The principle of a school where three Saudi-born children are to be deported has blasted the decision to remove them from the country as “immoral”.

Jeremy Corbyn has said governments can act to make terrorist attacks like London Bridge less likely

A mosque in Tralee has been targeted in a graffiti attack with the words “Islamic State out” as gardaí in Cork confirmed they are treating the appearance of a Nazi slogan over a social welfare office as a potential incitement of hatred incident.

Takeaway staff were threatened at knifepoint and one worker was beaten with a brush handle during a terrifying armed raid in Cork over the weekend.

A Pakistani man, who wants to marry his French girlfriend and who has a wedding date set for early next month, has been granted an injunction against the Minister for Justice restraining his deportation to Pakistan.

Away from the dangerous Brexit soap opera, the EU has been reshuffling its pack of cards.

Pakistan has arrested a radical cleric and terror suspect implicated in the 2008 Mumbai attacks, officials said, days ahead of prime minister Imran Khan's trip to Washington.

A passenger train has rammed into a freight train in southern Pakistan, killing at least 10 people and injuring 64 others.

Some say pleasure deferred is pleasure enhanced but that is very much not the case when it comes to Royal Ascot.

Donald Trump has called Sadiq Khan "a disaster" in response to violence in London, where three men were killed in separate attacks in less than 24 hours.

A woman who suffered a fatal asthma attack on the day Storm Ophelia hit went to her local pharmacy for an inhaler but it was closed.

Claudio Ranieri has been sacked as Fulham manager after just over three months at Craven Cottage.

Update: Pakistan's Imran Khan offers olive branch to India PM.

A man who was killed while trying to hijack a commercial flight in Bangladesh was a 24-year-old passenger from a village near the capital who had been previously arrested in a kidnapping case, officials said.

A man caught smuggling €1.2m worth of heroin into Dublin airport has been jailed for seven years.

The sounds of the Indian stringed sarod and strains of the uilleann pipes and harp can be heard together in Co Cork next Sunday in an innovative international collaboration.

I see that Wembley is up for sale, writes Michael Moynihan.

Confirmation that the Football Association is considering an offer to buy Wembley Stadium from American billionaire Shahid Khan has prompted an outpouring of opinion, ranging from anger to approval.

The Football Association has announced it has received an offer to buy Wembley.

After proving a class apart from his rivals in making a winning debut for new connections in the featured Grade Three Surehaul Mercedes-Benz Novice Hurdle in very testing conditions at Powerstown Park, Chris’s Dream earned his ticket to next month’s Cheltenham Festival for a tilt at the Albert Bartlett.

The special counsel probing Russian interference in the 2016 US election has charged an attorney with lying to federal investigators about his interactions with a former Trump campaign official.

Amir Khan reacted to taunts about his personal life by throwing water over future opponent Phil Lo Greco as the pair clashed at the press conference ahead of their April 21 bout.

The release of black cab rapist John Worboys from a prison in England has been put on hold after victims won the first step in a legal challenge.

Amir Khan has revealed his unexpected decision to sign for Matchroom and Eddie Hearn was motivated by his desire to again fight out of Britain.

Latest: A man is being questioned by police after a disturbance at an RAF base during which shots were fired by US service personnel.

IN a saner world it might be possible to say that this was the week that some Brexit chickens came home to roost but we do not know if we are dealing with chickens, cockatoos, parakeets or even a rejuvenated púca resplendent in Halloween battledress. 

A scorned lover has been jailed in England for at least 22 years for a ferocious knife attack on her own sister in a bid to win back the affections of her brother-in-law.

A lifetime achievement award, a tour with his diverse ensemble, and a new TV series have ensured Dónal Lunny is as busy as ever, writes Ellie O’Byrne.

A young academic is challenging the effectiveness of US competition law in controlling the rise of a new generation of corporations, writes Kyran Fitzgerald.

London Mayor Sadiq Khan has accused Uber of behaving in an "aggressive" manner.

London mayor Sadiq Khan has called for commissioners to take over the running of Kensington and Chelsea Council after its leader and deputy leader tendered their resignations in the wake of the Grenfell Tower disaster.

An acid attack on an aspiring model and her cousin is now being treated as a hate crime.

The death toll from twin blasts in Parachinar has climbed to 67, bringing the overall death toll from three separate attacks in Pakistan to 85.

A rally in England by the far-right Britain First group has passed without any major disorder after a high-profile policing operation.

Downing Street has since confirmed that 11 blocks of flats in eight local authority areas in England have been found to have flammable facades.

Latest: A criminal investigation has been launched in the wake of the fatal fire.

His comments - effectively putting the visit on hold - were said to have been made in a telephone call in "recent weeks".

Donald Trump has told Theresa May he does not want to go ahead with his controversial state visit to the UK if it is going to lead to large-scale demonstrations, according to a report.

A mum who suffered from a personality disorder and stabbed her toddler son to death was sentenced to five years in prison at the Central Criminal Court this morning.

The owners of a Russian bank have filed a lawsuit against the online publication BuzzFeed for publishing an uncorroborated dossier that alleged they were part of a Russian scheme to influence the 2016 US presidential election.

A mother who was suffering from a personality disorder described her two-year-old son as a "fake child" on the day she killed him by stabbing a pair of scissors into his neck, a court heard today

“Nothing truly valuable can be achieved except by the unselfish co-operation of many individuals” — Albert Einstein

Chelsea’s bid for a new £500million (€577m) state-of-the-art stadium has been given the green light after their plans were approved by London Mayor Sadiq Khan yesterday.

Swedish academic Hans Rosling, who died recently, was a skilled communicator who managed to bring subjects to life and shine light on complex issues, writes Kyran Fitzgerald