Thailand and Cambodia have agreed to an “immediate” ceasefire, pledging to end weeks of deadly border clashes that have killed more than 100 people and displaced more than half a million on both sides. “Both sides agree to maintain current troop deployments without further movement,” their defence ministers said in a joint statement. The Thai military fired artillery towards Cambodia on Friday. Thailand has lost 26 soldiers and one civilian as a direct result of the combat since 7 December, according to officials. Cambodia hasn’t issued an official figure on military casualties, but says that 30 civilians have been killed and 90 injured.

Pacemaker Press 10-11-2025: Studio Ulster's head of virtual production, Eranka Weerasuriya and her team in Belfast. Dell Studio UlsterAlyssa Boyle, the studio’s head of operations, has so far shown Studio Ulster off to 500 leading executive producers from around the world since January. Pacemaker Press 10-11-2025: Irish Times story on Studio UlsterÕs Professor Declan Keeney chief executive of Studio Ulster in Belfast. Following time working on Disney films, she entered virtual production during Covid when film-makers could not take anyone anywhere for filming. He also came even before Studio Ulster opened and was then persuaded to stay.

Ireland’s upcoming presidency of the council of the European Union will cost the State over €293 million, with €125 million being allocated to An Garda Síochána alone. Ireland will hold the EU presidency from July until December 2026, and for six months will have an opportunity to lead the policy agenda of the EU. According to the Department of Public Expenditure’s report on the 2026 budget, €282 million has been set aside to cover the costs of holding the EU presidency. Another 250 meetings associated with the EU presidency will be held all across the country over the course of the six months. Irish ministers will use the EU presidency to discuss pressing issues for the bloc, including security and defence.

The National Bus and Rail Union said the proposed transport security force fails to address several key issues. File photograph: Getty ImagesA planned new security force aimed at deterring and tackling violence and antisocial behaviour on buses and trains would be “a toothless tiger”, transport workers have told the Government. The NBRU said the proposed transport security force would be “unable to tackle the epidemic of antisocial behaviour”. The current Programme for Government agreed by the Coalition says a transport security force under the National Transport Authority (NTA) would be established. The NBRU said no draft proposals on how such a transport security force would operate had yet been provided to stakeholders in the sector.

Studying in the evening has not been an option because there is no electricity in Gaza. For the first time since the war started in 2023, students in Gaza have been able to sit online the key exams set by the Palestinian education ministry. Now, though, all school-age children in Gaza – numbering about 635,000 – face a third year without formal education. Photograph: Haitham Imad/European Pressphoto AgencyUnrwa, the largest UN agency in Gaza, has traditionally provided education to almost half of all children in the strip. The government had alleged that some Unrwa personnel in Gaza had participated in the Hamas attacks of 2023.

The attack happened shortly after a visit to Limerick by Israel’s then-ambassador to Ireland Zvi Gabay. Photograph: Paddy Whelan/ The Irish TimesThe Irish government was concerned about international media coverage of vandalism at a Jewish cemetery in Limerick in 1995, newly released records show. An article about the incident was published in The Jewish Chronicle newspaper in the UK on September 1st 1995. Avi Winchester, author of the article, wrote to Irish press officers in 1995 at the UK embassy, seeking to know any “further developments” about the Limerick cemetery attack. The Limerick attack occurred shortly after the government had approved an IR£10,000 grant to support the Irish Jewish Museum in Portobello, Dublin.

John Collison, cofounder of Stripe“Two hundred and twenty eight homes were blocked in Killarney because they would interrupt the commute of a roost of horseshoe bats. “Looking back, juggling these jobs and being a single parent with teenage kids, I genuinely don’t know how I did it. The role was plunged into controversy when the expected appointee, Brendan McDonagh, the chief executive of the National Asset Management Agency, withdrew from consideration. The figures showed that the wealthiest 10 per cent of households held €645 billion or 48.6 per cent of the total. The payment, which covered benefit-in-kind taxes on Tom Donnellan’s health insurance and company car, has been dropped from a new contract signed by the chief executive in April, the company confirmed.

