Guns N' Roses front man Axl Rose stormed off stage last night after plastic cups of liquid were thrown at his band during a performance in Dublin.

Anti-war activists are to hold a protest in Dublin this weekend as Tony Blair arrives to sign copies of his autobiography.

A tractor driver died after his vehicle was struck by a goods train in Co Roscommon this morning.

A Dublin priest has been jailed for four years for sexually abusing three sisters in their Co Ferrmanagh home almost 50 years ago.

Soccer:Ireland’s Marc Wilson said that he had no hesitation in moving from Portsmouth to Stoke City after speaking with Potters manager Tony Pulis.

Irish consumers are saving more than ever and are increasingly debt adverse, according to a new survey published today.

Royal Bank of Scotland (RBS) announced another wave of job cuts today as the part-nationalised bank continues with its drive to trim costs and improve its profitability.

Australian prime minister Julia Gillard came within grasp of a return to power today after one of four "kingmaker" MPs backed her Labor Party's bid to form a minority government.

Demonstrators blocked roads with burning tyres and looted shops in Mozambique's capital Maputo today as violence sparked by soaring bread prices continued for a second day.

More than 10,000 trucks mainly carrying coal are stuck in a 120km traffic jam in the northeastern Chinese region of Inner Mongolia.

A service that provides support to children with emotional or behavioural difficulties is struggling to meet demand after experiencing a jump in referrals.

UK foreign secretary William Hague said today that he and his wife decided to go public with details about their private life because of untrue allegations circulating on the internet.

An Bord Pleanála has granted planning permission for developer Liam Carroll to complete the building of the proposed Anglo Irish Bank headquarters in the Dublin docklands.

Golf:Graeme McDowell has revealed he will contest just one more tournament before the Ryder Cup begins at the start of next month. The US Open champion will take part in the Austrian Open in a fortnight’s time, in what will be his first outing since the US PGA Championship three weeks ago.

AOL said today it is to create a further 20 new software engineering jobs at its development centre in Dublin.

Dublin and London-listed group Tullow Oil has acquired a 50 per cent interest in a number of licences covering the East African Rift Basins of Kenya and Ethiopia, an area of 97,000 sq km.

France's unemployment rate fell in the second quarter of 2010, data today showed, offering encouragement to the government as it faces widespread discontent over planned budget cuts and pension reforms.

Food group Total Produce has announced first-half pre-tax profits of €21.7 million, up 5.5 per cent on the €20.6 million declared for the same period a year earlier.

Gardaí are continuing to question three men arrested in connection with the fatal shooting of a man in Dublin last February.

Tennis:Former US Open champion Andy Roddick stumbled to a bad-tempered early exit from his home grand slam late last night, the American losing 3-6 7-5 6-3 7-6 to unseeded Serb Janko Tipsarevic in the final match of the day.