The Rugby World Cup, Gay Byrne, boomers, Rebekah Vardy, and the backstop were among the nation’s defining Google searches this year.

The death by suicide of a teenage girl has thrown gaps in mental health services for young people into sharp relief.

John Giles was excused Premier League punditry duty tonight to be granted the freedom of the city of Leeds.

At the start of the 10th and final episode of Confronting: OJ Simpson, a series which has been downloaded over five million times since launching in June, host Kim Goldman is in tears, talking to her father about how strong he was through the murder of her brother, his son,Ron Goldman.

While most non-proliferation and test-ban treaties remain, the 1987 intermediate range pact has collapsed and the 2015 Iran deal is on the brink, says Bennett Ramberg

Charlotte Tilbury jetted into Cork this week. Vickie Maye was granted an audience with the make up queen.

I did my Leaving Cert in June and have just started college this week, so my school experience is extremely fresh in my memory. I went to Davis College in Mallow and it was a fantastic experience. I was the loud obnoxious child at the back of the classroom from day one. I had to (and still do, by the way) have an opinion on everything.

A snapshot of Asia would show a region with stable societies and growing economies. But we may look back on this as the time the region fell apart, says Richard N. Haass.

Keeping Up With the Kardashians has released a sneak peek ahead of their latest episode which features the infamous Jordyn-Tristan cheating scandal.

In honour of Father’s Day, Chris Wasser brings us the most memorable cinematic dads of all time.

The startling family tree was uncovered by journalist Craig Williams after Kourtney revealed the reason she named her daughter, Penelope Scotland Disick was to honour her mother’s Scottish ancestry.

Trump has exposed rifts within America’s alliances when it comes to the North Korean nuclear issue. By contrast, Kim Jong-un is building ties with China and Russia, writes Kent Harrington.

Dressed in matching beige ensembles, the children belted out the 1990 hit, sang by Sineád O’Connor and written by Prince.

When Aaron Burke’s dog Gus was being treated for cancer at the local veterinary clinic, the nine-year-old missed him so much he would sit in the dog’s empty basket after school.

The husband of the late and much-loved award-winning author Emma Hannigan has revealed that a documentary is to be screened by RTÉ.

North Korean leader Kim Jong Un's most trusted policy adviser has been removed from one of his posts, according to a politician in South Korea.

Bizarre.

Not many people know, to be honest.

I HAVE read that a girl’s relationship with her father will predict her love life, and that with her mother will determine her relationship with herself.

Many US presidents didn’t see eye-to-eye with their top spies, but none has came close to the damage being wrought by the current incumbent, writes former public affairs director of the CIA, Kent Harrington.

The North Korean leader was seen touring Hanoi ahead of the US president’s arrival on Air Force One.

Not for the first time, the US government speaks with forked tongue. Mr Trump says North Korea no longer poses a nuclear threat. His secretary of state, Mike Pompeo, disagrees; he says it does.

By referring to Saudi Arabia as an innocent party, the US president has made clear that he is prioritising the nation’s economy, not its morality, says Zeke Miller.

Your lunchtime bulletin.

‘We are family’ has been filling dance floors since the 1970s and two of the four Sledge siblings continue to get their fans lost in music, writes Ed Power.

The 43-year-old former professional surfer magicked the Marquee into a bubble of positivity last night, creating a safe space for all to sway along to his sexy, soulful tunes, making us all better together.

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Donald Trump has a slightly odd way of going about world peace... He’s just spent the weekend turning all of America’s friends into enemies, writes Fergus Finlay

The world must have the technical solutions to guarantee the credibility of countries’ promises if denuclearisation is to succeed, write Piet de Klerk and Robert Floyd.

US President Donald Trump has cancelled the June 12 summit with North Korea's Kim Jong Un, citing "tremendous anger and open hostility" in a recent statement.

The North did not invite international inspectors to the ceremony, which limits its value as a serious concession.

US president Donald Trump says the time and place has been set for his historic meeting with North Korea's Kim Jong Un.

As optimism surges on Korea, US president Donald Trump should know that empty promises have long been a favourite tactic of the regime in the north, argues Eli Lake.

North Korean leader Kim Jong Un is putting the spotlight on women in his attempts to win over world opinion.

Khloe Kardashian has given birth to a baby girl.

After six years of seclusion, North Korean leader Kim Jong Un seems to want to get out and see the world.

North Korea's foreign minister has arrived in Sweden for talks with his Swedish counterpart.

Diplomacy, the only alternative to war, is about meeting your enemy, and that is not a sign of weakness. Donald Trump is right to meet Kim Jong Un, says Peter Van Buren

Trump administration officials have said there will be no more conditions imposed on North Korea before a meeting of the two nations' leaders.

The White House tried to swat away criticism that the US is getting nothing in exchange for agreeing to a historic face-to-face summit between president Donald Trump and North Korean leader Kim Jong Un.

The funeral of bestselling author Emma Hannigan has taken place in Dublin today.

In time for Internation Women’s Day, Aileen Lee looks at a gender balance initiative by the Institute of Designers in Ireland.

In an extraordinary show of unexpected unity, North and South Korea sat side by side yesterday under exploding fireworks that represented peace, not destruction, as the 2018 Winter Olympics opened on a Korean Peninsula riven by generations of anger,