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Taoiseach says he expects Robert Watt to ‘fully’ implement secondmen...

‘Ultimately what matters is what government accepts, not what the civil service accepts,’ Health Minister Stephen Donnelly said.

BuzzFeed to close news division and cut 15% of all staff

Co-founder and chief executive Jonah Peretti said the company will now have one remaining news brand, HuffPost.

Peer found to have broken conduct rules over failure to declare inte...

Baroness Caroline Cox has agreed to apologise to the House of Lords following an investigation by the Standards Commissioner.

John Caldwell released from hospital after being shot by dissidents

The detective chief inspector was shot several times by dissident terrorists at a sports centre in Omagh in February.

Sunak delays deciding Raab’s fate over bullying claims after getting...

The Prime Minister will not announce a decision on Thursday, the PA news agency was told.

Border crossing mobile alert to be tested on Sunday

Road users crossing the Irish border between 3pm and 4pm will receive a message trigging an alarm on their mobile phone.

Three arrested as £252,000 of drugs seized at property

The recovery was made in Blantyre, South Lanarkshire, on Wednesday.

Husband murdered wife after she began new relationship, court told

Peter Nash denies murdering Jillu Nash and their daughter Louise Nash at their home in Suffolk last September.

Hugh Bonneville ‘delighted’ to host King’s Coronation Concert

The event on May 7 in the grounds of Windsor Castle will be in front of a crowd of 20,000.

Worms get the munchies after having cannabis-like substance

The subjects showed a stronger preference for higher-calorie foods – similar to humans craving junk food.

Mary Lou McDonald questioned on connections to Jonathan Dowdall in D...

The Dail was taking statements on organised crime.

School absence levels reach highest for year at 8.4%

The Department for Education figures also show the rate of persistent absence so far this academic year is 22.6%.

Archbishop receives Charles’s Coronation Bible ready for ceremony

The specially-commissioned King James Bible is hand-bound in red leather and decorated in gold leaf.

Michael Schumacher’s family plans legal action over ‘fake AI intervi...

A family spokesperson said legal action is being planned over a ‘fake artificial intelligence interview by German outlet Die Aktuelle’.

Sunak takes time to consider Raab’s fate over bullying claims

A report into allegations about Dominic Raab’s behaviour was handed to Rishi Sunak on Thursday morning.

Seven-year-old ‘skipped to her death when she was lured to derelict...

Scientific breakthroughs allowed experts to detect David Boyd’s DNA on Nikki Allan’s clothes, his murder trial has heard.

Victim attacked by masked men in Co Antrim

Police have appealed for witnesses to the assault in Whitehead on Wednesday.

Education system overhaul will not cause disruption, Gilruth insists

The Education Secretary also said she is ‘absolutely’ committed to reducing the poverty-related attainment gap.

Co Down man who helped bring peace to Europe commemorated in his hom...

Viscount Castlereagh was a former foreign secretary, who negotiated with the heads of Europe following the Napoleonic wars.

Minister hits out at Scottish Secretary as deposit return changes an...

Lorna Slater provided more detail of the decision to delay the start of the Scottish Government scheme from August to next March.