There have been furious scenes in the Dáil amid an ongoing row over a climate bill and the Government's use of so-called 'money messages'.

There were highly-charged scenes in the Central Criminal Court today as a murder victim's family screamed and shouted at his killer as he was sentenced for stabbing another man.

Two teenage girls from Bangladesh and Guinea were arrested on charges of immigration violations after the FBI claimed that they planned to become suicide bombers and posed a threat to US security, according to a report.

A sand quarry in Co Galway was closed down today after the High Court ruled a litany of safety errors had put workers in serious danger.