The chief executive of AIB has admitted the bank "got it wrong" when it announced that it was to turn 70 of its 170 branches into cashless outlets, last week.

The chair of the Climate Change Advisory Council has said that while the Government's emission cut plan is an important milestone, the sectoral targets are problematic and not consistent with the Climate Action and Low Carbon Development Act.

The agreement and publication of Sectoral Emissions Ceilings is a major environmental milestone and a huge achievement - but there are some holes in the plan as published.

Russia has tasked mercenaries to hold sections of the frontline in Ukraine in a sign it is running short of combat infantry, Britain's Ministry of Defence has said, as Kyiv steps up a counter-offensive in the south.

Aer Lingus owner, IAG, returned to profit for the first time since the start of the pandemic in the second quarter of the year following strong demand across all airlines.

Rebekah Vardy and Coleen Rooney will today find out who has won the 'Wagatha Christie' legal battle.

The Government is to make changes to the employment permits system amid growing demand for workers from outside the European Economic Area.

A man convicted of murdering his ex-girlfriend was executed in the southern US state of Alabama on Thursday despite objections from the victim's family.

Japan is encouraging regional authorities to take their own counter-measures against the spread of a new coronavirus variant that has sent cases surging to record levels but there is no plan for any sweeping national measures.

The conversion of traditional cars to electric is currently a niche endeavour. But it could happen on a much wider basis with the right government support, Conor Wilson explains.

A 36-year-old man has been jailed for 17 years for raping, falsely imprisoning, assaulting, threatening to kill and coercively controlling a woman after invading almost every aspect of her everyday life over a period of six weeks.

Approximately 100 Ukrainians fleeing war have been accommodated in the Aviva Stadium since Friday 22 July, the Department of Children has confirmed.

Indigenous activists unfurled a banner demanding Pope Francis rescind 15th-century papal edicts justifying colonialism at a mass he presided over, thrusting the doctrine to the forefront of his visit to Canada.

Detectives investigating the death of a man in Ballymena have arrested a 29-year-old male on suspicion of murder.

Three men have been jailed today for their roles in a romance fraud during which more than €250,000 was stolen from a 66-year-old woman over a six month period.

United States President Joe Biden and Chinese President Xi Jinping held a fifth call as leaders today.

Flooding in the US state of Kentucky has caused at least eight deaths, Governor Andy Beshear said today - and the death toll may reach double digits as water continues to rise.

At least two Hong Kong dancers have been injured after being hit by a falling screen at a concert of the city's most popular boyband Mirror.

The Government has agreed to set ceilings for maximum limits on greenhouse gas emissions for each sector of the Irish economy to the end of the decade.

An exhibition of art by Dr Afif El Khuffash opens in Dublin tonight which aims to normalise images of breastfeeding.