New Ireland signsfisheries projects deal

THE New Ireland government has signed a memorandum of agreement (MOA) with the National Fisheries Authority to implement the National Fisheries Strategic Plan (NFSP) 2020-2030. The signing which took place at the National Fisheries Authority (NFA) …

Lithuanian cyber-security experts ready to advise Ireland on looming Russia threats, says country’s deputy foreign ...

The Eastern European country is “serious but calm” in the face of Russian aggression and is “doing its homework” by spending between 5pc to 6pc of its GDP on defence. Lithuania has created a “very well functioning” management system with a good reputation …

Ireland’s rarest bee now found only in remote parts of Mayo as agricultural blamed for species decline

The fate of the Great Yellow Bumblebee (GYB) once common across Ireland, but now confined to a few parts of north-west Mayo, shines a light on the negative impact agriculture has had on many of our native bee species.“The data shows that GYB populations …

‘You get to see places in ways very few people ever have’ – The Irish-American kayaker ‘doing a lap’ of Ireland for ...

The Cork-based writer is kayaking around Ireland to raise money for the Michael J Fox Foundation for Parkinson’s Research after his mother Christine Sullivan Daly was diagnosed with the disease four years ago.

From Balbriggan to Basel – Ireland has another Eurovision entry to keep an eye on in Switzerland this week

Dublin teacher Ben Pyne (39) is the co-songwriter of Croatia’s song, Poison Cake Dublin songwriter Ben Pyne who has co-written the Croatian entry, 'Poison Cake', for this year's Eurovision Song Contest. Photo: Mark Condren Today at 03:30 While …

The 10 best places to stay in Northern Ireland in 2025 - from a whiskey hotel to forest dens

One in five of the Irish Independent’s Fab 50 this year are in Northern Ireland... That’s its best show yet in the island-wide list, and inclusions range from mirror houses on a family farm, to forest dens in Galgorm and a new five-star overlooking the …

$300M-worth Tom Brady who got his b**t kicked by Rory McIlroy visits iconic golf club in Ireland

NFL quarterback Tom Brady recently spoke about his good friend Rory McIlroy as he shared the highlights of his latest trip to Ireland. Brady spared time for a round of golf while he visited Ireland recently. Being half-Irish from his father's side, the …

Blue Lights: Creator of Northern Ireland police drama hails city after series wins Bafta

The co-creator of Blue lights has paid tribute to the TV police drama's home city of Belfast after the show won Best Drama at the Baftas. After the golden envelope at the 2025 awards was opened and the show, which has a third series in production, was …

Ireland among 41 countries involved in week-long cyber security exercise

Tributes paid to two teenagers who died off the coast of Ireland

Tributes have been paid to two teenage boys who died after getting into difficulty off the coast of Donegal. Matt Sibanda, 18, and Emmanuel Familola, 16, were understood to be playing football on Saturday when they went into the sea after a ball. Emergency …