At least 45 people have died after a passenger bus plunged off a bridge into a ravine and caught fire in South Africa, the country's transport ministry has said.
The daughter of a man who may have been dead for over an hour at University Hospital Limerick before being found on the floor by staff has said she does not know if she will ever get over him dying "with no dignity".
Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs Micheál Martin has appealed to Israel to "show humanity" and allow more aid into Gaza amid a catastrophic humanitarian situation.
Colombia has ordered the expulsion of Argentine diplomats from the country citing "denigrating" comments by Argentine President Javier Milei about his Colombian counterpart Gustavo Petro.
A High Court challenge has been taken against An Bord Pleanála's refusal to grant planning permission for a crematorium at the site of the former Tayto factory in Coolock, Dublin.
Global warming could help the world's timekeepers by delaying the need for history's first "negative leap second" by three years, a study has suggested.
The number of people accessing emergency accommodation reached another record high last month, with 13,841 people recorded as homeless, of whom 4,170 were children.
There was an increase in the number of social and affordable homes delivered last year, but the figures fell short of the Government's overall targets.
The risks posed by armed conflict, terrorism and hybrid security threats are compounded by Ireland's low level of investment in military and defence, according to the National Risk assessment.
The International Court of Justice has unanimously ordered Israel to take all necessary and effective action to ensure basic food supplies to the territory's Palestinian population and stop spreading famine.
An organisation which helps thousands of people at risk of homelessness has launched a new 'front door' project which aims to highlight the importance of having a home.
Minister for Integration Roderic O'Gorman has said he does not accept that the new accommodation strategy for international protection applicants is direct provision under another name.
University of Limerick is entering a period of "extreme oversight" by the HEA as a result of a "shocking and alarming" overspend related to the purchase of 20 houses in 2022, Chancellor Brigid Laffan has told staff at the university at a strongly attended meeting on the college campus.
Sam Bankman-Fried has been sentenced to 25 years in prison for stealing $8 billion from customers of the now-bankrupt FTX cryptocurrency exchange he founded, the last step in the former billionaire wunderkind's downfall.