The scale of the fraud, which Truong My Lan was convicted of in April, had raised concerns about the country’s economy.

Eoin O Broin said that while Fianna Fail and Fine Gael have the numbers to form a government, the deal has not yet been reached.

Lowestoft mayor Nasima Begum and Father Christmas switch on the festive lights in the town centre. (Image: Mick Howes) The lights were switched on by town mayor, Councillor Nasima Begum, and Father ...

Fry said it was ‘unbelievably foolish’ of Wallace to claim accusations came from ‘a handful of middle-class women of a certain age’.

The two Americans and a Canadian failed to return from a planned ascent of 12,218ft Aoraki, also known as Mount Cook.

The son of a banker who was shot on his doorstep has said he still has nightmares about his father’s murder. Andrew Wilson, then aged four, saw his father Alistair lying in a pool of blood after he ...

Three Irish authors have been nominated in the Nero Book Awards this year, including Donal Ryan, from County Tipperary, whose ...

Toomaj Salehi had been sentenced to death by a Revolutionary Court but that was overturned after international criticism.

The pit in Pant, Merthyr Tydfil, has continued to expand, with further cracks appearing in the road surface, council leader ...

Report from environmental charity warns retailers falling behind on targets to cut nature and climate impacts of average UK ...

Hezbollah fired into a disputed border zone held by Israel on Monday, the militant group’s first attack since its ceasefire ...

Island nations including Vanuatu are urging the International Court of Justice to provide an opinion on the obligations of ...