Gardaí have said that seven people are now confirmed dead following yesterday's explosion in Creeslough, Co Donegal.

President Michael D Higgins has said his thoughts and prayers are with those who have lost their lives, and their families, following yesterday's explosion in Creeslough, Co Donegal.

The sounds of shovels and diggers clearing rubble at the scene of yesterday afternoon's explosion was the only noise in Creeslough, Co Donegal yesterday evening as locals waited for news of loved ones.

A second man has been charged by gardaí investigating the death of Thomas Dooley at a funeral in Tralee on Wednesday.

North Korea has said its recent missile tests are for self-defence against direct US military threats and they have not harmed the safety of neighbouring countries and regions.

With nearly one million households now switched over to smart electricity meters, many are still in the dark about what the new system can do for them, writes Adam Maguire.

Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelensky has said Ukrainian forces have recaptured nearly 2,500 square kilometres of territory from Russia.

Jeffrey Donaldson has been keeping his powder dry this week.

Haiti has suffered more than its fair share of humanitarian catastrophes and is now on the verge of becoming a failed state as an economic crisis, gang violence and systemic poverty come to a head.

In recent days the Government signed off on the new Common Agriculture Policy for Ireland, a massive 5-year programme that ensures basic income for all Irish farmers

Liverpool has been confirmed to host the Eurovision Song Contest on May 13 next year.

Former Minister of State for Northern Ireland Conor Burns has been fired as a UK junior trade minister and suspended from the parliamentary Conservative Party following a "complaint of serious misconduct" at its annual conference this week.

Iran said an investigation into the death of Mahsa Amini found she lost her life to illness rather than reported beatings that sparked three weeks of bloody protests.

The long-term partner of a woman who died with Covid-19 and their three children have lost their High Court challenge over the Minister for Social Protection's refusal to grant the man the Widower's Pension.

People seeking international protection who have been spending days sleeping in tents in Kerry have said they are struggling to sleep at night.

A 35-year-old man has been before the District Court in Kenmare, Co Kerry, charged with murdering his brother on Wednesday.

Some Aer Lingus customers whose flights were cancelled during the airlines major IT outage four weeks ago say they are not being fully reimbursed for the expense they incurred when they had to rearrange their travel plans.

A Russian court has ordered the seizure of Memorial's Moscow headquarters, in a ruling delivered hours after the rights group was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize.

At least three people have been killed after an explosion at a service station in Creeslough, Co Donegal earlier today.

France has urged its nationals to leave Iran as soon as possible, saying they are exposed to the risk of arbitrary detentions.