US secretary of state Marco Rubio at a G7 foreign ministers' meeting outside Paris on Friday. “He wanted to invade a country of the European Union, Greenland, not so long ago,” Nicolas Richoux said on a French television panel. US secretary of state Marco Rubio with European leaders at a G7 foreign ministers meeting outside Paris. Coming just as prices had begun to stabilise, it could not be less welcome for European leaders. The US can never again be seen in Europe as a “friendly hegemon”, Steinmeier said.

URC: Leinster 36 Scarlets 19It wasn’t their most polished performance of the campaign to date, but Leinster ultimately moved up to third in the United Rugby Championship table with a bonus point triumph over Scarlets at the Aviva Stadium. Pic: Shauna Clinton/SportsfileCullen opted to introduce a plethora of replacements either side of O’Brien’s second try, including Sam Prendergast for another outing at full-back. This ensures Leinster leapfrog Ulster in the table ahead of their trip to Zebre Parma on Saturday evening. Scorers for Leinster: Tries: T O’Brien 2, J Kenny 2, G Ringrose, M Deegan Cons: H Byrne 3. Scorers for Scarlets: Tries: J Roberts, T Rogers, M Douglas Cons: J Hawkins 2.

Is this Big Tech's ‘big tobacco’ event? Groundbreaking Meta/ Google verdict could be gamechanger for EU and Irish watchdogsUS jury finding tech giants are liable for harm caused to a woman who says she became addicted to their platforms could signal turning point in American public opinionAmy Neville, mother of Alexander, Mary Rodee, mother of Riley Basford, lawyer Laura Marquez-Garrett, and CEO of Heat Initiative Sarah Gardneroutside the court after the jury found Meta and Google liable in a test case accusing Meta and Google's YouTube of harming children's mental health through addictive social media platforms, in Los Angeles, California on Wednesday. Photo: GettyAdrian Weckler Today at 18:30Meta and Google’s landmark loss in a California civil jury case last week could be a significant boost for Irish and European regulators.

Gardai search the garden at Oak Downs, Clondalkin, Dublin, where a woman was attacked and set on fire at her home. Photograph: Dara Mac DónaillTwo men and a teenager have been charged in connection with an incident in which a woman was doused in petrol and set alight. One man in his 40s, another in his 30s and the teenager will appear at the Central Criminal Court on Saturday. Alexis Lee Campion (44) suffered life-altering injuries as a result of the attack, which occurred on the morning of November 25th, 2025 at her home in Oak Downs, Clondalkin. Alexis Campion was not the intended target of the attack, which gardaí believe was an act of drug-related intimidation.

Home economics: ‘If one of the two tenants renting my house since before March 1 leaves and is replaced by another, is the new tenant treated under the new or old rental rules?’

Family members of Greens leader Zack Polanski fear they will be forced to leave the UK if he ever became prime minister. Born into a Jewish family in Salford, he has constantly said he is ‘proud of my Jewish heritage’, but family members believe he has put his ambition and politics ahead of his community. ‘He’s currently the leader of the future Islamic party of Britain, that’s what the Green Party is fast becoming,’ said one. The Campaign Against Antisemitism said the Green Party was ‘not only tolerating but amplifying some of the worst rhetoric that we have seen in British politics in a generation’. But family members have described their shock at how the former actor and hypnotist has become leader of a party expressing hatred for Israel.

Thomas Tuchel revealed disappointment at England fans who jeered Ben White on the defender’s return from a self-imposed international exile. On a hectic night, White then gave away a penalty described as ‘soft’ by Tuchel, with Federico Valverde equalising. White left the 2022 World Cup in Qatar following a disagreement with former assistant boss Steve Holland and had made himself unavailable for selection until this camp. ‘There was a mixed reception which I’m disappointed about because we protect our players,’ Tuchel said. ‘I like Solanke’s effort, he worked like a dog as our first defender,’ Tuchel said.

