
US President Donald Trump said that a second round of talks could happen ‘over the next two days’ Hopes have risen for renewed talks between the United States and Iran, as the... Read more »

Minister for Children, Disability and Equality Norma Foley has said she was surprised that Michael Healy-Rae resigned from his position as a Minister of State over the Government’s handling of the fuel... Read more »

St Joseph and St Brigid’s Church, Bóthar na Naomh, Thurles will host Patrick Feeney and his band on Saturday April 25, as they play their Gospel Concert Tour in what the organisers... Read more »

The silence that descends upon Anfield just before the first note of the anthem is a specific type of pressure that very few teams in Europe can handle. We were standing near... Read more »

Sinn Fein stands with fuel-cost protesters, “including those who were blockading” critical infrastructure, the party’s finance spokesman has said, as opposition parties remained divided on the issue. Ireland’s only oil refinery and... Read more »

A new Garda Superintendent is expected to be assigned to Longford Garda Station in early May. Outgoing Superintendent Michael Dorrigan, who originally took up the post in Longford in August 2024, will... Read more »

There is a kind of suffering that does not make noise. It does not march. It does not shout. It does not always make the evening news. It lives instead in the... Read more »

From mindfulness and art to pensions and health, the fourth annual Laois Live Well Expo for older people went down a treat in its new Portlaoise venue, with some 2,000 visitors filling... Read more »

Questions have been raised about media coverage of fuel protests, with a senior Government minister suggesting that reporting of recent demonstrations may not have reflected the full range of public opinion. Speaking... Read more »

Protesters leaving the Foynes blockade. Photo: David Raleigh. “THINGS aren’t right in this country, there are grown me here crying because they are two weeks away from losing their business.” Truck driver... Read more »