Demand for support from the Dublin Rape Crisis Centre reached unprecedented levels last year, according to its latest annual report.

The head of the World Health Organization has said he is "deeply concerned" over the scale and spread of the Ebola outbreak in DR Congo.

Minister for Agriculture Martin Heydon is bringing draft legislation before Cabinet aimed at tackling so-called puppy farms.

US President Donald Trump has said there was a "very good chance" of reaching a deal limiting Iran's nuclear programme.

There has been no contact with any people detained on an aid flotilla by Israeli forces yesterday, an Irish activist has said.