A World Weather Attribution study by 32 international wildfire scientists has confirmed that human-caused climate change worsened the ferocious wildfires that devastated parts of Los Angeles in recent weeks.
Caroline Kennedy, daughter of former US President John F Kennedy, has sent a scathing letter about her cousin Robert Kennedy Jr to US senators, ahead of his senate confirmation hearing tomorrow.
A man who was caught with over 1,800 images of child abuse material after gardaí were alerted to an exchange of material on an instant messaging app has been given a suspended sentence.
Conamara is one of the areas worst affected by Storm Éowyn and people in An Cheathrú Rua, Co Galway have been venting their anger and frustration during a visit by Minister Dara Calleary.
Two members of the Hutch family have told Prime Time about their experience living through the Hutch-Kinahan feud, which saw several of their relatives killed, others the target of attempted murders, and gunshots fired at their home.
Sinn Féin will mount a "formidable opposition" according to leader Mary Lou McDonald, but in the aftermath of a disappointing general election, what will the party do next?
French President Emmanuel Macron has said that the Louvre would be "redesigned, restored and enlarged" after the director of the world's most visited museum voiced alarm about dire conditions for visitors and its collections.
Four groups representing non-profits, public health professionals and small businesses have filed a lawsuit challenging US President Donald Trump's administration's sweeping directive to temporarily freeze federal loans, grants and other financial assistance.
Israel will cease all contact with the UN's Palestinian relief agency UNRWA and any other body acting on its behalf, Israel's envoy to the UN said after repeatedly accusing the organisation of undermining its security.
The parents of a baby girl who was stillborn at Portiuncula University Hospital in Co Galway in 2008 have described their devastation at news of a fresh review at the hospital.
The Minister for Justice has said a new extradition treaty between Ireland and the United Arab Emirates, where the leadership of the Kinahan organised crime group is based, is ready to be ratified by the Dáil.
The HSE has insisted that Portiuncula University Hospital is safe and continuing to provide services as normal amid external reviews having been ordered into the delivery of nine babies there, including two who were stillborn.
