Michael D Higgins leads tributes to Irish musician, saying the country has lost an ‘extraordinarily beautiful, unique voice’

Exit poll result suggests huge majority of younger people voted Yes

British press and Spare author should agree on one thing: ‘never complain, never explain’ doesn’t work

Retired piano technician who left secondary school at the age of 14 sat higher level English

Jennifer O’Connell: Lilibet Diana Mountbatten-Windsor’s birthday portrait was met with instant approval and, in some quarters, barely concealed relief

New reserve gardaí attested this week made up of 37 men and 32 women

American doctor and scientist’s guidance informed the decisions of seven US presidents during his career

Exit poll result suggests huge majority of younger people voted Yes

Development comes as Medical Council makes changes to its conduct and ethics code

Irish researchers find unvaccinated patients with low vitamin D levels are more likely to suffer severe disease and death

Highly regarded, controversial foreign correspondent had long relationship with Ireland

Taoiseach rejoined medical register in March and is set to work one shift a week with HSE

Suffocating old certainties, unrepresentative lobby groups and celibate clerics swept aside

Taoiseach rejoined medical register in March and is set to work one shift a week with HSE

Cannes diary 2023: Kidnapped is a film that you’ll bawl at least once and feel enraged for the rest of it

Supermarket taking all single use platic items like straws and disposable cutlery off shelves

Alanna Quinn Idris was knocked unconscious and lost the sight in one eye in a brutal assault two years ago. The 19-year-old is unhappy at how the courts have treated her attackers

Nour Aljarad has secured a place to study dentistry in Trinity College Dublin

Letter with 842 signatures accuses European Commission of giving ‘a free hand to the acceleration and the legitimacy of a war crime’ in Gaza

Call for Europe-wide lower price tickets to address climate and energy crises

Fianna Fáil remains most popular choice for government, with more voters preferring coalition government involving party

Fei Liang moved to Ireland in 2008 after completing her law degree in China

Move comes after video included criticism of ethnic minorities living in Ireland

Move comes after court case involving Derry woman over residency rights of US-born husband

‘The Irish people are really very supportive . . . they understand’, says demonstrator

Nine-year-old daughter of Dublin-born Thomas Hand was among 240 people taken hostage by Palestinian militants in Israel on October 7th

Anti-immigration phrases about Ireland feature more frequently in US and UK social media

British PM denies move is designed to block MPs from frustrating his Brexit plans

President acted without member states’ mandate to express unqualified backing for Israel

Boxes of sanitary pads or tampons will be available through Lidl Plus app

Signing ‘not consistent’ with company values, owners of Guinness have said

Bill bans microparticles in soaps, shower gels, scrubs but excludes ‘wear off’ products

Rail company makes announcement following incident on Galway to Dublin service

Ministers told list of ‘protected characteristics’ are being expanded based on best practice internationally

Micheál Martin calls on countries, including US and UK, to resume funding Gaza aid agency

Plane carrying 2.1 million face masks and 32,000 surgical gowns arrives from China

Royal family member is being cross-examined for second day over tabloid phone-hacking claims against Daily Mirror publisher

Fianna Fáil councillor Uruemu Adejinmi elected Mayor of Longford County Council

Move will save more than 450 tonnes of non-recyclable waste annually in 139 outlets

With Bród, the Bernese mountain dog has welcomed numerous dignitaries to the Áras

In reception for think tank Tasc, Michael D Higgins condemned ‘neo-liberalism’ and urged country to ‘rebalance economy, ecology and ethics’

‘It wasn’t too bad. I had a cough, that is all’ says Josephine Silo

Club issues appeal to Irish clubs for second-hand helmets, boots and jerseys to tog out dozens of local children

Five Irish players named in the World Rugby Dream Team, while New Zealand’s Ardie Savea is named as Player of the Year

Daniel Karas, a competitive fencer from Kyiv, moved to Dublin after Russian invasion and joined Pembroke Fencing Club in Ballslbridge

Hung Dáil almost certain when election votes counted

Some 31% of Balbriggan population made up of non-Irish ethnicities

Cabinet papers highlight factors making providers reluctant to accommodate International Protection applicants

Lucan Community College no longer records pupils’ religion and has no faith-based events

Claims backstop threatens future of UK are ‘wholly misguided’, former PM says

Simon Harris congratulates new Provost – ‘a glass ceiling has been shattered’

Broadcaster confirms it has closed its main restaurant for the second time this year amid ‘evidence of rodent activity’

Dublin employee dismissed by software company after social media posts describing Israel as a ‘terrorist state’

Plane carrying 2.1 million face masks and 32,000 surgical gowns arrives from China

There were snorts of derision when the singer was announced as this year’s headliner. On Saturday he shows why he’s one of the world’s biggest pop stars

Chief Medical Officer has been on leave for family reasons since early July

President calls for immediate humanitarian ceasefire and release of hostages

Martin says ‘inflexible’ Leaving Cert must change to encourage independent thinking

Aristides Lucau: ‘People come up to me and say they’re happy to see me in the uniform’

New curriculum will put focus on wellbeing under biggest changes in more than 20 years.

Dublin athlete will forego her final year at the University of Texas ahead of the Paris Olympics

Arvind Kejriwal arrested in a corruption case one month before elections

Citizenship ceremonies put on hold last year following ruling on unbroken residence

An Irishman's Diary by Frank McNally on a community’s good deed

European Commission says dialogue with Ireland on bog issue has been ‘long’, having started in 2011

Republic sees record highest daily figure for new deaths at 36 bringing total to 210

Insisting on one standard in a world of double standards makes for difficult moments with friends and allies, but it is easier than twisting in the wind

Yes vote would have long-term consequences in tax, property and family law, group claims

‘Unsubstantiated opinions’ and ‘empty rhetoric’ are not substitute for facts, says judge

Press Up says there is ‘no empirical, objective and verifiable evidence’ to support closures

Parallels between global migration crisis and An Gorta Mór 175 years ago ‘must not be lost on us’

Twenty-year-old Dubliner finishes in fastest time in the world for this year

‘Violence against women and girls is one of the most widespread, persistent and devastating human rights violations in our world’

‘If nobody left their house for three weeks, the virus would go away but that’s impossible’

Just 262 cases traced to outdoor activities since pandemic began, official figures reveal

Exit poll result suggests huge majority of younger people voted Yes

Deliveries in Johnson&Johnson vaccine lower than ‘worst-case’ scenario shortfall

Ryan says new report envisages rail link running down country’s spine from Ballina to Rosslare to connect major ports and be used mainly for freight

Move aims to emphasise multidenominational ethos of hundreds of schools

Garda source says they are following line of inquiry but boys unlikely to face charges

Best-selling author plans to use master’s in Gaelic literature to write about Irish heroes

Public health medicine specialist had been battling form of blood cancer since 2012

The businessman and investor warned of risks associated with laws that aim to curb free speech

Tedros urges world not to forget humanitarian crisis in Ethiopia’s northern region

Change led to outdoor dining surge and more vibrant urban centre, locals say

Cystic fibrosis campaigner got seventh call this week after six donors unsuitable