Five Southern US states have signed so-called heartbeat bills prohibiting abortion when a fetal heartbeat is detected.

The brothers hinted at their reunion in February, during an episode of James Corden’s Carpool Karaoke.

So that’s Friday nearly wrapped up. Here’s some of the stories we published on irishexaminer.com today which we hope will help you make sense of it all this evening.

Game of Thrones has proved such a letdown in its concluding season it was difficult to imagine in what way the final episode could any further tarnish a reputation already reduced to ashes and rubble.

Game of Thrones has proved such a letdown in its concluding season it was difficult to imagine in what way the final episode could any further tarnish a reputation already reduced to ashes and rubble.

"This hurts my heart. You ruined it for me"

It was bound it happen.

He also tried (and failed) to trick his audience with a taster sized pint of the black stuff.

Here's your evening update.

UFC fighter Conor McGregor and tech boy-wonders the Collison brothers are some of the Irish lauded by Forbes in its prestigious “30 Under 30 Europe” list of young people to watch.

An Irish hair stylist has certainly made the cut having created superstar Taylor Swift’s post-breakup hairdo.

Left feeling worse than the fear.

Game of Thrones season 6 came to an explosive end last night with the final episode. And we're being pretty literal when we use the word 'explosive!'

A Hologram for the King 3/5

Delta Goodrem’s floral-lace embellished gown won a national poll to determine the best-dressed star at the Logie Awards in Melbourne. 

The summer movie season is almost upon us, with blockbusters galore, and some of them don't even have superheroes in them. Not many we'll admit... here's looking at you Independence Day!

So many plots, so many characters? Colette Keane offers a recap on the major strands in Game of Thrones and speculates on some of the double acts who could be crucial to season six

X-Men Apocalypse is coming, and the first trailer is absolutely epic.

The returning Game of Thrones exuded cinematic sweep and a wide-screen grandeur so it was fitting Sky had chosen to hold a preview of the forthcoming fifth season — attended by cast members Liam Cunningham and Michael McElhatton — at Dublin’s Irish Film Institute.

'Game of Thrones' cast members will be paid $300,000 an episode.

Karen Millen have been teasing us for weeks with the mystery red-headed beauty of their AW14 campaign and, just when we thought we were about to burst, they finally revealed the new face of the brand – and it’s none other than Sophie Turner.

The Queen has resisted the urge to interfere in a bloody power battle on her trip to the North.

The 'Game of Thrones' writers prank the cast by killing them off in fake scripts.

See? Some things to do with that show *do* have happy endings!