With temperatures expected to reach up to 28 degrees in parts weekend, RTÉ weather presenter Gerry Murphy says it's important for locals to take great care around water and protecting themselves in the sun.

The organisation is working to raise awareness of the importance of having cats neutured and controlling the population.

72 calls to the fire service were bonfire related, with one firefighter attacked in Lisburn.

The suspect appeared at Monaghan District Court last month.

Proceeds from the event will go towards the Monaghan SOSAD branch.

Published to mark the 50th anniversary, the book remembers the night of January 4, 1976, when Eugene's three brothers, were gunned down

It is extremely dangerous to leave a pet in an enclosed space like a car during temperatures like these

Ms Majella Nugent from Keady in Co.Armagh will take up the role when the new school opens.