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International

Last week
8th March 2026 - 14th March 2026
At least six killed in Swiss bus fire that may have been 'deliberate act'
Taoiseach meets Spain's vocal anti-war Prime Minister in Madrid
Here's What Happened Today: Tuesday
Ireland could be getting its first direct flight route to Brazil
Hegseth promises 'most intense' day of strikes as Pentagon says about 140 US personnel wounded so far
Hegseth referred to the Iranian government today as “barbaric savages”.
Multiple potential victims of ex-police officer identified in sex offences probe
Ex-footballer Joey Barton remanded in custody over alleged assault near golf club
World Cup ‘too big’ to postpone despite Iran war, FIFA official says
Mounting evidence that US missile struck Iran school, but Trump says he’ll 'live with' findings
Analysis of missile fragments and video footage points to a US strike on the Minab school.
Debunked: A graph about bisexual women shared with false claims it is about transgender kids
UK Parliament rejects ban on social media for under-16s
Oil and gas prices plunge after Trump claims that Iran war 'pretty much' over
Repayments on deep retrofits can cost as much as a second mortgage
Opinion: Be careful who you aim your anger at when it comes to diesel prices
Paddy Comyn
Trump says 'we haven't won enough' after earlier saying Iran war is 'very complete, pretty much'
Irish hauliers call off planned protest after last minute call with Transport Minister
Cabinet hears of new laws to allow boarding of 'Shadow Fleet' vessels by Defence Forces
Government to charter flight to evacuate Irish citizens from Dubai on Wednesday
'Black rain' falls on Tehran after Israeli strikes on oil depots release toxic chemicals into the sky
With the Sun blotted out, disoriented people in Tehran had to turn on their lights to see through the gloom yesterday morning.
Nato defence systems intercept Iranian ballistic missile over Turkey as US-Israeli war on Iran rages
Oil has hit $100 a barrel again - when has that happened before?
Major fire causes shutdown at Glasgow Central railway station
Mojtaba Khamenei chosen to succeed his father as supreme leader of Iran
Police in Norway investigate an explosion outside the US Embassy in Oslo
Trump says new Iran leader won't last long without his approval
Overnight Israeli strikes hit Tehran fuel depots and a Beirut hotel.
Keir Starmer speaks to Donald Trump after latest rebuke over Iran
Trouble on Ibrox pitch after Celtic knock Rangers out of cup on penalties
Death toll from Israeli strikes on Lebanon up to 394 since Monday, officials say
Ian Huntley’s daughter says ‘flush his ashes down the toilet’ after murderer's death
'Shocking and numbing': President Connolly condemns 'horror of war' in the Middle East
Sitdown Sunday: The extravagance of the former prince Andrew and Sarah Ferguson
This month
March 2026
Is Beamish having a moment? 'It boils my p*ss when I see 'cool kids' with a pint of Beamish'
Netherlands v Ireland, World Cup qualifier
Ireland faced Netherlands in their second game of the campaign.
How does the Iran war even end? We asked some experts to make sense of it all
Strikes in the Middle East continue as Irish Government-chartered flight departs Oman
The Middle East conflict has entered its second week.
'Cuba's in its last moments of life', Trump tells summit in Miami
Leo Varadkar says US and Israel should 'accept all the migrants' from their war on Iran