Malaysia Malaysia says no one else involved in French-Irish teen's death The 15-year-old's parents insist their daughter could not have been alone because of her mental and physical disabilities. They maintain she was kidnapped from the cottage. 04/01/2021
Ireland Ireland's data regulator fines Twitter €450,000 over GDPR breaches Ireland's data regulator fines Twitter €450,000 in first sanction against US firm under GDPR 15/12/2020
Ireland Asylum seekers ‘excluded from financial system’ by banks in Ireland Many times banks ask for a passport before allowing someone to open an account, but often asylum seekers won’t have a passport, and if they do have one then the government will likely take it while they are looking at their claim for asylum. 29/11/2020
Ireland Irish justice minister proposes new laws to tackle 'revenge porn' Irish Justice Minister Helen McEntee said she is "determined to act" and introduce new legislation against 'revenge porn' after thousands of intimate images of women were released online without their consent. 20/11/2020
Ireland Cash-strapped Dublin Zoo raises €1m in just 12 hours The zoo, deprived of customers amid the coronavirus lockdown, says it needs €500,000 a month to stay afloat. 18/11/2020
Ireland Wild Mountain Thyme: Film slammed over Irish accents and cliches The trailer for the new movie Wild Mountain Thyme has come in for criticism for ropey accents and too many cliches. 13/11/2020
Ireland Irish communities linked to Trump & Biden show colours before US vote Doonbeg in County Clare is firmly in the Donald Trump camp, while Ballina, County Mayo, is for Joe Biden 02/11/2020
Ireland Galway misses out on €1 bn as COVID-19 hits European culture festival Galway was a European Captial of Culture this year but COVID-19 restrictions meant its visitor numbers were lower than hoped for. 17/10/2020