US aid funding cuts have had a devastating impact on Irish aid agencies working in developing countries, according to documents seen by RTÉ News.

The US Supreme Court has paused the Trump administration from deporting Venezuelan men in immigration custody after their lawyers claimed they were at imminent risk of removal without the judicial review previously mandated by the justices.

RTÉ's Economics and Public Affairs Editor David Murphy examines some of the key issues around how US President Donald Trump's trade policies could play out.

The EU is embarking on its 17th package of sanctions against Russia over its invasion of Ukraine, but the ground on which the West has maintained economic pressure on Moscow has been shaken by US President Donald Trump.

Iran and the US will hold a new round of nuclear talks in Rome to resolve their standoff over Tehran's atomic aims, under the shadow of President Donald Trump's threat to unleash military action if diplomacy fails.

This Easter weekend, as families troop into cinemas across the country to take refuge from the rain for a few hours, Warner Bros Pictures will be closely monitoring ticket sales for its global smash hit: 'A Minecraft movie'.

It is a traditional staple of Easter dinner, but this year some sellers are not stocking lamb due to a spike in price - saying consumers are not willing to pay more for the product.

Through the centuries Easter in Ireland has always had a strong historical, but particularly spiritual and political impact.

A hurling championship where neither Limerick nor the holders are favourites is shaping up to be a novel one, writes Eoin Ryan.

An Irish-Syrian citizen who fled Aleppo in 2014 has said her home city was "completely destroyed" after a recent visit.

A Status Orange rain warning is in place for Wicklow, with Met Éireann warning that spells of heavy rain may cause localised flooding.

Police have charged a Catholic priest from the Derry Diocese with attempted sexual communication with a child.

US strikes on a Yemeni fuel port killed at least 80 people, Houthi rebels have said, in the deadliest attack of Washington's 15-month campaign against the Iran-backed group.

US President Donald Trump has said the United States will "take a pass" on brokering further Ukraine war talks unless there is quick progress from Moscow and Kyiv.

Former TD Finian McGrath, who was minister for disabilities when the Farrelly Commission examining the 'Grace' foster home abuse case was launched, has said its chair should answer questions over its findings.

Pope Francis, still recovering from double pneumonia, did not attend an annual procession at Rome's Colosseum with thousands of Catholic faithful for the third year in a row.

Rory McIlroy has arrived back in Northern Ireland after completing golf's grand slam last weekend. He touched down at Belfast City Airport in his private jet at around midday.

At least 143 people died and dozens more are missing after a boat carrying fuel caught fire and capsized in the Democratic Republic of Congo, officials said.

Conor McGregor has said he will continue to request "a democratic process" plays out in advance of a Presidential Election, adding that if the people of Ireland wanted him to run "that's what I'm here for".

On Tuesday this week, Conor McGregor and Dublin city councillors Malachy Steenson and Philip Sutcliffe took a stroll down Merrion Street outside Government Buildings. However, the real intrigue was about the man who accompanied them.