Around 300 Irish soldiers will deploy on the last-ever Unifil rotation this month, closing almost five decades of service in south Lebanon. The bigger question now is whether Ireland should join a new EU mission without a UN mandate.
Author: Kevin Waters (Kevin Waters)
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Spy ships on the seabed? Chinese vessels accused of mapping the cables that carry 99% of the world’s communications – and Ireland’s own strategy admits we’re exposed
Chinese research vessels are suspected of surveying vital undersea cables near Japan, Taiwan and the Philippines. Ireland, home to some of the Atlantic's most important cable landings, has its own worries.
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Antonelli’s tears, Russell ‘distraught’ and Mercedes fined: The bitter-sweet fallout from F1’s youngest title win
The morning after Kimi Antonelli became F1's youngest champion, Toto Wolff revealed team-mate George Russell was distraught, Mercedes were fined over his media no-show, and the Ferrari question has already surfaced.
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GTA 6 is just 17 days away – and it will reportedly gobble up a monster 210GB of your console
Grand Theft Auto VI lands on 19 November, and a widely reported 210GB install size means many gamers will need to start deleting before pre-loading opens on 12 November.
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€21bn on the table: Government eyes EU defence loans a year after Donohoe blocked Ireland’s €100m bid
Brussels has invited EU states to bid for about €21bn left over from its SAFE defence loan scheme. Ireland, which passed on the first round after a Department of Finance veto, is now weighing a second look.
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Connemara bus boost: EIGHT extra Route 424 services kick in for packed Spiddal and Carraroe commuters – plus every other public transport change this month
From 1 November, eight additional weekday services run on Route 424 between Galway city, Bearna and An Cheathrú Rua, as the NTA responds to overcrowding on one of the busiest rural routes in the west.
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Learjet horror in Florida: all nine on board killed as Bahamas-bound jet plunges into mobile home park, leaving a burning crater
A private jet carrying nine people from Texas to the Bahamas came down in a mobile home community in Palm Beach County on Sunday, killing everyone on board and forcing hundreds of residents from their homes.
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DOUBLE WELFARE PAYDAY: Christmas Bonus 2026 lands week of 7 December – exactly how much you get, who qualifies and who misses out
Christmas Bonus 2026 is paid the week of 7 December. How much you get, who qualifies, the 12-month rules and why Fuel Allowance is not doubled.
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Revealed: 2,700 derelict homes left to rot across Ireland, and one man’s map suggests owners could owe €49.5m in unpaid levies
A software engineer has pulled every council derelict sites register into one searchable website, listing more than 2,700 residential properties. His figures suggest owners could owe tens of millions in unpaid levies, just as the State prepares to hand collection to Revenue.
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Tralee IPAS centre death: man, 49, charged with murder at special Sunday night court sitting and remanded in custody
A 49-year-old man was charged with murder and assault causing harm at a special sitting of Killarney District Court and will appear again on Wednesday.