International

Yesterday
20th September 2026
Two winners and four losers in our first week back to Dáil business
Politicians’ safety, international affairs and garda whistleblowing dominated proceedings.
‘Largest ever’ attack on Moscow as Ukraine fires over 1,600 drones at Russia overnight
Princess Diana's brother says it was his ‘duty’ to write memoir on her life
Chancellor Friedrich Merz vows to stay on as AfD surge in German state elections
Donald Trump says planned arch in historic Washington location will double as military base
North Korea fires two ballistic missiles into East Sea, with second flying over 600km
‘Encouraging’ results as University of Galway joins international mission to restore coral reefs
US fears rapid escalation in Mideast after Houthis attack Riyadh
Sitdown Sunday: She wrote a book about her husband's death. Then was convicted of his murder.
'I am making mistakes': Ed Sheeran addresses controversy as he returns to the stage
Helen McEntee and Neale Richmond to travel to New York for UN meetings today
Lidl is selling 'jack mackerel' that is not actually mackerel - what is going on?
Severe overfishing is putting Atlantic mackerel at risk of collapse. Now the crisis is visible on supermarket shelves.
Last week
13th September 2026 - 19th September 2026
Here's What Happened Today: Saturday
Details remain unclear as Denmark hails 'binding' Greenland deal with Trump
Princess Diana's brother doubles down on claims about King Charles
United States approves sale of almost $2.7bn of air defence equipment to Ukraine
RTÉ will broadcast Ireland's Nations League games with Israel
Google's Gemini AI carried out cyberattacks and guessed passwords
Man (40s) released without charge after six people found in lorry trailer at Rosslare Europort
Protests expected as Ed Sheeran returns to the stage in the US tonight
Shoppers are facing even more processing fees on top of the new €3 EU charge
Trump and Denmark say they have struck a deal for US security control over Greenland
Here's What Happened Today: Friday
Trump bans CNN and other major newsrooms from the White House
English football club apologises for launching ‘United 93’ merchandise close to 9/11 anniversary
California governor Gavin Newsom signs order to explore AI 'kill switch'
Uefa rejected an FAI request for Ireland and Israel to be kept apart in future draws
Burnham vows deeper ties with EU as Martin becomes first foreign leader to visit No 10 North
Shortly after becoming British prime minister, Andy Burnham opened a new headquarters for the UK government in Manchester.
Excitement as scientists discover first new species of wild cat in a century
Swimmer dies after shark attack off popular Perth beach
UN mission says 'grounds to believe' US committed war crime in strike on Iran school
Mixed fortunes for Irish stars as Celtic suffer night to forget against Ferencváros
Australia to begin detaining tourists who overstay visas
Von der Leyen’s Gaza response has 'damaged EU’s reputation globally', FF MEP says
Britain's King Charles warns Nvidia and OpenAI bosses of 'existential dangers' posed by tech
Road closures on Friday and Saturday for EU presidency event with high-profile guests
Swedish prime minister Kristersson resigns after centre-left win election