Written by 
General election candidate Philip Sutcliffe has quit the Independent Ireland party, with his resignation coming before a meeting to discuss his support for Conor McGregor. The Dublin city councillor was previously Mr McGregor’s boxing coach, and he accompanied Mr McGregor to his High Court hearing on Friday, where a jury found he had assaulted Nikita […]
Fiji head coach Mick Byrne suggested Ireland fly-half Sam Prendergast escaped an early red card during his side’s 52-17 defeat in Dublin because he was playing for the home team. Rookie number 10 Prendergast, who was making his first Test start, was sent to the sin bin by referee Hollie Davidson in the eighth minute […]
Several areas have been hit by flooding and power cuts after Storm Bert swept across Ireland overnight on Friday. The Electricity Supply Board (ESB) said that high winds had caused power outages for 60,000 customers, with the worst affected counties including Donegal, Sligo, Mayo, Galway, Cavan, Monaghan, Kerry and Cork. Status red rain warnings were […]
What started as a fun night out for a Christmas work party, ended six years later inside the High Court in Dublin, with Nikita Hand winning her case against Conor McGregor. The Dublin woman and the Irish sports star knew each other from growing up in the same area of south-west Dublin and socialising in […]
Gardaí would arrest Israeli prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu if he arrived in Ireland, the Taoiseach has said. It comes after the International Criminal Court issued warrants for Mr Netanyahu and former Israeli defence minister Yoav Gallant over alleged war crimes in Gaza. The ICC also issued a warrant for Mohammed Deif, head of Hamas’s armed […]
Despite announcing his retirement from inter-county hurling with Kilkenny, life is not going to get any quieter for Walter Walsh. Just a couple of weeks after he announced his decision to end his playing days with Kilkenny, his wife gave birth to twins as he became a father for the first time. As one chapter […]
A nationwide status yellow low temperature and ice warning has been extended, and will remain in effect until Friday at midday. Met Éireann has warned motorists and commuters to take care on the roads following a “bitterly cold treacherous start” to the morning. Siobhan Ryan of Met Éireann told Morning Ireland on RTÉ Radio 1 […]
Tánaiste Micheál Martin has distanced himself from criticism of Government immigration policy from his own Fianna Fáil candidates. It comes after Fianna Fáil candidate for Longford-Westmeath Dympna Cunniffe questioned in a social media post whether voters would want their children to pass a centre for asylum seekers while on their walk to school. The post […]
Tulisa Contostavlos has labelled herself demisexual, saying she needs a “really close emotional bond with someone” and revealing she has been celibate “for over three years”. The N-Dubz star told her I’m A Celebrity…Get Me Out Of Here! campmates she had a profile on exclusive dating app Raya, but it had never resulted in a […]
The Taoiseach has insisted his party has not been forced on to the back foot by controversies that have emerged during the election campaign. Fine Gael leader Simon Harris was asked whether scrutiny of Ryanair boss Michael O’Leary’s comments about teachers at a Fine Gael event and a furore over the candidature of senator John […]