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Tremors from Myanmar Earthquake Are Felt In Bangkok
Watch: Earthquake rocks Southeast Asia
A powerful 7. 7-magnitude earthquake struck Myanmar on March 28, shaking Southeast Asia. In Bangkok, a skyscraper collapsed, killing at least two and injuring many.

Fri, 28 Mar, 2025

Thailand Earthquake
Watch: Moment skyscraper under construction collapses in Bangkok after earthquake
Footage widely shared on Thai social media shows the moment a tower block under construction collapsed in a Bangkok district after the city was rocked by a strong earthquake.

Fri, 28 Mar, 2025

Watch: Chainsaw sculptor breathes new life into dead trees in Ballincollig park
Watch: Chainsaw sculptor breathes new life into dead trees in Ballincollig park
Chainsaw artist Will Fogarty is transforming two dead elm trees in one of Cork’s biggest public parks into wonderful wooden works of art, inspired by the river Lee and native Irish wildlife.

Fri, 28 Mar, 2025

Watch: Michael Lowry’s two-fingered gesture
Watch: Michael Lowry’s two-fingered gesture
Michael Lowry sparked backlash in the Dáil after flashing a two-fingered gesture at the Opposition following the recess of the chamber. 

Wed, 26 Mar, 2025

Watch: Ceann Comhairle slams TDs - 'You are making an absolute holy show of yourselves'
Watch: Ceann Comhairle slams TDs - 'You are making an absolute holy show of yourselves'
During a heated Dáil session, Ceann Comhairle Verona Murphy rebuked TDs, saying, "You are making an absolute holy show of yourselves." The chaos over speaking rights led to a suspension, with Murphy urging order as the public watched on. 

Wed, 26 Mar, 2025

Watch: Search underway for missing Kerry farmer
Watch: Search underway for missing Kerry farmer
A search is ongoing for missing Kerry farmer Michael (Mike) Gaine at his farm in Carrig, near Moll’s Gap. A helicopter and the Kerry County Fire & Rescue Service are assisting in the operation. 

Mon, 24 Mar, 2025

Francis
Watch: Pope Francis greets crowds in Rome before discharge from hospital
On Sunday (March 23) Pope Francis made his first public appearance in more than five weeks, from a window at Rome's Gemelli hospital, shortly before he was discharged.

Sun, 23 Mar, 2025

Suni Williams,Sunita Williams
Watch: NASA astronauts return to Earth after nine months in Space
Nasa astronauts, Barry “Butch” Wilmore and Suni Williams who were stuck onboard the International Space Station since June 2024 finally arrived back on Earth on Tuesday evening, more than nine months after the failure of Boeing’s pioneering ...

Wed, 19 Mar, 2025

Watch: The winners of the British Wildlife Photography Awards 2025
Watch: The winners of the British Wildlife Photography Awards 2025
More than 13,000 images were submitted to this year’s competition from both amateur and professional photographers.

Wed, 19 Mar, 2025

Watch: All the action from Cork’s St Patrick’s Day parade
Watch: All the action from Cork’s St Patrick’s Day parade
The Kabin Crew led the city's St Patrick's Day parade with their energetic performance. More than 2,500 participants, including artists and community groups, filled the streets. The event celebrated Cork’s cultural diversity and creativity. 

Tue, 18 Mar, 2025

Watch: Colour from the Cobh St Patrick's Day parade
Watch: Colour from the Cobh St Patrick's Day parade
Watch some of the procession and participants of the 2025 Cobh St Patrick's Day celebrations, including the parade's former St Patrick, Joe Devlin, handing the job over to Michael Geasley. 

Mon, 17 Mar, 2025

Watch: Dingle hosts Ireland’s first St Patrick’s Day parade at dawn
Watch: Dingle hosts Ireland’s first St Patrick’s Day parade at dawn
At 5. 55am, the streets of Dingle, Co Kerry, echoed with the sounds of fifes and drums as Ireland’s first St Patrick’s Day parade of the year began.

