Climate Minister Darragh O’Brien on Tuesday morning defended the upcoming fare increases

PM aims to ‘stem poisonous tide’ of disinformation and deepfakes with National Centre for Information Defence

In a leaked document, the Irish Presidency proposes to EU Member States that the interest of AI companies to make profits should take precedence over the fundamental rights of Europeans.

The move has been criticised by opposition parties.

Russian-owned plant in Co Limerick denies its material is being used in Russian weapons

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Comment & Analysis: Researchers were surprised by how much schoolchildren's lung capacity in London has improved since the controversial, yet highly popular, ultra-low emission zone (Ulez) was implemented, The Guardian and the BBC reported this today. Users of cars, vans, minibuses, motorcycles and other vehicles which do not meet the Ulez standards must pay £12.50 daily charge to drive in the zone, which is nearly as wide as the M25 motorway.

Close to two-thirds of the city’s residents commute by bike to school or work every day.

A campaign to change the space at the junction of West Crosscauseway, Nicolson Street, Chapel Street and Buccleuch Street has been running for just short of two decades - and, eventually, the first phase is underway. The Traffic Regulation Order (TRO) will be implemented next week when capital works begin to reverse the flow of traffic, rubber kerb partitions and wands will be installed on the road with signage and road markings to reduce through traffic. Two -way cycling will be introduced and residents parking outside Buccleuch Church will be instated at Buccleuch Place forming a protected triangular pedestrian zone.

Ireland is one of only three countries in the European Union that still permits hare coursing, alongside Portugal and Spain.

A man in his 30s, who was cycling, has suffered serious injuries in a collision involving a car driver on the L100 Tullaroan / Bonnetstown Road at Loughmacask just outside Kilkenny, Co Kilkenny, yesterday, Wednesday, June 24th, 2026. A Garda spokesperson said: "The collision involved a car and a cyclist and occurred at approximately 5.30pm. A male cyclist (aged in his 30s) was conveyed to St Luke’s General Hospital Carlow Kilkenny for treatment of serious injuries."

The outdoor ward, at King's College Hospital in London, will monitor how much it boosts the recovery of seriously ill patients.

High Court has ruled Judge Andrew Cody’s approach was wrong and ‘manifestly inappropriate’

Reform UK leader has said he did not use £5mn gift from crypto billionaire to buy Surrey property

Seán Owens was on the way to a house call when he was hit by a car. He lost his right ear and spent nine months in hospital. He can no longer work as a GP.

-- Let's be honest, most people complaining are also complaining about all active travel and environmental funding. But there are also questions that make sense to ask. Comment & Analysis: The cost of €127,385 for the Unverity Hospital Kerry bike hub, amounts to just €3,184 per space for a far more substantial structure than the Dail bike shelter which is wide open to the elements half the time and only secure because it's in the grounds of Lenster House, and came with a staggering cost of cost €336,000, or €9,333 per space.

Local politicians say the move is in line with the Dutch capital's environmental targets.

HSE chief executive Anne O’Connor also acknowledged 'the reality of hospital overcrowding' to the Irish Nurses and Midwives Organisation conference today

Comment & Analysis: There's never money for people on the front line, says Sinn Féin spokesperson on finance Pearse Doherty when he's complaining about a secure bicycle shed in Dublin and Kerry for... checks notes... hospital staff. He has repeatedly said it is "pure waste", but even if a project has an overspend, how are the bicycle parking sheds pure waste if they are used by staff?

-- To cut road deaths, appoint a commissioner for road safety, roll out speed cameras, redesign black spots, and restore road policing, says medics. The Irish Association for Emergency Medicine have called for an urgent Government focus on road safety, saying the Government’s target of no more than 72 deaths per year by 2030 is now "frighteningly off course".