Thursday 15 October 2026Evening (Europe/Dublin)
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Trump has cancelled plans to livestream the execution of Nidal Hasan, the soldier who killed 13 people in 2009, after global condemnation; the execution itself will go ahead.
US politics live: lawmakers from both parties welcome Trump's decision to drop the execution livestream, which Democrat Elissa Slotkin called sick and Republican John Curtis called not an effective deterrent.
Pete Hegseth's church allies backed the plan for a public execution; the leader of his CREC church says he prefers public executions to private ones.
Russia and Ukraine are trading strikes as Trump's energy ceasefire collapses, with drone swarms hitting central Ukrainian infrastructure and Kyiv striking Russian refineries.
Zelenskyy says he feels betrayed by Trump over Starlink access, accusing the US president of picking the other side after four years of war.
Seven sailors are missing after drones struck tankers near Romania's coast; a Nato source says the drones came from Russia, and Romania's president calls attacks on commercial ships unacceptable.
Explainer: what is Starshield, SpaceX's military-grade Starlink system, and how do Musk's SpaceX and the Pentagon control the service Ukraine relies on.
Revealed: Serbian ruler Aleksandar Vucic personally intervened to push plans for the controversial $500m Trump Tower in Belgrade, which sparked protests and a criminal inquiry.
A Pakistan school roof collapse in Peshawar has left at least 27 students dead, with rescuers searching for dozens still unaccounted for.
Exclusive: US officials are considering an ad campaign urging South African Afrikaners to move to the US, though very few have applied despite Trump's false white genocide claims.
Nicolas Maduro tells a New York court new torture allegations are false, as a rewritten indictment accuses him and his wife of leading a campaign of torture.
Milei adviser Santiago Caputo claims the UK is being colonised by Islam and calls it a threat to the west, as the Falklands row grows.
Russell Brand told a woman it's just fun as he raped her, Southwark crown court heard, as the jury was shown video of her telling detectives about the alleged 1999 attack.
Time's up for the leap second: delegates from 69 countries approve swapping it for the leap hour after decades of debate, though the switch may not take effect for thousands of years.
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A man in his 20s and a woman in her 30s have been arrested over the Waterford petrol bombing that killed four members of the English family in Birchwood.
The Waterford family were murdered by a gang in an arson attack over a 20,000 euro drug debt, with violent dealers the chief suspects in the petrol bombing.
Balloons were released as a final farewell to the Waterford children, with the parish priest appealing to those behind the fire to stand up and face the consequences.
Jeffrey Donaldson was told of his descent into disgrace as he was given a 15-year sentence, noticeably without the Christian lapel pin he wore during his trial.
Gardai are investigating after the body of an unidentified man with visible injuries was found in undergrowth on the Blackwater river banks by a person walking their dog.
Patrick O'Donovan remains in intensive care after taking ill on Tuesday; the minister has previously spoken about living with epilepsy.
The High Court has again ordered the arrest and jailing of sacked teacher Enoch Burke, saying it had to act to protect Wilson's Hospital School's children from his appalling behaviour.
Foreign Affairs Minister McEntee, shocked that Faber can no longer sell Sally Rooney's works, will raise the withdrawal with the UK foreign secretary.
The European Commission is unhappy with the EU budget but the Taoiseach says compromise is possible, as leaders meet for a Brussels summit expected to be the first real budget clash.
U2 will start a world tour in Mexico, Brazil and Argentina in spring 2027, as they gear up to release new album Carnaval De Luz.
A union leader warns of a long and difficult dispute if no breakthrough comes, as the Taoiseach hopes behind-the-scenes work leads to negotiations avoiding further strikes.
Uisce Eireann paid a performance-related bonus to 97% of staff, with the water utility's leadership standing behind the approach under TDs' scrutiny.
Upgrades to a Cork halting site are at a standstill due to intimidation of workers, with armed gardai called in after a right-of-way dispute turned violent, an Oireachtas committee heard.
The rich are getting richer, so why no wealth tax? The choice is whether a levy would be for show or for dough.
The EU's top court has upheld the Dublin Airport passenger cap, ruling regulators must take the 32 million a year limit into account when allocating airline slots.
Public Expenditure Minister Jack Chambers is hopeful of a way forward to prevent further public sector strikes, telling the Dail work is ongoing.
Israel's former spy chief Ronen Bar is suing Netanyahu for blood libel over October 7, accusing him of trying to shift the blame.
Review: Dylan McGrath's latest dining proposition is simple, compelling and worthy of praise, an expertly executed offering.
A profile of James Talarico, the Democratic candidate derided by Trump who belongs to no traditional political archetype, silencing conspiracy theorists in a fascinating race.
Alan Davies in Dublin review: confessions of a mature comic can be comedy pay dirt, especially when the QI star asks the audience which decade they are from.
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Jeffrey Donaldson will be released in seven years despite his 15-year sentence, because his offences predate the 2008 Criminal Justice Act and attract automatic half remission.
Jeffrey Donaldson's victim says her childhood was stolen from her: what happened took away my ability to trust people.