Eva OsborneThe world's largest public exhibition of cuckoo clocks has officially opened at Waterford's Irish Museum of Time. Housed in a specially-created wing of the museum, the exhibition aims to celebrate the craftsmanship of Germany’s Black Forest, where artistry and engineering combined to create the cuckoo clock. Visitors to the exhibition will encounter more than 400 cuckoo clocks, with many dating back to the 19th century. Highlights include one, two, and eight-day clocks, wall and table clocks, automaton pieces, quarter-striking clocks, oversized showpieces, and delicate miniatures. Minister of State, John Cummins, said the opening of the exhibition is a "remarkable celebration" of craftsmanship, heritage and imagination.

Jamie Barron is facing a race to be fit for Waterford’s Munster SHC first round clash with Clare on April 19. Barron’s hamstring problem is the latest to hit the Waterford camp after Stephen Bennett missed their final Division 1A round game against Tipperary due to a similar setback. Meanwhile, a knee injury is expected to rule Tipperary’s Seánie Kenneally out of their provincial opener against Cork in Thurles on April 19. McCarthy was taken off at the end of the Kilkenny game but it is understood he only suffered bruising. The Toomevara starlet was carried off with suspected concussion in last October’s shinty game against Scotland in Inverness.

Maybe none of this matters if he isn’t also enjoying one of the great all-round midfield seasons in Premier League history. TALISMAN: with 16 assists already, Fernandes is threatening the all-time Premier League record held by Thierry Henry and Kevin De Bruyne. The Premier League is getting more physical, not less. And so here we are: 16 assists already, threatening the all-time Premier League record held by Thierry Henry and Kevin De Bruyne. In a way, Fernandes isn’t just saving United from mediocrity.

Englishman Poll famously issued three yellow cards to Croatia's Josip Simunic in the Croatia vs Australia match in Germany. Poll booked Simunic in the 61st and 90th minutes but failed to send him off, later issuing the red card after a third yellow in added time. Poll was immediately referenced on ITV, with co-commentator Lee Dixon joking: 'Graham Poll was having a nice evening before that!'. 'Now we’ve been told the first of those yellow cards for Ugarte was actually for Gimenez. So rather than two yellow cards, Ugarte got no yellow cards.'

Soccer is a simple game. Twenty-two players chase a ball for 90 minutes and at the end, Ireland lose in heartbreaking fashion. And yet for all that pain, there is something deeply likeable about the current team. Soccer is a sport awash with money and greed, where the connection between players and fans is more tenuous than ever. Who can resist the arc of Parrott’s career, from elite schoolboy to lower-league journeyman to national hero?

A windfarm operator is to appeal a widely consequential ruling requiring it to pay more than €300,000 damages for noise nuisance caused to its neighbours. In a judgment published this week, the judge agreed to defer an order requiring Donnybrook-based operator Meenacloghspar (Wind) Limited to pay out damages to the four plaintiffs in two separate cases. The pause to the payment order is to last until the determination of Meenacloghspar’s appeal of her decisions in the actions. In its intended appeal, Meenacloghspar will allege the High Court erred legally and factually in a range of its findings. She noted the company is prepared to pay interest on the damages to the four plaintiffs in the event its appeal fails.

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Leitrim lead in the last three months of 2024 with a vacancy rate of 7.8pcMore than 70,149 dwellings were vacant nationally in 2024, accoridng to research by the CSO. The local authorities with the highest vacancy rates in the last three months of 2024 were Leitrim at 7.8pc, Donegal at 6.3pc, and Mayo at 6.0pc. In contrast, much lower vacancy rates were found in South Dublin at 0.9pc, Fingal 1.1pc, and Kildare 1.4pc. Meanwhile, vacancy levels dropped across 2024 in comparison to rates in 2023, which reached 72,254 in the last four months. This methodology provides insight into where vacant dwellings are and how vacancy rates have changed over time."