Varadkar threatens to pull plug on EU Mercosur deal over raging Amazon fires

Cate McCurry, PA

Taoiseach Leo Varadkar has warned that Ireland will not back the controversial EU-Mercosur deal unless Brazil's government protects its rainforest.

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Woman charged with Cork toddler murder

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Pair charged with IRA membership after cross-border operation

22 Aug, 2019

Two men arrested in the Republic in connection with the discovery of a bomb under a police officer's car in east Belfast were last night charged with membership of the IRA.

Dublin Bus to double number of women bus drivers

By Cate McCurry, PA 21 Aug, 2019

DUBLIN Bus has set out plans to double the number of women bus drivers as part of a huge recruitment campaign.

140 sheep perish in County Donegal border farm fire

Seamus McKinney 20 Aug, 2019

A fire at a border farm in which 140 sheep were burned to death may have been started deliberately.

Brussels rejects Boris Johnson's call for backstop to be scrapped

David Hughes, Press Association 20 Aug, 2019

Boris Johnson has been rebuffed by Brussels after demanding major changes in a new Brexit deal.

Gardai investigating after footage apparently showing Conor McGregor punching elderly man

Bimpe Archer 16 Aug, 2019

GARDAI has confirmed it is investigating after footage appearing to show former MMA star Conor McGregor punching an elderly man in the face at a Dublin bar was published by a US website.

Irish college thanks emergency crews after 15 rescued in Donegal

15 Aug, 2019

AN IRISH-language college in Co Donegal has thanked emergency crews for rescuing 15 people, including both students and staff, who got into difficulty near a beach while swimming.