John Manley: Donaldson's disgraceful demise continues to cast a long shadow; the DUP has lost around a third of its support since his arrest.
The Irish News view: monster Donaldson must serve the entirety of his sentence.
A man was left in critical condition after a choking incident at a Co Down restaurant; Mayobridge businessman Brian McPolin died three days after the incident in Warrenpoint.
Garvaghy Road firearms and explosives claims are branded sensationalist by Breandan Mac Cionnaith, who says petrol bombs made by local youths were recovered and destroyed by residents.
A protest is planned to mark the anniversary of Irish signage going up at Belfast's Olympia, with a residents group calling for English-only signs.
A retired pastor was wrongly convicted for preaching within an abortion buffer zone, his appeal argues, as the prosecution says the law's purpose would be hollowed out otherwise.
The memorial to the Sean Graham bookmakers massacre victims has been attacked again, with warnings that those fuelling tensions must take responsibility for the consequences.
A west Belfast housing estate of 29 new homes in Mount Eagles will go ahead despite 157 objections from locals.
LCC fuel group has agreed a deal to acquire eight petrol stations in Northern Ireland from Sainsbury's, with no redundancies as sites convert to self-service Go forecourts.
Flags erected in response to Irish language street signs came with a warning from stocky men with a ladder that no-one wants Irish signs either, a resident says.
The first female British soldier to work with the SAS in the north breaks her silence on surveillance of IRA and INLA members as a teenager with 14th Intelligence Company.
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Inside the courtroom as Donaldson's catastrophic fall played out: a paedophile who once had the ear of prime ministers and presidents.
Jamie Bryson, legal advisor to Portadown Grand Lodge through the Drumcree dispute, says marching on the Falls would be a different proposition.
A 38-year-old man who set fire to a bedroom in a Belfast hotel in a 25,000 pound arson attack was handed a three-year sentence.
Kieran Hayler tells a court his ex-wife Katie Price was coaching their son.
The FTSE 100 led Europe higher as bond markets calmed.
A judge has jailed the Greenisland cocaine gang leader and two henchmen for their roles in a plot to supply cocaine.
Opinion: the only person in the world to publicly support Jeffrey Donaldson; he and Jonathan Aitken have plenty in common after decades in Westminster's corridors of power.
Comment: depraved Donaldson claimed to be on a mission from God, but beneath the silver tongue trusted by the UUP and then the DUP was a brazen neck.
Opinion: Sam McBride went to hear Barack Obama this week with low expectations, from his Uncovered newsletter.
Home heating oil has hit a six-month high, with a 300 litre purchase 20 pounds more expensive this week than last.
A man has pleaded guilty to causing the death of his six-year-old son by dangerous driving.
NI airport ground staff used an internal system for underhand practice, with Swissport saying it took all appropriate action during its investigation.
How MLAs traded insults during a three-hour debate before the no-confidence votes, none of which received cross-community support.
Live coverage of the Drumcree dispute as a DUP delegation meets the PSNI chief and the party demands full transparency.
The DUP could be the biggest losers from Drumcree as a new political climate emerges, with the parading row heading back to court.
Chris Bryant rejects claims he bowed to mob rule over the Drumcree parade decision.
Claire McCollum, in the Meaning of Life series, on wellbeing, faith and the importance of friendship.
No evidence the RUC investigated any terror links, an inquiry into the handling of intelligence hears.
The Orange Order deserves credit for the Drumcree dispute resolution, with the former Sinn Fein president penning an open letter to the Order.
A forensic expert who reviewed a report in the Laura Marshall case branded Northern Ireland's former state pathologist a misogynistic name, a court heard.
A Belfast family searches for answers after their mother, who had dementia, was allegedly assaulted inside a care home; a doctor said it significantly contributed to her declining health before her death.
Jamie-Lee O'Donnell, the original Derry Girl, talks therapy, loving herself, going no contact with family and moving to Barcelona.
How Eddie Coll became Northern Ireland's longest-serving prisoner under the two strikes law, and now speaks from prison.
Jail fury as an inmate's Naomi Long hate video, posted from behind bars, backfires and he is branded enemy number one by fellow inmates.
Planning permission has been approved for an ambitious revamp of a listed south Belfast building.
The DUP's Gavin Robinson calls on the Chief Constable to be transparent over the potential for a dissident republican gun attack on an Orangeman.
NI designer Jonathan Anderson of Dior teams up with Ugg on a collection aiming to make Ugg the It girl shoe this autumn.
Analysis: Drumcree may have injected more vitriol into the Assembly, almost 16 months after Speaker Edwin Poots urged MLAs to give as good as they get.
Questions are raised over Communities Minister Lyons' claim of unaffordability over a Sinn Fein Bill aimed at tackling homelessness.
The Orange lodge district at the centre of the Drumcree dispute has made no application to the Parades Commission.
A Belfast bookshop owner says that as long as he can source and distribute Sally Rooney's books, he will continue to sell them.
Mystery solved, sort of: the 60,000 pound waterfall sculpture by Big Fish artist John Kindness, removed during 2015 renovations, was never reinstated.