KFC plans to invest £1.5bn in UK and Ireland, creating thousands of jobs
Fast-food chain’s plan on back of booming fried chicken market includes opening 500 new restaurants KFC is to invest almost £1.5bn and create thousands of...
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Germany to send ‘clear signal’ of ‘strong, effective government’ under new coalition, says Friedrich Merz – as it happened
This live blog is now closed, you can read more on this story here Earlier today I brought you Donald Trump’s comments overnight on “major”...
Northern Ireland faces court case over £300m north-south power pylon plan
Campaigners claim NI is being used as a ‘whipping boy’ to feed Irish republic’s energy-hungry datacentres An ambitious €350m (£300m) plan to connect electricity grids...
Conor McGregor anti-immigration rant in White House condemned by Irish PM
Micheál Martin says MMA fighter’s comments before Trump meeting ‘do not reflect spirit of St Patrick’s Day’ Ireland’s taoiseach has denounced anti-immigration comments made by...
Trump accuses Ireland of stealing US companies in meeting with taoiseach
US president claims Dublin ‘took’ pharma industry as he holds White House press conference with Micheál Martin Donald Trump has accused Ireland of stealing the...
Man arrested after three people injured in suspected knife attack in Dublin
Three men taken to hospital, two with serious injuries, after incident in Stoneybatter neighbourhood A man has been arrested after three people were injured in...
DeepSeek blocked from some app stores in Italy amid questions on data use
Italian and Irish regulators want answers on how data harvested by chatbot could be used by Chinese government The Chinese AI platform DeepSeek has become...
Calls for Ireland to boost defence of subsea internet cables
Some say recent suspected sabotage of transatlantic cables serving Europe and UK means Ireland must be able to defend itself They are the bedrock of...
Scientists point to Andes potato pathogen as origin of Irish famine
Researchers say study may help global efforts in controlling disease that still destroys crops today It was a disaster that killed about 1 million people,...
Storm Éowyn hits UK: 1,000 flights cancelled amid ‘danger to life’ warnings
Met Office says 100mph winds could cause serious disruption with red, amber and yellow alerts in place Storm Eowyn live – latest updates More than...
