A full forensic examination is underway after a man was found dead outside a house in Cork city yesterday.
It is believed the man may have sustained serious injuries prior to his death.
A full postmortem examination is due to be carried out today.
He has yet to be formally identified.
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A man has died after a car crash in County Longford.
Gardaí said the man in his 30s was seriously injured when his car left the road and struck a ditch near the village of Moyne at around 2am.
It is understood he was travelling towards Arva in County Cavan from the direction of Drumlish.
He was treated at the scene and taken to Cavan General Hospital where he was pronounced dead.
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Five people have been stabbed at a rabbi's home in New York while celebrating the Jewish festival of Hanukkah.
The knifeman then fled the scene following the attack just before 10pm on Saturday night at a residence in Monsey, about 30 miles north of New York City.
Ramapo Police Chief Brad Weidel later confirmed a suspect had been arrested and a vehicle of interest located.
The incident took place during a gathering at the house of a Hasidic rabbi, according to the Orthodox Jewish Public Affairs Council (OJPAC) for the Hudson Valley region.
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Sydney's fire chief has refused to rule out cancelling the city's New Year's Eve fireworks display, despite Australia's prime minister insisting they will go ahead.
Hundreds of thousands of people have signed a petition calling for the display to be cancelled – with the money used to fight the devastating bushfires burning around the country.
Prime Minister Scott Morrison said the fireworks would go ahead “in the midst of the challenges that we face” in order to “express to the world just how optimistic and positive we are as a country.”
However, New South Wales fire commissioner Shane Fitzsimmons said he would cancel the display it he thought it was too risky.
The country’s capital Canberra has cancelled its fireworks display over bushfire fears.
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The FAI will resume its Annual General Meeting later today.
In July, the AGM was adjourned because the association was not in a position to present its accounts to delegates.
The association is in the midst of a financial crisis with current net liabilities of over €55million.
Earlier this month, the FAI requested a financial rescue package of €18million from the Government.
The accounts will be presented to delegates this afternoon.
