International - Last year 2024
Gardaí preparing major security operation to prevent violence during Europa League Final
The UEFA Europa League Final will take place in Dublin on Wednesday 22 May.
UN says rebuilding Gaza could cost $40 billion as Hamas examining truce deal in 'positive spirit'
UN Assistant Secretary-General Abdullah al-Dardari said 72% of all residential buildings in the region “have been completely or partially destroyed”.
Eurovision: 'Die in' staged at RTÉ as singers and campaigners call for boycott of contest
Former RTÉ producer Betty Purcell told The Journal: “We believe it is not a time to sing songs and clink glasses with Israel.”
Netanyahu vows to launch military assault on Rafah 'with or without' a ceasefire deal
One of the children killed in the strikes overnight was a newborn baby who was only five days old.
Who's running in the European elections and what are the key dates to look out for?
A record number of candidates have declared their status in recent weeks.
- A Hamas delegation today left Egypt and returned to Qatar to discuss the proposal, saying it is keen to respond "as quickly as possible".
- US Secretary of State Antony Blinken said today he is hopeful Hamas would accept the "extraordinarily generous" offer.
- The US military is building a pier to help boost humanitarian supplies into Gaza, an effort that the Pentagon said will cost Washington at least $320 million.
Migration row: Sunak 'not interested' in deal to return asylum seekers from Ireland to the UK
- Taoiseach Simon Harris has promised to pass emergency legislation to return asylum seekers who came via NI back to the UK.
- A meeting between Justice Minister Helen McEntee and her UK counterpart was cancelled amid the row.
- Tánaiste Micheál Martin has said that "a reciprocal agreement" would be required to send people back to the UK.
Cross border migration row: How did Ireland-UK relations break down over asylum seekers?
And what’s the evidence for Helen McEntee’s claim that 80% of of asylum seekers crossed the border? Here’s what we know.