The Central Bank of Ireland has said that vulnerable customers should have full access to basic banking services.

Former US president Donald Trump sat for hours watching the attack on the US Capitol unfold on live television, ignoring pleas to urge his supporters to stop the violence, witnesses have told a congressional hearing.

Ukraine's military has the potential to make gains on the battlefield and inflict major losses on Russia, President Volodymyr Zelensky has said after meeting senior commanders.

A former Irish soldier found guilty of being a member of the so-called Islamic State is due to be sentenced today.

National Lottery ticket sales exceeded €1 billion last year, up 14.7% on the previous year, according to operator Premier Lotteries Ireland full year results for 2021.

At his home on the outskirts of Tralee, Mick Laide's grandchildren are learning how a Kerry man lined out for Galway in the 1959 All-Ireland final between the two counties.

Farmers investing in climate-smart technologies should get the credit for reducing carbon emissions and not any other sector, according to the IFA President.

A group of Ukrainian teenagers who were struggling to find summer jobs are now running an ice cream kiosk in Greystones, Co Wicklow.

The Port of Dover has declared a "critical incident" over long delays, blaming French authorities for causing a bottleneck as people look to start their summer breaks.

Tender prices for commercial construction projects rose by 7.5% in the first six months of the year, new data from the Society of Chartered Surveyors Ireland has found.

New Zealanders are dying due to Covid-19 at record rates as the country battles a new wave of the Omicron strain that is particularly affecting the older population.

The final two politicians vying to be the next British prime minister have come to blows over their fiscal proposals, with Rishi Sunak warning against a "huge borrowing spree" as Liz Truss defended tax-cutting plans worth at least £30 billion a year...

Russia and Ukraine will sign a deal to reopen Ukraine's Black Sea ports for grain exports, Turkey has said, raising hopes that an international food crisis caused by Russia's invasion could be eased.

The European Central Bank has increased interest rates by 0.5%, in its first rate hike since 2011.

Bank of Ireland has confirmed that it will not be passing the ECB's 0.5% increase in interest rates onto its variable rate mortgage customers.

An 81-year-old man who pleaded guilty to the manslaughter of his daughter over two years ago told a court that he "couldn't hold back" when he set fire to the family home near Slane, Co Meath.

The last time the European Central Bank increased interest rates, Jedward were number one, Enda Kenny was taoiseach and Ireland was living under the influence of the troika as a result of the bailout.

A Shamrock Rovers fan and former mascot who was arrested in Bulgaria on suspicion of travelling on a false passport said he was relieved when he was released from custody this afternoon.

Ukraine, Russia, Turkey and UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres will sign a deal tomorrow to resume Ukraine's Black Sea grain exports, Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan's office has said.

The Government has confirmed that tented accommodation for up to 100 asylum seekers will be provided at the Knockalisheen Direct Provision Centre in Co Clare.