A number of protests against the cost of living are expected to take place around the country.

France, Spain and other western European nations are braced for a sweltering weekend that is set to break records and sparked concern about forest fires and the effects of climate change.

Coupled with mostly static wages, it is no surprise that the cost of living now tops opinion polls as the public's number one concern.

Europe Editor Tony Connelly explains how a "unique opportunity' in January 2021 has led to this week's escalation of the Northern Ireland Protocol impasse.

Video-sharing platform YouTube has pulled a video posted by the congressional committee investigating last year's deadly attack on the US Capitol because it contained election misinformation spread by then president Donald Trump.

A month might be a long time for those waiting on their next welfare or pay cheque at this time of record energy poverty, but - in politics at least - a week is a very long time in the cost of living crisis, writes Mary Regan.

Tyrone GAA has been plunged into mourning following the death of hurler Damian Casey, who was just 29 years old.

The Irish College of General Practitioners says 300 new GPs a year are needed just to cover retirements.

British Home Secretary Priti Patel has criticised as "absolutely scandalous" a European court decision which effectively grounded the first flight under the UK's new plans to send asylum seekers to Rwanda.

A flashback from the decade of disco came during the week when the World Bank raised the prospect of 'stagflation' in many economies - so what is stagflation and is it coming our way?

Monsoon storms in Bangladesh have killed at least 41 people and unleashed devastating floods that left more than four million others stranded, officials said.

Neighbours in Co Wexford have come together to tackle a familiar problem for many coastal communities around Ireland - a stream that is prone to contamination.

An alleged Russian spy - who was expelled by authorities in the Netherlands - had previously studied in Trinity College, Dublin.

Delegates from Catholic dioceses will meet to discuss the views of parishioners and lay people about the Catholic Church.

The European Commission has recommended EU "candidate status" for Ukraine.

The Health Information and Quality Authority (HIQA) has raised serious concerns about patient safety as a result of overcrowding at at University Hospital Limerick, the main public hospital in the midwest.

Russia is in possession of hypersonic missiles that no other country has, according to the country's president Vladimir Putin.

The European Union is prepared to cut checks and controls "to the absolute bare minimum" if British Prime Minister Boris Johnson agrees to engage with it on the Northern Ireland Protocol, its chief Brexit negotiator has said.

The remains of missing British journalist Dom Phillips have been identified, according to Brazilian police.

Dublin Airport has said it is keen to avoid reducing airline capacity over the summer season.