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- Strasbourg gunman shot dead by police - reports
The gunman who killed three people in an attack on a Christmas market in Strasbourg on Tuesday has been killed during an operation in the city, according to police sources. - Abortion legislation passes all stages of Oireachtas
The Regulation of Termination of Pregnancy Bill has passed all stages of the Oireachtas. - Murder inquiry after death of man in Co Waterford
A murder investigation is under way following the death of a man in Portlaw, Co Waterford. - Inquest told candle probably caused Clondalkin fire
An inquest into the deaths of a woman and three children in a fire in Clondalkin in west Dublin last year has been told that the blaze was an accident, probably caused by a tea light or candle setting fire to a large TV screen. - Áras reveals details of spending in Higgins' first term
Áras An Uachtaráin has today for the first time published the details of a €317,000 annual allowance provided to the Office of the President. - EU could provide greater assurances to UK - Taoiseach
Taoiseach Leo Varadkar has said the EU could provide a greater assurance to the UK that a future trade agreement could be negotiated quickly in order to avoid the backstop coming into effect. - Yemen's warring parties agree to ceasefire in Hodeidah
Yemen's warring parties have agreed to cease fighting for the Houthi-held port city of Hodeidah and withdraw their troops, the first significant breakthrough for UN-led peace efforts in five years of conflict. - 'Serious issues' over when girl was taken into care
Serious concerns have been raised about why a girl who is alleged to have been sexually abused by more than 12 people before being taken into care at the age of ten, was not taken into care earlier. - Second Canadian citizen detained in China
A second Canadian citizen is being held in China on suspicion of endangering national security, adding to tension after Canada's arrest of a top Chinese telecom executive on a US request. - May 'fighting day and night' to secure Brexit deal
Britain's Brexit minister Stephen Barclay said Prime Minister Theresa May is "fighting day and night" to secure a Brexit agreement. - Coveney defends Confidence and Supply Agreement renewal
Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs Simon Coveney has defended the renewal of the Confidence and Supply Agreement. - Virgin's SpaceShipTwo reaches space for first time
Virgin Galactic's SpaceShipTwo flew higher than it ever has before, surpassing what the US Air Force considers the boundary of space, and marking the first manned flight to space from US soil since 2011. - Out-of-hours mental health support a 'national issue'
The lack of out-of-hours support for people experiencing severe mental distress is a national issue, according to the Director of Mental Health Reform. - EU extends sanctions on Russia over Ukraine conflict
EU leaders extended punishing economic sanctions against Russia over the conflict in Ukraine for another six months on Thursday, amid heightened tensions between Kiev and Moscow over their Azov Sea clash. - GSOC investigation after garda injured in Co Roscommon
The Garda Síochána Ombudsman Commission is investigating an incident in Co Roscommon that saw a male garda hospitalised. - Reduction in hospital waiting lists last month - NTPF
Key hospital waiting lists reduced in November, according to the latest figures from the National Treatment Purchase Fund. - SIPO: Two Mayo councillors contravened code of conduct
The Standards in Public Office Commission has found that two Mayo County Councillors have contravened a code of conduct for elected representatives. - Rents rising but number of landlords falling - report
The cost of renting a home in Ireland continued to rise between July and September, according to new data. - Sinn Féin claims 'true' homeless figure close to 13,000
Sinn Féin has claimed the true level of homelessness in Ireland is closer to 13,000 and not 10,000, as official figures suggest. - Gardaí appeal for information about missing teenager
Gardaí in Meath are appealing for the public's help to find a missing teenager. 17-year-old Ryan Ndede has been missing from Navan since 28 November 2018.
