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US President Donald Trump (L) speaks with World Economic Forum president and CEO Borge Brende

Live 'We want a piece of ice for world protection' - Trump

Follow developments live after Donald Trump addressed the World Economic Forum in Davos, which has been overshadowed by a crisis prompted by his persistent claims that the US must acquire Greenland.

Farmers gather to demonstrate against the free trade agreement between the European Union and the Mercosur countries

MEPs vote to refer Mercosur deal to top EU court

Ryanair CEO Michael O’Leary speaks to media

O'Leary can't understand Musk's 'umbrage' on Starlink

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Nearly 1,000 childcare services closed over six years

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Garda who shot Nkencho feared for his life, inquest told

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All-Ireland winner Curran meets newborn son

Gráinne Seoige addresses the Oireachtas Media Committee remotely

AI deepfakes a 21st century 'abuse scandal' - Seoige

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Public invited to join squirrel and pine martin survey

Prince Harry arrives at the Royal Courts Of Justice

Prince Harry denies 'leaky' friends fed Mail stories

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Eating disorder support on paper only, committee told

The words Bord Bia Irish Food Board on a building

Sinn Féin calls for Bord Bia chairperson to resign

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A view of the Trinity Biomedical Sciences Institute which forms part of Trinity College Dublin's city centre campus.

Three brought to hospital after chemical spill at TCD

13 members of the Traveller community get conferred at UL

'Absolutely fantastic': 13 Travellers graduate from UL

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'Small number' of Irish-based jobs under threat at Indeed

Exterior view of Regional Hospital Mullingar

Hospitals in Midlands seeing rise in admissions

The driver of the car, a man in his 60s, was pronounced dead at the scene (stock image)

Man, 60s, dies following road crash in Co Wexford

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Greenland Threat

US President Donald Trump speaks during the daily briefing in the Brady Briefing Room of the White House in Washington, DC

Trump refuses to say how far he'll go on Greenland

US President Donald Trump has refused to say how far he will go on Greenland, but suggested that he could make a deal as European leaders voice alarm over his threats to seize the territory from ally Denmark.

Ittoqqortoormiit Village - Greenland

A guide to Greenland's natural resources beneath the ice

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'Everything on table' if US annexes Greenland - Tánaiste

Flags of the European Union in front of the Berlaymont Building

What is the EU's anti-coercion 'bazooka'?

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'Fear never leaves' - families facing drug intimidation

An organisation in Dublin which provides support for families who have been subjected to drug intimidation has engaged with 75 high-risk families over the last two years.

US President Donald Trump alights from Air Force One upon arrival at Haneda Airport in Tokyo on October 27, 2025. Donald Trump arrived in Japan on October 27, the next leg of an Asia tour that could see the US president and China's Xi Jinping end the brui

Watch: A rewind of Trump's first year back in office

Northern Lights showing shades of green and red over trees in skies over Tipperary

How Northern Lights have fascinated Irish people for centuries

WASHINGTON, DC - JANUARY 15: U.S. President Donald Trump speaks during a ceremony to honor the 2025 Stanley Cup Champion Florida Panthers in the East Room of the White House on January 15, 2026 in Washington, DC., United States. (Photo by Kyle Mazza/Anado

Does Donald Trump's 'Board of Peace' undermine the UN?

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How far will US go on Greenland? 'You'll find out,' Trump says

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How far will US go on Greenland? 'You'll find out,' Trump says

How far will US go on Greenland? 'You'll find out,' Trump says

Margaret Loftus speaks about her ex-husband receiving a suspended sentence for domestic abuse

Margaret Loftus speaks about her ex-husband receiving a suspended sentence for domestic abuse

13 Irish Travellers graduate from UL

13 Irish Travellers graduate from UL

Family say they felt 'utterly let down' by surgeon and healthcare system

Family say they felt 'utterly let down' by surgeon and healthcare system

A rewind of Trump’s last 12 months

A rewind of Trump’s last 12 months

‘It’s pathetic’ - Newsom accuses EU leaders of being ‘complicit’ with Trump

‘It’s pathetic’ - Newsom accuses EU leaders of being ‘complicit’ with Trump

EU vows 'unflinching and united' response to US tariff threat

EU vows 'unflinching and united' response to US tariff threat

Trump threatens 200% tariff on French wines, champagne

Trump threatens 200% tariff on French wines, champagne

Irish solo oarsman describes ‘amazing’ cruise ship encounter after weeks alone at sea

Irish solo oarsman describes ‘amazing’ cruise ship encounter after weeks alone at sea

MEP Billy Kelleher on Trump's tariff threats

MEP Billy Kelleher on Trump's tariff threats

‘You could see them dying’: Survivor of Spanish train crash recounts escape

‘You could see them dying’: Survivor of Spanish train crash recounts escape

Bessent reiterates Trumps call for Greenland as a ‘strategic asset’ for US

Bessent reiterates Trumps call for Greenland as a ‘strategic asset’ for US

Prince Harry leaves court after first day of phone-hacking trial against Daily Mail

Prince Harry leaves court after first day of phone-hacking trial against Daily Mail

Greenlanders condemn Trump’s tariff threats

Greenlanders condemn Trump’s tariff threats

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Astronaut Suni Williams discusses her return from the International Space Station

NASA astronaut stuck in space for nine months retires

A general view of Royal Mint Court, London, the site of the proposed new Chinese embassy

UK approves plan for new China embassy despite spy fears

Gentoo penguins make appearance at Songshutang Ski Resort in China

Study: Penguins move breeding season forward amid warming

a thick cylinder of glowing gas and dust around a doomed star.

Astronomers spot mysterious 'iron bar' in Ring Nebula

People kneel in prayer in a buddhist temple

China's Buddha artisans carve out living from dying trade

French Police officers seal off the entrance to the Louvre Museum after a Jewllery Heist on October 19, 2025 in Paris, France. France's Culture Minister, Rachida Dati, announced the closure of the world-famous art museum on X due to the robbery taking pla

Louvre robbery probe still aims to 'recover jewellery'

Two elderly women stand beside each other with snow on the ground

'Hobbit houses' that might just save a Moldovan village

Study finds T-rex did not reach full size until age 40

An ice core sample lies on a table exposed to the sun and preventing the formation of new ice. (Photo by Sean Gallup/Getty Images)

Ice archive guards secrets of melting glaciers

a man and woman sit at separate drum kits with a screen showing the flags of south korea and japan behind them

Japan, South Korea leaders drum up viral moment at summit

A DJ at his decks in a packed club in Beirut

Watch: DJ priest drops beats and blessings in Beirut

An Apple iPhone displays the Demumu application on the Apple App Store, with the previous Chinese-language listing 'Si Le Me' visible in the background

'Are You Dead?': Chinese app for solo dwellers goes viral