THE Irish government has approved the nomination of 17 ambassadors for countries across the globe. They include representatives who will be positioned in newly established Irish Embassies in Serbia, ...

UP to 30 sick children are due to be evacuated out of Gaza and brought to Ireland for medical care. The plans have been approved by the Irish Government following a proposal by Ireland’s Health ...

A BLAZE at a derelict building in Belfast is being treated as arson. Firefighters were called to the site of an unused building in the Saintfield Road area of Belfast at around 3am on September 18. A ...

COCAINE worth €15.2m has been seized in Ireland as part of an international investigation which saw a criminal messaging network dismantled. Gardaí, working with Europol and Eurojust, have ...

A MAN from Co. Down has been jailed after drugs worth £3m were found in the back of his lorry — the largest single seizure by the Police Service of Northern Ireland. Andrew Stafford, 38, with an ...

EIGHT historic medals honouring bravery and heroism among Ireland’s police force have been issued this month. An emotional ceremony was held to mark the occasion, which saw the prestigious Walter ...

POLITICIANS have condemned a second security alert in two days at a Belfast sports ground used by a GAA club. The two incidents are the latest in a string of security alerts at the Henry Jones Playing ...

LIVERPOOL have paid tribute to a fan who died while in Italy for the club’s UEFA Champions League match against AC Milan. According to Merseyside Police, 51-year-old Philip Joseph Dooley died after he ...

A MAN has been extradited from Hungary to Northern Ireland to stand trial for 10 offences of possession of indecent photographs of a child. The offences occurred in the Dungannon area of Co. Tyrone in ...

A FAMILY have paid tribute to ‘a loving father, brother, grandfather and uncle’ who died following a report of a serious assault last week. Francis Reilly, 63, from Brentwood, Essex, was pronounced ...

SIMON HARRIS has visited Derry for the first time as Taoiseach. Mr Harris was in the city yesterday, where he had a series of engagements with political, civic society and community leaders. Speaking ...

A MAN who is wanted in Denmark where he is due to stand trial for murder has been arrested in Belfast. The 31-year-old was apprehended yesterday (September 16) by officers from the Police Service of ...