U2 will play three live shows this Christmas

U2 will perform 3 live shows in Dublin this Christmas.

The gigs are part of the supergroups Innocence and Experience Tour 2015 and will take place in the 3 arena.

Bono confirmed the details in an exclusive interview with the late Tony Fenton recorded in January.

"Homosexuality defiles the marriage bed" - This independent election candidate has been causing huge controversy

Susan-Anne White spoke to Pat Kenny this morning

An independent election candidate aiming to become the next MP for West Tyrone has cause huge controversy over her views on gay people, rock music and feminism.

The devout Christian says her campaign will focus on moral issues including society's "dangerous" homosexual agenda, according to an article by Adrian Rutherford.

New group First Families First to back No vote in referendum

The organisation is also calling for a constitutional guarantee for children to have access to both biological parents

A new group today launched its campaign for a no vote in the upcoming marriage referendum.

First Families First says its concerned that the referendum as proposed would - "amount to an act of vandalism against the constitution".

Here's the weather outlook for the bank holiday weekend...

Hint: it's not exactly looking good...

Well, the temperature has certainly dropped over the last couple of weeks and it certainly doesn't look like it's going to get better this weekend.

On top of the bus strike, it turns out you can look forward to quite a bit of rain over the next few days.

AIB announces a cut in mortgage interest rates

It follows calls yesterday from the Taoiseach to cut the rates

AIB has announced it's cutting mortgage interest rates on both owner occupier and buy to let mortgages. These rate reductions will apply to both new and existing customers.

The bank says it's reducing the standard variable rate by a quarter of a percent to 3.9 percent.