An organisation that has pumped almost a billion euro into the Northern Ireland peace process over the decades will today announce a major change in direction, which will impact how future projects are supported.

US President Donald Trump said he does not think he will need China's help to end the war with Iran, even ⁠as hopes for a lasting peace deal dwindled and Iran tightened its grip over the Strait of Hormuz.

The company that owns the Tycor Business Centre in Waterford city has said the cause of the major fire that broke out at the premises remains under investigation.

A 20-year-old woman has been killed in a road traffic collision in Co Tipperary.

The Communications Workers' Union fears artificial intelligence is decimating jobs amid concerns that 720 jobs are at risk at outsourcing firm Covalen, which provides services to social media giant Meta.

A 24-hour strike by SIPTU and Unite members in the National Ambulance Service has continued overnight and will end at 8am.

Fines for littering and dog fouling will be increased by €100 from the beginning of September.

Greenhouse gas emissions from electricity in Ireland fell by almost 9% last year, the third consecutive year that electricity emissions have fallen.

Government TDs will have a free vote on the Social Democrats' Reproductive Rights Bill, which will be debated and voted on in the Dáil.

Pay, artificial intelligence and remote working will be among the topics debated by members of Fórsa at the union's biennial conference, which opens in Killarney this afternoon.