The sale of a 123ac farm at Lisnagaul near Bansha in Tipperary will mark the end of an era in farming for the O'Brien family.
A former college American Football player tackled an armed student at a US high school.
US president Donald Trump may not have officially confirmed his expected visit to Ireland in June, but preparations continue apace in one corner of the west where he will be welcomed with open arms.
Tourists who misbehave in Venice will be hit with decrees banning them from the city in the latest effort to maintain decorum among the millions who annually descend on the World Heritage attraction.
Donald Trump has unveiled a new immigration plan which favours younger, "totally brilliant", highly skilled workers who speak English.
British Prime Minister Theresa May is facing growing clamour from within her own party to quit immediately as prime minister, after the collapse of Brexit talks with Labour sounded the death knell for her EU withdrawal plans.
France's Constitutional Council cleared the way yesterday for former president Nicolas Sarkozy to be tried over alleged illegal financing of his failed re-election campaign in 2012.
