Northern Ireland pupils building lasting links with a school near the front lines in Ukraine

A quaint school in the Northern Irish countryside has announced a pioneering international link-up with a school close to the turbulent front lines in Ukraine. Kilmoyle Primary School, nestled in the village of Ballybogey, Co Antrim, has proudly joined the …

Ireland weather: Met Eireann pinpoint when temperatures of 23C set to hit

Temperatures are set to shoot up to 23C, but some showers are expected to turn heavy early in the week. Met Éireann has forecast “mixed conditions” at first this week with showers or longer spells of rain to hit on Monday night, Tuesday afternoon and …

Ireland’s Tax Haven Strategy: Navigating Trump’s Tariffs and Building Resilience

Ireland’s Corporate Future: A Delicate Balance in the Face of Trump’s Policies For over four decades, Ireland has positioned itself as a haven for U.S. multinational corporations, particularly in the pharmaceutical and technology sectors. Now, as President …

Influential duo urge Donegal to ‘take the learnings’ from Ulster delight into All-Ireland crusade

Birds of Ireland: Kingfisher

Kingfishers are around 16-18cm long with a wingspan of 24-26cm. They are a common breeding species found here all year round in wetland areas.  A kingfisher is smaller than a starling and both sexes look similar. They have a metallic-looking pale blue back …

West Belfast conference to focus on all-Ireland health service

SINN Féin will hold a major party conference on an all-Ireland health service next month. The June 6 gathering at St Comgall's on Divis Street is part of the party's Commission on the Future of Ireland series and will be chaired by an independent …

Ireland could reach highest temperature of 2025 as heatwave returns to peak this week

Ireland is in the midst of a sweltering return to summer conditions as a heatwave looks set to bring the hottest temperatures of the year so far and today could see the mercury rise to a potential 2025 high yet again. Met Éireann have confirmed that …

EMMY flies the flag for Ireland at Eurovision opening

Ireland's Eurovision hopeful Emmy has arrived in Switzerland ahead of this week’s contest, joining 36 countries in Basel for the opening of the 2025 Eurovision Song Contest. The 24-year-old Norwegian singer, who will perform Laika Party - a tribute to …

Tributes paid to two teenagers who died off the coast of Ireland

Tributes have been paid to two teenage boys who died after getting into difficulty off the coast of Donegal. Matt Sibanda, 18, and Emmanuel Familola, 16, were understood to be playing football on Saturday when they went into the sea after a ball. Emergency …

Owen Polley: Northern Ireland looks short of saviours at Westminster

​​Last week, the Labour government had a rare opportunity to revel in some good news. The announcement of two trade deals, one with India and the other with the United States, fell into this category, even though there was immediately fierce debate about …