In relation to the X case, a protest rally congregated at the GPO in Dublin in 1992. The protest was in support of a woman's right to abortion and abortion information and the right to travel. Photograph: Derek SpeirsGovernment officials were concerned that, in the wake of the X case, women who left Ireland to access abortion services overseas could face penalties when they returned, newly released documents show. The referendum was prompted by the X case, in which a 14-year-old girl was raped and became pregnant. Some ministers wanted the consequences of the X case dealt with by legislation, but others felt that it could only be addressed by a referendum.

From Troy Parrott to Ellen Walshe, here are the year’s memorable sporting quotes of the year

Raphael Sallinger made two crucial stoppage-time saves as Hibernian held off a late fightback from Hearts to defeat the William Hill Premiership leaders 3-2 in Saturday's Edinburgh derby at Easter Road. With smoke from the pre-match pyro display still billowing around the ground, Hibs went ahead in the third minute. Oisin McEntee then glanced a header wide from a Kingsley free-kick before Tomas Magnusson's shot was blocked behind by Grant Hanley. Hibs were forced into a change in the 29th minute when Cadden went off injured and was replaced by Campbell. Hearts boss McInnes made a double change for the start of the second half, replacing Kingsley and McEntee with Harry Milne and Baningime.

No story was too small - or too big - in 2025 to receive the inimitable tongue-in-cheek humour and signature wit of our beloved cartoonist, Mac. Even David Beckham's knighthood got a look in, alongside the rise in the use of weight-loss jabs. What an eventful year 2025 has been, with Mac capturing each and every headline-making moment. Now here's a look at six of his best cartoons...FEBRUARY: 'I know! Lets give £18 billion to Mauritius'MAY: 'Wonderful news sweetheart - you're being released early!'

Cold, dry weather is set to continue in Ireland over the next few days as 2025 draws to a close, according to Met Éireann. Eastern areas will be a little cloudier this afternoon, and highest temperatures will be between 3 and 8 degrees. It will be a generally dry night with clear spells, though patches of drizzle are possible near southern coasts. Mostly dry and cloudy weather is forecast, with the chance of isolated drizzle patches in the east and south. Photograph: Niall Carson/PAMostly cloudy, dry weather continues on Tuesday with a few patches of rain and drizzle spreading from the east.

Skylight Hustle was a rather fortunate winner of the Paddy Power Future Champions Novice Hurdle at Leopardstown after Talk The Talk fell at the final flight. Gordon Elliott's Skylight Hustle had himself moved stylishly into contention, but he looked booked for second when Joseph O'Brien's Talk The Talk quickened impressively and was half a length up jumping the last. Just as Sam Ewing was poised to be beneficiary of two Grade Ones on the card stepping in for the concussed J J Slevin, Talk The Talk landed too steeply and was unable to keep his balance, handing the race to the 3-1 favourite by five lengths from Carrigmoornaspruce. "Jack said when he came in 'I can't guarantee I would have won but I definitely wasn't beat'. "It happened to us yesterday (when El Cairos fell when in front at the last) but that's why it's called jump racing.

Eoin O’Malley: If Micheál Martin started his career today, he would probably join Sinn Féin, but what about other party leaders? Current political landscape would push elected officials in new directionsTaoiseach Micheál Martin might have made different choices today. Photo: CollinsEoin O'Malley Yesterday at 16:00Politics both determines a time and is determined by what happens in that time. The same goes for people. Where a person stands might depend on what the politics of the country was when he or she came of age.

Former tennis star Anna Kournikova is ending 2025 in style after welcoming her fourth child with partner Enrique Iglesias. Now, an insider close to the private couple has lifted the lid on how their life has changed since the arrival of their fourth child on December 17. 'Anna and Enrique are so excited about welcoming a fourth child to their family,' the source was quoted as saying by People. 'Anna and Enrique love family life and will spend the holidays with their family, which varies in size depending on who is around. Anna Kournikova and Enrique Iglesias have officially become a family of six after welcoming their fourth child togetherThe Russian former world no 8 welcomed her fourth child with the Spanish singer'It will be busy and chaotic as always, only a bit more so, but all with joy and love.'