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Around 2,000 people gathered at Newgrange in County Meath for the winter solstice, witnessing sunlight entering the ancient tomb's inner chamber at dawn.

The winter solstice, marking the shortest day and longest night of the year, happens just after 3pm on Sunday.

The solstice - which falls on 21 December - is the day with the shortest period of daylight and longest night of the year.

In the UK and Ireland, where Currys has almost 300 shops, computing was the strongest category for sales.

The retailer highlighted surging demand for smaller categories like gaming accessories

The EU has unveiled its first-ever housing strategy, but can it rescue a generation shut out of affordable living?

An astronomer has captured what is believed to be the first recorded video of a lunar impact flash in Ireland.

Mistletoe is a richly symbolic winter plant with an unusual life cycle. With more than half of England’s traditional orchards lost since the mid-20th century, it would be easy to assume mistletoe is disappearing too. But that’s not the case. Despite dramatic changes in land use, mistletoe in Britain and…

Just For One Day – The Live Aid Musical will visit cities including Cardiff, Manchester and Edinburgh in 2027.

The singer and actress will play the mothers of both main characters.

It comes after ‘serious and significant failings’ were found in central safeguarding functions from 2009 to 2022.