Poll shows boost for independents, with Labour and Sinn Fein slipping

Support for independent candidates has surged in the latest opinion poll.

The Red C poll for the Sunday Business Post shows support for independents rising by five points to 23 per cent, while there’s a drop in support for Labour and Sinn Féín.

Organisers say 2015 Pride Parade is largest ever

Thousands have gathered in Dublin city for the first Pride Parade since the same-sex marriage referendum - and organisers are calling it the biggest ever.

The event is the centrepiece of the ten-day Pride festival in the city.

Dijsselbloem: Greece's bailout package will expire on Tuesday

The Greek government has walked out of talks in Brussels - raising the likelihood that the country will have to leave the Euro.

It's been confirmed that Greece has asked for a one-month extension to its existing bailout deal, which is due to expire on Tuesday.

Athlone couple feared dead following Tunisia attack

Three Irish people are now believed to have died in the terrorist attack on a beach in Tunisia.

The Minister for Foreign Affairs has confirmed that his department understands an Irish man and woman were among the victims of the shooting in Sousse. They are believed to be a couple from the Athlone area.

A teenager has died following collision in Co Dublin last night

Gardaí are appealing for witnesses, after the death a 16-year-old boy who was knocked down in Dublin last night.

The teenager was hit by the vehicle near the junction of Tolka Valley Road and St Helena's Road in Finglas at around 11.30pm last night.