The country is heading for a general election at the end of February following British prime minister Boris Johnson’s “stunning victory” which has handed him an 80-seat majority.

The partnership agreed between Fianna Fáil and the SDLP could either make or break both parties.

A young Irish nun killed in the earthquake in Ecuador was an inspirational example of womanhood, mourners at her funeral service have been told.

Dissident republicans who bombed a street in Derry early today were accused by the North's Deputy First Minister Martin McGuinness of attempting to drag the city back to its violent past.

Dissident republicans have been blamed for a car bomb attack in the North early today.