The US has signalled room for negotiation on its plan to end the Ukraine war that has drawn pushback from Ukraine, its allies and US politicians ahead of talks on the proposal in Switzerland.

G20 leaders have adopted a declaration addressing the climate crisis and other global challenges over US objections, prompting the White House to accuse South Africa of weaponising its leadership of the group this year.

It was as if an earthquake had struck the northeast, with the shockwaves felt in Louth, Cavan, and Monaghan. But the devastating impact also had the effect of solidifying these communities in their support for each other, writes Laura Hogan.

One of its headline findings is that 23,000 fewer people would have died in England during the first wave had the government introduced a lockdown one week earlier, writes Tommy Meskill.

If you dropped a euro in a jar every time the word chaotic was used at Aviva Stadium last night, it wouldn't have been long to fill up.

A gold pocket watch recovered from an elderly couple who drowned during the sinking of the Titanic has sold for over €2 million at auction.

Slovenians have begun voting in a new referendum that will determine if a law legalising assisted dying will be enforced or suspended, after critics mounted a campaign against the legislation.

The family of a Co Laois teenager who suffered a cardiac arrest while on a swim training camp in Barcelona last summer say they believe CPR training should be made mandatory in secondary schools.

Kim Kardashian may still be the butt of many jokes, but she's built an incredible business empire in spite – or maybe because – of that, writes Adam Maguire.

During the grim post mortem of the Republic of Ireland's loss in Armenia, many wondered aloud: 'Where are we going?'. Now, still buzzing off Troy Parrott's Budapest heroics, there's been a giddy scramble to ask: 'Where did that come from?'.

The death toll from major flooding in Vietnam has risen to 90, with 12 people still missing, the environment ministry has said, after days of heavy rain and landslides.

One of the largest refuges in the country which supports women and children experiencing domestic abuse has said the housing crisis is making it harder for women to leave abusive relationships.

Brazil's former president Jair Bolsonaro, who has been detained amid concerns he was plotting to escape house arrest as he appeals his conviction for a failed coup attempt, has admitted he tried to damage his ankle monitor out of "curiosity".

The names of five young people killed in a road crash in Co Louth will be now forever united together, a funeral for one of the victims has heard.

More than 100 young people who have made positive contributions to their communities have been honoured at a special ceremony in Co Laois.

Irish designer Paul Costelloe, who presented collections at London Fashion Week for over 35 years, has died aged 80.

South Africa's 13-year wait for a win in Dublin is over, with the world champions proving their credentials with a 24-13 win against Ireland after a remarkable game at Aviva Stadium.

Paschal Donohoe's decision this week to resign from Irish politics and take a job at the World Bank in Washington DC left the Government with a big choice to make to avoid a political vacuum and battle for succession, writes Joe Mag Raollaigh.

Gunmen have kidnapped more than 300 students and teachers in one of the largest mass kidnappings in Nigeria, a Christian group said, as security fears mounted in Africa's most populous nation.

Brazil's COP30 presidency has pushed through a compromise climate deal that would boost finance for poor nations coping with global warming but that omitted any mention of the fossil fuels driving it.