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- Hundreds of Capitol rioters released after Trump pardon January 22, 2025Hundreds of Donald Trump supporters who had been serving prison sentences for participating in the 6 January 2021 attack on the US Capitol were freed, after the new president pardoned more than 1,500 people, including some who assaulted police officers.
- Trump pardons Silk Road mastermind Ross Ulbricht January 22, 2025US President Donald Trump pardoned Silk Road founder Ross Ulbricht, who was sentenced to life in prison for running an underground online marketplace where drug dealers and others conducted over $200 million (€192 million) in illicit trade using bitcoin.
- Two men arrested after man attacked in Lifford home January 22, 2025Two men have been arrested in connection with the investigation into the serious assault of a man in his 20s in Lifford, Co Donegal.
- A day of significance - who'll be part of the new Dáil January 22, 2025Elections all done, counting concluded and negotiations complete, the day has finally arrived for the Dáil to elect a Taoiseach. So how will events unfold?
- Micheál Martin set to become Taoiseach for second time January 22, 2025Fianna Fáil Leader Micheál Martin is set to be nominated as Taoiseach by the Dáil before being formally appointed to the office by President Michael D Higgins.
- Payment platform Stripe to cut 300 jobs globally January 21, 2025The Irish-founded payments platform Stripe is to lay off 300 employees, around 3.5% of its global workforce.
- Israeli Ambassador claims Ireland 'stuck in echo chamber' January 21, 2025The Israeli Ambassador to Ireland has claimed that Ireland "is stuck in an echo chamber" over its criticism of Israel's conduct in Gaza and the occupied West Bank.
- All eyes on who is getting what brief in the new Cabinet January 21, 2025Under the Constitution, the new cabinet can consist of at most 15 senior ministerial positions. It has already been decided that those roles will be split between Fianna Fáil and Fine Gael. The question is, who gets what?
- Danish MEP swears at Trump, says Greenland not for sale January 21, 2025Danish politician Anders Vistisen has been told off for using profane language while discussing the new US administration in Strasbourg's European parliament.
