European leaders will gather in Brussels later to consider whether to delay Brexit.
British Prime Minister Theresa May has asked for an extension until June 30th to get a deal done.
The EU has indicated it would agree to the extension, but only if she can win parliament's backing for the withdrawal deal next week.
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New Zealand is reforming its gun laws following a terror attack that killed 50 people.
The man arrested following the atrocity had bought his weapons legally.
The new laws are expected to be in place by early April.
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A man arrested on suspicion of manslaughter, by detectives investigating the deaths of three teenagers in Co Tyrone on Sunday, has been released on police bail.
The 52-year-old will return for questioning at a further date.
Police say the major investigation into the deaths of Connor Currie, Lauren Bullock and Morgan Barnard at the Greenvale Hotel in Cookstown on St Patrick's Day is continuing.
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Last year was one of the worst on record for forest fires with 90 reported on Coillte property alone.
The national state forestry organisation is holding a training day today, in conjunction with the National Fire Service, to highlight the dangers of forest fires.
The training day also aims to highlight how people can avoid causing them.
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Ireland will have the highest university fees in the EU after Brexit.
That is according to the Union of Students in Ireland, who are holding a protest today at Dublin's Trinity College.
Third-level students and staff will call on the Government to respond to, what they say is, a growing crisis in higher education funding.
