A Status Yellow high temperature warning is set to come into effect for Ireland tomorrow afternoon, as Met Éireann says some parts of Munster and Leinster will reach 30C today.

A man has been charged in relation to the death of 28-year-old Seán McCarthy from Poppintree, whose body was discovered at the apartment on Achill Road in Drumcondra last Saturday.

North Korea's Kim Jong Un declared a "shining victory" over Covid-19 as his sister revealed he had fallen ill during the outbreak, which she blamed on South Korea, state media reported.

Minister for Finance Paschal Donohoe has said a 30% rate of income tax is "technically possible" and that Budget 2023 will contain an overall personal tax package that will aim to help with the rising cost of living.

The Government has launched the first ever Species Action Plan for the conservation and protection of the Lesser Horseshoe Bat.

Some of the best street artists from Ireland and further afield are putting the finishing touches to a series of murals.

Dozens of people in China have fallen ill with a new virus that is also found in shrews, a report has said, but there is so far no evidence of human-to-human transmission.

A man has died after getting into difficulty in the River Barrow in Co Carlow last night.

The Commission for the Regulation of Utilities has said amber alerts – of which there have been two on the electricity market this week – mean that the buffer between demand for electricity and supply is smaller than optimum.

Marcus Mumford, the frontman of folk rock band Mumford & Sons, has revealed he was sexually abused as a child.

The UN Security Council will hold an emergency meeting later today to address the crisis at Ukraine's Zaporizhzhia nuclear complex.

Ryanair's trademark €1 and €10 fares will not be seen for a "number of years" due to soaring fuel prices, the budget airline's boss has said.

A four-day "extreme heat" warning has come into force in parts of England and Wales, with temperatures poised to exceed 35C in another heatwave that could pressure water supplies and transport services.

More than 1,000 firefighters backed by water-bombing aircraft battled a "monster" wildfire near France's wine-growing heartland of Bordeaux for a third day today, with no let-up in blistering temperatures seen before the weekend.

A British man accused of being part of an Islamic State (IS) kidnap-and-murder cell known as the "Beatles" has been charged with terrorism offences after he was arrested on his return to the UK.

Several Covid-hit Chinese cities from the country's east to west have imposed fresh restrictions and lockdowns on their populations to contain flare-ups that are again threatening to disrupt local economies.

A court case brought by Basketball player Kobe Bryant's widow over graphic photographs taken by first responders at the site of the helicopter crash that killed him has started in the United States.

A fire that destroyed thousands of hectares of tinder-dry forest in southwest France has flared again amid a fierce drought and the summer's latest heat wave, officials said.

One person has died and three others have been injured during a series of incidents involving a firearm in the Scottish Highlands.

The Tánaiste has said that the Budget will include a substantial income tax reduction package. Leo Varadkar said that the 30% tax rate for middle income workers is under consideration, but he warned that no measures have been decided on yet.