At least 50 people were shot dead when a gunman wielding an assault-type rifle and a handgun opened fire inside a gay nightclub in Orlando, Florida, on Sunday.

20,000 American visitors are in Dublin this weekend for a major football game.

A 7.3% increase in the number of tourists was recorded in the first three months of this year compared to the same period last year.

Irish tourism has enjoyed a bumper year with record numbers of visitors from most countries with the exception of Britain.

THEY came from Mars, not in peace, but in pieces.