A low-cost airline just announced new Irish routes to San Francisco and Los Angeles

WOW Air has announced new Irish routes to San Francisco and Los Angeles, starting next summer.

The low-cost airline will fly to LA four times per week and San Francisco five times a week.

California is set to be more accessible than ever for Irish travellers - Aer Lingus also announced new flights to LA earlier in this year.

WATCH: 'Cloud tsunami' forms off Bondi Beach in Sydney

This image was posted on Facebook by Bondi Rescue Lifeguards | Image: Facebook/Bondi Rescue Lifeguards

Breathtaking images have been captured of a huge storm known as a shelf cloud which formed off Sydney's Bondi Beach.

Many tourists and residents posted pictures of the phenomenon, dubbed a "cloud tsunami", on social media.

The low-hanging cloud formation prompted warnings about large hailstones, heavy rainfall and strong winds.

Alan Kelly says landlords cannot 'gazump' new rental price freeze

The Environment Minister Alan Kelly says landlords cannot just 'gazump' new rental prices for tenants.

The Coalition plans to stop landlords from raising rents every year, and it is limiting increases to once every two years.

Fine Gael and Labour agreed the plan last night - but it still needs final approval from the Cabinet next week.

Man who beat and locked his wife in apartment avoids jail after she pleads with judge

A judge has decided to give a "first and last chance" to a man who beat his wife and locked her in their Dublin apartment with their baby boy.

Farhad Khorang of Aras Na Cluaine in Clondalkin, Dublin 22 admitted punching and biting her during a row in November 2014.

Terminally-ill 'Star Wars' superfan gets private screening of 'The Force Awakens'

A dying man’s wish to see the new Star Wars movie before passing away now has been granted by Walt Disney Studios, after the franchise stars Carrie Fisher, Mark Hamil, Daisy Ridley and John Boyega lent their star power to Daniel Fleetwood’s campaign.