Gardaí have expressed their relief after a tractor driven by a 12-year-old was intercepted safely in Co Meath in the early hours of yesterday.
Local groups wanting to set up wind and solar projects in their communities will have better opportunities to compete with large operators under a new agreement approved by the Government.
Joe Biden was mocked this weekend after launching an Irish-inspired campaign slogan - "no malarkey" - that did little to dispel fears the front-runner in the race for the Democrat presidential nomination is behind the times.
Government departments and agencies spent more than €780,000 on costs associated with attending the National Ploughing Championships this year.
Thousands of people took to Hong Kong's streets in a new wave of pro-democracy protests, but police fired tear gas after some demonstrators hurled bricks and smoke bombs, breaking a rare pause in violence that has persisted during the six-month-long movement.
Boris Johnson engaged in a war of words with political opponents yesterday over who is responsible for the early release of convicted extremist Usman Khan.
An Australian lecturer held hostage by the Taliban said some of his guards were "lovely people" as he revealed US special forces had made six unsuccessful rescue bids.