Mon, 17 Mar, 2025

Watch: Moment ceiling appears to catch fire in north Macedonia nightclub
Watch: Moment ceiling appears to catch fire in north Macedonia nightclub
Fifty-one people were killed and more than 100 injured when a fire broke out in a nightclub early on Sunday, March 16, in the North Macedonian town of Kocani, according to interior minister Pance Toskovski.

Sun, 16 Mar, 2025

Watch: Trump praises US and Ireland's friendship after shamrock gift
Watch: Trump praises US and Ireland's friendship after shamrock gift
US President Donald Trump hailed the “long and unique friendship” between the US and Ireland after receiving a bowl of shamrock from Taoiseach Micheál Martin. 

Thu, 13 Mar, 2025

Taoiseach visit to the US
Watch: JD Vance shows off shamrock socks in meeting with Taoiseach 
Mr Vance spoke of how he learned of 'sock diplomacy' while he was a senator 

Wed, 12 Mar, 2025

Watch: Mary Lou McDonald visits Youthreach in Macroom
Watch: Mary Lou McDonald visits Youthreach in Macroom
Sinn Féin leader Mary Lou McDonald visited Youthreach in Macroom, Co Cork, where she received a special presentation from art student Bea Norman from Kenmare. 

Wed, 12 Mar, 2025

Watch: Sugarcraft creations impress at Cork show
Watch: Sugarcraft creations impress at Cork show
There was a feast for the eyes in the Cork International Hotel this weekend as an Illusion of Cakes were put on display at the Cork Sugarcraft annual show and competition. 

Tue, 11 Mar, 2025

Watch: Highlights from the Cork Irish Dancing Championships
Watch: Highlights from the Cork Irish Dancing Championships
Some of the young participants of the Cork Irish Dancing Championships speak about their passion for dancing and making new friends. The competition was held on Sunday in the Devere Hall, UCC.

Mon, 10 Mar, 2025

Watch: Irish Examiner's breakfast event for International Women's Day
Watch: Irish Examiner's breakfast event for International Women's Day
The Irish Examiner's breakfast event for International Women's Day was held at Léa's at the Glucksman, UCC, in association with PepsiCo and brought together a group of panelists to speak about the challenges they have faced in their areas of work ...

Fri, 07 Mar, 2025

President Trump Makes An Investment Announcement In The Roosevelt Room Of The White House
Watch: Trump defends aggressive start to term in Congress address
US President Donald Trump’s address to Congress emphasised his aggressive policies on immigration, tariffs, and government efficiency, while also mentioning potential Ukraine peace talks.

Thu, 06 Mar, 2025

Watch: UCC students tell us what they plan on giving up for Lent
Watch: UCC students tell us what they plan on giving up for Lent
One student said they planned on fasting every Friday

Thu, 06 Mar, 2025

Watch: Flash floods sweep away cars in Gran Canaria
Watch: Flash floods sweep away cars in Gran Canaria
Eyewitness footage captured the aftermath of flash floods in Spain’s Gran Canaria on Monday as cars were swept away by onrushing water. Residents in the Telde region later joined forces with emergency services to clean streets blanketed in mud. 

Tue, 04 Mar, 2025

Watch: Palestinians spend Ramadan Iftar gathered in the ruins of Gaza
Watch: Palestinians spend Ramadan Iftar gathered in the ruins of Gaza
Among the ruins of destroyed buildings in Gaza’s Rafah, nearly 5,000 Palestinians gathered on the first day of Ramadan to break their fast together on Saturday.

Mon, 03 Mar, 2025

PARENTS PROTEST
Watch: Parents protest lack of school places for special needs children
Parents, families, and supporters of children without suitable special needs school placements marched to the Department of Education on Marlborough Street, Dublin, in protest.

Fri, 28 Feb, 2025

Gene Hackman
Watch: Gene Hackman and wife Betsy Arakawa found dead in New Mexico home
Actor Gene Hackman, 95, and his wife, Betsy Arakawa, 63, were on Wednesday. Authorities reported no signs of foul play. Hackman won Oscars for The French Connection (1971) and Unforgiven (1992). 

Thu, 27 Feb, 2025

Watch: Ursuline College alumni recreate 1973 Blackrock Pier photo
Watch: Ursuline College alumni recreate 1973 Blackrock Pier photo
Former Ursuline College Blackrock students, who featured in a Cork Examiner article on October 23, 1973, on Blackrock Pier, Cork.

