Air ambulance facing day closures over staffing issuesThe State's only air ambulance, which is used to take people to hospital in emergencies, will be shut down for 16 days between now and February due to mounting staffing and training problems.
Paris bans use of wild animals in circusesWhile France mulls whether to join a majority of EU nations in banning wild animals in circuses, the city of Paris pressed ahead today with its own plan to outlaw the practice amid fresh concerns over cruelty.
Russia and Ukraine to meet in attempt to end conflictRussian President Vladimir Putin will meet his Ukranian counterpart Volodymyr Zelensky in Paris on 9 December for their first face-to-face encounter, seeking to end the half-decade conflict in Ukraine.
Trump adviser Roger Stone found guilty on seven countsA jury convicted US President Donald Trump's longtime adviser Roger Stone today, finding the long-time Republican operative and self-proclaimed "dirty trickster" guilty on seven criminal counts of lying to Congress, obstruction and witness tampering.
Trump launches attack on impeachment hearing witnessPresident Donald Trump launched an extraordinary Twitter attack on a former US ambassador to Ukraine today as she testified to an impeachment hearing in Congress, a move she called "very intimidating".
It is a 'very difficult time' for Bailey - VaradkarTaoiseach Leo Varadkar has said he appreciates that this is a "very difficult time" for Fine Gael TD Maria Bailey, and that it is "never a nice thing to be deselected" as an election candidate.
Venice hit by another high tide, flooding cityVenice has been inundated by exceptionally high water levels, just days after the lagoon city suffered the worst flood in more than 50 years.
Smith raises possibility of fresh Assembly electionsThe Northern Ireland Secretary has raised the possibility of calling Assembly elections if no power-sharing administration has been formed by January of next year.
KBC CEO offers 'sincere apology' for tracker commentsThe chief executive of KBC Group has offered a "sincere apology" for his comments in relation to the Central Bank inquiry into the tracker mortgage controversy.
'When you leave, you don't just shut the door on them'Ashimedua Okonkwo, known also as Meddy, has been sending money back home since she moved to Ireland almost 20 years ago, and says she is proud to be able to do so.
Minister presented with Youth Assembly recommendationsThe Minister for Communications, Climate Action and the Environment has been presented with the 10 recommendations of the country's first Youth Assembly on climate change, which took place in the Dáil today.
