A newly-discovered photograph of Irish writer, poet and playwright Oscar Wilde has sold for more than €6,000 at an auction in Britain today.

Tuesday 10 February The situation surrounding Seamus Culleton, an Irish man detained at an ICE detention centre in Texas, is raised several times at the Leinster House plinth by Opposition TDs and dis...

The new rent legislation which is set to be passed by the Dáil tonight will throw renters to the wolves, Sinn Féin leader Mary Lou McDonald has said, branding it a huge gift to landlords and vulture f...

Noel Hawkins began working in Mulligan's of Poolbeg Street in Dublin in 1979. During his near half-century behind the bar, he became one of the capital's most well-known and best-loved characters.

The Government is set to consider an immediate ban on scrambler bikes in public areas at a Cabinet meeting in the coming days.

A ban on scramblers in public spaces will be introduced within weeks following Government discussions.

The head of Uber Ireland has defended the company's fixed fare system, saying it offers passengers more certainty and transparency.

We look back on the life and career of Brian Crowley, one of the most formidable vote-getters in Irish politics, who has died age of 61.

Jackie Fox has been announced as RTÉ's new Washington Correspondent.

A Government programme that sees hot meals provided to schools is not sustainable and there are concerns over procurement, food quality and packaging waste, an Oireachtas committee will be told.

Opposition parties have criticised Government proposals to tighten rules on family reunification for those granted refugee status describing them as "deeply troubling".

The new Iranian ambassador to Ireland has been prevented from officially taking up their duties by the Department of Foreign Affairs because of the regime's response to protests in Iran.

Letter written by senior Garda Noel Conroy outlined group’s most influential figures in 1996

We have reached the penultimate day of this year's State Paper release - and today carries a bit of a sporting theme. Two of today's main stories centre around the Republic of Ireland national team.

Chinese officials suggested that a trip by a giant panda to Dublin Zoo may have contributed to its death, according to a new file released under the State Papers.

The State Papers include letters, communications, private briefing notes, secret government documents, fax messages and e-mails relating to stories from the past.

Heather Humphreys has congratulated Catherine Connolly on "becoming the next President of Ireland', saying the Independent candidate "will be a president for all of us and she will be my president".

President Michael D Higgins will lead a commemoration ceremony to mark the anniversary of the 1916 Easter Rising on O'Connell Street in Dublin this afternoon.

Volodymyr Zelensky and Donald Trump have openly clashed in the White House at a meeting where they were due to sign a deal on sharing Ukraine's mineral riches and discuss a peace deal with Russia.

We’ve seen the opening salvo in a US effort to transform the transatlantic relationship. The future of democracy is in play

The president delights in being attacked, since it keeps the focus on him. The press should handle him like parents with an ornery child Two weeks into the Trump administration, I’m still being asked by foreigners about the new president’s “political…

Dr Loïc Guyon, Honorary Consul of France for the Midwest Region, discusses the repatriation of Patrick Sarsfield's remains to Ireland.

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Follow developments live as Storm Éowyn leaves tens of thousands of without power and brings gusts in excess of 170km/h.

Government Chief Whip Hildegarde Naughton has accused Sinn Féin of being "antidemocratic" and she said the party has left the Dáil in a "shameful position".

Aontú leader Peadar Tóibín has confirmed that his party has resigned from the Regional Independents Technical Group, which includes government-supporting TDs, in order to join the Independent Technica...

Film-maker who specialised in surreal, noir style mysteries made a string of influential, critically acclaimed works including Wild at Heart and Eraserhead David Lynch, the maverick American director who sustained a successful mainstream career while…

Palestinians burst into celebration across the Gaza at news of a ceasefire between Israel and Hamas, with some shedding years of joy.

Israel will close its embassy in Dublin in light of "the extreme anti-Israel policies of the Irish government," Israeli Foreign Minister Gideon Saar has said in a statement.

Stephen Donnelly and Catherine Martin were two of the highest profile TDs to lose their seats in Election 24, but despite that they will remain ministers until a new government is formed.

More than 50 first-time TDs are so far guaranteed to take their seats in the 34th Dáil.

The first day of counting in the General Election is coming to a close, with a picture of how the 34th Dáil may look beginning to emerge.