Mon, 24 Feb, 2025

Watch: The Passing out demonstration and parade of Cork Fire Brigade’s newest recruits
Watch: The Passing out demonstration and parade of Cork Fire Brigade’s newest recruits
Watch the Passing out demonstration and parade of Cork Fire Brigade’s newest recruits.

Sun, 23 Feb, 2025

Watch: New recruits train at Templemore Garda College
Watch: New recruits train at Templemore Garda College
New Garda recruits talk about why they joined the force as they are put through their paces by members of The OPS at the Garda College in Templemore.

Wed, 19 Feb, 2025

Watch: Delta Airlines plane overturned after crash at Toronto airport
Watch: Delta Airlines plane overturned after crash at Toronto airport
A Delta Airlines plane flipped upside down after crashing at Toronto's Pearson Airport on February 17. All 80 passengers survived with 18 people injured on the flight from Minneapolis to Toronto.

Wed, 19 Feb, 2025

Watch: Starling murmurations at Lough Ennell
Watch: Starling murmurations at Lough Ennell
Lough Ennell in Co Westmeath is renowned for being a prime location to witness a stunning natural phenomenon during winter and early spring. At dusk, starlings gather in large numbers, forming flocks containing up to a quarter of a million birds.

Tue, 18 Feb, 2025

EE BAFTA Film Awards 2025 - London
Watch: Winners at the 2025 BAFTA Film Awards
Conclave has been named Best Film at 2025 BAFTA Film Awards. The papal thriller, starring Ralph Fiennes, beat award season favourites The Brutalist and Emilia Pérez to take home the night's top prize.

Mon, 17 Feb, 2025

Watch: Indian courts convict man for rape and murder of Irish backpacker Danielle McLaughlin
Watch: Indian courts convict man for rape and murder of Irish backpacker Danielle McLaughlin
Vikat Bhagat was found guilty Friday, February 14, of the rape and murder of Irish backpacker Danielle McLaughlin in Goa in March 2017. The conviction comes after years of trial delays.

Fri, 14 Feb, 2025

Watch: Kayaker miraculously survives after being ‘swallowed’ by humpback whale in Chile
Watch: Kayaker miraculously survives after being ‘swallowed’ by humpback whale in Chile
Adrián Simancas, 24, was on an inflatable raft off Punta Arenas when a humpback whale briefly trapped him in its mouth. His father, also named Adrián, captured the shocking moment on film.

Fri, 14 Feb, 2025

Watch: Kneecap return to sell-out City Hall gigs
Watch: Kneecap return to sell-out City Hall gigs
Belfast rap group Kneecap played the first of two sold-out concerts on Wednesday to a crowd filled with tricolour balaclavas, green jerseys, and flags of Ireland and Palestine.

Thu, 13 Feb, 2025

Ipswich Town v Manchester United - Premier League - Portman Road
Watch: Ed Sheeran stopped from busking by local police in the Indian city of Bengaluru
Watch as Ed Sheeran is stopped from busking in the Indian city of Bengaluru after he was told he did not have permission. 

Tue, 11 Feb, 2025

Watch: Trump states 'all hell is going to break out' if hostages not released by Saturday
Watch: Trump states 'all hell is going to break out' if hostages not released by Saturday
U. S. President Donald Trump said on Monday that if all the hostages held in Gaza are not returned by Saturday at noon he would propose canceling the Israel-Hamas ceasefire and "let hell break out.

Tue, 11 Feb, 2025

MICHEAL MARTIN
Watch: Taoiseach Micheál Martin speaks about the Cork Event Centre
Taoiseach Micheál Martin was interviewed by Political Editor, Elaine Loughlin and spoke to her about the Cork Event Centre and the future developments in the wider Munster region.

Mon, 10 Feb, 2025

Watch: Sanctuary Runners celebrate their 7th birthday at Marina Park
Watch: Sanctuary Runners celebrate their 7th birthday at Marina Park
As the Sanctuary Runners celebrate their 7th birthday at Marina Park, Abdiaziz Hassan Omar and Graham Clifford talk about what the group means to them.

