Israeli forces have intercepted 39 boats carrying aid and foreign activists to Gaza, leaving only one vessel still sailing towards the Palestinian enclave, the flotilla organisers said today.

Met Éireann has issued a Status Orange wind warning for counties along the west coast, saying that difficult travelling conditions and power outages are expected.

Permission has been granted for Dublin's long-awaited Metrolink project linking the city centre to the airport.

Doctors in Dublin say they have been carrying out pioneering heart surgery on children with heart defects at CHI Crumlin.

European Union leaders have backed plans for a new defence network against Russian drones following recent incursions into European airspace.