A 44-year-old man has been arrested on suspicion of the murder of 87-year-old Thomas O'Halloran, originally from Co Clare, in west London.

UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres will meet Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky and Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan in Ukraine, with grain exports and concerns about the Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant to top the agenda.

Limited supplies of monkeypox vaccine will mean that only around 10% of people at heightened risk will receive a shot when the programme begins in the coming weeks, according to the Clinical Lead of the HSE Sexual Health and Crisis Pregnancy Programm...

The National Transport Authority has said it does not believe there is a need for a dedicated policing unit on public transport.

The remains of two young children have been found in two suitcases bought at auction in New Zealand, local police have said, vowing to track down those responsible for the deaths.

Ireland's Rhasidat Adeleke announced herself on the world stage with a blistering run in the final of the women's 400m at the European Championship in Munich, finishing fifth and setting a new Irish record.

In the early days of Russia's invasion of Ukraine, China called on both sides for restraint.

Ukrainian forces said they had beaten back a Russian attack in the southern region of Kherson, while the death toll from Russian shelling of Kharkiv city in Ukraine's northeast climbed as the nearly six-month war grinds on without let-up.

The United States and Taiwan have agreed to start trade talks under a new initiative, saying they wanted to reach agreements with "economically meaningful outcomes", in another sign of stepped up US support for the island.

While the US securities regulator is likely to examine Elon Musk's tweet in which he joked about buying New York-listed soccer club Manchester United, legal experts say that on its face the crack is unlikely to land him in hot water.

Bees have become increasingly stressed by climate change over the past 100 years, a UK study has indicated.

Homeowners are being asked to consider renting rooms to students ahead of the start of the new academic year.

LEGO is opening the doors to its first store in Ireland tomorrow on Dublin's Grafton Street.

At least 26 people died and dozens of others were injured in forest fires that ravaged 14 districts of northern Algeria, the interior minister said.

It has been a special few days for Irish athletics, but nowhere is that pride more evident than within Tallaght Athletics Club.

Former Manchester United footballer Ryan Giggs has broken down in court as he described his night in a police cell as "the worst experience of my life".

Israel Olatunde has his sights set on becoming the first Irish athlete to breach the sub-10 second barrier after establishing himself as the new national 100m record holder, while Paul Hession who set the previous mark in 2007 is tipping the sprinter...

Firefighters in Spain and Portugal are battling to control multiple forest fires across the Iberian Peninsula with blazes in the Serra da Estrela park resuming just days after being brought under control.

Russia has replaced the commander of its Crimea-based Black Sea Fleet, a state news agency reported, after a series of explosions rocked the peninsula it annexed in 2014 and had previously seen as a secure rear base for its war in Ukraine.

Tánaiste Leo Varadkar has said people should feel safe on public transport but a decision on a dedicated transport police unit is a matter for the Garda Commissioner and not the Government.