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- Long-serving Anglican bishop retires after Cork service April 18, 2026A service has taken place in Cork to mark the retirement of Paul Colton as the Bishop of Cork, Cloyne and Ross.
- French soldier killed in attack on UN mission in Lebanon April 18, 2026A French soldier was killed and three others wounded while clearing a road in southern Lebanon in an attack that UNIFIL peacekeepers and French officials said was likely carried out by Iran-backed Hezbollah.
- Sheva on target as Ireland shade Poland once again April 18, 2026Marissa Sheva got the only goal of the game as the Republic of Ireland defeated Poland 1-0 in 2027 FIFA World Cup qualifying at the Aviva Stadium in front of 18,267 spectators.
- Four people rescued from boat fire off Dún Laoghaire April 18, 2026Four people have been rescued from a boat that caught fire in Dún Laoghaire harbour.
- Six die in Kyiv shooting, police kill suspect April 18, 2026Ukrainian police killed a man alleged to have opened fire at passersby in a Kyiv district before barricading himself into a supermarket with hostages and refusing to negotiate in an incident that killed six people.
- Pope regrets remarks interpreted as a debate with Trump April 18, 2026Pope Leo XIV has said that he regretted remarks he made were interpreted as a response to criticism from President Donald Trump, insisting he had no interest in debating the US leader.
- Women's World Cup qualifier recap: Ireland 1-0 Poland April 18, 2026Carla Ward's Ireland were looking to make it back-to-back wins in their 2027 World Cup qualifying campaign with Poland the visitors to Aviva Stadium. Relive all the action here.
- As it happened: Iran closes strait over US blockade April 18, 2026Follow developments as Iran's military command says it has closed the Strait of Hormuz again and French President Emmanuel Macron says Hezbollah is responsible for attack in Lebanon which killed a French peacekeeper
- Ukraine strikes two Russian refineries, Baltic Sea port April 18, 2026Ukrainian drones struck a handful of Russia's oil facilities overnight, including two oil refineries in the Samara region and a Baltic Sea port that exports petroleum products, Russian local governors and a Ukrainian army official said.
