The world's largest aircraft lands at Shannon Airport

The Antonov 225 (Wikipedia.org)

Management at Shannon Airport has been describing the operational difficulties in having the world's largest aircraft visit.

The Antonov 225 landed in the early hours of this morning for a 20 hour rest stop.

Two-thirds in favour of referendum on 8th amendment

A new opinion poll indicates that almost two-thirds of Irish people are in favour of holding a referendum on the repeal of the 8th amendment.

The article outlaws abortion, and gives the unborn child equal rights to the mother.

The Millward Brown poll in the Sunday Independent says 63% of people support the right to abortion in cases of fatal foetal abnormality, while 70 per cent say abortion is acceptable when there is a medical risk to the mother's life other than suicide.

LOOK: The greatest Irish Manchester XI

Denis Irwin and Roy Keane in 1999 (Inpho)

As is often the case with these searches, one thing leads to another and before you know it you're picking your best ever combined team and leaving yourself wide open for abuse and ridicule...

Woman arrested following fatal stabbing of man in north Dublin

A woman remains in Garda custody this evening in connection with an apparent fatal stabbing in Dublin.

A 36-year-old man has died following the incident in the Phibsboro area at about 10.30pm last night.

Four 'Game of Thrones' episodes leak online ahead of premiere

As has been the case for the last few years, the season premiere of Game of Thrones has been preceded by plenty of hype, marketing and fan speculation.

While the first episode of season five is still likely to be a big hit for HBO when it airs in the US tonight, it has transpired that four episodes of the new season have already leaked on to torrent sites online.