Lebanon war leaves equivalent of a classroom of children hurt or dead every day, says UN

Live updates as war in Middle East continues

Founder member of De Dannan died peacefully at her home in Co Galway aged 72

Persistent rain in the west will move eastwards through the morning and afternoon on St Patrick’s Day, becoming patchier

Trump threatens further Kharg Island strikes ‘just for fun’ and urges other countries to send warships to Strait of Hormuz

White House visit could prove tricky for the Taoiseach, while 40 Ministers and representatives will travel to more than 50 countries

People living in rented accommodation were more likely to be at risk of poverty at 24.2 per cent

The national St Patrick’s Day Parade will return on Tuesday, March 17, following its established route from Parnell Square

Gardaí alerted to discovery in early hours of Wednesday morning

Bon Secours, officially opened on Monday, is first new acute hospital to open in Ireland in two decades

Praise for ‘personal’ touches at funeral Mass but some see changing emphasis as sign of declining faith

DIY works, covering a wide breath of topics, historically provided space for marginalised voices and are surging in popularity again

Board of management closed the school this week following external fire-safety and building-compliance reviews

Israel threatens to assassinate any Iranian leader picked to succeed Ayatollah Ali Khamenei

Trump ‘not happy’ with UK and threatens to cut all trade with Spain; Strikes hit building in Tehran where clerics deciding on new supreme leader