For the second weekend running, French football's top flight has rearranged fixtures at the request of the authorities as protests over the cost of living and schools grip France.
Latest:
HORROR IN BROOKLYN: Two children among eight killed as apartment building collapses into New York construction site
CONNACHT TO THE RESCUE: Mack Hansen moves to full-back and Bundee Aki returns as Ireland face Fiji under new captain Tadhg Beirne
AI KING TOPPLED: Nvidia boss Jensen Huang quits after affair with suspected Chinese spy – and why it matters for the AI boom Ireland is betting on
WREXHAM WORTHY? Why Galway United’s David Hurley deserves a shot at the Championship as his contract runs down
EUROPE’S AI SHOWDOWN IN DUBLIN: The ‘Godfather of AI’ joins EU leaders as they decide whether Europe can still catch the US and China
‘NO MORE US SUPPORT’: Macron’s stark warning in Dublin as Europe fights for a seat at the Ukraine peace table
MINES IN THE GULF: Iran says tankers blown up in the Strait of Hormuz – and what it could mean for fuel and heating oil prices in Connemara
LOCKDOWN DUBLIN: Snipers on rooftops and 5,000 gardaí as Europe’s leaders meet in the biggest security operation in the history of the State
IS ZELENSKY DRAGGING IRELAND TO WAR? The triple lock is about to be scrapped – and Ireland could soon be part of something much bigger
WHAT’S ON THIS WEEKEND: Clifden trad sessions, Kylemore Christmas shopping, a mountain race and the best gigs in Connemara and Galway
TWO CENTURIES OF CONNEMARA: Recess neighbours Maureen Davitt and Barbara O’Malley both turn 100 – just ten days apart
FINALLY? Connemara’s long-awaited ambulance base at Recess set to open in January – but the Minister won’t commit to a date
IS YOUR OUTLOOK SAFE? Microsoft meltdown hits HSE emails into a second day – what it means for your account and the scam warning you need to hear
IT’S ALIVE! Nosferatu, a ‘lost’ 100-year-old film and Joe Strummer’s gangster movie headline Galway’s Silent Film Festival
‘DON’T UTTER MY F***ING NAME’: McGregor swigs stout, puts his feet up and launches X-rated 16-minute Glasgow rant – so is Conor OK?
HIJACKED: Hackers can seize your electric car and tamper with pacemakers – and Ireland is under attack ‘almost daily’
STRIKE OFF: 3.30am deal hands over 400,000 public servants a 10.75% pay rise – here’s when the money could land
ACCIO SEASON 2! Harry Potter fans could be back at Hogwarts by JUNE 2027 as HBO set to announce date, source claims
POST EARLY: An Post reveals last posting dates for Christmas 2026 – and the US deadline is just weeks away
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Trump’s approval among worst since Truman as Democrats open 10-point lead days before midterms
A final Emerson poll gives Democrats a ten-point national lead and forecasters favour them to win both houses of Congress, but many Senate races remain on a knife-edge ahead of Tuesday's vote.
Bolsonaro bombshell: defeated Flávio flees to Miami and declares himself Brazil’s ‘rightful leader’
Days after losing a tight presidential runoff to Lula, Flávio Bolsonaro has landed in Florida with his family, refusing to concede and insisting he is Brazil's true leader.
Halloween fright night: Aussie Tom Nolan bids to shock Renato Moicano as betting flips before UFC Vegas main event
Brazilian veteran Renato Moicano headlines a Halloween UFC card in Las Vegas against Tom Nolan, the 26-year-old Australian on a five-fight UFC winning run, with both men on weight.
EU and Canada seal historic ‘Alliance for the Future’ despite Trump’s ‘hostile act’ warning
At a summit in Montreal, the EU and Canada launched their closest-ever partnership and set a path towards a new associate status for Canada, despite Donald Trump's warning that such a move could be a hostile act.
U2 unveil huge 2027 stadium tour and new album – but Irish fans must wait until 2028 for homecoming
U2 have announced 12 stadium shows across the UK and Europe for 2027 with Wolf Alice in support, and a new album out on 13 November. Irish dates are still to come, with the band saying the tour will finish at home.
Trump demands Mary Peltola be prosecuted as ‘second Dan Sullivan’ row rocks Alaska Senate race
Donald Trump says Democrat Mary Peltola should be prosecuted after a report claimed her campaign helped recruit a namesake of Republican senator Dan Sullivan. She denies it, and a state police inquiry is now under way days before polling.
Horror at Dnipro station as Russian jet drone slams packed platform, killing 15
A jet-powered Russian drone struck a busy platform at Dnipro's main railway station as a train prepared to leave, in one of the deadliest days for Ukrainian civilians this autumn.
Trent Alexander-Arnold to make shock Liverpool return? Reds linked with bombshell January loan as Real Madrid nightmare deepens
Spanish broadcaster Cadena SER claims Liverpool have started sounding out a January loan for Trent Alexander-Arnold, who has struggled for minutes under Jose Mourinho at Real Madrid. Nothing has been confirmed.
Huge DHS data leak: details of 41,000 US border and ICE staff dumped online by hacktivists
A hacktivist group says it took the details of more than 40,000 US Department of Homeland Security employees from the department's login system. DHS says it is investigating; Okta says its systems were not compromised.




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