The 10-year-old girl who died from injuries she sustained in a crash in Cavan, which also claimed the life of her mother, has been named locally as Irena Mereacre.

A ban on under-18s using e-scooters will be discussed by Cabinet today.

The US and Saudi Arabia launched strikes on Iran-backed groups in Iraq on Wednesday, saying they were responsible for drone attacks on Saudi oil facilities, prompting Iran to warn that blaming it for such attacks was a "major miscalculation".

A 7.1-magnitude earthquake killed at least 13 people near the southern Japanese city of Kumamoto, and rescuers are frantically searching for survivors trapped beneath rubble, the prime minister said.

A girl who was left in a critical condition following a road crash involving a car and a flatbed van in Co Cavan last Friday night has died in hospital.

In the UK, a woman whose unborn baby's body was found in a paper bag on the floor of funeral director Robert Bush's business sobbed as she told him: "I trusted you with the most precious person in my life."

Two High Court judges have criticised solicitors withdrawing their services, as they were forced to adjourn trials and sentencing matters involving child complainants and serious sexual offending.

A teenager who was raped by her sister's then-partner has told the Central Criminal Court how her life has been impacted by the offence but she is working towards healing.

Deepfakes and other AI-generated content must be labelled from Sunday, as the European Union's sweeping artificial intelligence transparency rules kick in.

Coverage of all today's developments in France and Spain as firefighters battle to contain the worst wildfires in living memory.

"Many people" were trapped inside a shopping centre damaged in a major earthquake in southwestern Japan, emergency services said.

A centre for children with intellectual disabilities was found to be "dirty and poorly maintained" during a HIQA inspection last November.

Enough wind energy to power 667,000 homes, or roughly every household in Dublin, Westmeath and Wicklow combined, was lost in the first half of 2026 as the grid struggled to keep pace with Ireland's renewable energy growth, Wind Energy Ireland has said.

The Irish language has come to Disneyland Paris after "Fáilte" and "Slán go fóil" were added to its famous 'It's a Small World' attraction for the first time.

A new property report suggests that national property prices will increase by an average of 5% over the next 12 months, up marginally on the 4% forecast six months ago.

Firefighters in France and Spain have rushed to contain the worst wildfires in living memory, seizing crucial hours before the arrival of another wave of searing temperatures.

Fisheries ministers from across the EU are gathering in Cork today for a two-day informal meeting.

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky is expected at the White House for talks with Donald Trump, to try again to win the US president's support against Russia.

US singer D4vd will stand trial on charges of murder and the dismemberment of a teenage girl, a judge ordered.

Europe is set to fall 5 million jobs short of its 2030 Digital Decade target of having 20 million information and communications technology (ICT) specialists in employment in the EU by 2030, according to EU research agency Eurofound.

Dublin Bus has launched a driver recruitment campaign targeted at women looking for flexible or part-time work.

The European Union's response to ⁠wildfires needs more funding, greater focus on forest management and enhanced education about fire risk as the climate changes, the head of the bloc's crisis response said, as France and Spain battle deadly blazes.

The US Senate advanced sweeping Russian energy sanctions legislation as Ukrainian President ⁠Volodymyr Zelensky visited the Capitol, seeing the vote as a tribute to the bill's author, the late Senator Lindsey Graham, on the day of his funeral.

A 7.1-magnitude earthquake hit Japan's southern Kumamoto Prefecture, killing at least two people after an ⁠explosion tore through a shopping mall and another in a building collapse, while knocking out power to thousands of homes and rupturing roads across the region.

A 10-year-old girl who was left in a critical condition following a road crash involving a car and a flatbed van in Co Cavan last Friday night has died in hospital.

FIFA is planning to sell a significant minority stake in a new commercial entity with a valuation of about €17.5 billion ($20 billion).

A 28-year-old woman with a rare neurological degenerative disease has been granted permission by the High Court to challenge what she says is an unreasonable delay by the HSE in granting her access to a crucial new drug.

A judge has been told that a hospital doctor, while closing a laceration above a four-year-old child's left eye, accidentally glued her eyelids together.

A popular Catholic pilgrimage site in Bosnia has been vandalised and a nearby altar set ablaze, authorities said.

