Global hunger levels will stay high for another 136 years if efforts to tackle it continue at the current pace, a new report has found. The Global Hunger Index is reporting that people do not have enough food to eat in 42 countries and that famine is now looming in Sudan and Gaza due to ...

A series of massive blasts have rocked Beirut’s southern suburbs, shaking buildings miles away in the Lebanese capital. Lebanon’s state-run National News Agency reported there were more than 10 consecutive air strikes in the area late on Thursday. The attacks are thought to have been ...

Cinema hasn’t delivered a dynamic duo worth getting off (or onto, depending) your couch for in quite some time. That’s not to say there haven’t been delightful one-offs, some we earnestly wish we could see again. Take Ryan Gosling and Russell Crowe in Shane Black’s 2016 detective comedy ...

Donald Trump has been rushed off the stage at a rally in Pennsylvania after apparent gunshots rang through the crowd. Mr Trump was showing off a chart of border crossing numbers when bangs started ringing out. The ex-president could be seen reaching with his right hand towards his neck ...

Academy St in Cork may seem an unusual location to lead mindfulness sessions for Ukrainian troops on the frontline, but that is exactly what happens behind the doors of Skyfound Mindful Academy. War veteran Oleksandr Sarymsakov founded and runs the business with his wife Maria. In ...

It is “shocking” people still use sunbeds frequently some 10 years since laws were passed to limit their use, a HSE public health doctor has said. Anyone using a sunbed before 35 years of age increases their risk of melanoma skin cancer by 75%, Dr Breeda Neville warned. She urged people ...

No! Toddlers use this word a lot, as do teenagers. So why is it that once we grow up and enter the workforce, many of us find it hard to say no to our employers, colleagues and clients? Learning to refuse requests for help can be one of the most challenging skills to master. A 2015 LinkedIn ...

The EU is now considering sanctions against Israel for the first time following a “barbaric” airstrike on a refugee camp in Gaza, which has sparked international condemnation. At least 45 Palestinians were killed in an attack on a tented camp for displaced Palestinians. The attack, which saw ...

Ireland’s Eurovision Song Contest entry Bambie Thug has accused the Israeli broadcaster, Kan, of a rule break, after the singer missed their final rehearsals. They have previously hit out at Israel’s representative, Eden Golan, competing in the contest, and been outspoken about their ...

The Coronas are in town, promoting their upcoming Live at the Marquee gig, and we get an invite to chat to them. I’m the last interview slot on a long day for frontman Danny O’Reilly, bass player Graham Knox, and drummer Conor Egan, probably answering the same kind of questions in the ...

The Government will begin the process to change Ireland's "triple lock" neutrality system today. Tánaiste Micheál Martin will seek approval to draft a bill that would change how Defence Forces are sent on peacekeeping missions overseas. Currently, the triple-lock mechanism only allows ...

Doctors wrote the words “the baby of the martyr Sabreen al-Sakani”, on a piece of tape and attached it to the infant before placing her in an incubator. The little girl, also called Sabreen, was in severe respiratory distress and weighed just 1.4kg when medics delivered her through a ...