Irish - Last year 2024
'I know people that, if they had a farm, had to sell animals at home to pay for the funeral'
The State spent over €9 million contributing to funeral expenses for people who couldn’t afford it last year.
President Michael D Higgins issues strongly worded statement calling for a ceasefire in Gaza
The President said the “world has been warned” of the consequences of inaction in Gaza.
Tuxes, trips and one very good border collie: The looks from last night's Oscars
Dog at the Oscars alert.
- "I’m a very proud Irishman standing here tonight," Murphy declared in his acceptance speech
- Oppenheimer went on to win Best Picture - completing a major sweep of the night’s accolades
- It was also a big night for Irish production company Element Pictures as Poor Things picked up four awards
- The HSE had a target to increase breastfeeding rates by 2 percentage points per year.
- Breastfeeding rates are rising - but not fast enough to reach the HSE's targets over several years.