Kyiv was rocked by several explosions early this morning, the mayor of the Ukrainian capital said, a day after officials said troops had recaptured a swath of the battlefield city of Sievierodonetsk in a counter-offensive against Russia.

Tens of thousands of women are expected to take part in this year's VHI Women's Mini Marathon in Dublin today.

Public sector pay talks will resume at the Workplace Relations Commission on Friday where a pay deal would need to be in place by the autumn to avoid a winter of discontent.

A massive fire swept through an inland container depot in southeastern Bangladesh, killing at least 32 people and injuring more than 150, according to officials.

The Minister for Rural and Community Development has announced a €4.9 million contract to support air services to the Aran Islands.

This morning has seen another very busy first wave of departures from Dublin Airport, but so far none of the delays experienced last Sunday have been repeated.

528 Afghans who applied to a Government scheme to bring family members from Afghanistan to Ireland will have to wait "months" to find out their fate.

A biscuit might be a bit of a luxury item, but they're a fairly common one in your average grocery shop. Brexit means the cost of a packet is rising - while the contents may be shrinking too.

North Korea launched multiple ballistic missiles into the Sea of Japan, South Korea's military said.

A 44-year-old woman has died and two children received treatment in hospital after a car in which they were travelling entered the River Lee in Cork city.

The Platinum Jubilee celebrations have been judged a success and Britain's Queen Elizabeth II, at the age of 96, has managed to "keep the show on the road".

A motorcyclist in his early 40s has died following a collision involving a car in Clifden, Co Kilkenny.

A number of passengers travelling with TUI Ireland were forced to sleep on camp beds in a German airport last night while travelling from Corfu to Dublin.

A wildfire whipped by gale-force winds is blazing through vegetation in a southern suburb of Athens, the Fire Brigade said, forcing residents to evacuate.

Seeds from a 200-year-old tree which survived the detonation of a nuclear bomb over the Japanese city of Hiroshima in 1945 have been germinated at University College Cork under an international project carrying a dual message of caution and hope.

Over £600 million will be spent in Britain on royal memorabilia and decorations as our neighbours in the UK celebrate the Platinum Jubilee of Queen Elizabeth II - the first British monarch to reign for 70 years.

A man in his 20s has been arrested following the seizure of cocaine with an estimated street value of €4.69m.

The Republic of Ireland's eight-game unbeaten run was smashed in Yerevan as Armenia shocked Stephen Kenny's side, winning 1-0 at the Republican Stadium in Yerevan.

Dublin Airport operator, the daa, has said that the airport has been busy today, but so far the new system in place there is working efficiently with passengers heeding advice.

The long-running debate over the future of the emergency department in Our Lady's Hospital in Navan looks set to come to a head in the coming weeks.