Gardaí are investigating after a man's body was discovered in unexplained circumstances in Co Westmeath.

More than €12 million was transferred illegally through so-called "money mule" accounts in the first six months of the year.

Ireland's fine form at the T20 World Cup has continued in Melbourne with a dramatic rain-affected victory over England at the MCG.

A new survey from the Teachers' Union of Ireland indicates that more than 90% of secondary schools have experienced teacher recruitment difficulties in the last six months.

Rishi Sunak will face off against opposition MPs for the first time as British prime minister, in a likely raucous parliamentary session following weeks of political turmoil.

A 24-year-old LGBT Aghan woman who is now living in Ireland has joined calls to request visa waivers from the Irish Government for high-risk citizens at risk of persecution from the Taliban.

Up to 100 places at an army barracks in the east of the country could be made available quickly to provide shelter for people from Ukraine, RTÉ News understands.

One unforeseen consequence of Liz Truss's ill-fated attempt to defy the basic laws of economics is that Britain is now being charged an "incompetency premium" by the markets.

The Department of Transport has said it carries out a daily monitor for any Russian-flagged or reflagged vessels that may attempt to enter Irish ports.

Fines for 16 road safety offences are to double from tomorrow.

The Association of Garda Sergeants and Inspectors (AGSI) has said that there are concerns about the proposed changes to licensing laws, particularly around the opening of nightclubs until 6am.

Russian forces are digging in for the "heaviest of battles" in the strategic southern region of Kherson, a senior Ukrainian official said, as the Kremlin prepares to defend the largest city under its control from Ukraine's counter-offensive.

Tetiana Pochip, and her son Vova, had to wait six months before they were matched with an Irish host family after fleeing their homeland in Ukraine.

The Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health will hear a warning today there is a risk that the planned new six Regional Health Authorities will be viewed primarily as an organisational 'back office'.

A human rights tribunal has rejected a historic Can$40bn (€30.11bn) agreement to reform Canada's discriminatory child welfare system and compensate indigenous families who suffered because of it.

The Coombe Hospital in Dublin has apologised to a teenage boy who has autism for failings in the care given to him after his birth.

Britain's new Prime Minister Rishi Sunak has resurrected Suella Braverman, Dominic Raab and Michael Gove to his cabinet, while keeping Jeremy Hunt on as Chancellor and vowing to fix the "mistakes" of Liz Truss's leadership.

A man in his 30s has been injured in a shooting in Tallaght, Co Dublin.

The Cabinet has agreed the outline of legislation which would allow pubs open from 10.30am to 12.30am, seven days a week, while nightclubs would not have to close until 6am.

An Iranian man nicknamed the "dirtiest man in the world" for not taking a shower for decades has died at the age of 94, state media reported.