Ireland

Brazil's former president Jair Bolsonaro is returning home to re-enter politics, three months after leaving for the United States in the final hours of his term....

The Irish Congress of Trade Unions (ICTU) has welcomed the passage of the Work Life Balance Bill by both Houses of the Oireachtas....

Theatre: The staging of the supernatural work of Neil Gaiman is big-budget showbiz at its best...

Russian forces have had some success in the eastern frontline city of Bakhmut, Ukrainian military officials said, adding that their fighters were still holding on in a months-long battle in which both sides have suffered heavy casualties....

FLAC's chief executive said Leo Varadkar's advice to contact the service could prompt 'false hope'...

A pensioner killed by two women in Derry four years ago was a convicted sex offender, it can be revealed....

Landmark UCD study draws on in-depth interviews with women aged between 25 and 60...

The majority (86%) of autistic people and those close to them do not believe they have the same chance in Irish society as others....

H&M, the world's second-biggest fashion retailer, reported on Thursday a surprise operating profit for the December-February period, despite weak demand as consumers curtailed spending amid soaring inflation....

Startup hub Dogpatch has launched a new sustainability initiative for early-stage companies....

The Government has been urged by budgetary watchdog the Irish Fiscal Advisory Council to take steps now to ensure State and public sector pensions are funded into the future....

Every child in the country should receive one free hot meal in school every day, a Government commissioned evaluation of the State's school meals scheme has recommended....

Migrant labour market outcomes were more affected by the Covid-19 pandemic and associated public health restrictions than those of Irish-born workers, a new study from the Economic and Social Research Institute has found....

Stigma towards people who self-harm can impact on their ability to rent an apartment, find a job or enter a new relationship, according to new research from Samaritans Ireland....

The family of a 12-year-old Dublin girl, who underwent a quadruple amputation after contracting Strep A, have paid tribute to their daughter....

The Vatican said that Pope Francis, 86, was in hospital in Rome for previously scheduled health checks, before later cancelling his Thursday appointments....

As anyone with a chronic illness knows, hospital is not a holiday, it's more of a gladiator match...

The actor has gone from darling of the stage to social-media star, with memes galore and Twitter accounts dedicated to Gerri's every eye roll...

Study found the more money a fund manager has invested in a fund, the lower the ESG performance of the fund...

Near record levels of outperformance is partly explained by the awful performance of tech stocks in 2022 but scale of the rebound is unexpected...

It can be a confusing and fearful time but experts say avoiding exercise is not the answer...

If the wafer of the Host was the Church's miraculous object, Intel's wafer was the Pentium chip the beating pulse of the IT revolution...

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The trigger factor in a Glenmalure incident was the presence of dogs. Without dogs the walkers would have gone about their business and Pat would have waved a cheerful hello...

During Ramadan I don't eat or drink during the day in front of those who are fasting...

Expediency drives decisions on issues such as increased pension age and wealth tax, all of which would benefit the young...

Government is considering a top-up tax for companies with turnover in excess of 750 million, aiming to ensure that they pay a minimum effective rate of 15% on earnings here...

Mary Munnelly left family home to one of her sons after crystal business was transferred to his brother...

This debut novel undoubtedly establishes Bose as an exciting new voice in commercial fiction...

Wellmania on Netflix is comedian's first major role since gaining Insta-fame for skewering celebrities...

Grand Slam win over England was a double-edged sword for Ireland and Leinster captain, says Robin McBryde...

Combined impact of housing crisis and stagnant wages highlighted by 2021 ESRI study...

Players have a duty of care to their peers and nobody should forget the tragic case of Dani Czernuszka...

Costly Glasgow defeat ensures Rowntree's men now face a daunting away schedule while Leinster will enjoy home comfort for all their knock-out matches...

Revenue figures show they earn between 30,000 and 40,000 a year, are aged between 25 and 34 and have been at the current address for less than three years...

Land Development Agency report warns big hurdles remain to unlocking public lands for housing...

Tribesmen advance to the final boasting the best defence in the division...

Q&A: What happens when someone dies before they inherit depends on the wording of the will and the precise circumstances...

Donegal adopt siege mentality as criticism grows following Roscommon defeat...

Next summer's Olympic Games in France will be the last for the former world champion boxer...

Market volatility has been three times greater during press conferences held by Powell than those held by his predecessors, Bernanke and Yellen...

Ownership of social media app puts it at centre of rising geopolitical alarm, but you wouldn't always know it...

Fund managers are steering clear of stocks and are especially wary of the world's biggest market, with allocations to the US falling to 18-year lows...

Gearid Faolen makes a compelling case that public support was wider than often acknowledged...

Irishman up to second place in the updated world rankings after his third-place finish in the WGC-Dell Technologies Match Play...

Learning from the Kerry babies case...

Letter from passport office suggested getting sister who carried child to fill in form despite woman's guardianship...

The death toll from a landslide in central Ecuador which buried dozens of homes has been cut to seven....

'Do we just suddenly change and just accept a slow death? Definitely not,' Ireland manager insists...

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Sunday dismissed Defence Minister Yoav Gallant, triggering mass protests, a day after Gallant broke ranks with the government and urged a halt to a highly contested plan to overhaul the judicial system....