Irish students were “packed like sardines” on a balcony which collapsed in California, Dublin has moved up two places in the rankings of the most expensive locations for foreign workers, Donald Trump said he is a candidate for the Republican nomination in the 2016 US presidential election, and Chris Evans has been revealed as the new host of Top Gear. These are some of the latest and most read news stories on irishexaminer.com this morning.

A new report from the ESRI says the majority of jobseekers would be better off financially in employment, A review of the post office network has found it can survive if it diversifies, Jeb Bush officially launched his campaign for the White House this morning and Ed Sheeran gave a fan a huge surprise. These are some of the latest and most read news stories on irishexaminer.com this morning.