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The ruins of dozens of buildings in Gaza can be seen with smoke rising against a blue sky

Hamas agrees in principle to peace plan - Israeli media

Israeli media is reporting that Hamas has agreed in principle to the US peace plan which was presented to Israel and Arab countries this week.

NEW YORK, NEW YORK - SEPTEMBER 25: Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian speaks with Fox News Channel's Martha MacCallum during an interview on September 25, 2025 in New York City. (Photo by John Lamparski/Getty Images)

UN sanctions on Iran loom after vote to delay fails

A woman stands in a road with a sign

PSNI arrests thousands under new domestic violence laws

Marzouq Abu Naem, deputy secretary of the Al-Mughayyir municipality in the West Bank stands next to a plot of land

West Bank: Tales of the dispossessed

Analysis and Comment

Thousands line the streets of Spanish city Valladolid to pay tribute to Irish war hero Red Hugh O'Donnell

Spanish city honours Gaelic chieftain Red Hugh O'Donnell

27 September 2025; Rory McIlroy of Europe during the morning foursomes on day two of the 2025 Ryder Cup at Black Course at Bethpage State Park Golf Course in Farmingdale, New York, USA. Photo by Vaughn Ridley/Sportsfile

Live 2025 Ryder Cup Day 2: Saturday foursomes

An overview of the Aalborg Airport in Denmark

New drone sightings over Denmark's biggest military base

Heather Humphreys looks at the Michael Collins statue

Live And they're off - Áras candidates in Dublin, Cork

Presidential Election

Barack Obama In Conversation with Fintan O Toole at the 3Arena

'Unacceptable' to ignore human crisis in Gaza - Obama

A multi-agency search is ongoing for a fisherman missing off the coast of Mullaghmore, Co Sligo.

Search continues for fisherman missing off Sligo coast

Jake McCarthy of Ireland with his bronze medal

McCarthy adds to family medal haul with World bronze

Presidential Election

A photo of Aras an Uachtarain, with the Irish flag above and blue skies

And so it begins - Presidential Election gets real

Analysis and Comment

Heather Humphreys and Jim Gavin

As it happened: Arás candidates canvas for second day

Presidential Election

Composite image showing Ireland’s three presidential candidates (catherine connolly, jim gavin and heather humphreys) in front of a stock image of Áras an Uachtaráin

Watch: A quick runthrough of the presidential candidates

Heather Humphreys

'Europe has to defend itself,' says Humphreys

Presidential Election

Connolly doorstep at government buildings

US is an imperial power adding to volatility - Connolly

Regional

People take part in a rally against racism at Parnell Square in Dublin

Thousands take part in separate rally and march in Dublin

Dublin Fire Brigade tackled a fire in a playground in Sandymount

Boy arrested over arson attack at south Dublin playground

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Dublin house price inflation eases - DNG

Niall Ó Murchada, Nora Gibbons and Julia Sweeney sitting around a fire

Traveller traditions to be celebrated at Misleór festival

Image of bread rolls

Panelto Foods invests €7m in Longford facility

More Regional

Features

Alex Dukalskis speaks with David McCullagh and Evelyn O’Rourke on Behind the Story

Podcast: Rising authoritarianism, Kneecap and Eurovision

Behind the Story

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99 Problems: Why Ben & Jerry's is at war with Unilever

Anti-social behaviour

'There's no escape': Woman speaks out on intimidation by teens

IVEAGH TRUST FLATS_PATRICK ST DUBLIN

Houses of Guinness: how Edward Guinness changed housing in Dublin

FARMINGDALE, NEW YORK - SEPTEMBER 24: Keegan Bradley, Captain of Team United States acknowledges the crowd during the opening ceremony for the 2025 Ryder Cup at Black Course at Bethpage State Park Golf Course on September 24, 2025 in Farmingdale, New York

The A-Z of the Ryder Cup

Video

Jake McCarthy wins World Rowing bronze medal

Jake McCarthy wins bronze in the men's lightweight singles at the World Rowing Championships in Shanghai

Playlist

Jake McCarthy wins World Rowing bronze medal

Jake McCarthy wins World Rowing bronze medal

Moldovan president says Russia has tried to influence tomorrow’s election

Moldovan president says Russia has tried to influence tomorrow’s election

Here’s why a terrorism case against Kneecap’s Mo Chara was thrown out of court

Here’s why a terrorism case against Kneecap’s Mo Chara was thrown out of court

Officials walk out as Netanyahu prepares to address UNGA

Officials walk out as Netanyahu prepares to address UNGA

'He'd be proud' - Jack de Bromhead equine centre opens

'He'd be proud' - Jack de Bromhead equine centre opens

Who are Ireland’s presidential candidates?

Who are Ireland’s presidential candidates?

Prime Time: Retailers and communities on the 'chaos' of anti-social behaviour

Prime Time: Retailers and communities on the 'chaos' of anti-social behaviour

News Lens

Polar bears take over research station in Russian Arctic

Many bottles with brown transparent alcoholic drink. Homemade tinctures based on natural herbs. Liquor and traditional vodka.

Cheap moonshine kills 11 in Colombia

Exterior shot of the Natural History Museum in London on a sunny day

Million-year-old skull could change evolution timeline

Propstore CEO Stephen Lane, holds Noel Gallagher's 1960 cherry red Gibson ES-355 guitar, damaged in Paris by Liam Gallagher on the night Oasis broke up and since repaired, with an estimate of �250,000 - �500,000, during a preview for the upcoming music me

Noel's guitar, damaged when Oasis split, up for auction

Moose Emil nibbles on a branch as he walks around in Saint Poelten, Austria

Moose captured in Austria and sent to Czechia border

A view of the exterior of the Pompidou Centre in Paris

Pompidou Centre in Paris to close for 5-year renovation

Sister Bernadette (right), 88, and Sister Rita (left) take a morning snack after the mass outside the convent chapel of the Goldenstein castle

'Finally back home': Rebel nuns reclaim Austrian convent

Tomoki Kojima explains his team's findings at the Ig Nobel prize ceremony

Painting zebra stripes on cows among Ig Nobel winners

Gilded Wooden Mask from the coffin of Amenemope

Egypt says stolen pharaoh's bracelet melted down for gold

John Lennon being interviewed by journalist Steve Turner of Beat Instrumental magazine, Apple Records, London, 19 July 1971

John Lennon's school desk found in attic

Jim Carter, Allen Leech, Kevin Doyle, Douglas Reith, Penelope Wilton, Raquel Cassidy, Sophie McShera, Laura Carmichael, Michelle Dockery, Lesley Nicol, Joanne Froggatt, Phyllis Logan, Harry Hadden-Paton, Rob James-Collier, Dominic West, Hugh Bonneville, J

Downton Abbey charity auction smashes estimates

The image showcases a close-up of a piranha swimming gracefully through the water, its sharp features and sleek body in clear focus. The fish's menacing teeth are visible, subtly hinting at its predatory nature, while its streamlined form allows for smoot

Sri Lanka to ban predatory pet fish to protect ecosystems