A 12-year-old boy died after the car he was driving was involved in a crash in Co Limerick.

Two people have been arrested after a man in his 30s was fatally stabbed in Co Wicklow.

Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform Michael McGrath has said the Government recognises the latest measures to address the rising cost of living "won't meet every need" or solve everyone's financial problems.

People impacted by rising costs have welcomed the Government's cost of living package but have concerns about whether it can tackle long-term "modern day poverty" and future price increases.

When Micheál Martin announced an earlier than expected easing of restrictions just three weeks ago, relief was in the air.

A Dublin man who suffered a stroke just two days after proposing to his girlfriend is preparing for a fundraising run for the charity that helped him recover.

Fifteen-year-old Russian figure skater Kamila Valieva faces being thrown out of the Winter Olympics after the International Testing Agency confirmed she tested positive for a banned heart medication in December.

Elon Musk has delivered updates on SpaceX's efforts to develop its interplanetary Starship rocket.

US President Joe Biden has urged Americans to immediately leave Ukraine, as Russia's live-fire drills and build-up of troops around the ex-Soviet state deepened fears of an invasion.

Status Yellow wind and rain warnings have been issued as a spell of unsettled weather moves across the country over the weekend.

TDs and senators are to receive security briefings later this month and have been offered a safety review of their constituency offices by gardaí.

The Taoiseach is in Brittany for a summit of leaders on protecting the world's oceans.

Australia has officially listed koalas across a swathe of its eastern coast as "endangered", with the marsupials fighting to survive the impact of bushfires, land-clearing, drought and disease.

Protester numbers outside New Zealand's parliament have increased as police scaled back efforts to clear anti-vaccine demonstrators involved in violent clashes a day earlier.

The London Metropolitan Police chief Cressida Dick has resigned from her job after losing the backing of the city's Mayor Sadiq Khan.

EU Ombudsman Emily O'Reilly has opened an inquiry into how the European Commission has been monitoring the application of data protection regulations in Ireland.

Dublin City Council has taken possession of a house which was being used by an organised crime group as a base for criminal activities after it was raided by armed gardaí.

According to The Washington Post, the US National Archives has requested the Justice Department open a probe into former president Donald Trump's alleged flouting of laws on preserving presidential papers.

Following the latest collapse of the Stormont Executive, Northern Irish politics continues to deliver a divide. That sentiment is reflected on the streets of Belfast, explains Fran McNulty.

The highest level of attendances at emergency departments on record has been seen in the past week, with 28,000 patients attending, according to the HSE.