LIVE: Parade to mark 99th anniversary of 1916 Rising

A military parade to mark the 99th anniversary of the Easter Rising is underway in Dublin

It is the centerpiece of a series of national events to mark the 99th anniversary of the Easter Rising.

Thousands of worshippers have gathered in St Peter's Square in Rome where Pope Francis has celebrated Easter mass.

He will shortly deliver his traditional "Urbi et Orbi" message to the world's 1.2 billion Catholics from the balcony of St Peter's Basilica.

At an Easter vigil mass yesterday the pope urged Catholics to shun indifference and boldly live their faith.

Government look set to spend more in run up to election

There could be a giveaway budget in store later this year.

A report in today's Sunday Business Post claims the Government could have as much as €2bn extra to spend.

Kenya has begun three days of mourning following a massacre at a university in which 148 people died.

Students who survived the attack at Garissa by the militant group al-Shabaab have now been reunited with their families.

Kenya's president has promised to stop the terrorists creating an Islamic caliphate in his country.

A man's been airlifted to hospital after an accident in the Comeragh Mountains in County Waterford.

The man had been camping with a friend near Mahon Falls last night, and was injured when he fell into a ravine early this morning.

The joint rescue operation involved Gardai, Mountain Rescue, the HSE and the Coastguard Helicopter from Waterford.

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.