Fine Gael see dip in latest poll
Fine Gael and Fianna Fáil have both lost support in the latest political opinion poll.
The Red C poll for the Sunday Business Post shows Fine Gael losing three points to stand on 25 per cent, while Fianna Fáil are down 2 to 18 - level with Sinn Fein who are unchanged.
One man dead in Waterford plane crash
It has been confirmed that one man in his 60s is dead following a plane crash near Dungarvan, Waterford.
The single-seater BD5 jet aircraft came down at about 6.10 this evening.
Over €1.5m in drugs seized in Dublin and Meath
Gardaí have seized over €1.5m worth of drugs in Dublin and Meath.
This morning gardaí uncovered cannabis worth €750,000 in a warehouse in Ashbourne.
Turkish fighter jets launch further attack on Islamic State targets
Turkish fighter jets have entered Syrian airspace and launched a fresh attack on Islamic State targets - less than 24 hours after their first airborne attack on the militants.
More than 250 suspected terrorists were rounded up across the country earlier in the day.
Obama calls for equal rights for homosexuals in Africa
The US President has called on African nations to treat gays and lesbians equally under the law.
On his first presidential visit to Kenya, his father's birthplace, Barack Obama was asked about gay rights during a joint news conference with his Kenyan counterpart, Uhuru Kenyatta.