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- Student led '14-man pack' chasing Balogun, court hears June 5, 2026A man who was stabbed to death in Dublin last weekend was pursued by "a 14-man pack" led by a man who has been charged with assault and violent disorder, the Dublin District Court has heard.
- Buffy the Vampire Slayer star Anthony Head dies aged 72 June 5, 2026Actor Anthony Head, best known for his roles in Buffy The Vampire Slayer and Ted Lasso, has died at the age of 72, his daughters have said in a statement.
- Teacher who wore fake bump in maternity fraud avoids jail June 5, 2026A teacher who faked two pregnancies and wore a "fake bump" to school in a fraud that cost the State almost €60,000 has received a suspended sentence for what a judge called "an extraordinary case" after spending the last four months in custody.
- Woman falsely claimed €43k of child benefit over 16 years June 5, 2026A woman who engaged in a "systematic long-term theft" by overclaiming €43,000 of child benefit over a 16-year period also forged two birth certificates, a court has heard.
- ISS astronauts in evacuation mode over worsening air leak June 5, 2026Astronauts on the International Space Station were ordered by NASA to shelter in their spacecraft and prepare for potential evacuation over a worsening air leak.
- Taylor to fight Pili in Croke Park swansong June 5, 2026Katie Taylor will fight Flora Pili at Croke Park on 5 September in the final bout of her career.
- Man jailed for threatening Fine Gael's Naughton, Kyne June 5, 2026A 49-year-old man has been sentenced to four months in prison after being found guilty of threatening two Fine Gael TDs in 2024.
- Woman told pastor of abuse, Donaldson trial hears June 5, 2026A Christian pastor told police it became "obvious" to him that a woman who told him she had been sexually abused as a child was talking about former MP Jeffrey Donaldson, his trial heard today.
- Two Israeli ministers banned from travelling to Ireland June 5, 2026Minister for Justice Jim O'Callaghan has introduced travel bans on Israeli ministers Itamar Ben-Gvir and Bezalel Smotrich, Taoiseach Micheál Martin has confirmed.
