Road closures, Luas cuts and bus diversions are coming from 10 to 13 November as around 50 European leaders descend on the Convention Centre.
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
Author: Kevin Waters (Kevin Waters)
‘TODAY I AM DRAWING MY LINE’: Carla Lockhart quits DUP over Drumcree row as party leader accuses her of ‘arrogance’
The Upper Bann MP will sit as an independent unionist after the DUP refused to pull Emma Little-Pengelly from office to unseat First Minister Michelle O'Neill.
SORROW, NOT SORRY: King Charles voices ‘profound’ grief over slavery but gives no apology at Commonwealth summit
The King told Commonwealth leaders in Antigua the slave trade fills him with sorrow, but offered no apology as protesters demanded reparations.
MINISTER QUITS: Spain’s transport chief resigns over high-speed train crash that killed 69, weeks before election
Óscar Puente has quit as Spain's transport minister over the Urda rail disaster, after a high-speed train slammed into a stationary service.
‘OUR BASEMENT BECAME A SOUP BOWL’: Flash floods bury US Southwest in mud after 20 trillion gallons of rain
At least one person died as floods tore through Colorado, New Mexico and Arizona, leaving homes buried in mud and families without insurance.
LIGHTS OUT IN KYIV: Russian blitz knocks out power plants and cuts capital’s water as bomb hits Kharkiv hospital
Overnight Russian strikes crippled Ukraine's power grid and briefly cut Kyiv's water supply, while a bomb on a Kharkiv hospital injured 73.
‘GLIMMER OF HOPE’: Qatar races to seal US-Iran peace deal as Tehran updates target list of American bases
Qatari mediators say Washington and Tehran are studying a draft deal to end the war, but Iran insists Hormuz stays shut until its demands are met.
TEXAS EARTHQUAKE: Democrat Gina Hinojosa ousts Greg Abbott to become first Dem governor in three decades
The AP called the Texas governor race for Gina Hinojosa, ending Greg Abbott's reign and the Republican grip on the office that dates back to 1995.
HOUSE FALLS: Democrats win House majority as AP projects Jeffries on course to be first Black Speaker
The Associated Press projects Democrats have retaken the US House, with at least 25 Republican seats lost and Hakeem Jeffries in line for Speaker.
SENATE SHOCKER: Democrats seize Senate as Susan Collins falls and Republicans lose Texas, Ohio and Kansas
The AP reports Democrats have taken back the US Senate after flipping a string of Republican seats, with Maine's Susan Collins among the casualties.









