Aoife Bannon

IRISH mortgage rates are at their highest level since at least mid-2017 – with experts warning of further hikes are on the way. New Central Bank of Ireland figures show the average Irish mort…

FIVE people have been charged in relation to the killing of Ashling Murphy. The 23-year-old primary school teacher was killed in Tullamore, Co Offaly on January 12, 2022. On Monday, Gardai arrested…

JAMIE Dornan roasts under a jumper and jacket as he films his TV series on the hottest day of the year in Dublin. The 50 Shades of Grey hunk, 41, was pictured shooting the second series of The Tour…

IRISH borrowers have been walloped with ANOTHER cash blow – as the ECB moved to strike its EIGHTH interest rate hike. The European Central Bank yesterday announced it was increasing interest …

FOOD fans are ex-cider-ed about a brand new festival celebrating Armagh’s famous apples. Known as Ireland’s Orchard County, Armagh has launched its award-winning Food & Cider Weekend. Taki…

ROY Keane took a swing at ex-manager Alex Ferguson – as his pals accused him of talking Blarney when he insisted the infamous snap of him screaming at referee Andy D’Urso was edited. The Irel…

THE European Union is leading the worldwide race to pass ground-breaking legislation that will rein in artificial intelligence. Having agreed a draft version of its Artificial Intelligence Act (AI …

IRELAND is set for more scorching hot summers while cold winter evenings are set to become a thing of the past. Met Éireann has released the first climate projections from a new research initiative…

THE 2 Johnnies are on a mission to expose Sextortion and its impact on Irish men and women. The podcast duo – who also host a 2fm radio show – decided to delve into the subject after la…

HEALTHCARE spending hit an estimated record €30 BILLION last year – despite some 121,318 patients languishing on trolleys in 2022. Preliminary CSO estimates for 2022 shows total expenditure o…