Stephen Donnelly and Catherine Martin were two of the highest profile TDs to lose their seats in Election 24, but despite that they will remain ministers until a new government is formed.
Irish teenager Joe Shannon is relishing the prospect of his first match on the World Snooker Tour as he prepares to take on world number 23 Robert Milkins in the Snooker Shoot Out in Leicester on Wednesday.
The imam of the Waterford Al-Munir Islamic Centre has said the community is heartbroken following the death of eight-year-old Malika Al Kattib in New Ross yesterday.
EU countries have agreed on a push for stricter anti-smoking rules, backing bans on smoking and vaping in many outdoor areas including playgrounds and café patios.
Britain has used counter-terrorism laws to freeze the assets of a man from Northern Ireland, citing his suspected involvement with "terrorist activity" associated with the New Irish Republican Army, a statement said.
The head of the electoral body, An Coimisún Toghcháin, has acknowledged that the electoral register is "not as accurate as it should be" and that there could be as many as 500,000 people who should not be on it.
A student who admitted murdering his ex-girlfriend in a brutal case that sparked outrage and soul searching in Italy has been sentenced to life in prison.
Sinn Féin leader Mary Lou McDonald has said her party "will never give up" their work for a better future, as parties hold meetings in the coming days in the hopes of forming a government.
UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres said he was "alarmed" by the escalation of violence in Syria and called for an immediate end to fighting that his organisation says has displaced nearly 50,000 people.
The Environmental Protection Agency has said local authorities must effectively prioritise enforcement resources to protect and improve the environment.
Israel's Defence Minister Israel Katz has warned that if a ceasefire reached last week collapses, Israel will "penetrate deeper" into Lebanon and will no longer differentiate between the Lebanese army and Hezbollah.
