Plans for Dublin and Cork show sweeping changes needed in transport, housing and energy sources

Move comes after exploratory meetings between Irish Congress of Trade Unions and Department of Public Expenditure failed to reach deal

Project has experienced considerable delays and budget overruns, Oireachtas transport committee hears

Report from Safe Ireland highlights growing prevalence of technology-facilitated and economic abuse

Moving car struck a parked car on Saturday morning in Tullyroe in Abbeyleix

‘Pride is not just visibility’ for LGBTQ+ community, ‘it’s solidarity and resistance,’ pre-parade gathering told

Thousands without power following lightning strikes in parts of country

Continent is particularly affected as it is fastest-warming one, says EU’s Copernicus climate monitor

Move part of broader effort to address historical underrepresentation of women in public spaces

Towns and cities all around Ireland will be celebrating the LGBTQ+ community as well as their friends and families

Status yellow high temperature warning is in force in Ireland until Friday morning

France, Spain, Italy and Luxembourg on alert, while Met Éireann warns Ireland set for ‘exceptionally hot’ Thursday

Met Éireann expects Thursday to be ‘exceptionally hot and humid’, with highs of up to 31 degrees and thunderstorm risk

Advisory notices issued for the Forty Foot, Dún Laoghaire Baths, Sandycove and Coliemore Harbour

Light showers possible on Sunday night along northern coasts but forecast is dry with clear spells