The amount collected by the State in tax revenues for the first eight months of the year, at €32.4 billion, was 5.1% (€1.56 billion) higher than for the same period in 2017 and was €100m (0.3%) below target.
Members of Aretha Franklin's family have said they felt the eulogy for the late Queen of Soul delivered by a pastor at her funeral last week was "offensive and distasteful."
Environmental charity Friends of The Earth Ireland have added their voice to calls for action over the amount of rubbish left behind in campsites at Electric Picnic, saying that the problem is a reflection of "our throw-away culture".
Dublin man John Gilligan arrested last month while allegedly attempting to flee Northern Ireland with a suitcase of cash to begin a new life in Spain, was remanded back into custody for another week today.
An inspection report on the foster care service provided by the child and family agency Tusla in Donegal has found there was good practice in the area of allocating social workers, but non-compliance in a number of areas.
Monica Lewinsky cut short an Israeli interview and walked off stage after what she described as an "off limits" question about former US President Bill Clinton.
The new Garda Commissioner has said An Garda Síochána is a well-resourced police service and he intends to find out where the money is being spent, if it is being spent correctly and if resources are being used in the best way possible.
Fianna Fáil leader Micheál Martin has rebuffed a request from Taoiseach Leo Varadkar to open talks seeking to extend the Confidence and Supply Agreement between the parties to summer 2020, with an election to be held then.
Housing developments in Northern Ireland could be threatened by under-capacity in the sewerage network because of public expenditure cuts, Northern Ireland Water has warned.
Former NFL quarterback Colin Kaepernick, who protested against social and racial inequality in the United States by kneeling during pre-game anthems, is the face of a new advertising campaign by Nike.
The strongest typhoon to hit Japan in 25 years has made landfall, the country's weather agency said, bringing violent winds and heavy rainfall that prompted evacuation warnings.
Today is the deadline for constituents seeking a Westminster by-election in North Antrim to request a postal petition from the Northern Ireland electoral office.
The founder of the militant Haqqani network, one of the most powerful and feared groups in the Afghan insurgency, has died after a long illness, the Afghan Taliban said in a statement.
Yemen's warring parties are to meet in Geneva for a new round of peace talks, with little hope of a breakthrough in an "ugly war" between the Saudi-backed government and rebels linked to Iran.
US President Donald Trump has warned Syrian President Bashar al-Assad and his allies, Iran and Russia, not to "recklessly attack" Syria's rebel-held Idlib province, warning that hundreds of thousands of people could be killed.
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