At least eight people died and several were injured in a crush at the Astroworld music festival in the southern US state of Texas, authorities have said.

Glasgow is bracing for a second day of protests against what campaigners say is a lack of urgency to address global warming, after Greta Thunberg labelled the crunch UN climate summit there a "failure".

There have been 3,903 new cases of Covid-19 notified to the Department of Health - a figure described as "very concerning" by Chief Medical Officer Dr Tony Holohan.

Entering the climate summit in Glasgow, you feel entirely disconnected from the city which is hosting it.

Two more concerts in Croke Park have been given permission by Dublin City Council for next September bringing the total number for 2022 to seven.

Used cooking oil is fuelling jets and will play a key part in reducing carbon emissions in the aviation industry.

The momentum towards the UK triggering Article 16 of the Northern Ireland Protocol is building. Once COP26 is out of the way, there are strong expectations that London will make its move.

Navigational issues have been identified as a major contributory factor in an Irish Coast Guard helicopter crash off the Mayo coast almost five years ago.

Shamrock Rovers could face disciplinary action from the SSE Airtricity League after their game against Waterford was suspended for a period when fireworks were set off from the away section at the RSC.

There are exactly seven weeks to Christmas Day now. We may all be a little weather-beaten with Covid fatigue at this stage, but we are not defeated. Nothing is inevitable and the tide can be turned.

A former RTÉ Sports producer filmed himself sexually abusing a young child in the Philippines seven years ago while other children were in the room, a court heard today.

More than 100 gardaí are now patrolling Dublin city centre on weekend evenings as part of a high visibility policing operation to combat concerns about safety and anti-social behaviour.

The first interment of ashes is to take place at a new columbarium in Ennis, Co Clare.

A public engagement day is being held for people with visual impairments, focusing on re-building resilience and optimism for the future.

Follow the latest developments from day five at the COP26 climate summit in Glasgow

Three American presidents joined in remembering late US secretary of state Colin Powell today, as a polarised Washington came together for the funeral of the four-star general and veteran statesman.

Swedish campaigner Greta Thunberg has branded the UN climate summit in Glasgow a "failure" during a mass protest in the Scottish city demanding swifter action from leaders to address the emergency.

French President Emmanuel Macron will speak to the nation on Tuesday about the resurgence of Covid-19 infections, the French government said.

A trial of Pfizer's experimental antiviral pill for Covid-19 was stopped early after the drug was shown to cut by 89% the chances of hospitalisation or death for adults at risk of developing severe disease, the company said.

The Irish Human Rights and Equality Commission has described a High Court ruling on access to driving licences for people seeking international protection in Ireland as "very significant".