The teenager killed in an attack at her home in Tallaght in Dublin, along with her younger brother and sister, has been described as "a beautiful young girl" who was "full of integrity".

A man in his 20s is still being questioned by gardaí in connection with the murders of a teenager and her younger brother and sister at their home in Tallaght yesterday morning.

At least ten people were killed and 15 wounded in a stabbing incident at an Indigenous community and a nearby town in Canada's Saskatchewan province.

British Foreign Secretary Liz Truss is favourite to be the new British prime minister when results of the leadership contest are announced later today.

Famine will occur in parts of Somalia between October and December, the United Nations has warned, as a drought worsens and global food prices hover near record highs.

The first day of a new job is challenging for anyone. But for the new British prime minister the in-tray is overflowing and the job spec is daunting.

Litter levels have increased in coastal areas despite the fall off in Covid-related litter such as masks, according to a new survey.

RTÉ's Consumer Affairs Correspondent Joe Mag Raollaigh looks ahead to a winter with energy prices that will be "off the Richter scale".

European leaders sought to ease the impact of high energy prices across the continent after Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky warned of a difficult winter, even as he reported progress in a counter-offensive against Russian troops.

Today marks the 50th anniversary of an attack by Palestinian gunmen on the Israeli Olympic team at the 1972 Munich Games.

A social enterprise which works with people from marginalised backgrounds has launched a manufacturing service for Irish fashion designers.

Typhoon Hinnamnor neared South Korea, forcing flight cancellations, suspensions of some business operations and closures of schools, as the country raised its typhoon-alert level to its highest.

Seven men and one woman go on trial today over a deadly 2016 truck rampage in the French city of Nice, accused of helping the driver who killed 86 people, including 15 children and teenagers, who had gathered to watch a fireworks display.

Chileans have overwhelmingly voted against a proposed new constitution, rejecting what would have been one of the world's most progressive charters.

Minister for Health Stephen Donnelly has said that commentary that adds to the distress and hurt of women affected by the CervicalCheck controversy is "very regrettable".

A private Austrian-registered jet carrying four people that was due to land in Germany but which flight controllers were unable to contact has crashed off Latvia's coast, Swedish authorities said.

The Catholic Church must show "zero tolerance" to sexual assault by members of the clergy, Pope Francis has said.

Galway businessman Pat McDonagh has said up to 10% of small businesses could fail due to the current energy crisis.

Fears of rising prices and energy shortages this winter has led many consumers to stockpile solid fuels, while higher prices are forcing home heating oil consumers to change how they order fuel, writes Adam Maguire.

A Kerry sailor has begun his quest to become the first Irish person to complete the legendary Golden Globe Race.