Donald Trump denied a report suggesting he only paid 750 dollars in personal income taxes, telling a debate his bill was in the “millions”.

Continue Reading
September 30, 2020
US presidential debate: Donald Trump and Joe Biden face off in Cleveland

Presidential hopefuls Donald Trump and Joe Biden went head-to-head for the first of three debates, with a stark difference in style and substance between the pair.

Continue Reading
September 30, 2020
Key moments as Trump and Biden face off in Cleveland

Presidential hopefuls Donald Trump and Joe Biden went head-to-head for the first of three debates, with a stark difference in style and substance between the pair.

Continue Reading
September 30, 2020
Call for people ‘to show common sense’ as city facing Level 3 restrictions

A minority of Cork residents have been accused of partying their city into Ireland's third major localised Covid-19 lockdown.

Continue Reading
September 30, 2020
Care homes will receive €30m for winter fight with Covid

Nursing homes are to be given a €30m Government winter funding injection in a bid to prevent another wave of Covid-19 infections sweeping through hundreds of elderly people as the...

Continue Reading
September 30, 2020
College students told they risk expulsion over breaches of public health guidelines

NUI Galway students who breach public health guidelines face expulsion from the university.

Continue Reading
September 30, 2020
Virus death toll crashes through one-million mark

The global coronavirus death toll passed a million yesterday, according to a Reuters tally, a grim statistic in a pandemic that has devastated the global economy, overloaded health systems and...

Continue Reading
September 30, 2020
Covid intensifies spotlight on this annual drama

Theatre may have been in short supply in recent weeks, but all around the country the same drama was playing out in county towns and council chambers.

Continue Reading
September 30, 2020
Covid-19 to hit housing supply and shift demand away from city living

The Covid pandemic is likely to mean less investment in new housing by developers but also skew demand away from urban apartments as remote workers eye houses on bigger plots,...

Continue Reading
September 30, 2020
Homeowners get no respite as most councils maintain property tax levels

Struggling home-owners will get no respite from the property tax after the majority of councils voted to maintain or increase existing rates.

Continue Reading
September 30, 2020
Hotels plead for emergency support as their winter occupancy rates collapse

Hotels have pleaded for an emergency Government support package after warning tough new Covid-19 control measures have seen winter occupancy rates collapse to below 9pc in some areas.

Continue Reading
September 30, 2020
Maternity hospital restrictions ‘bordering on inhumane’

An expectant mother says she is "ridiculously anxious" at the thought of giving birth with the current Covid-19 restrictions.

Continue Reading
September 30, 2020
Meghan loses attempt to keep biography details out of legal battle

Meghan Markle has lost the latest skirmish in her privacy lawsuit against a tabloid newspaper, after London's High Court ruled the paper could amend its case to include details from...

Continue Reading
September 30, 2020
Multinationals ease economic damage from Covid but domestic fall to hit 6.5pc as Brexit looms

The hit to the overall economy from the Covid-19 pandemic will not be as bad as previously estimated - but those effects combined with a disorderly Brexit will have a...

Continue Reading
September 30, 2020
Owner defends decision not to serve diners with a Dublin eircode after online review backlash

A Co Louth hotel owner who refused diners with an eircode in locked-down Dublin last week says he was taken aback at being slated for trying to adhere to Government...

Continue Reading
September 30, 2020
Singling out cities rather than counties for lockdown could prove problematic

The people of Cork and Galway will be in trepidation tomorrow that one or both of their cities could potentially suffer the first city lockdowns in a bid to contain...

Continue Reading
September 30, 2020
Taxes are a key issue as Trump and Biden take stage for opening debate

Republican President Donald Trump and Democratic rival Joe Biden squared off early this morning in the first of three scheduled pre-election debates - an encounter which was expected to showcase...

Continue Reading
September 30, 2020
Turkish F-16 shot down our warplane, claims Armenia as conflict worsens

Armenia has claimed one of its warplanes was shot down by a fighter jet from Azerbaijan's ally Turkey, killing the pilot, in fighting over the separatist territory of Nagorno-Karabakh.

Continue Reading
September 30, 2020
UK’s Internal Market Bill ‘casts dark shadow’ over Brexit talks

Germany's Europe Minister Michael Roth has said the UK's Internal Market Bill is "casting a dark shadow" over Brexit negotiations.

Continue Reading
September 30, 2020
Donald Trump and Joe Biden trade insults in opening election debate

US President Donald Trump and his Democratic challenger Joe Biden attacked and interrupted each other during the first 2020 presidential debate as they discussed the coronavirus pandemic, job losses and...

Continue Reading
September 29, 2020
Jamie Laing says he is ‘proud’ after his company donates over £83,000 to charity

Jamie Laing has said is “proud” that a company he founded has raised more than £83,000 for a charity for NHS workers.

Continue Reading
September 29, 2020
10,000 hand-painted birds to mark lockdown at historic mansion

A huge art installation featuring 10,000 birds hand-painted with images and memories of lockdown is to take over the lawns of a stately home as the vast mansion reopens its...

Continue Reading
September 29, 2020
Controversial bill that would give UK Government power to override Withdrawal Agreement passed by House of Commons

The United Kingdom Internal Market Bill, which would give the Government the power to override the Withdrawal Agreement with the EU, has cleared the Commons after MPs gave it a...

Continue Reading
September 29, 2020
Controversial bill that would give UK Government power to override Withdrawal Agreement passed by House of Commons

The United Kingdom Internal Market Bill, which would give the Government the power to override the Withdrawal Agreement with the EU, has cleared the Commons after MPs gave it a...

Continue Reading
September 29, 2020
Endangered sharks born at Birmingham aquarium in ‘vital lifeline’ for species

Six endangered species of shark have been born at the National Sea Life Centre in Birmingham, in what could be a “vital lifeline” for the species.

Continue Reading
September 29, 2020
Couple murdered Irish dancer and poisoned another man with ‘devil’s breath’ drug before using cards for spending spree, court hears

A couple murdered an Irish dancer and poisoned another man with a drug known as "devil's breath" before using their bank cards to go on a spending spree, a court...

Continue Reading
September 29, 2020
Three people killed in California wildfires as Napa Valley wineries threatened by blazes

Firefighters in Northern California on Tuesday struggled to make headway against two wildfires, one of them threatening wineries and towns in the Napa Valley, and a second that killed three...

Continue Reading
September 29, 2020
Space station air leak forces middle-of-night crew wake-up

A small air leak at the International Space Station has finally been traced to the Russian side, following a middle-of-the-night search by astronauts.

Continue Reading
September 29, 2020
Alicia Keys and Post Malone to perform at Billboard Awards

Alicia Keys, Bad Bunny, Luke Combs and leading nominee Post Malone will perform at the 2020 Billboard Music Awards.

Continue Reading
September 29, 2020
Alicia Keys and Post Malone to perform at Billboard Awards

Alicia Keys, Bad Bunny, Luke Combs and leading nominee Post Malone will perform at the 2020 Billboard Music Awards.

Continue Reading