Mr Howlin has said the issue of leadership of the Labour party has been put to bed until after the next General Election.

A search operation will resume this morning for a man who has been reported missing in Lough Erne in Co Fermanagh.

Latest: The Government plans to establish a new Land Development Agency to tackle the ongoing housing crisis.

It is estimated that around 200,000 people turned out at the Phoenix Park yesterday for the Papal Mass.

Catholics in Northern Ireland were left disappointed when the details of the Pope’s visit revealed he was not going to travel north.

Francis flew to the west of Ireland to visit the holy shrine of Knock.

Francis said the crimes committed by members of the church had left an ‘open wound’.

A manager at the shrine explains the meaning behind the pilgrimage site.

Pope Francis has warned people of the threat social media poses to relationships.

Latest: The Taoiseach has said Pope Francis must follow up his words with actions.

On the practice-putting green before the final round of the 100th PGA Championship, instructor Claude Harmon III and caddie Ricky Elliott teased Brooks Koepka about his final round pairing with Adam Scott.

A homecoming event for the World Cup silver medallists was held in Dublin.

It went deep into a fifth set and the Serbian finally got over the line.

Latest: The Queen and US President Donald Trump have met at Windsor Castle along with First Lady Melania Trump.

Minister of Agriculture Michael Creed said the focus of the Irish government is now on Theresa May’s engagement with the European Union.

A ban on hosepipes is likely to be extended to other parts of Ireland over the coming week as demand for water continues to rise.

The European Commission President has been given a Cork GAA jersey during a visit to Croke Park.

Latest: Taoiseach Leo Varadkar has paid tribute to Europe for "transforming Ireland".

One of the suspects, a 33-year-old man, was killed. Another suspect is in custody.

Latest: British Prime Minister Theresa May still has full confidence in Boris Johnson, Downing Street has said.

The model said she is looking forward to getting bigger.

The Together4Yes campaign group has urged TDs and senators to hold "special sittings" over the summer break to ensure planned 12 week abortion access rules become law by the end of August, writes Fiachra Ó Cionnaith.

Latest: Campaign groups on both sides of the abortion debate are continuing to make their last minute appeals to the electorate ahead of tomorrow's vote.

The Government has announced it will consult on banning flammable cladding just hours after a furious backlash when a review into the Grenfell Tower inferno failed to recommend such a move.

A man who impersonated a doctor to sexually assault a pregnant woman has been jailed, British police have announced.

The social network has released its internal enforcement figures for the first time.

Sale have announced that they will not be signing Paddy Jackson and Stuart Olding.

The demilitarised zone separating North and South Korea has been suggested as a possible meeting place.

The life of the former England captain Ray Wilkins was celebrated at St Luke’s and Christ Church in Chelsea today.

The British Government will decide on whether 21st Century Fox’s proposed £11.7 billion takeover of Sky is in the public interest in the next 30 working days.

The father and uncle of murdered toddler James Bulger have launched a legal challenge against an order made almost two decades ago which has allowed killer Jon Venables to live under a cloak of anonymity.

A “spurned” former City worker who posted pictures of a female intern on pornographic websites has been jailed for 16 weeks.

Scattered vandalism marked May Day in France as hundreds of demonstrators marched across Paris to oppose economic policies pursued by President Emmanuel Macron.

An activist who asked a Christian bakery to make a cake bearing a pro-gay marriage slogan did nothing wrong, his lawyer told the UK's Supreme Court.

Donald Trump has floated the idea of holding his planned summit with North Korean leader Kim Jong Un in the Demilitarised Zone that divides the Koreas.

Amber Rudd is the latest in a string of Conservative MPs to leave Theresa May’s Cabinet since the snap General Election last year.

The CEO of Sainsbury’s has apologised after he was caught on camera singing “we’re in the money” following the Asda merger announcement.

A man has died after being washed into a harbour as strong winds and heavy rain battered parts of Britain, emergency services have said.

Two Islamic State suicide bombers have struck in Kabul, killing 25 people, including nine journalists who had rushed to the scene of the first attack, in the deadliest assault on reporters since the fall of the Taliban in 2001.

The National Rifle Association has banned its members from carrying their firearms during its annual forum while US President Donald Trump and his deputy Mike Pence are in attendance.

Four climbers have died and another five are in a critical condition after they became trapped overnight on the Swiss Alps during an unexpected storm.

As research shows pregnant women often feel frumpy, a maternity fashion expert explains how to look good while you’re expecting.

Exposure to man-made chemicals killed claimed nine million lives in 2015 – one in six of all deaths, researchers have said

The legislative polls come one month after Macron was elected as French president.