John Slattery, otherwise known as John Flynn, is accused of committing three offences in the US related to wildlife trafficking, and was remanded in custody to Cloverhill Prison on foot of an extradition request from the United States.

A second report by Dr Gabriel Scally into the testing controversy has found further outsourcing of slides, which neither the HSE nor the national cancer screening programme was aware of.

A report examining the scale of outsourcing of smear tests by laboratories contracted to do the work by the HSE will be brought to the Cabinet today.

A solicitor representing CervicalCheck victims has questioned if halting the smear test audit a year ago was an attempt to “put a lid” on the number of women affected by the scandal.

A mother of two who is terminally ill with cancer and who sued in relation to the alleged misinterpretation of her CervicalCheck smear slide today settled her case for €2.5m.

The husband of a woman who is terminally ill with cancer and who has sued over the alleged misinterpretation of her CervicalCheck smear test has told the High Court his family feel let down.

The husband of a terminally ill woman who has sued over the alleged misinterpretation of her CervicalCheck smear test has told how their lives have been turned upside down since her cancer diagnosis.

A woman now terminally ill with cervical cancer, who claims she had a 95% chance of being successfully treated if a smear test taken almost nine years ago was read and reported correctly, has told the High Court she feels "lost in the system" and "of no significance".

A woman who is terminally ill with cancer and who has sued over the alleged misinterpretation of her smear slide yesterday told the High Court she never thought for one second she had cervical cancer because she had no signs or symptoms.

Kya deLongchamps wonders if the immersion switch has finally met its match.

With no sign of embracing the pop trappings of modern country, the Texas three-piece return to Ireland with their outsider status still intact, writes Ed Power.

BP Fallon is holding the first ever exhibition of pictures he’s taken of some of the music legends he’s hung out with, writes Ellie O’Byrne.

Members of the Scally Review team will return to the US shortly to try and establish how many smear samples were outsourced to laboratories with whom CervicalCheck had no contract.

Drew Brees used one hand to hold his helmet and the other to wipe away tears.

A book of condolence has been opened in memory of a Dublin man killed in the US last Friday.

An Irishman has died after being struck by a lorry in the US.

For chief executive Matt Moynahan, choosing Cork as the newest location of global cybersecurity firm Forcepoint was strictly a business decision.

The HSE has been unable to clarify which of the laboratories it contracts to process cervical smears produced inaccurate test results in relation to 206 women.

This week I’m sharing a simple stretch routine to loosen out the limbs. Recipe wise it’s an oriental chicken stir fry plus some delicious baked peaches that make the perfect healthy dessert.

Skibbereen native Ciara Lucy is leading an all-female software team to ensure the West Cork town will be “the most GDPR-ready town in Ireland” when the EU’s new data protection law comes into force in May.

Latest: The suspect in the deadly bombings that terrorised Austin, Texas, blew himself up as authorities closed in on him, but police have warned that more bombs could be out there.

A suspected serial bomber has struck again in Austin, Texas, after the city was hit by its fourth explosion this month.

Masters champion Sergio Garcia held the most unusual press conference of his career today as his wife Angela prepared to give birth to the couple's first child.

The Taoiseach is to raise concerns around a possible “spiral of tit for tats” in trade between the EU and the US when he meets president Donald Trump this week.

Just seven abortions have been carried out in Ireland because of a risk of suicide since the law changed in 2013, the Irish Examiner can reveal.

Taoiseach Leo Varadkar has said the US is no longer a world leader in LGBT rights.

Taoiseach Leo Varadkar has met The Terminator in Texas.

The Taoiseach, Leo Varadkar, is to join actor, Arnold Schwarzenegger, singer, Nile Rodgers, and Bernie Sanders as a speaker at the South by Southwest (SXSW) festival in Texas.

An Irish-founded social networking app for women is targeting global growth, writes Trish Dromey

Cork start-up firms have been urged to enter a programme that could see them receive intensive training from a Boston-based accelerator that has helped raise almost €1.7bn and and assisted more than 1,200 start-ups in the past seven years.

Dovetailing as rounds of the Valvoline Irish Forest Rally Championship and the Northern Ireland Rally Championship, tomorrow’s Bushwhacker Rally, in Omagh, has a cracking field.

Four of nine men charged over the beating death of a 22-year-old American tourist outside a bar on a Greek island have appeared in court for initial testimony.

Eight men, including one Briton, will appear in court on the Greek island of Zakynthos in connection with the death of an American tourist outside a bar last week.

Des O’Driscoll highlights what is not to be missed this week on the box. 

Dublin fintech firm Cambrist is changing how foreign exchange is managed, writes Trish Dromey

With the golf Dustin Johnson is playing right now, he is clearly the golfer to beat at this week’s Masters. 

A freight train has crashed into a coach in Biloxi, Mississippi, pushing the bus 300 feet down the tracks and leaving at least four people dead, authorities said.

Global jobs finder website Indeed has announced 500 new jobs for Dublin, as the Government played down fears over future investment into Ireland from the US.

The days of Formula One taking millions from deep-pocketed nations with little history in car racing to stage Grand Prix events may be over. New owner Liberty Media Corp wants to end a “deal-of-the-day” mentality to focus on key markets, including the US and Europe.

Almost a year on and Anthony Cunningham admits he is in a good place.

A technology support company is to create 134 jobs at a new base in Limerick.