Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelensky said the latest version of a plan to end the Russian invasion would freeze the front line, but still pave the way for Ukrainian withdrawals and the creation of demilitarised zones.

Minister for Transport Darragh O'Brien has refused to be drawn on whether daa CEO Kenny Jacobs has been suspended from his position.

A person has died in a crash involving a car and a lorry in Co Limerick.

More than 300 Irish soldiers will spend Christmas Day on peacekeeping duties at Camp Shamrock in south Lebanon as part of the UNIFIL mission to observe the fragile ceasefire agreement between Israel and Hezbollah in the region.

Russia and China have criticised the United States for its military and economic pressure on Venezuela, telling the UN Security Council it was "cowboy behaviour" and "intimidation".