Brazil's Congress has overturned President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva's veto of a law dramatically reducing the prison sentence of his arch-rival Jair Bolsonaro, the second major defeat for Lula in as many days.

Donald Trump has said he will remove tariffs on Scottish whisky following a visit from Britain's King Charles and Queen Camilla.

Roger Randle's appointment as Munster's attack coach has been shelved with the province confirming on Thursday night the move will not be happening.

The Irish Army is the last army to retain a full time Army Equitation School.

A councillor who has resigned from Sinn Féin intends to sit on Galway County Council as an Independent despite the party wanting the seat back.

The Government has said it will not oppose Aontú's bill which would extend voting rights for Irish presidential elections to all Irish citizens living in Northern Ireland.

A 20-year-old man has appeared in court charged with the possession of a gun in Dublin which a young boy later found and fired in the area.

The Minister for Foreign Affairs has said that she is "absolutely assured" that the agreement between the Irish and UK governments on how to deal with Troubles Legacy issues, would be "fully fulfilled" in the UK legislation.

RTÉ Sport has successfully secured UEFA Champions League rights from 2027 to 2031, with first pick live free-to-air matches on Wednesday nights plus the UEFA Champions League Final.

One of the country's most notorious drug dealers, Tony Felloni, died after suddenly collapsing while on a toilet in a rehabilitation facility in Dublin two years ago, an inquest has heard.

Less than €200,000 of a €1 million State fund to support zero-emissions heavy goods vehicle (HGV) infrastructure was spent last year, with €188,000 of that going on administrative costs, the Dáil has heard.

A man has been jailed for nine years for rape, after coercing a teenage girl into having sex with him by convincing her that he was a drugs lord and that she owed him €12,000.