Latest: Newly elected Mayor of Limerick City and County, Stephen Keary has said he "will be Mayor of Limerick for all of the people of Limerick."

Gerry Adams’ claim was a startling contribution, writes Michael Clifford.

"Schools should not be for faith formation; they should be for education," said Solidarity's Ruth Coppinger.

A 22-year-old woman accused of adultery has been stoned to death in Afghanistan by a group of men identified as Taliban insurgents , an official said.

The deputy governor of Helmand province and five other people were killed when a suicide bomber blew himself up inside a mosque in southern Afghanistan today, officials said.