This year's Leaving Certificate results, published today, have been artificially boosted in order to comply with a commitment made by the Minister for Education earlier this year.

The Economic and Social Research Institute said it estimates that 43% of households could now be in energy poverty.

United Nations experts assessing the safety of Europe's biggest nuclear energy plant are seeking to examine physical damage to the facility, where both sides warn of possible disaster.

Seventy thousand people will travel to Stradbally, Co Laois this weekend for the return of the Electric Picnic Festival.

Argentina's Vice President Cristina Fernandez de Kirchner was unharmed when a man with a loaded gun tried to shoot her but the gun did not go off, officials said.

Met Éireann has warned of some disruption as heavy rainfall is forecast over the weekend with a Status Yellow rain warning for the entire country set to come into effect at 9pm tomorrow.

The Republic of Ireland soaked up an emotional win in Tallaght last night that sent them to the World Cup play-offs. But it didn't take long for the squad to reset their focus for the huge challenges still ahead.

Organisations supporting international protection applicants say delays in accessing vital services and supports are making it difficult for some families to send their children to school.

The wait is almost over for more than 60,000 Leaving Cert students, with results due to be issued online at 10am.

The Canadian singer-songwriter Feist has left a tour with Arcade Fire following allegations of sexual misconduct against the band's frontman, Win Butler.

Online and mobile banking hit record highs in the second quarter of the year growing to 36 million payments, the highest level since the current data series began in 2016.

A Myanmar junta court has sentenced ousted leader Aung San Suu Kyi to three years in jail for electoral fraud during 2020 polls her party won in a landslide, a source with knowledge of the case said.

US President Joe Biden has charged Republican allies of Donald Trump with undermining the country's democracy and urged voters to reject extremism ahead of November's midterm elections.

A third person has died this week in Argentina from a type of pneumonia of unknown origin, with the fatalities thus far limited to a single clinic, health authorities have said.

The US has said it had received a new response from Iran on reviving a nuclear deal, but that it was not "constructive".

All GAA games in Roscommon could be postponed this weekend if referees go ahead with a planned withdrawal of their services.

The Republic of Ireland are into the World Cup play-offs after a nervy, scrappy 1-0 win against Finland in front of a record crowd at Tallaght Stadium.

Roscommon GAA has confirmed an investigation is under way into an incident involving a referee during a minor championship match yesterday evening.

Electric Ireland has announced further increases to its residential electricity and gas bills from 1 October after increasing them in August.