Falling revenue and rising costs have created a deficit of more than €800m in funding for public transport services, an Oireachtas committee has heard.

Ireland's mandatory three-day wait rule in relation to termination of pregnancy may result in an inability for a small group of women to access abortion care, the Irish College of GPs (ICGP) has said.

The hosepipe ban for 13 counties has been lifted with immediate effect, two weeks earlier than planned.

The European Commission has proposed a ban on social media access for under 13s, with "safe design" obligations for platforms for users between the ages of 15 and 18.

US President Donald Trump threatened to keep the Kennedy Center closed for good after a judge ruled his name cannot be added onto the famed arts institution's facade.

Meta Platforms CEO Mark Zuckerberg said that competition and liability give AI companies enough reason to act individually on safety.

Two people tasked with protecting Garda whistleblowers have alleged reforms to protect those speaking out have been undermined by senior management.

European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen has said ⁠the European Union is opening the door for Canada to become the first associate member, a status that does not exist under the bloc's ‌treaties.

More than half a century after an underground rail link for Dublin was first proposed, the spend on the project is finally set for Cabinet approval.

European Commission president Ursula von der Leyen will this morning unveil details of a proposed EU-wide restriction on social media access for children in her State of the Union speech in Strasbourg.

A helicopter providing news coverage of a bus collision in Los Angeles crashed, killing a journalist, the pilot and a person on the ground, broadcasters and authorities said.

Three people were killed in a crash when a US news media helicopter covering a deadly bus crash came down in a Los Angeles neighborhood.

Saudi Arabia's air defences destroyed a Houthi drone south of Mecca before it entered prohibited airspace over the holy city, a spokesperson for the Saudi-led military coalition in Yemen said.

Saudi Arabia's air defences destroyed a Houthi drone south of Mecca before it entered prohibited airspace over the holy city, a spokesperson for the Saudi-led military coalition in Yemen said, as fighting spreads in the Middle East.

A Seoul court has ordered North Korea to pay 44.6 billion won in damages over its 2020 demolition of an inter-Korean liaison office, South Korean media reported.

President Catherine Connolly has been greeted by Scotland First Minister John Swinney at his official residence in Edinburgh, as her visit to Scotland begins.

President Catherine Connolly has arrived in Scotland where she will undertake a four-day official visit.

Minister for Public Expenditure Jack Chambers is to warn his Cabinet colleagues that they will have to make trade offs as the Government moves to moderate spending in Budget 2027.

The Stop Climate Chaos coalition is urging the Government to introduce significant additional measures to cut greenhouse gas emissions.