Man dies after trawler sinks off south-east coast
A man has died after a trawler sank off the south-east coast.
At around 10:30pm on Saturday, the Coast Guard and lifeboat was alerted after the boat got into difficulty and sank south of Hook Head.
One man, aged in 60s, was recovered by the Rescue 117 helicopter, which was dispatched to help the operation.
He was flown to Waterford Airport and then transferred by ambulance to University Hospital Waterford for treatment.
Iraqi Parliament calls for removal of foreign troops
Iraq's Foreign Ministry has summoned the US ambassador to the country due to "repeated US air strikes".
It follows the killing of Major General Qassem Soleimani, head of Iran's elite Quds force and mastermind of its regional security strategy, in an airstrike in Baghdad on Friday.
His killing, and that of Iraqi militant leaders including paramilitary chief Abu Mahdi al Muhandi and eight others, has increased global tensions, with Iran vowing harsh retaliation while US President Donald Trump said he ordered the strike to prevent conflict.
During a funeral procession on Saturday for the men in Baghdad, mourners - mostly men in black military fatigues - carried Iraqi flags and the flags of Iran-backed militias who are fiercely loyal to Soleimani.
Clare Mayor criticises plans for RIC commemoration
The Mayor of Clare has criticised plans for a commemoration service for the Royal Irish Constabulary (RIC).
Cathal Crowe says the planned event later this month is "a step too far".
The Fianna Fáil mayor says he will boycott the national commemoration service, after being invited by the Justice Minister Charlie Flanagan.
It is set to take place at Dublin Castle on January 17th.
WWF says Australian animal bushfire deaths could reach one billion
Up to one billion animals will have died in Australia's devastating bushfires and those who make it through the flames could die in the coming weeks.
As the blazes rage across the country, Stuart Blanch of conservation organisation WWF Australia said mammals, birds, reptiles, bats, frogs and insects are all victims - and those who survive the infernos may still be doomed.
"Animals that make it through the fires will continue to die in the next weeks and months because of dehydration, starvation, disease and being easier prey for feral cats and foxes," he said.
"Nearly all of Australian wildlife is well-adapted to cope with normal bushfires - but this is not normal, this a climate emergency-driven bushfire catastrophe and a lot of our wildlife simply cannot get away from the fires - they're too fast, they're too big, they're too hot.
Gardaí have seized 10 guns as part of an operation into serious organised criminal activity.
It is part of ongoing investigations by the Garda National Drugs and Organised Crime Bureau.
A search was carried out in a rural area of north county Dublin on Friday evening.
A total of 10 guns and a quantity of ammunition were uncovered.
