Pokemon Go is being accused of disrespecting Ireland's fallen members of the defence forces.

A French mayor has banned the virtual presence of Pokemon Go characters in his whole village for security reasons and ordered the game's creator to comply with the decree.

The Pokémon Go game has caused distress in Cambodia, where some smartphone-wielding players have been chasing its virtual characters at a genocide museum that was a torture centre in the 1970s.

A college student has been shot dead while playing Pokemon Go at a San Francisco tourist attraction.

With all the hype and controversy surround Pokemon GO, has anyone stopped to think how the Pokémon might feel, hunted day and night with no place to hide?

A man in the US has filed a lawsuit in a bid to keep Pokemon Go players away from his house.

A couple in Arizona have been charged with child neglect after abandoning their toddler to play Pokemon Go.

Pokémon Go players have reacted angrily to the first update for the hugely popular mobile app, with many now arguing it has been made much harder to catch the digital creatures as a result.

Pokemon Go players have reacted angrily to the first update for the hugely popular mobile app, with many arguing it has been made much harder to catch the digital creatures as a result.

Even though it isn’t officially out there yet, over 1m people are playing the game in Russia, writes Ilya Khrennikov

Israeli soldiers have been banned from playing Pokemon Go on military bases due to security concerns.

A father-of-four has lost two stone after walking the equivalent of five marathons as he became the first person in the UK to catch all of the Pokémon Go characters available in the country.

Six UK teenagers had a lucky escape after almost getting cut off by the sea while searching for Pokémon Go characters.

Authorities in Hiroshima have asked the game developer behind Pokémon Go to take action as players descend on the city's atomic bomb memorial park.

Are you SURE it's not him?

It is only a matter of time before we have the real thing, but until that glorious day comes this parody Pokémon Go narration by someone who sounds remarkably like David Attenborough will have to do us.

Marketers will have to catch ‘em quick if they want to capitalise on the Pokémon Go craze.

Global gaming phenomenon Pokémon Go has taken over this summer and is rapidly driving kids (and plenty of grown-ups) insane.

Office workers and children on school holidays streamed out onto Tokyo’s streets yesterday to play Pokémon Go after the hit mobile game was released in its home country.

The worldwide game craze Pokémon Go should help teach people about important historic sites instead of disrespecting them, says a historian and councillor.

A local councillor and historian has said that the Pokémon Go phenomenon is being disrespectful to important monuments in Cork that pay tribute to the dead.

Thankfully, nobody was hurt.

The craze continues…

Shares of Japan’s Nintendo has soared again, more than doubling the firm’s market capitalisation to 4.5 trillion yen (€38.5bn) in just seven sessions since the mobile game Pokémon Go was launched in the US.

IF YOU haven’t yet seen the footage, find it. Hundreds of people streaming towards Central Park, New York, abandoning their cars and friends, like the gates of heaven had opened for three minutes only. 

The Government should provide money in the next budget for apps such as Pokémon Go to tackle the country’s obesity problem, according to Fine Gael senator Catherine Noone.

Nintendo's value has more than doubled since it launched Pokémon Go two weeks ago.

A Frenchman was found trespassing on an Indonesian military base while playing the new augmented reality mobile game Pokémon Go.

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One man is rewarding Pokémon Go explorers in his area by leaving 3D printed models around his hometown.

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While it remains to be seen how long it will last, Pokémon Go is the craze of the summer and now it’s launched officially in Ireland.

Two teenagers playing Pokemon Go late at night in their car in Florida were shot at by a householder who mistook them for burglars, police say.

Four teenagers had to be rescued after getting lost in a mine complex for about six hours while hunting for creatures on the Pokemon Go phone app.

Fecking Zubats!

What happens when you mix Snapchat, Pokémon Go and alcohol?

David Attenborough is world-renowned for his wildlife shows, so one wonders what he would make of the Pokémon Go craze?

It seemed inevitable the rise and rise of Pokémon Go would have some downsides and unfortunately that appears to be the case. 

Shares in the Japanese company Nintendo have soared this morning off the back of Pokemon Go.

Gotta catch 'em all!

The Auschwitz-Birkenau State Museum has banned people from playing Pokemon Go on their smartphones during visits to the former German death camp because it is "disrespectful on many levels".