Latvian voters are casting ballots for a new Parliament in an election overshadowed by the Ukraine crisis and worries over how to deal with resurgent neighbour Russia.

A massive third section of the roof at a Latvian supermarket where at least 54 people were killed has fallen as emergency workers searched rubble nearby for more victims.

Martin O’Neill is confident the Republic of Ireland have the firepower to win games if they continue to be hard to beat.

Poland 0 Republic of Ireland 0

Poland 0 Republic of Ireland 0

New Republic of Ireland boss Martin has admitted the hard work has only just begun as he attempts to mould his team into a force.

The Ireland squad flew out of Dublin to painfully familiar territory yesterday for their first test on the road under new management.

Robbie Keane has urged Aiden McGeady to relax to become a match-winner for new Republic of Ireland manager Martin O’Neill.

Martin O'Neill was a happy man after seeing Aiden McGeady turn up for his Republic of Ireland welcome party.

Martin O’Neill enjoyed a dream start to his reign as Republic of Ireland manager as Robbie Keane sparked a demolition of Latvia.

A 27-man squad Republic of Ireland has been named for the upcoming friendlies against Latvia and Poland.

Martin O’Neill has said he could not turn down the opportunity to manage the Republic of Ireland.

The Republic of Ireland will play Latvia in a friendly next month as they effectively begin their preparations for the Euro 2016 qualifying campaign.

The Republic of Ireland will play Latvia in a friendly next month as they effectively begin their preparations for the Euro 2016 qualifying campaign.

More than half of Irish people have shopped online in the past year — just below the European average.

Celtic will face Swedish side Elfsborg or Daugava Daugavpils of Latvia in the third qualifying round of the Champions League should they progress in the competition.

The European Union’s executive arm has given tiny Latvia the go-ahead to become the 18th country to join the troubled euro currency union next year.

Hundreds of Latvians commemorated Second World War veterans who fought in Waffen SS divisions in an annual event that stokes ethnic animosity between Latvians and minority Russians.

About 400 young women are being trafficked into Ireland to take part in sham marriages while the Government has so far failed to close a loophole that allows the criminals organising them to go free.

Latvia has opened a referendum on whether Russian should become its second national language, a poll that is likely to fail and widen the rift in an already divided society.

Between Shades of Gray

Latvia’s largest bank is desperately trying to head off a run among customers unsettled by rumours of its imminent ruin.

Thousands of Latvians living in Ireland have the chance to exercise their democratic right today and vote for a referendum on their country's future.

GARDAÍ are investigating 400 marriages by Latvian citizens in Ireland to non-EU spouses, believing many of them to be a sham.

The funerals of three of the eight people killed in Sunday night’s horrific crash on the road between Clonmany and Buncrana took place yesterday in Co Donegal.

DURING the week a headline in an international business newspaper declared that the Irish were taking the austerity in the same way as they suffer a hangover – lying on a sofa moaning.

New figures from the Department of Social Welfare show a dramatic fall in the number of immigrants registering to work and/or applying for welfare services.

LATVIAN officials are struggling to come to grips with an enigmatic group that stole millions of classified tax documents from government computers in a purported effort to expose waste and graft in Europe’s weakest economy.

Switzerland secured qualification for the 2010 World Cup in South Africa by claiming the point they needed in a draw against Israel in Basle tonight.

LATVIA’S visit to Greece next weekend could yet transform the Republic of Ireland into top seeds for the World Cup play-offs in November.

Maritime chiefs admitted that they always knew where the “missing” freighter Arctic Sea was, but agreed to keep silent in a bid to bring a dangerous hijacking drama to a bloodless end.

A 29-year-old man died in a single-vehicle road crash in Co Louth in the early hours of this morning.

THERE were a few banana skins lying around the English Market in Cork yesterday as the Green Party leader mingled with shoppers.

Laws should be enforced to allow registrars who suspect marriages of convenience to inform authorities, it was claimed today.

FIGURES released by the Department of Justice suggest many Latvians living in Ireland are involved in marriages of convenience, particularly with Pakistani and Bangladeshi asylum seekers.

St Patrick's Athletic 2 JFK Olimps 0 (St Pat's won 3-0 on aggregate)

Bohemians 2 FK Riga 1 (2-2 on aggregate. Riga win on away goal rule)

Drogheda manager Paul Doolin is convinced summer football has improved the Republic of Ireland’s fortunes on the European stage.

Unions fighting the threat of cheap labour from migrant workers from new EU member states lost a landmark legal battle over equal pay today.

IRISH people work the equivalent of six weeks a year longer then their French counterparts, according to a survey of the 27 EU member states.

Cliftonville came from behind to claim a 1-1 draw with FC Dinaburg in their first-round, first-leg Intertoto Cup clash at Windsor Park.

GARDAÍ in Dublin and other parts of the country are increasingly concerned at the escalating use of extreme violence by a small number of eastern European gangs.

The incoming Government is being asked to agree new procedures to prevent the exploitation of seafarers in Irish waters.

THE number of foreign nationals living in Ireland officially counts for 10% of the population.