The European Union is working closely with US President Donald Trump's administration to reach a trade deal, but Brussels is getting ready for all scenarios, European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen has said.
Uisce Éireann has issued an appeal to the public to conserve water amid a spell of warmer weather, with 31 catchment areas across 12 counties currently in "drought status".
Human-caused climate change made recent European heatwaves up to 4C hotter in many cities, scientists said, pushing temperatures into deadly territory for thousands of vulnerable people.
The British Prime Minister Keir Starmer and the French President Emmanuel Macron will hold talks as the UK pushes for France to do more to stop migrant crossings.
More than 160 people remain unaccounted for after devastating floods in Texas, the state governor has said, marking a dramatic increase in the number missing from a tragedy that has so far claimed 109 lives.
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has said that his meeting with US President Donald Trump focused on freeing hostages held in Gaza, and stressed his determination to "eliminate" the military and governmental capabilities of Hamas.
There was a big increase last year in the levels of "self-generated" child sexual abuse material appearing online, according to the annual report of the Irish Internet Hotline.
Adult education tutors are to protest outside Leinster House today calling on the Minister for Higher Education James Lawless to protect hundreds of teachers who are potentially facing redundancy.
Opposition parties have urged Government to scrap a potential €1,000 student fees hike, saying rise is creating "barriers" to third level education and could force people not to go to college.
The US Supreme Court has cleared the way for the Trump administration to resume its plans to carry out mass job cuts and elements of his campaign to downsize and reshape the federal government
The work that lies ahead for the Commission of Investigation into the Handling of Child Sexual Abuse in Schools is significant, complex and spans decades of huge societal changes in Ireland, writes Ailbhe Conneely.
US President Donald Trump has said he is planning to announce tariffs on imported semiconductor and pharmaceuticals, saying the rate for medicines could reach 200% but that he would give drugmakers about one year "to get their act together".