Ireland could reach highest temperature of 2025 as heatwave returns to peak this week

Ireland is in the midst of a sweltering return to summer conditions as a heatwave looks set to bring the hottest temperatures of the year so far and today could see the mercury rise to a potential 2025 high yet again. Met Éireann have confirmed that …

EMMY flies the flag for Ireland at Eurovision opening

Ireland's Eurovision hopeful Emmy has arrived in Switzerland ahead of this week’s contest, joining 36 countries in Basel for the opening of the 2025 Eurovision Song Contest. The 24-year-old Norwegian singer, who will perform Laika Party - a tribute to …

Ireland weather: Met Eireann pinpoint when temperatures of 23C set to hit

Temperatures are set to shoot up to 23C, but some showers are expected to turn heavy early in the week. Met Éireann has forecast “mixed conditions” at first this week with showers or longer spells of rain to hit on Monday night, Tuesday afternoon and …

Influential duo urge Donegal to ‘take the learnings’ from Ulster delight into All-Ireland crusade

Owen Polley: Northern Ireland looks short of saviours at Westminster

​​Last week, the Labour government had a rare opportunity to revel in some good news. The announcement of two trade deals, one with India and the other with the United States, fell into this category, even though there was immediately fierce debate about …

Rhasidat Adeleke and Sharlene Mawdsley play starring roles as Ireland qualify for World Championships on the double

With two out of three missions accomplished, there were plenty of smiles and high fives among the Irish teams competing at the World Athletics Relays in Guangzhou, China. Still, there was a nagging sense of what might have been. The event was primarily …

BBC Northern Ireland is the Beebiest part of the Beeb

The first house I rented with my wife-to-be was in Ebor Street, in south Belfast. This red-brick terrace was at the heart of the loyalist Village area, a well-struck free kick away from Northern Ireland’s National Football Stadium at Windsor Park. The …

Tributes paid to two teenagers who died off the coast of Ireland

Tributes have been paid to two teenage boys who died after getting into difficulty off the coast of Donegal. Matt Sibanda, 18, and Emmanuel Familola, 16, were understood to be playing football on Saturday when they went into the sea after a ball. Emergency …

New Ireland signsfisheries projects deal

THE New Ireland government has signed a memorandum of agreement (MOA) with the National Fisheries Authority to implement the National Fisheries Strategic Plan (NFSP) 2020-2030. The signing which took place at the National Fisheries Authority (NFA) …

Wicklow man first from Ireland to be invited on Choctaw’s ‘Trail of Tears’ – ‘It’s tough...mosquitoes, the heat and ...

On May 17, Rathdrum native Dr Padraig Kirwan and his former cycling clubmate Andrew Castles will join riders from across the USA on a seven-day journey that follows one of the historic routes walked by the Choctaw during their removal from tribal homelands …