Barack Obama will meet relatives of the five police officers killed in Dallas when a gunman opened fire on a protest march, the White House said.

A suburban police officer likely wouldn’t have shot dead a black motorist if he had been white, Minnesota’s governor has said, joining the national debate in the US over how law enforcement treats black people.

US police have made one arrest after bottles and rocks were thrown by a rogue group of protesters in Minnesota.

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The man shot dead by police in Minnesota has been named

A man from Bristol has been charged with attempted murder after being extradited from Ireland.

Over 1200 clients/pupils from special needs schools and services across Cork City and County, along with their carers/teachers attended a free two hour session at Funderland, Monahan Road on Thursday 7th April 2016.

A video purported to be by Somalia’s al Qaida-linked rebel group al-Shabab urged Muslims to attack shopping centres in the US, Canada, Britain and other Western countries.

‘Waterloo’ meticulously recalls the events of four days in June 200 years ago when 200,000 men were engaged in a struggle which laid the foundations of contemporary Europe, writes Allan Prosser.

Funeral ceremonies for the two Irish climbers who died last week following a fall on Mont Blanc took place at the weekend.

Members of the Defence Forces paid poignant tributes in Limerick and Lebanon yesterday to the little girl who soldiers called their “guardian angel”.

The bishops were quick out of the blocks last week to smite the proposed referendum on same-sex marriage.

A Cork-based friend of Alex Ferguson has revealed he will be making attempts to encourage him to visit the city.

Many came to pay their last respects — others to make sure Margaret Thatcher was finally dead and gone.

The UK will pay its final respects to Margaret Thatcher today as friends and foes continue to row over her legacy.

Rejection spells the end of partnership, writes Gerard Howlin

The chimes of Big Ben are to be officially silenced for the first time in nearly half a century to mark tomorrow’s funeral of Margaret Thatcher.

A full military rehearsal for Baroness Thatcher’s funeral has taken place in the early hours of this morning.

Sixteen people were in police custody after hundreds of demonstrators gathered at a London landmark to protest against Margaret Thatcher’s legacy and mark her death with a party.

Details of the arrangements for Margaret Thatcher’s funeral on Wednesday were released today by Downing Street.

Baroness Thatcher would have been “honoured and humbled” by the presence of the Queen at her funeral, her son said today.

The UK's Football Supporters’ Federation supports the decision not to have a universal minute’s silence for the late Baroness Thatcher during this weekend’s fixtures.

The funeral of former British Prime Minister Baroness Thatcher’s funeral will be held next Wednesday, it was announced today.

The potential loss of Jamie Clarke may still be causing shockwaves around Armagh, but David McKenna insists that within Crossmaglen, it’s barely even been mentioned.

Eleven people were arrested after a day of protest in London saw anti-capitalists from the Occupy movement pitch tents outside the Bank of England.

Two US Coast Guard members were shot dead at a communications station on an island off Alaska in what officials said appeared to be a double murder. They have yet to identify a suspect.

Anti-capitalist protesters were evicted from outside St Paul's Cathedral today, more than four months since their occupation began.

The Alzheimer Society of Ireland and its carers were yesterday poignantly thanked for the help they gave finance minister Michael Noonan’s wife Florence, who died from the disease last Thursday, 14 years after the illness had gripped her life at the age of 54.

As messages of condolence were descending on the Noonan family home in Limerick yesterday, the parish of St Paul in the suburb of Dooradoyle was rekindling memories of a cherished neighbour and gracious, elegant woman.

Anti-capitalist protestors camping outside St Paul’s Cathedral were today refused permission by the Court of Appeal to challenge orders evicting them.

Occupy London protesters have taken over an eight-storey office building in the city's financial district, despite warnings it is unsafe.

The City of London Corporation has this afternoon won its High Court bid to evict anti-capitalist protesters from outside St Paul's Cathedral.

CRH has reportedly expanded its North American operations by acquiring a private roofing specialist based in Minnesota.

Anti-capitalist protesters who have been camped outside St Paul’s Cathedral in London for a month were today warned to quit their tents or face High Court action.

The City of London Corporation has relaunched legal action against the anti-capitalist protesters camped outside St Paul’s Cathedral.

The Bishop of London today backed legal measures that could lead to anti-capitalist demonstrators being evicted from their camp outside St Paul’s.

Anti-capitalist protesters began discussing the possibility of leaving their camp outside St Paul’s tonight as religious leaders voiced their support for the group.

St Paul’s Cathedral in London could open its doors to the public tomorrow, a week after it closed because of anti-capitalist protesters.

Anti-capitalists protesters have warned they are in it for the long haul and are prepared to spend Christmas staked out at St Paul’s Cathedral in London.

Anti-capitalist protesters who forced London's St Paul’s Cathedral to close its doors set up a second camp tonight on a nearby square as the demonstration escalated.

Suzanne Harrington joins the worldwide hordes who aren’t just moaning about the economic crisis — they’re getting out and doing something about it