An investigation has been launched after a much-loved Co Donegal church was gutted in an overnight fire

Cardinal Kevin Farrell, 77, who lived in Drimnagh, Dublin, made the announcement on Easter Monday.

Taoiseach Micheál Martin said the Pope held a ‘special place in the hearts of Irish people’

A teenage boy has died following a collision between a scrambler and a car in Dublin on Saturday evening

Despite being called a ‘phenomenal’ advocate for migrants, Pope Francis’ statement in Dublin on clerical abuse was labelled ‘disappointing’.

Monday's front pages

Teachers will be given permanent contracts after one year, under new measures announced by the Minister for Education

There was a threat against a bus driver by a man ‘who appeared to be wielding a gun’, a union has said.

The Irish Times reported that the prisoner died as a result of a suspected drug overdose.

The 21-year-old was last seen 29 years ago at around 11.37pm on November 9th, 1995, in the village of Moone, Co Kildare, while attempting to make her way home to Callan, Co Kilkenny.

Sinn Féin leader Mary Lou McDonald has reiterated a call for Irish unification.

The latest figures show that 1,040 asylum seekers were returned from the Republic to somewhere outside the EU last year

Shane Lowry confirmed he will partner McIlroy once again for the team event in Lousiana, which they won last year in a play-off.

The president was remembering those who died in the 1916 armed rebellion.

A mother whose life was derailed by drugs is now running half marathons with the daughter she lost care over during her addiction.

Search efforts are underway for a man who was reported as falling overboard from a yacht off the Waterford coast.

A wide variety of stories feature across Sunday's newspapers

Last week, a report found only two of eight religious bodies linked to mother and baby homes offered to contribute to a survivor redress scheme.

The skull, believed to be human, was found at a location near Eyeries on Friday afternoon.

Figures seen by Breakingnews.ie through the Freedom of Information Act 2014 show that as of March 13th, there were 92 people waiting for access to 11 specialist eating disorders teams.