Women and children fleeing the Russian invasion of Ukraine have spent the night in a terminal building at Dublin Airport because of a shortage of State-provided accommodation.

The resignation of Sri Lanka's president has been accepted, the crisis-hit country's parliamentary speaker announced today, after he fled the country earlier this week and notified him from Singapore that he was stepping down.

Met Éireann is expected to issue a warning in relation to high temperatures for the coming days, with highs possibly surpassing 30C on Monday.

Drinks company Diageo, which owns Guinness, is to build a new €200m brewery near Newbridge in Co Kildare.

Western officials have accused their Russian counterparts of war crimes after Russian missiles struck a Ukrainian city far behind the frontlines in an attack Kyiv officials said killed at least 23 people.

With a high temperature advisory in place for Ireland for next Sunday, Monday and Tuesday, it looks like we will be dealing with what could potentially be up to 30 degrees Celsius or higher.

The European Union will target Russian gold exports in its next sanction package and seek to "close exit routes" for those bypassing its earlier packages, an EU commissioner said.

Over several weeks, RTÉ Investigates travelled on most forms of public transport to see first-hand what the daily commute is really like. Using hidden cameras, researchers witnessed a wide variety of anti-social activity.

Hundreds more people were evacuated from their homes as wildfires continued to rage out of control in southwestern France, authorities said.

More than 100 artists are exhibiting work in a new temporary exhibition space in a landmark location in Dublin city centre.

Lisa Mongey has paid €17,000 to address defects in her apartment and now fears that she will face more levies in coming months.

Group of 20 finance ministers and central bank chiefs are meeting in Indonesia for talks on the fallout from Russia's invasion of Ukraine, with the host warning them failure to tackle energy and food crises would be catastrophic.

Liz Truss has picked up support from the Tory right after Suella Braverman was eliminated from the increasingly bitter race for the leadership of the British Conservative party.

Researchers who looked at the risk of alcohol on health outcomes as part of a global study have found that alcohol provides no health benefits to the under 40s and poses risks including injuries relating to drinking or car accidents, suicides or murd...

Medtronic is further expanding its presence in Galway with a $30m investment that will see it grow its workforce in the city by 200.

Three hundred new jobs are to be created by regulatory solutions company FinTrU in Letterkenny, Co Donegal.

The Italian President Sergio Mattarella has rejected the resignation of prime minister Mario Draghi and asked him to address parliament to get a clear picture of the political situation.

Ivana Trump, the first wife of Donald Trump, has died at the age of 73, the former US president has said.

A mother explains her shock on getting a letter from her local HSE Community Healthcare Organisation, telling her that her baby son will no longer get his standard development checks by a public health nurse in his early years.

Even as the Government heads off for their holidays in this simmering summer heat, political minds are firmly on the long, cold winter of discontent, writes Mary Regan.