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Budapest mayor threatened with imprisonment as he defies police to host Pride parade
Hungarian authorities have tried to ban this weekend’s Pride parade in Budapest, but the city’s mayor is fighting for it go ahead.
Man arrested after Garda in his 20s stabbed at scene of burglary in Blanchardstown
It’s understood that the garda was hospitalised for injuries that are not believed to be life-threatening.
EU summit: Viktor Orbán insists 95% of Hungarians don't want Ukraine in the bloc
Irish author Donal Ryan wins Orwell Prize for Political Fiction
Man killed in overnight crash in Co Laois
Will EU take action against Israel? Taoiseach says it’s a stain on bloc if they don’t
Dan Sheehan to captain Lions team with eight Ireland stars against Australia's Western Force
Ireland needs 80,000 new workers to reach housing and infrastructure targets, ESRI says
Farming for nature: How we turned our farm into a regenerative tourism spot
Niall Heenan
Seán Kelly has all but declared for the presidential election race
‘Conspicuous’ lack of law enforcement on illegal large-scale peat extraction
ESRI 'genuinely worried' about 2008-style budget crisis if US corporate taxes dry up
Economic uncertainty has never been as high as it is now, the ESRI said.
Trump meets Zelenskyy and says higher Nato spending may deter future aggression
Kevin McStay relieved of duties as Mayo senior football manager
Cork man died after he received five to six wasp stings in his garden, inquest hears
3D-printed pistol fell out of man's bulletproof vest while he was being searched in Dublin
Here's What Happened Today: Wednesday
Contactless on Dublin public transport? 'It's happening,' says Transport Minister... in 2029
Farmers back EU Commission proposal that would ban vegetarian products using terms like ‘burger’
An Post 'very apologetic' about alleged theft of missing mail last year
Health minister vows to 'eradicate' nicotine pouches calling them 'particularly invidious'
Government pledges 'full support' to doctor working to get mobile children's hospital into Gaza
Tánaiste to include services from Israeli settlements in trade ban
Convicted rapist gets further six months in jail as he didn't tell gardaí he was a sex offender
Minister says wing of new children's hospital might be named after medic Kathleen Lynn
RFK Jr says US will pull funding for Vaccine Alliance indefinitely - as Ireland pledges €21.5m
Around 100 jobs set to be cut at Primark's headquarters in Dublin
Enterprise Minister slammed for requesting delay in introducing health labelling of alcohol
Will Ireland follow the UK with free Mounjaro jabs? Minister says assessment to be ready by next year
Locals push back as 120 Ukrainians told to leave accommodation in County Cork
PSNI investigation underway after tests confirm red kite found dead in Co Down was poisoned
Judgment deferred in legal row over Athlone asylum-seeker centre to await draft legislation
Warning over high rates of unintended pregnancies among women using apps rather than contraception
The unintended pregnancy rate from reliance on these apps is closer to 25% rather than the 7% that the apps say, according to the new National Sexual Health Strategy.
Animated film inspired by Co Fermanagh mother’s poem to her daughters ready for Galway premiere
Should news reports bleep out expletives?
Nato countries agree to ramp up military spending and reaffirm 'ironclad' defence promise
Ivana Bacik holds up meme of bald baby JD Vance in the Dáil
Brendan Gleeson does not regret calling Micheál Martin a 'moron' over the health service