Gardaí have met with Muslim leaders in Limerick as fears spread through the local migrant community following a number of suspected racially motivated attacks in the city.

Gardaí have confirmed that they are investigating a possible hate or racist motive behind an alleged assault on two Muslim men in Limerick.

Three men lay in wait for the pair behind a tree, before ambushing them as they walked down Henry Street towards the Al Furqan Mosque on Windmill Street, Limerick City Centre.

The Muslim community in Co Limerick is angry and upset after three people were allegedly racially attacked.

Uruguay captain Diego Godin bristled at the suggestion that his team might resort to a physical approach to neutralise Egypt forward Mohamed Salah on his return from a shoulder injury in their World Cup opener today.

The Premier League's top scorer has been abstaining from food and drink during the Muslim month of Ramadan.

Iran feels under attack. Its efforts to reach out to the US are slapped down, the time between reach and slap a measure only of the degree of duplicity, says Peter Van Buren.

Plans for a large-scale mosque in West Dublin have been given the go-ahead by An Bord Pleanála in spite of local opposition.

At least eight people have been killed and 12 others injured in a series of car bomb explosions in the Syrian capital Damascus as officials claimed they had foiled a plot to target crowded areas.

The death toll from twin blasts in Parachinar has climbed to 67, bringing the overall death toll from three separate attacks in Pakistan to 85.

Turkish authorities say they will not allow the Istanbul Pride march to take place on Sunday - the third year in a row the celebration has been banned.

Des O’Driscoll takes a look at the week ahead and what will be on the big and little screens

A suicide car bomb has exploded at a bank in Afghanistan's Helmand province as troops and government workers waited to collect their pay ahead of a major Muslim holiday, killing at least 29 people.

Theresa May has faced heckles from the public after visiting the London mosque targeted in a terror attack.

An Algerian man who was recently arrested by Gardaí on suspicion of being involved in terrorism is set to be deported after a he lost a case aimed at preventing his removal from the State, writes Ann O'Loughlin.

A 22-year-old man has been charged with murder over the death of a teenage Muslim girl who was attacked during a breakfast break from an all-night prayer session at her mosque in Virginia.

A suicide bomber has struck outside a Shiite mosque in Afghanistan's capital Kabul, killing at least one person and wounding five others.

A mosque in Limerick received verses from the Quran wrapped in slices of bacon in the post.

A mosque in Limerick received verses from the Quran wrapped in slices of bacon in the post.

Church leaders have come together to condemn the attack last Monday on a Galway mosque.

Two males, believed to be in their late teens or early 20s, were seen running from the Mosque following the stone throwing.

The Islamic State militant group claimed responsibility for the attack, which happened just after midnight on Tuesday.

One of the country’s busiest mosques has, for the past two months, had security guards in place and is to receive additional policing over the holy month of Ramadan, which begins today.

Desperate Syrians fleeing the devastating war in their country are finding refuge in sub-Saharan Africa.

Canada’s prime minister has said a shooting at a Quebec City mosque that killed five people was a terrorist act.

Muslims in France are angry that a mass killer’s actions are now claimed to have been in the name of Islam, and concerned that it will stoke a racist backlash, writes Jack Moore

Some uncertainty continues around the lamb trade at the factories, with the processors more cautious about committing to prices forward even to the end of the week.

Four Church leaders in Cork have united to condemn an attack on a Muslic cleric in the city last week.

At least 115 people have been killed in two bombings in the Iraqi capital, including a large-scale attack claimed by the Islamic State group that killed 86 people in a central shopping district, officials said.

The Church of Ireland Bishop of Cork condemned a city centre attack on a Muslim leader who has helped foster inter-faith links.

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Lamb producers are feeling more pain this week after processors carved 20 cents/kg more off their returns, continuing the recent market trend.

Omar Mateen’s alcohol use and conflicted sexuality are at odds with the terrorists’ religious credo, but losing in Iraq and Syria, it is desperate for a win, say Lori Hinnant and Sarah El Deeb

Israel has imposed a series of sweeping restrictions on Palestinian movement and deployed hundreds of additional troops to the West Bank in response to a Tel Aviv attack that killed four Israelis.

The mayor of Paris has announced plans to create a centre to take in migrants with nowhere to go.

The terror group grew out of an al Qaeda offshoot, and could mutate further in response to material victories by the US-led coalition, warn Colin P Clarke and Chad C Serena

A 16-year-old was so lacking in empathy for the victims of serious assaults, by him, had found the offences “funny” when he recounted to his probation officer the litany of injuries he had caused.