The North Carolina prison service in the US has admitted it made a mistake in calculating the prison sentences of Molly Martens Corbett and her father Tom.

Irish 15-year-olds outperform their peers across the EU and all OECD counties when it comes to literacy, according to the outcome of tests administered by the Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development.

Israeli forces have pressed ahead with their air and ground bombardment of southern Gaza, killing and wounding dozens of Palestinians, as the US and UN repeatedly urged them to protect civilians.

Minister for Justice Helen McEntee has said she is happy that she has the support of her colleagues for a Dáil motion of confidence that she faces this evening.

Global carbon dioxide emissions from burning fossil fuels are set to hit a record high this year, exacerbating climate change and fuelling more destructive extreme weather, scientists said.