European Union countries will meet today to approve emergency levies on energy firms' windfall profits and launch talks on their next move to tackle Europe's energy crunch - possibly, a gas price cap.

Ukraine has blamed Russia for shelling a convoy of civilian cars in the southern Zaporizhzhia region that killed at least 23 people.

Gardaí have confirmed they are investigating an incident in which a car was driven through the gates of the Co Leitrim home of Sinn Féin TD Martin Kenny.

Hurricane Ian is moving north toward a second landfall in South Carolina, a day after carving a path of destruction across central Florida that left rescue crews racing to reach trapped residents along the US state's Gulf Coast.

Gardaí say they will actively target organised and mobile crime gangs and repeat offenders involved in burglary as part of the winter phase of Operation Thor which was launched today.

Ireland may be referred to the European Court of Justice unless action is taken to halt the cutting of peat within Special Areas of Conservation, the European Commission has warned.

The official coin effigy of Britain's King Charles III has been unveiled by the Royal Mint.

A higher rate of illness benefit for people who miss work due to Covid-19 comes to an end today.

The package of once-off measures announced as part of this week's Budget will insulate 'most households' from higher energy prices this winter, according to the ESRI.

Minister for Justice Helen McEntee has said it is important that anyone who needs help from gardaí should still call 999.

The constitutional future of the island of Ireland will be considered in the Seanad today.

An attack at an education institute in the Afghan capital Kabul has killed at least 19 people and wounded dozens, police said, but there was no immediate claim of responsibility for the blast.

The Minister for Finance has announced that the Government has resumed its AIB share trading plan.

Former GAA president Liam O'Neill has said that the various Gaelic games associations must not waste the golden opportunity of having Mary McAleese as chair of the integration process.

As smart meters continue to be installed in homes and businesses around the country, electricity users have been advised to carefully consider their options before accepting a tariff.

A group providing support to people who are victims of domestic violence has warned that a report into the cancelling of emergency phone calls does not fully reflect the extent of the issue.

Concerns have been raised about Ireland's ability to protect key undersea infrastructure from a possible attack from any quarter.

Bank of Ireland has been fined €100.5 million by the Central Bank over its handling of its tracker mortgage customers.

The first of four LED light installations to indicate a projected rise in sea levels as a result of storms have gone live at the Spanish Arch in Galway city.

Swedish authorities have said a fourth leak was detected on undersea pipelines linking Russia to Europe following what NATO described as an act of sabotage.