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- 'Unconscionable' to give Rotunda patients poor care - Dr February 17, 2026A consultant in the neonatal intensive care unit at the Rotunda Hospital in Dublin has said the decision to overturn planning permission for a €100 million critical care unit at the hospital is devastating.
- LaBeouf arrested in US after allegedly hitting two men February 17, 2026US actor Shia LaBeouf has been arrested after allegedly hitting two men during Mardi Gras celebrations in New Orleans, police said.
- Garda used Pulse to find 'concealed' file in court case February 17, 2026A serving garda used the Pulse computer system to find and print documents that he alleged were being concealed from the High Court and from his partner, who is taking a case against the force alleging a breach of her Constitutional rights.
- Maduro's next US court date pushed back February 17, 2026Ousted Venezuelan president Nicolas Maduro's next US court appearance, initially scheduled for 17 March in New York, has been postponed to 26 March, court filings have showed.
- Galway man jailed over threat to kill Harris and family February 17, 2026A 48-year-old Galway man who pleaded guilty to making an online threat to kill or cause serious harm to Tánaiste Simon Harris and his family last August has been jailed for four months.
- Govt to allocate €1.5bn towards road projects nationwide February 17, 2026The Government has confirmed that it will allocate €1.5bn towards road maintenance and improvements, and projects this year.
- Tributes paid to civil rights activist Jesse Jackson February 17, 2026Tributes have been paid to the late Jesse Jackson, a civil rights activist and one of the US's most influential Black voices, who died this morning aged 84.
- Government and Opposition clash over SNA allocations February 17, 2026Panic, fear and anger were the words used by teachers, special needs assistants and parents after they heard that some schools were about to lose several special needs assistants, the Dáil has heard.
- Shortage of 38,900 student beds in Irish cities February 17, 2026The limited development of purpose-built student accommodation in recent years has led to a deficit of at least 38,900 bed spaces in Dublin, Cork, Limerick and Galway at the end of 2025, according to a report by Sherry FitzGerald.
