Lighthouse used to guide Titanic will switch to LED

People living near a lighthouse in County Down that once guided the Titanic are angry over plans for the traditional lamp to be replaced with an LED.

Authorities in Dublin in charge of the island's lighthouses claim the mercury bath it sits in is a health hazard.

Watch: Parade to mark 99th anniversary of 1916 Rising takes place in Dublin

A military parade to mark the 99th anniversary of the Easter Rising took place in Dublin this afternoon.

It was the centrepiece of a series of national events to mark the 99th anniversary of the Easter Rising.

Shop owner who sold €10.6m Lotto ticket describes 'great feeling'

The owner of the shop that sold last night's winning Lotto ticket says it's an 'amazing' feeling.

The €10.6m quick pick was bought in Souhan's Filling Station on Haggard Street in Trim, Co. Meath.

Former Irish Nationwide bosses to pay up to €20m to state

The former bosses of Irish Nationwide have been hit with a multi-million euro bill for their part in the banking crisis.

The four directors will hand over between €15m and €20m to settle an action taken against them after the building society's collapse at a cost of more than €5bn.

The majority of the repayment will be covered by their insurers AIG, however the former CEO Michael Fingleton was removed from the policy on the day the bank was nationalised and could be left exposed.

Mary Lou McDonald defends Gerry Adams' comments on Jean McConville murder

Mary Lou McDonald. Image: Stephen Kilkenny/Photocall Ireland

Sinn Féin's Mary Lou McDonald says Gerry Adams' controversial comments in relation to the murder of Jean McConville were not said in a 'flippant way'.

During an interview with US broadcaster CBS, Deputy Adams said the mother-of-10's death was what 'happens in war'.

The Sinn Féin leader told presenter Scott Pelley, "that's what American soldiers do, British soldiers do, Irish Republican soldiers do, that's what happens in every single conflict."