Sun, 09 Feb, 2025

MICHEAL MARTIN
Watch: Taoiseach Micheál Martin talks about the formation of government
Taoiseach Micheál Martin interviewed by Political Editor, Elaine Loughlin and talked to her about Michael Lowry and the forming of the current government.

Sat, 08 Feb, 2025

Leopardstown Races
Watch: Willie Mullins confident ahead of Cheltenham
Willie Mullins is full of confidence as his yard gears up for the Cheltenham Festival, stating, "The string couldn’t be in better order." With preparations in full swing, Mullins is ready to launch another strong challenge at Prestbury Park. 

Thu, 06 Feb, 2025

Watch: Inside the studio of Cartoonist, Harry Burton
Watch: Inside the studio of Cartoonist, Harry Burton
Watch as we get an intimate peak inside the studio of Political Cartoonist, Harry Burton, as he shares insights into the creative process behind his award winning satirical drawings that appear in Saturday's edition of The Irish Examiner each week.

Wed, 05 Feb, 2025

Donald Trump,Benjamin Netanyahu
Watch: Trump says US will take over Gaza Strip
US president Donald Trump said on Tuesday the United States will take control of the Gaza Strip and be responsible for dismantling bombs and weapons in the area.

Wed, 05 Feb, 2025

Carlow Double Fatatality RTA
Watch: Minister speaks at scene of fatal N80 crash
Minister Jennifer Murnane O’Connor spoke at the scene of a fatal crash on the N80 near Carlow, where two men in their 20s died early this morning. Two others were hospitalised. Emergency services remain on-site as investigations continue. 

Fri, 31 Jan, 2025

Watch: Parents 'Disgusted' with sentence of son's killer
Watch: Parents 'Disgusted' with sentence of son's killer
The family of student hit-and-run victim Joe Drennan said they were “disgusted” by his killer’s sentence of six and half years, after a judge said it would run concurrent to another sentence imposed on the driver for firing an automatic firearm in a separate incident.

Fri, 31 Jan, 2025

Ireland Rugby Squad Training and Media Conference
Watch: Jamison Gibson-Park on England after Twickenham setback
Jamison Gibson-Park says Ireland will approach Saturday’s clash with England with a fresh mindset, following last year’s surprise defeat at Twickenham.

Fri, 31 Jan, 2025

Emergency Crews Respond To Aircraft Crash Near Reagan National Airport
Watch: CCTV footage captures moment of deadly US mid-air crash
Footage from the JFK Center in Washington DC shows an American Airlines jet with 64 people colliding mid-air with a US Army Black Hawk carrying three soldiers near Reagan Airport. 

Thu, 30 Jan, 2025

Watch: Tipperary taxidermist wants to save art form in danger of dying
Watch: Tipperary taxidermist wants to save art form in danger of dying
Tam’s creations take many forms, but their ambition is to one day work on a lion or similarly exotic creature

Tue, 28 Jan, 2025

TOPSHOT-PALESTINIAN-ISRAEL-CONFLICT-DISPLACED
Watch: Drone footage shows thousands of displaced Palestinians heading back to northern Gaza
Tens of thousands of displaced Palestinians were seen carrying their belongings on Monday as they made their way along the seafront of Wadi Gaza, on foot, to the north of the enclave.

Mon, 27 Jan, 2025

Watch: Final mass at Mount Melleray Abbey, Co. Waterford
Watch: Final mass at Mount Melleray Abbey, Co. Waterford
Mount Melleray Abbey, Co. Waterford, closed its doors on Saturday after a final Mass. The monks will relocate to Roscrea, to a group known as the Abbey of Our Lady of Silence. 

Mon, 27 Jan, 2025

Watch: Celebrations in West Bank as freed Palestinian prisoners reach Ramallah
Watch: Celebrations in West Bank as freed Palestinian prisoners reach Ramallah
Buses carrying released Palestinian prisoners arrived in West Bank's Ramallah on Saturday after being freed in exchange for four female Israeli soldier hostages in keeping with a ceasefire agreement aimed at ending the 15-month-old war in Gaza.

Sun, 26 Jan, 2025

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