The British Labour party's shadow Northern Ireland secretary Owen Smith has been "asked to stand down" after calling for a second Brexit referendum.

It was a case of “I’ll be back” when Taoiseach Leo Varadkar met the Terminator in Texas.

Ireland’s €1.2bn infant formula industry has been accused of exploiting fears among vulnerable populations to gain market share and adding unnecessary extra ingredients purely to charge a premium price.

David Davis will travel to Paris on Monday for Brexit talks days after French President Emmanuel Macron suggested Britain would need to up its divorce payment offer to unlock trade negotiations.

An award of €562,500 was made from Cork County Council to the family of a jogger who was killed while running on the side of the road.

The ESB and the woman who owns the oldest inhabited castle in Ireland settled their differences outside the High Court yesterday.

A High Court judge warned the owner of the oldest inhabited castle in Ireland she was using something akin to “mental reservation”, identified by the commission into the Dublin Archdioceses, in her evidence against the ESB.

Eight-month-old twins have to sleep in Moses baskets in a rat-infested home shared with their Traveller parents and seven young siblings, the High Court was told yesterday.

Eight-month-old twins have to sleep in Moses baskets in a rat-infested home shared with their Traveller parents and seven young siblings, the High Court was told yesterday.

A police lieutenant in the US has been moved to administrative duty after being heard on video during a traffic stop in Georgia saying "we only shoot black people".

A judge has made orders allowing doctors administer life-saving treatment to a young woman in an advanced state of malnutrition due to anorexia.

For as long as most of us can remember, multinational companies, particularly those coming from the US, have been a very important part of the Irish economy.

St Mary’s College 16 Cork Constitution 20: Cork Constitution survived a late onslaught from St Mary’s College to claim a narrow win in Division 1A of the Ulster Bank League at Templeville Road on Saturday.

BRITISH TV channels have been quick off the mark in revealing some of their big shows for the autumn season. Here’s a selection:

It was a mixed bag for the Irish on the official opening day of action.

Irish Olympic eventing team rider Pádraig McCarthy said Monday’s cross-country phase will pose a major test for riders.

A suspect in the gun attack on police in the heart of Dallas told officers he was upset over recent police shootings of black men and wanted to kill white people, particularly police, according to officials.

Galwegians 19 Cork Constitution 38: Cork Constitution’s sheer hunger for silverware was obvious when captain James Ryan spoke in the aftermath of their 38-19 Ulster Bank Bateman Cup final win over Galwegians at Crowley Park.

Boris Johnson has come under fire over his attack on the “part-Kenyan” president Barack Obama.

Paul Heaton hates nostalgia, but is aware why fans want to hear music from his days with the

Irish oil and gas exploration firm Petroceltic was yesterday granted an injunction preventing an extraordinary general meeting that had been called by its largest shareholder, Worldview, from going ahead.

There are hopes that this is a watershed moment in Australia’s politics but Malcolm Turnbull, the fifth prime minister in just eight years, will need to tread cautiously, writes Gareth Evans

Australia will get its fifth prime minister in eight years after the ruling Liberal Party voted out Tony Abbott in favour of long-time rival Malcolm Turnbull, following months of infighting and crumbling voter support.

THOUGH they have a long way to go before they reach the dizzying heights – or depths – of Italian post-war political instability, Australians can be forgiven if they have become a little confused by the musical chairs in their prime minister’s office. 

Australian Prime Minister Tony Abbott could face a second challenge to his position this year after a senior minister called for a vote on his party leadership.

Cobh Ramblers 2 Shelbourne 2:

A heartwarming image of a young kangaroo and his teddy bear went viral after he stole the hearts of thousands online.

A man who sued McDonald’s for compensation for his fractured arm — suffered on a night when he consumed six pints of cider and was involved in a separate incident in which he got a bloody nose — lost his case yesterday.

In a solemn procession, residents of the Ukrainian village where a Malaysian airliner was shot down with 298 people aboard a year ago marched to the crash site. Half a world away, Australia’s prime minister remembered the “savagery” of the attack as he unveiled a plaque in Canberra set in soil from the field where the wreckage fell.

Willie Nelson, at 82, has written an autobiography and Billy O’Callaghan finds it full of music, humour, thoughtfulness and insight culled from lessons learned the painful way — and surprisingly confessional.

Opposition party MPs in Australia hope to harness momentum from the Irish marriage equality referendum after proposing a law that would recognise same-sex marriages.

Opposition MPs in Australia hope to harness momentum from Irelans's same sex marriage referendum after proposing a law that would recognise gay marriages.

Australia plans to pass a law within weeks to give the government power to strip citizenship from dual nationals who are suspected terrorists, even if they are not convicted of a crime, the prime minister said.

Australia plans to pass a law within weeks to give the government the power to strip citizenship from dual nationals who are suspected terrorists even if they are not convicted of a crime, Prime Minister Tony Abbott said today.

A tornado has swept through a Mexican border city, killing at least 13 people, authorities said.

UCC 0 Dundalk 5: EA Sports Cup champions Dundalk strolled into the semi-finals of this season’s competition as they dismantled the Munster Senior League’s UCC with the minimum of fuss at The Mardyke last night.

Australian prime minister Tony Abbott’s chief business adviser has accused the UN of using debunked climate change science to lead a new world order, provocative claims made to coincide with a visit from the top UN climate negotiator.

Europeans grappling with mass migration from Libya were seeking information about Australia’s controversial success in stopping asylum seeker boats reaching its shores, the Australian prime minister said yesterday.

Indonesia brushed aside last-minute appeals and executed eight people convicted of drug smuggling, although a Philippine woman was granted a stay of execution.

Australia will adopt a “no jab, no pay” policy to block parents who refuse to vaccinate their children from some government benefits.