French far-right National Front party leader Marine Le Pen will stand trial over comments she made in 2010, comparing Muslim street prayers to an occupation of French territory.

Israeli police armed with stun grenades and tear gas clashed with rock-throwing Palestinian youths who had barricaded themselves inside Jerusalem’s al-Aqsa mosque for a third day, police and witnesses said.

A decision on planning permission for a mosque in Tralee, Co Kerry, has been stalled pending confirmation over whether a call to prayer public address system is to be installed in the 23m high minaret attached to the structure.

Prayers are being said for Karen Buckley tonight in Cork, following her removal from Mallow this evening.