The death toll following yesterday's earthquake in Nepal has passed 2,500 people as Nepal's hospitals struggle to cope with the hundreds of patients.

17 people have also been killed following a number of aftershocks which triggered more avalanches on Mount Everest this morning.

100 Irish citizens are understood to have been caught up in the incident.

The trial of Ibrahim Halawa has been postponed in Egypt until the 6th of June.

The 19-year-old's case was due to be heard in Cairo today. However it has now been further delayed.

Ibrahim has been in custody for one year and eight months after being arrested at a mosque in Cairo in August 2013.

Two weeks on from her murder Karen Buckley has made her final journey home.

The remains of the 24-year-old arrived in Cork from Glasgow by a special Aer Lingus flight this afternoon.

In a gesture of support, the airline is understood to have paid for the bulk of the repatriation costs for the family.

A founding member of the Irish Women's Liberation Movement, says the same-sex Marriage Referendum is the most important campaign in 40 years.

Mary Maher, who was a journalist with The Irish Times, says the fight for marriage equality is the most important social movement in Ireland since the women's movement.

Former Journalist Mary Maher, says that the marriage referendum is a great opportunity for people to vote for equality in Ireland:

The Tánaiste says she wants to see all of the documentation relating to the sale of Siteserv.

Today's Sunday Times reports there was a sharp increase in trading of Siteserve shares shortly before the first bids for the firm were received by IBRC.

Fianna Fail's leader Micheál Martin, has already called on the Finance Minister to publish Siteserv's share register for the month preceding its sale.