Coverage of all today's developments in France and Spain as firefighters battle to contain the worst wildfires in living memory.

A 7.1-magnitude earthquake hit Japan's southern Kumamoto prefecture today, knocking out power to thousands of homes, rupturing roads and leaving some trapped and ⁠others presumed dead inside a partially collapsed shopping centre.

A law student charged in connection with the discovery of a bomb in a car in Monaghan last week can take up bail.

The 10-point thrashing at the hands of Roscommon was the turning point in Mayo's season and set them on course for a stunning All-Ireland SFC victory, says Martin Carney.

Scientists have uncovered new genetic risk factors for the long-term chronic pain condition fibromyalgia, in the largest study of its kind.

A withdrawal of services by solicitors in dispute over payments made under the new legal aid system is continuing, despite positive engagement between the Law Society and Minister for Justice Jim O'Callaghan.

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu will meet US President Donald Trump at the White House for the first time since the start of the Iran war, over which they have publicly disagreed.

Lorenzo Alessi and Julia Majchrzak have been crowned the 2026 Love Island winners.

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky is expected at the White House for talks with Donald Trump, to try again to win the US president's support against Russia.

The European Commission has approved the extension of a tax credit for the video game sector which was announced in Budget 2026.

Concern is growing in Irish universities over a high rate of refusal of study visas to students in Gaza who are due to take up college scholarships in Ireland this September.

Two of the country's leading fishing organisations have said the sector is in crisis and won't survive without urgent support from the Government and the EU.

The US and Saudi Arabia launched strikes on Iran-backed groups in Iraq, saying they were responsible for drone attacks on Saudi oil facilities, prompting Iran to warn that blaming it for such attacks was a "major miscalculation".

Greenhouse gas emissions from Ireland's buildings fell again last year, but the Climate Change Advisory Council has warned that progress remains far too slow to meet the legally binding climate targets that apply over the rest of the decade.

Six Nigerian nationals have been deported as part of a joint operation involving the European Border and Coast Guard Agency, Frontex.

A man in his 20s has been arrested in connection with an investigation into the disappearance of a man in his 60s in Dublin.

An Irish debut novelist is among the 13 writers longlisted for the 2026 Booker Prize, one of the world's leading literary awards for fiction.

Gardaí, insurance companies and the consumer watchdog have warned the public about the risks of buying car insurance through social media.

Bordeaux is a city on edge. For days, residents and visitors have nervously followed reports of a massive wildfire advancing erratically towards the city.

A 31-year-old man Dublin has been sentenced to life in prison for the murder of a man he stabbed to death in what was described by the judge as a senseless act of anger and aggression.

"Many people" were trapped inside a shopping centre damaged in a major earthquake in southwestern Japan, emergency services said.

There are acute shortages of GPs in commuter belt and rural areas, according to the Irish College of General Practitioners, with Monaghan meeting just half the national target of GPs per population.

Savannah Guthrie has issued another plea to the abductors of her mother Nancy, urging them to "do the right thing".

The Irish language has come to Disneyland Paris after "Fáilte" and "Slán go fóil" were added to its famous 'It's a Small World' attraction for the first time.

Ecologist and author Pádraic Fogarty said Ireland's laws around starting fires are stuck where they were "30 years ago".

Firefighters in France and Spain have rushed to contain the worst wildfires in living memory, seizing crucial hours before the arrival of another wave of searing temperatures.

Fisheries ministers from across the EU are gathering in Cork today for a two-day informal meeting.

Johnson & Johnson said it would pay $5.5 billion to resolve tens of ⁠thousands of lawsuits alleging its baby powder and other talc products cause ovarian cancer, in a landmark settlement aimed at closing a chapter of contentious litigation that has dogged the company for years.

US singer D4vd will stand trial on charges of murder and the dismemberment of a teenage girl, a judge ordered.

The Taoiseach Micheál Martin will later use a meeting with German Chancellor Friedrich Merz to express Ireland's solidarity with the victims of the weekend attack on the Berlin Pride festival.

Concern is growing in Irish universities over a high rate of refusal of study visas to students in Gaza who are due to take up college scholarships in Ireland this September.