Ireland News in English

Good morning! It’s 19th December, and here’s your Ireland daily news capsule.

Teenagers are using AI to create deep fakes of their classmates, committee hears.

Vote on the Mercosur deal is delayed, Ursula von der Leyen tells EU leaders.

Over 120 gardaí have been issued tasers, but the Commissioner says full rollout may not happen.

Cocaine is pouring into Ireland to supply the Christmas market, according to gardaí.

Tipperary bus operators have been convicted of collusion in a €163 million school transport scheme.

A bill to ban fox hunting has been defeated in the Dáil amid heated debate.

A woman has been jailed for six months over online threats made to Tánaiste Simon Harris.

A man in his twenties has died following a single-vehicle crash in Tipperary town.

Three road deaths have occurred in separate collisions, with a man held in connection to one crash.

The EU has agreed on a €90 billion loan for Ukraine without using frozen Russian assets.

Brown University shooting suspect has been found dead, police confirm.

Republic of Ireland may already have bluetongue, according to Northern Ireland officials.

Flu cases have resulted in 17 deaths this winter, with numbers still rising.

Mayo University Hospital urges anyone with flu-like symptoms to avoid visiting amid rising cases.

That’s all for now — have a great day ahead!