Irish actor Gary Lydon has died at the age of 61.

Latin pop star Shakira kicked off her free mega-concert on Rio de Janeiro's famed Copacabana beach under a full moon last night, with drones forming the image of a she-wolf, her nickname, overhead as she took the stage over an hour late.

Ukrainian forces have struck two shadow fleet tankers in waters at the entrance to the Russian Black Sea port of Novorossiysk, Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelensky has said.

There was one winner of last night's €8.7m lotto jackpot. The National Lottery said the winning ticket was sold in Dublin.

Over 1,700 motorists have been detected speeding during a bank holiday weekend garda road traffic operation.

Two activists from a Gaza-bound flotilla who were brought to Israel for interrogation have appeared before an Israeli court, a rights group defending them has said.

Hugo Keenan had just two senior club appearances to his name the last time Leinster conquered Europe and looked on with pride as Isa Nacewa and his team-mates lifted the trophy in Bilbao.

Last Tuesday the Polish-Belarusian journalist Andrzej Poczobut was released by Belarus as part of a prisoner exchange with Poland. A fierce critic of Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko's regime, Mr Poczobut was sentenced to eight years in a penal colony in 2023. So why was he released now?

Wildfires that scorched forests in northern Japan, reportedly the second biggest in over 30 years, have been brought under control after 11 days, officials have said.

A week of fires in upland areas of Northern Ireland has left an "incinerated landscape" affecting wildlife and walkers, conservationists have said.

The European Union is looking to upend some of its rules to try to encourage companies to make more products in Europe, but China isn't happy about the plan, writes Adam Maguire.

With wars, protests, crises and cuts dominating the news cycle, there's no shortage of issues for people to be concerned about.