Ireland's first ball in Test cricket did not go according to plan.

A mosque in Limerick received verses from the Quran wrapped in slices of bacon in the post.

A mosque in Limerick received verses from the Quran wrapped in slices of bacon in the post.

The Imam of a Limerick mosque has said he would, as a last resort, be prepared to physically tackle any terrorist using his religion to murder innocent people, if an attack were imminent.

A leading Imam said worshippers, including children, could have been seriously injured in a rock attack on his mosque in Galway, in which one of its windows were smashed.

The London Bridge attacker believed to have spent time in Ireland was not known to Muslim leaders here.

The State’s equality watchdog has said a landmark EU court ruling regarding Islamic headscarves did not mean blanket bans by employers on wearing religious signs were lawful.

Civil rights advocates said the headscarf ban ruling by the European Court of Justice did not appear to “place weight on the importance of freedom of religion”.

On an overcast Kilkenny afternoon about this time last year a seemingly bog standard two-year old maiden race was run at Gowran Park. Of the sixteen starters, most were unexposed types and although they represented many of our high profile training operations it didn’t quite feel like one of those golden maidens that hid unrevealed secrets for a sparkling future. Looks can sometimes deceive.

The Government should “regulate mosques” and gardaí should have the power to conduct random, unannounced checks on them, according to a Muslim cleric.

Four Church leaders in Cork have united to condemn an attack on a Muslic cleric in the city last week.

The Church of Ireland Bishop of Cork condemned a city centre attack on a Muslim leader who has helped foster inter-faith links.

Muslims have travelled from all over the world to stand shoulder-to-shoulder in a Kentucky arena for a final tribute to Muhammad Ali.

Yeah that is definitely not this Muslim leader's handle.

The New York Times has issued what has to be one of their most bizarre corrections after mixing up a US Muslim leader’s Snapchat handle.

In this centenary year, Joyce Fegan asks eight diverse people about Irishness and their identity

Muslim leaders in Ireland have united to condemn the Brussels attacks but have urged people to view all terror atrocities, including recently in Turkey, as equally appalling.

Gardaí are understood to be monitoring the reaction of radicals here to the bombing attacks in Brussels.

Two Muslim leaders have expressed serious concerns over what they claim are “extremist” Middle Eastern Islamic scholars speaking at a two-day student conference, starting today.

One of two brothers accused of murdering a Costco marketing manager bought chloroform on the internet a fortnight before she died, a jury has heard.

Radical gained notoriety for incendiary speeches at mosque

The Imam at the country's largest Mosque is calling on Irish Muslims to report any jihadist elements that may be operating here.

A video posted online purports to show the leader of the Islamic State extremist group that has overrun much of Syria and Iraq delivering a sermon at a mosque in Iraq.

Three Irish sisters are due to be released from prison in Egypt today.

A neurosurgeon has spoken of his grief after his family was killed in a suspected arson attack as police continue to question five people over the fatal house fire.

A Dublin neurosurgeon has spoken of his grief after his family was killed in a suspected arson attack as police continue to question five people over the fatal house fire.

Meanwhile, Irish diplomats have yet to locate the four Irish siblings who were detained after security forces stormed a mosque in Cairo at the weekend.

The Irish-Egyptian siblings being held in a Cairo prison will be taken to a prosecutors’ office in Cairo at 2pm today, with a representative from the Irish Embassy in Egypt.

Four Irish siblings caught up in the violence in Cairo are being held by Egyptian authorities, their family said.

The family of four Irish siblings caught up in the violence in Cairo believe at least one of them is now in jail.

Four Irish citizens are among those who have been cleared from a besieged mosque in Cairo.

Gunfire has been heard at a Mosque in Egypt where four Irish citizens are trapped.

Four Irish citizens are among hundreds of people trapped in an Egyptian mosque fearful they will be attacked if they leave.

The High Court has heard an Algerian man wanted on a terrorism charge in the United States went on hunger strike in Cork Prison while awaiting trial there.

A recently laid-off shop worker has shot dead a former colleague outside New York's iconic Empire State Building before being killed by police.

At least four people were shot outside New York’s Empire State Building this morning and the gunman is dead, city officials have said.

Market blasts and other bombings across Iraq killed at least 33 people and wounded nearly 100 today, spurring security officials to clamp down on traffic as Shiite Muslims brace for more tragedy during pilgrimages this week.

The third body recovered from the sunken trawler the Tit Bonhomme has been identified today as that of Egyptian crewman Wael Mohammed.

A leading child abuse lawyer in the UK has warned physical and sexual abuse in special Muslim faith schools is going unreported and unpunished.

A CONTROVERSIAL and highly influential Muslim religious leader, banned from Britain and US, is holding a five-day conference in Ireland with top Muslim clerics from here and abroad.

The imam leading the effort to build an Islamic centre and mosque near the site of the September 11 attacks said he was exploring all options for a solution.

A day of mourning for nearly 3,000 victims of the September 11 attacks began with moments of silence and tears near Ground Zero in New York.