No deal yet on EU climate targets as COP30 looms

The European Union’s member states have not yet reached an agreement on key emissions targets before the UN’s COP30 summit in Brazil, and ministers will meet again to thrash out a deal,... Read more »

Christy O’Connor on ethics, politics and sponsorship in modern GAA

Almost exactly 10 years ago, long before he became GAA President, Jarlath Burns had a gang of critics lining up to have a go at him when he spoke to the television... Read more »

PICTURE: Tipperary Travel Counsellors celebrate 20 years in business

Travel Counsellors Ireland, the premium leisure and corporate travel specialists, is celebrating 20 years in business, a milestone that reflects two decades of transforming how Irish travellers book their holidays and how... Read more »

Bishop leads tributes to former Longford Church of Ireland Minister killed in Donegal crash

Tributes to the former Longford group of parishes Church of Ireland Minister killed in a car crash near Glenties on Wednesday have been led by the Bishop of Derry and Raphoe, Andrew... Read more »

‘I remember collecting conkers with my grandad like it was yesterday’ – Offaly man

I took a notion to revisit the horse chestnut tree close to my grandparents’ old house in Kildare recently. I’d read a news story about the World Conker Championships and regaled my... Read more »

Death Notices for Laois – Monday, November 4

Marlena Stanislawska – Portlaoise The death has occurred of Marlena Stanislawska, Rathgaline, Portlaoise, Laois It is with deep sadness that we announce the passing of Marlena Stanislawska on 25th October 2025. Formerly... Read more »

Young Kildare authors urged to enter short story competition

Author, business owner and former actress Aoibhín Garrihy has partnered with Specsavers to launch a nationwide short story competition, encouraging young Kildare authors to unleash their creativity. This exciting initiative celebrates Specsavers’... Read more »

Great sadness at passing of much-loved campaigner Sister Stan

Much-loved campaigner and advocate Sr Stanislaus Kennedy has died. Known to many simply as Sister Stan, she was 86. She passed away earlier today at St Francis Hospice, Blanchardstown. In 1985, she... Read more »

14 companies recruiting in Ireland’s cybersecurity space

There aren’t many careers that can offer you a feeling of job security, but a role in the critical cyber sector is about as close as you can get. October at SiliconRepublic.com... Read more »

Funeral details announced for ‘kind soul’ who died after one punch attack in Kildare

Ryan Weir Gibbons, whose death is now being treated as a murder, is to be cremated after requiem mass in Kildare Town on Friday morning Michael O’Toole and Nicola Donnelly 18:26, 02... Read more »