South Africa must respond to the many challenges faced by what should be Africa’s most powerful and successful country

As a dog trainer and long-serving volunteer at rescue shelters, I find the recently launched Government’s awareness campaign reminding dog owners of their responsibilities to be a misguided opportunity to resolve the crisis of abandoned dogs.

The Rafah border crossing — which the UN says is the entry point for all of Gaza’s fuel — was seized by the Israeli Defence Forces

Macroom singer Bambie Thug has brought Ireland back to Eurovision with a bang, racking up the country's highest placing in almost a quarter of a century

Israel has portrayed the southern Gaza city of Rafah as Hamas’s last stronghold, saying it must invade in order to succeed in its goals of dismantling the group

Bambie Thug stunned the audience on Saturday night with an emotive performance of their witchy song Doomsday Blue

The centre of Macroom, Co Cork was transformed with a giant screen to allow locals and visitors to watch Saturday’s final together

The Cork performer stunned the audience with an emotive performance of their witchy song Doomsday Blue, accompanied by dancer and choreographer Matt Williams

She faced loud jeers and boos from the audience, and people shouting. There was also strong support for her, as claps and cheers were also heard

'I have raised multiple complaints to the EBU (European Broadcasting Union) regarding instances I have experienced this week'

The demonstrators, who are calling for a boycott of the competition due to Israel’s Eden Golan being in the contest, were on both sides of entrants queuing on Saturday to go into the Malmo Arena

In his Instagram stories, the singer — who came second in Liverpool last year with his song Cha Cha Cha — was due to read out who will receive Finland’s jury votes live during the final.

The United Nations and other agencies have warned for weeks that an Israeli assault on Rafah would cripple humanitarian operations and cause a disastrous surge in civilian casualties.

The Eurovision Song Contest has been plunged into further controversy following a participant calling for peace during their performance and a Norwegian jury spokesperson resigning.

Human rights advocates were among those to address the crowd at today's march

The Palestinian health ministry said at least 37 Palestinians, 24 of them from central Gaza areas, were killed in overnight airstrikes across the enclave, including in Rafah

TCDSU president László Molnárfi plans to run workshops for other students about organising direct action — before completing his own studies with a masters degree

An artistic group in Ireland has created an alternative Eurovision event amid calls to boycott Israel’s participation in the contest while raising money for Palestinian organisations.

Israel has ordered new evacuations in the southern Gaza city of Rafah as it prepares to expand its operation, saying it is also moving into an area in northern Gaza where Hamas has regrouped.

Two Irish women tell Hannah McCarthy about life in Lebanon amid the escalating threats of conflict in the beautiful Mediterranean country 

Tonight’s event marks the end of a turbulent week in Malmö, with further demonstrations in protest at Israel’s participation set to take place ahead of the final

Tom Cooper feels fortunate not to have lost any family members in the four 1974 bombings — but he seeks justice for a close friend who lost her life in the deadly terrorist attack

One reader responds to Brian Gavin's column about Tipperary and Waterford's recent Munster Championship match, while others consider issues from energy security to tonight's Darkness Into Light

The US was among nine countries to oppose the measure

With the Government's move to recognising Palestine, the country must conceive a future without Hamas in order to be a viable state in the future

The embassy said protests were 'extreme and obstructive' and an 'attack' against everything Israeli

Organisers said only about 10 people were inside the camp, but a crowd outside the camp began gathering and chanting pro-Palestinian slogans

About 110,000 people have fled Rafah in southern Gaza and food and fuel supplies in the area are critically low, a UN official has said.

The United States vetoed a widely backed council resolution on April 18 that would have paved the way for full United Nations membership for Palestine

Israel has submitted to mediators its reservations about a Hamas proposal for a hostage release deal, the official said

The tent is fast becoming a national symbol, with two iterations in our capital city, and only one of them worth celebrating.

Irish duo Jedward confirmed they intentionally left the arena during the Israeli act.

The threat of losing a key flow of arms has raised questions about Israel’s ability to continue the war

Samir fled from the Palestinian city of Hebron 24 days ago, where both his parents were killed in the Israel-Gaza war, and moved to the Grand Canal with three of his friends on Friday

Dr Jilan Wahba Abdalmajid talked about a mass grave that was found in a hospital in Gaza with hundreds of bodies

The scenes of police arresting students at Columbia University and UCLA are reminiscent of police and National Guard actions against Vietnam war protests

The Taoiseach said that recognising Palestine would be the right thing to do

A shipment of humanitarian aid has left a port in Cyprus and is on its way to the US-built pier in Gaza, the first delivery to the newly built ramp, Cyprus’s foreign minister said on Thursday.

The UN says northern Gaza is already in a state of 'full-blown famine'

TCD pledged to divest from Israeli firms, and said: 'We are in solidarity with the students in our horror at what is happening in Gaza' 

The pausing of the aid shipment is the most striking manifestation of the growing daylight between Benjamin Netanyahu’s government and the administration of Joe Biden

More than one million civilians are sheltering in Rafah after evacuating other parts of Gaza amid Israel’s war in the region.

Hamas said it was battling Israeli troops on the outskirts of the Gaza Strip's crowded southern city of Rafah on Wednesday after a US official said Washington had halted a shipment of powerful bombs that Israel could use in a full-scale assault.

The Israeli military said that it has reopened the Kerem Shalom crossing into Gaza – a key terminal for the entry of humanitarian aid that was closed nearly three days earlier after a Hamas rocket attack.