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Minister says he's open to police from other countries helping with security for EU Presidency
Concerns have been raised that gaps in Ireland’s military and security capabilities could put events held during the presidency of the bloc under threat.
Politicians say past legal issues should not stop help for Irish man in 'subhuman' US detention
“An outstanding bench warrant does not make the punishment he is receiving now justified in any way, shape or form,” Duncan Smith said.
Yesterday
13th February 2026
Nurses at Naas General Hospital suspend industrial action after 'lengthy' negotiations
New Dublin hotel receives public backlash for seeking injunction against bar next door over noise levels
Here's What Happened Today: Friday
Deaths, disease and mistreatment: The immigration prison where Seamus Culleton is being held
Woman arrested after car intercepted by gardaí found to have €275,000 stashed inside suitcase
Taoiseach says Government would consider ban on vaping in cars carrying children
Horse riding coach in his 60s jailed for nine years for rape of 14-year-old girl
A year on from the JD Vance speech that stunned Europe, what can we expect in Munich?
Jaws were on the floor last year when Vance rode in to declare there was a “new sheriff in town” – will the message from Marco Rubio this year be different?
'Deeply disappointed’: Ministers question 'surprising' refusal of Rotunda critical care unit
‘Health infrastructure is critical infrastructure. Simple as that,’ says Health Minister Jennifer Carroll MacNeill
Social Democrats TD Gary Gannon pays damages to Alan Shatter over false Epstein claim
Man charged to court in connection with murder of man in Belfast
Motorists urged not to drive through flooding in Dublin as council to review 'timeliness of warnings'
A Status Yellow rain warning was in place in Dublin and Wicklow until midday today, but this alert was announced at around 2.30am.
Residents at north Dublin apartment building without power and water supply after flooding
Inspector of Prisons has 'deep reservations' about injuries to mentally ill inmate who died
Trinity College to become a vape-free campus next week
City centre horse handler to do community service for assaulting American tourist
Busy coast road in Dublin's Raheny to be partly closed until mid-summer for water mains upgrades
Irish journalist Fergal Keane is leaving the BBC after 37 years
Psychiatric care and prisons: Why is the State relying on prisons to fill the gaps in a broken system?
Saoirse Brady
Bishop of Limerick condemns arson attack on mosque and says it's a 'wake-up call'
FAI called on to boycott Ireland's matches against Israel but Taoiseach says they should go ahead
Ireland has been drawn into the same group as Israel, Austria and Kosovo for the Nations League.
Two League of Ireland fixtures postponed after heavy rainfall in Dublin
UK decision to ban Palestine Action as ‘terror group’ unlawful, court says
‘Much-needed clarity’: Defamation reform Bill passes Oireachtas after decade-long campaign
Israel have ‘no concerns’ over travel to Ireland as dates for Nations League matches confirmed
Trinity College is banning vapes on its campus – should other public spaces follow suit?
Interview: Wexford hurling coach Shane Keegan
Driving testers to carry out industrial action over concerns about uninsured cars at tests
Dublin and Wicklow under Status Yellow rain warning as country hit by freezing weather and rain
There may be flooding in Dublin and Wicklow this morning .
Dublin woman Gail Slater leaves White House job less than a year after appointment
Vulnerable children spending years in Tusla’s temporary Special Emergency Arrangements
Tusla inspection reports of Special Emergency Arrangements show some children are moved from one place to another.
One placement had fire exits blocked and locked first aid boxes
Some children not allocated a social worker due to lack of staff
Children’s Ombudsman said findings were ‘very concerning’
Thursday
12th February 2026
Arsenal's title momentum checked by Andrews' Brentford
Waterford abattoir begins redundancy consultation with more than 200 employees
Dublin Port's Great South Wall to undergo repair works worth €2.5m after storm damage
FAI say they will play Israel - but this Nations League controversy is only just beginning
Ireland’s games with Israel will be played – but we don’t yet know where the games will be.
Two Limerick gardaí have five-year-long suspensions lifted as fallout from trial continues