The Presidential candidates will take part in the last TV debate of the campaign tonight. Fine Gael's Heather Humphreys and Independent Catherine Connolly will square off in one of their last major pitches to voters.
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A young woman who was sexually assaulted by her uncle when she was a child says the abuse changed her life to one of ‘sadness, fear and pain.’ The woman delivered a Victim Impact Statement at a sitting of the Central Criminal Court in Cork yesterday.
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The US Vice President JD Vance will be welcomed by the Israeli prime minister later - as the White House keeps up pressure over the Gaza ceasefire. Benjamin Netanyahu met American envoys yesterday - after violence erupted over the weekend in the territory, which threatened to derail the truce after just one week.
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More than 1 in 3 parents are now in a school parents WhatsApp group....But 40% regret joining and don't like being in them. 1 in 10 parents say the groups are a complete waste of time, while a quarter think there is always an "annoying head girl or boy" parent who dominates the chats and bosses other parents around.
