Irish - Last year 2024
'I know people that, if they had a farm, had to sell animals at home to pay for the funeral'
The State spent over €9 million contributing to funeral expenses for people who couldn’t afford it last year.
President Michael D Higgins issues strongly worded statement calling for a ceasefire in Gaza
The President said the “world has been warned” of the consequences of inaction in Gaza.
Tuxes, trips and one very good border collie: The looks from last night's Oscars
Dog at the Oscars alert.
- "I’m a very proud Irishman standing here tonight," Murphy declared in his acceptance speech
- Oppenheimer went on to win Best Picture - completing a major sweep of the night’s accolades
- It was also a big night for Irish production company Element Pictures as Poor Things picked up four awards
- The HSE had a target to increase breastfeeding rates by 2 percentage points per year.
- Breastfeeding rates are rising - but not fast enough to reach the HSE's targets over several years.
Leaking of AG advice on referendums was 'absolutely scandalous', Minister of State says
Minister of State Mary Butler also said the referendums weren’t “explained clearly enough and we have to take ownership of that”.