The British government's Secretary of State and Minister of State for Northern Ireland are split on their support for the next leader of the Conservative Party.

Met Éireann has updated and extended its thunderstorm warning for several counties this morning.

Gardaí are continuing to appeal for witnesses to come forward followed the death of a man in "unexplained circumstances" in Dublin yesterday.

Xi Jinping has secured a historic third term as China's leader, state media reported, after a Communist Party Congress in which he cemented his position as the nation's most influential leader since founder Mao Zedong.

Space. The final frontier. Ireland is about to boldly go, as early as January or February. Our first space mission will be to launch a satellite. Catchy title? It's the Educational Irish Research Satellite, or EIRSAT-1.

Red Bull owner Dietrich Mateschitz, a giant in the world of energy drinks and founder of the Formula One team and a sports empire, has died aged 78, the company said.

Ireland took home three gold medals on finals' day at the European Women's Boxing Championships in Montenegro.

Technology is becoming a bigger part of how we manage our health and well-being, but there are risks inherent in that shift, writes Adam Maguire.

The Taoiseach has defended the Government's response as Ukrainian refugees were turned away from the Citywest hub in Dublin.

Semenchuk Andrii's cat Musa shivers in his hands as he stands outside the Capuchin Day Centre. They've come to Ireland from Mariupol in Ukraine, which is now occupied by Russia.

More than a million households in Ukraine were left without electricity following Russian strikes on energy facilities across the country, the deputy head of the Ukrainian presidency said.

Minister for Foreign Affairs Simon Coveney has been speaking about his struggle to overcome a childhood stammer to encourage others not to let it hold them back.

British Conservative Party rivals Boris Johnson and Rishi Sunak held face-to-face talks this evening, multiple reports said, as the feuding former government colleagues are both reportedly poised to launch leadership bids.

An investigation is under way in Dublin after a man in his 60s died in what gardaí said were "unexplained circumstances".

China's Communist Party has endorsed Xi Jinping's "core position" in the country's leadership, all but assuring he will be handed an unprecedented third term in power.

While frictions between the two larger coalition parties are ostensibly about big policy issues, they are expressions of deeper concerns in both parties about identity, and how to differentiate themselves from the other, writes Mary Regan.

A Dublin man charged over a seizure of €1m worth of cocaine and heroin has been remanded in custody.

Shopkeepers and factory workers went on strike in Iran today as nationwide protests sparked by the death in custody of Mahsa Amini entered a sixth week, activists said.

European Commission chief Ursula von der Leyen has congratulated far-right leader Giorgia Meloni on becoming Italian prime minister and said she looked forward to "constructive cooperation" with her government.

Volunteers have been spending autumn weekends foraging for native seed as part of efforts to expand an ancient Irish woodland for the first time in over 200 years.