A verdict of death by suicide has been returned in the inquest into the death of singer Sinead O'Connor's son, Shane.

Darron Coster, 54, was test driving the 'dream' motorbike he was considering buying when he was hit and fatally injured by a car travelling on the wrong side of the road on a country lane.

President Michael D Higgins has led the tributes to the former minister and noted advocate for women's rights Gemma Hussey who has died at the age of 86.

Gemma Hussey forged a path into Dáil Éireann in the 1970s and 1980s, a period when there were few women represented in politics at a national level.

James Carroll, 55, head of the exclusive £33,000 per year ($42,000) National Child Research Center has been charged with one count of attempted coercion and enticement of a minor.

The accused said that it was not a robbery but they were working on a tip-off they had received.

Peter Lamont will be deported back to Britain after serving 15 years in prison for the murder of his wife.

Detained in Dubai campaigners claim Marcus Fakana, 18, from Tottenham, was targeted by Emirates police to ensure he receives a harsher punishment for having underage sex.

Because, we all know how great fences are at stopping a determined enemy.

Ireland's new EU Commissioner Michael McGrath has appointed an Irish woman working within the EU institutions to head up his new team on the eve of the new Commission being approved by the European Parliament.

A 16-year-old Jewish girl was pelted with bottles and suffered injuries to her head and face in a 'deliberate and violent' attack in Stamford Hill, north London on Monday night.

A long-lost California man who went missing 25 years ago has now been reunited with his family after his sister saw a picture of him in a news article.

“Writing, in general, is a very solitary process,” says Yauvanika Chopra, Associate Director at The New India Foundation (NIF), which, earlier this year, announced the 12th edition of its NIF Book Fellowships for research and scholarship about Indian history after Independence. While authors, in general, are built for it, it can still get very lonely, says Chopra, pointing out that the fellowship’s community support is as valuable as the monetary benefits it offers. “There is a solid community of NIF fellows, trustees, language experts, jury members, all of whom are incredibly competent,” she says. “They really help make authors feel supported from manuscript to publication, so you never feel like you’re struggling through isolation.”

Kevin Nightingale's family were left distraught when they were sent the body of a 77-year-old Canadian instead of the English teacher

Murray pleaded guilty at Dublin Circuit Criminal Court to unlawful use of a stolen car, failing to stop a vehicle knowing he had caused injury, dangerous driving and having no insurance on the Naul Road, Dublin on October 8, 2022

Precious Moyo, 38, who lived at the Athlone Accommodation Centre at Lissywollen, Athlone, Co. Westmeath, and was originally from Zimbabwe, was sentenced at Mullingar Circuit Criminal Court

For the nearly three decades that he was behind bars, Michael Sullivan's mother and four siblings died, his girlfriend moved on with her life and he was badly beaten in several prison attacks. Earlier this month, the 64-year-old Sullivan got a degree of justice when a Massachusetts jury ruled that he was innocent of the 1986 murder and robbery of Wilfred McGrath. The jury also found a state police chemist falsely testified at the trial though his testimony isn't what guaranteed Sullivan's conviction.

MANILA, Philippines (AP): A major political storm set off by a bitter feud between the Philippine president and the vice- president is testing an Asian democracy that has long been troubled by rowdy politics, poor law enforcement and bareface...

A former deputy director of the FBI has questioned some of US president-elect Donald Trump's picks for high-profile roles in his next administration due to their lack of experience and links with Russia.

Philippine political crisis unfolds as President Marcos Jr. and Vice President Duterte clash over governance and personal issues.

Marley Ollerhead, 11, was hit by a van while riding his bike

Revelations that the actor had a baby outside marriage have shaken up ideals of the "traditional" family.

Changpeng Zhao was sentenced to four months in prison in April 2024 and was released in September.

Mark Coates, 57, climbed onto the roof of his semi-detached home and removed tiles from his roof before clambering over to his neighbour's home and throwing tiles at her.

Philip Brierley asked the girl to call him Dad and Papa Bear, bought her a £90 bracelet and took her on multiple woodland walks.

A total of 25 illegal encampments up to October 11

Thailand is sending almost 1,000 highly endangered lemurs and tortoises back to their home in Madagascar, in what both countries called their biggest ever operation against wildlife trafficking.

Negotiations on a first global treaty to curb plastic pollution are moving "very, very slowly", diplomats and observers told AFP on Wednesday, threatening the chances of reaching an agreement.

Matthew Rycroft was found 'hiding in a bush' after his 12-year-old son was struck by a car on the M62

A British man faces 25 years in a Dubai prison after he accepted money 'to go shopping' from an alleged drug dealer

A definitive cause of death could not be determined

Father-of-three Peco, 30, went into a palm plantation to collect sap for making brown sugar when the killer beast pounced on him in North Luwu Regency shortly after dusk on Tuesday.

Maurice Kevin O'Rourke, from Mississauga, Ontario, uses CBD oil and cannabis to manage the chronic pain caused by the rare and life-threatening Addison's disease.

Israel has conducted strikes on the Syrian border with Lebanon that a war monitor said killed seven people, hours ahead of a ceasefire in the war with Hezbollah.

Video footage showed hysterical children being ushered through Manchester Victoria on Saturday by a large number of Greater Manchester Police officers.

Callum Rycoft, 12, was stuck by a car as he tried to cross the busy motorway with Matthew Rycroft last August, who continued walking without looking back for his son.

Philippine police file criminal complaints against Vice President Sara Duterte for assaulting authorities in Congress squabble.

Martin McDonagh was just 11 when he was first convicted of a crime. He now has 111 convictions to his name

For nearly 30 years behind bars, Michael Sullivan endured unimaginable losses: his mother and four siblings passed away, his girlfriend moved on, and he suffered multiple brutal assaults in prison. All this for a murder he steadfastly claimed he did not commit.

A Massachusetts man who spent 27 years in jail for a murder he claims that he didn't commit has been awarded $13 million by a jury.

PARIS (Reuters) -France said on Wednesday it believed Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu had immunity to actions by the International Criminal Court which is seeking his arrest for alleged war crimes in Gaza, given Israel has not signed up to the court statutes. France's view, issued a day after the announcement of a ceasefire between Israel and Lebanese armed group Hezbollah brokered by the U.S. and France, was condemned by rights groups. A statement by the French Foreign Ministry said it would continue to work closely with Netanyahu.

He only served nine days of a 21 year prison sentence

Six people were killed and 12 others injured in the attacks, according to Syrian state media.

Six people were killed and 12 others injured in the attacks, according to Syrian state media.

Horrifying images of a rotten Butterball turkey emerged as rampant claims that Butterball workers sexually abused birds have been resurfaced.

Several of President-elect Donald Trump's Cabinet nominees were targeted by 'violent' threats to their homes, incoming press secretary Karoline Leavitt said Wednesday.

A round-up of court cases from Tayside and Fife.

“The impact is nothing less than profound and ongoing”

The defence has closed its case after seven weeks of evidence in the trial of law professor Diarmuid Phelan who denies murdering a trespasser on his farm in Tallaght.