President Trump has been acquitted at his Senate impeachment trial, after being charged by the House of Representatives over his dealings with Ukraine.
The final outcome was almost a certainty in the Republican-controlled Senate, where it would have taken a two-thirds majority to remove him from office.
Mitt Romney of Utah was the only Republican senator who voted to convict the US president - backing one of the two articles of impeachment.
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Tipperary voters will be going to the polls on Saturday with the rest of the country.
Last night, Local Government Minister Eoghan Murphy signed an electoral order allowing it to proceed as planned.
The sudden death of Independent candidate Marese Skehan had initially led to the possibility of it being postponed.
However, the department on Wednesday night said a 30-day rule regarding the holding of an election means a fresh vote would have been impossible.
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Today is the second last day of the general election campaign, with some parties making their final pitches to voters.
It's the last full day of campaigning before the broadcast moratorium takes effect tomorrow afternoon.
Labour and the Green Party will hold 'end of campaign' press conferences later, while Micheál Martin will be campaigning in Cork as he tries to shore up Fianna Fáil's support in Munster.
Leo Varadkar campaigns in Carlow where Fine Gael is in a fight to keep its two seats in the Carlow-Kilkenny constituency, while Mary Lou McDonald will continue to push Sinn Féin's message following the party's recent surge in opinion polls.
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Hollywood legend Kirk Douglas has died aged 103.
The star was well-known for a range of roles, including the 1960 classic Spartacus.
He was married twice, and his four children include the actor Michael Douglas.
In a statement, Michael and his brothers confirmed their father's death with "tremendous sadness".
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Three people have been killed and 179 injured when a plane skidded off an airport runway as it tried to land in Istanbul.
Photos from the scene show serious damage to the aircraft which was broken into three pieces.
The majority of passengers on board were Turkish.
