Nearly half of Ireland's teens say that peer violence at school affects their studies.

That's just one of the findings contained in a new UNICEF report, which analysed survey responses from over 3 thousand Irish teenagers.

It found that fights and bullying disrupts education for 44 percent of 13 to 15 year-olds while over 1 in four of the same age group were bullied in the past couple of months.

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Donald Trump's responded after an anonymous article was written in The New York Times - apparently by one of his senior aides.

It details how officials are working to block Donald Trump's agenda, describes him as amoral - and claims there are whispers of an attempt to remove him from office.

In a tweet, the US president's called the person 'gutless' - and says they should be 'turned in' to the authorities for reasons of National Security.

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Negotiations between Fine Gael and Fianna Fáil on the budget and the Confidence and Supply Agreement should take place at the same time.

That is the view of the Environment Minister, Denis Naughten.

Both sides are at odds over the future of the Confidence and Supply Agreement, the deal which sees Fianna Fáil propping up the Fine Gael Government.

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Up to 1,000 men and women may be held against their will in care homes around the country.

The figures are part of a new campaign to highlight how older people, including some in nursing homes, could return to their own home with some extra help.

The statistics have been compiled by Sage Advocacy, which is a support service for vulnerable adults.

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The summer of 2018 was one of the hottest, driest and sunniest on record.

New data from Met Éireann shows that some parts of the country recorded their highest temperatures in decades.

Heatwaves were recorded in many parts during June and July with northern counties cooler.