The Children's Rights Alliance has called on Minister for Health Stephen Donnelly to explain the reasons for the cancellation of operations on children with scoliosis.

A team from the UN nuclear watchdog is heading to Ukraine's Zaporizhzhia nuclear plant, the agency's chief said, as Russia and Ukraine traded accusations of shelling in its vicinity, fuelling fears of a radiation disaster.

The Minister for Education has said she accepts there is "inordinate pressure" on teachers but added that the Government has made "considerable strides" for the provision of staff in schools.

NASA's most powerful rocket yet is set to blast off on the maiden voyage of a mission to take humans back to the moon, and eventually to mars.

A huge relief operation is under way and international aid began trickling in as Pakistan struggled to deal with monsoon flooding that has affected more than 33 million people.

Irish Water has issued a hosepipe ban for west Cork in a bid to "safeguard supply for essential purposes".

A schoolgirl who suffers from a rare skin disease has become the cover star of a new book explaining the debilitating illness to her new classmates as she starts school this week.

Cancer charities are urging a greater take-up of the HPV vaccine, as latest figures show that the vaccination rate for both boys and girls is below target.

Public sector pay talks are due to resume today at the Workplace Relations Commission.

Rory McIlroy overturned a six-shot deficit on the final day of the Tour Championship to claim a record third FedEx Cup title and $18m in prize money.

Teams of drillers are building wells to fight a devastating drought sweeping parts of China, while a southwestern region that saw scorching temperatures this month is now on alert for flooding.

Taylor Swift sent fans into a frenzy at the 2022 MTV Video Music Awards in New Jersey on Sunday night by announcing a brand-new album - moments after scooping the evening's top award.

Third level students are planning a series of walkouts from lectures in protest at the lack of accommodation available for new and returning students.

EU foreign ministers are to discuss this week an appeal led by Ukraine to ban Russian tourists from visiting Europe.

Police in the US city of Detroit have arrested a suspect believed to have shot four people at "random", killing three of them, authorities said.

An agri-food trade mission to Japan, Singapore and South East Asia gets under way this morning led by Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine Charlie McConalogue.

Half of prospective home buyers say the rise in the cost of living has affected their ability to buy a property, according to new research by property website MyHome.ie.

Scoliosis operations for children which were scheduled to take place over the next three weeks at Temple Street Hospital in Dublin have been cancelled pending a review.

A 94-year-old man has died after the boat he was in capsized in waters off Carrickfergus, Co Antrim, yesterday.

A 22-year-old man has appeared at Naas District Court charged with a number of offences in connection with a road traffic incident in Co Kildare during which a garda was injured.