Clinton officially launches presidential bid
Hillary Clinton's bid for the US Presidency officially kicks off today.
The former US Secretary of State announced in April that she was seeking the democratic nomination for the 2016 election.
She is holding a rally in Roosevelt Island in New York this afternoon, to set out further details of her manifesto.
Thousands march for marriage equality in Belfast
Up to 20,000 people have taken to the streets of Belfast to call for Marriage Equality.
Northern Ireland is now the only area on the British Isles were same sex marriage is not legal.
Campaigners are calling for the same rights as their colleagues in the Republic and mainland Great Britain.
Sniper shoots dead gunman after rampage in Dallas
A sniper has shot dead a gunman in his armoured van after a tense stand-off following a bomb and gun attack on police headquarters.
The deadlock reached its climax when the man was shot through the windscreen of the vehicle following tense negotiations with specialist officers.
Dallas police tweeted the gunman was confirmed dead after a bomb robot with a camera was deployed to inspect the van.
Woman protesting sale of Beit paintings to chain herself to railings of National Gallery
A female protester, trying to stop the sale of a number of paintings from the Beit Collection, will chain herself to the railings of the National Gallery today.
The 'Old Master' paintings worth millions of euro are currently on display in Wicklow's Russborough House, but they are due to be auctioned at Christie’s in London to raise funds for the upkeep of the stately home.
Catherine Murphy says any discussions relating to starting a new political party are 'confidential'
Independent TD Catherine Murphy is refusing to be drawn on whether she is going to start a new political party.
It was reported this week that Deputy Murphy and fellow Independent TDs Stephen Donnelly and Roisin Shorthall, will be forming a new centre-left party.
