A woman has died and two children are receiving treatment in hospital after a car in which they were travelling entered the River Lee at Kennedy Quay in Cork city last night.

Ukraine has said it has recaptured a chunk of the factory city of Sievierodonetsk, the focus of a Russian offensive to take the eastern Donbas region, and could hold it for up to two weeks.

The deaths of Rescue 116 crew members on Blackrock Island have shone a light on shortcomings, shortcuts and short-term planning, writes Western Correspondent Pat McGrath.

Dublin Airport operator, the daa, has said that the airport is busy this morning, but so far the new system in place there is working efficiently.

Peter Navarro, a former top adviser to US ex-president Donald Trump, has been charged with contempt of Congress for refusing to cooperate with the House of Representatives committee investigating last year's attack on the US Capitol building.

The Platinum Jubilee celebrations have been judged a success and Britain's Queen Elizabeth II, at the age of 96, has managed to "keep the show on the road".

Over £600 million will be spent in Britain on royal memorabilia and decorations as our neighbours in the UK celebrate the Platinum Jubilee of Queen Elizabeth II - the first British monarch to reign for 70 years.

Seeds from a 200-year-old tree which survived the detonation of a nuclear bomb over the Japanese city of Hiroshima in 1945 have been germinated at University College Cork under an international project carrying a dual message of caution and hope.

US Secretary of State Antony Blinken has paid tribute to the pro-democracy student protesters crushed by Chinese forces in Tiananmen Square 33 years ago, saying that "these brave individuals will not be forgotten."

Real Madrid forward Karim Benzema has dropped an appeal against a one-year suspended sentence for complicity in a bid to blackmail former France teammate Mathieu Valbuena with a sex tape, his lawyer said.

The date for the UK to introduce a bill to dismantle the Northern Ireland Protocol keeps shifting, and it may be contingent on when Boris Johnson faces a vote of no confidence.

Prayers will be offered by Catholics in parishes across Ireland this weekend in thanks for the diocesan phase of the Universal Synod.

There has been widespread condemnation of a video that emerged on social media which appears to show a group of people mocking the murder of Michaela McAreavey.

The chief executive of Dublin Airport operator daa has said he is confident the new procedures that have been put in place at the airport will help to avoid a repeat of the chaotic scenes last Sunday.

As the world marks 100 days since Russia's invasion of Ukraine, we look back on some of the images that show the reality of the war.

Two motorcyclists died in a collision on Dublin's M50 motorway today, gardaí have confirmed.

There are more than 700 cases of monkeypox worldwide, according to estimates from the US Center for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).

UEFA have issued an apology to the fans who were affected by the events surrounding the Champions League final after organisation failures and policing issues marred the showpiece event at the Stade de France in Paris.

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky vowed victory on the 100th day of Russia's invasion today, even as Russian troops pounded the eastern Donbas region.

The nephew of a man found dead in the MacGillycuddy Reeks has said it is a "tragic day" for the family.