Tilara Costa Holmes is a six-year-old in search of a ‘miracle’. But to give her a shot at the miraculous, considerable funds must be raised.

The Kevin Bell Repatriation Trust has confirmed it has stepped in to assist the family of champion Irish rower Ailish Sheehan in returning her body home to Co Limerick.

A police investigation has recommended indicting the wife of Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu over misuse of state funds and inflated household spending, according to media reports.

The Government should urgently press Brussels to tap multi-billion euro funds if the UK were to vote in June to leave the EU, the country’s leading expert on the risks facing Ireland has said.

It’s show time again. The party machines have revved up. The soundbites have been polished off. The candidates are out on the road pressing the flesh, occasionally taking time out to gaze up admiringly at their images on their posters.

The UN Security Council has unanimously adopted a resolution aimed at disrupting revenue that the Islamic State extremist group gets from oil and antiquities sales, ransom payments and other criminal activities.

A maximum of just €20m of the €250m set aside by the State in order to restructure the credit union movement will be used by the time the Credit Union Restructuring Board (ReBo) is wound down, with the remaining funds set to be pumped back into the Government’s reserves.

The European Union lashed out at member countries for failing to come up with funds to help cope with the refugee emergency.

Greece failed yesterday to secure a quick cash payment from the eurozone rescue fund to help stave off potential bankruptcy next month, raising pressure on Athens to deliver a convincing reform programme within days.

Ireland could be in for a windfall, if multinationals here are found to be paying less than their fair share of corporation tax, but the country could also face losing its attraction for such global giants.

Let the bells ring out — and not before time. Cork’s landmark Shandon clock, which has been at a standstill for months, is set to tick again within weeks.

The Taoiseach will be asked today to intervene and source emergency funding for the repair of Cork’s iconic Shandon clock.

The alleged victim of an attack in a nightclub has posted a selfie of her injuries in a bid to raise funds for charity.