A Sligo inter-county Gaelic footballer and former Irish International basketball player has received a five-year suspended sentence for "stupidly" defrauding the HSE of over €84,000 while he was saving for a house deposit.

Actors created with artificial intelligence will not be eligible for an Oscar, the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences said as it launched a crackdown on the use of AI.

Lebanon's health ministry said 12 people were killed in Israeli strikes in the south, including in a town where Israel's army had issued an evacuation order despite a ceasefire.

A former Fair City actor, a law student who played rugby for Leinster, and a long-jump athlete with a background in behavioural science are among the country's newest gardaí.

Five games are up for decision on a busy evening in the League of Ireland.

The sister of President Catherine Connolly, Dr Margaret Connolly, says that she is on the Global Sumud Flotilla in her own right as her "heart lies with the Palestinian people".

President Donald Trump said that he will hike US tariffs on cars and trucks from the European Union next week, charging that the bloc is not complying with an earlier trade deal.

US President Donald Trump has said his administration is looking at reducing the number of US troops in Germany and other European countries.

A 66-year-old man has been charged with attempted murder following a dissident republican car bomb at a Belfast police station last weekend.

The 3Arena in Dublin have recognised the achievements of Westlife for their record-breaking run of 82 shows at the venue over 25 years.

A Central Criminal Court judge has described as "rather disturbing" a testimonial handed in on behalf of a man convicted of the sexual abuse of his younger half-sister which refers to his "strong moral compass".

A 40-year-old Sligo businessman who falsely imprisoned three 13-year-old boys, assaulted them and threatened to kill them has been sentenced to two years in prison.